Blessings from Heaven
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Blessings from Heaven

  1. 52 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Blessings from Heaven

About this book

The inspiration for the poems in this book was taken from stories in the Holy Bible, mainly from the life of Jesus, beginning with the visit of the Angel Gabriel to his mother Mary "The Annunciation." Many aspects of Jesus character are reflected in these poems, such as forgiveness, truth, self-knowledge, and peace (he was known as the Prince of Peace). The new commandment he gave his disciples before his death inspired the poem "The Greatest Commandment." The betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' own disciples, was the subject of a poem and Simon Peter denying that he knew Jesus was another amazing story. Then came the Crucifixion portrayed in the poem "The Easter Tale, " which was followed by the story of the Resurrection "Christ is Risen." Next was the poem about Mary Magdalene weeping at the empty tomb where Jesus' body had been laid. When Jesus appeared before her, she did not recognize him until he spoke her name - "Mary." What a moment that must have been for her! "Pentecost" was the next poem, which tells of how the disciples obeyed Jesus' command to wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit to be bestowed upon them. The crowd were amazed by the things the Disciples said and did after receiving the Holy Spirit!Some poems even came to the author during the night. Truly they were Blessings from Heaven, which became the title of this book.

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Christ Is Risen
Christ is risen, over death he’s winning
For the world a new beginning
All our sins have been forgiven
And evil from our hearts is driven.
Christ is risen, an empty tomb
Herald’s joy, we’ll see him soon
But will we know when he’s about
Or be, like Thomas, filled with doubt?
Christ is risen and walks abroad
Disciples met him on the road
But as the Lord, they knew him not
A wandering stranger was their thought.
They took him back with them to rest
Before he ate the bread, he blessed
And then they knew with one accord
He was indeed their risen Lord.
But one disciple had gone out
His name was Thomas—filled with doubt
He was when told of Jesus visit
And simply could not reason with it.
“I won’t believe till I have seen
The marks where all his wounds have been,”
Said doubting Thomas to his friends
And so the Lord appeared again
He showed to them his wounds and said
“Look, Thomas, where the scars are made
Upon my hands and feet perceive
Now you have seen, you must believe!”
Then Thomas knelt before the Lord
Acknowledged him, believed his word
But blessed by far were those he deems
Who still believe but have not seen.
Christ is risen and reigns above
He took our sins and gave us love
He knew our hunger—did us feed
Christ is risen, he’s risen indeed!
Pentecost
On the day of the Passover Feast, there occurred
An event which gave birth to the spread of the Word
Throughout all the world, it was told far and wide
Of whom Jesus was and why he had died.
In a house, the disciples all gathered that day
As Jesus had told them that there they must stay
To wait f...

Table of contents

  1. Take My Hand
  2. Tiny Fingers
  3. The Annunciation
  4. Jesus
  5. Peace
  6. Forgiveness
  7. The Word
  8. Self-Knowledge
  9. Death
  10. Despair
  11. Light
  12. Purity
  13. Power
  14. The Family
  15. Grace
  16. The Greatest Commandment
  17. Salvation
  18. The Transfiguration
  19. Betrayal
  20. Denial
  21. The Easter Tale
  22. Love
  23. Mary Magdalene
  24. Christ Is Risen
  25. Pentecost
  26. Truth
  27. Rainbows
  28. Custodians
  29. Loneliness
  30. To Walk in the Light
  31. Dolphins
  32. Symbols of my Mind