By J. Randal Matheny © 2016
With God, a single woman or man
Can move the world — I also can!
And Christ is present with two or three
Who in his name in prayer agree. Continue reading “To Move the World”
Category: Poetry
The Sparrows Do Not Talk to Me
The sparrows do not talk to me
Of whys and wherefores, means and hows,
Nor do the winds bring breathfully
A scent of law, or whiff of vows. Continue reading “The Sparrows Do Not Talk to Me”
When Least Expected
by J. Randal Matheny © 2015
When least expected, God surprises,
When human hopes are low;
His help arrives in a thousand guises,
But the eye of faith will know.
Ever-learning Eyes (a poem)
Ever-learning Eyes
by J. Randal Matheny
To teach and defend the gospel news,
Is glory for God in heaven!
Eschewing opinions of men, and views,
Avoids the scribe’s old leaven. Continue reading “Ever-learning Eyes (a poem)”
Dwell on What Redeems
“If it bleeds, it leads,” the journalist wrote,
Man loves his death and gore;
To the good should not the saints devote
Their efforts all the more? Continue reading “Dwell on What Redeems”
Poetry: Trust Displaced
by J. Randal Matheny © 2013
Proverbs 29.26
Many seek a ruler’s face,
And plead his help for justice’ cause;
To find a verdict for a righteous case,
Seek out the Lord with perfect laws.
Trust in man is trust displaced,
For power corrupts in human hands;
No prayer of saints is ever erased
By God who rules angelic bands.
O Gracious Light
By J. Randal Matheny
O gracious light, so pure and bright,
The Father everliving;
O Lord so blessed, the Christ of rest,
The Son of God is giving.
In darkest mist, the Lord was kissed,
Was killed, and plunged to prison,
He paid our debt, the dew is wet,
The Son of God is risen.
From Pentecost to all the lost,
The gospel cause is gaining;
The kingdom came, confess His name:
The Son of God is reigning.
The living Word, by Spirit stirred,
Sets worlds and hearts to burning;
With clouds and fire the saints desire
The Son of God returning.
For background to the poem, see this post on the Cloudburst Syndicated Poetry website.
“For Man God Made”
by J. Randal Matheny
“God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.” —1 Timothy 6:17 NET
For man God made the world and all
That it contains: the changing seas,
The hope of Spring, the hues of Fall,
The brooding rain, the bracing breeze;
The feathered birds to fly the skies,
The flowering plants, ferocious beasts,
The morning sun as farmers rise,
The work of hands, and happy feasts;
He carved the valleys, raised the heights,
From buried seeds, the towering trees;
And home’s embrace for peaceful nights —
For human joy did God make these.
Echoes of Matthew 13
By J. Randal Matheny
To those who have, will more and more be given:
The Word explained, with heaven’s windows opened;
The willful blind and shuttered ear will lose
What others heard and saw as joyful news.
Ignorance is a hostile choice, rebellious,
Straining against the reins — supercilious;
No challenge to their sensibilities allowed,
The knowing fools hide in a synchronized crowd.
Breaking ranks requires courage and zeal,
To answer with a bundled life and kneel
Before the Man of truth, who gives the call
To discover more and find in God our all.
From his house spring treasures old and new,
The scribe draws out the hidden into view.
Christ calls the hearing to let the deaf condemn,
To leave the mob, and enter the house with him.
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