Abiding Hope and Love
When troubles and trials of life
Like winds are howling around,
A place that is quiet and sheltered
Is what needs to be found.
As in the hurricane’s eye
The destructive winds cease,
So also within the soul
Is a haven of calm and peace.
When the winds of fear and hatred
Rage and roar along their course,
Through prayer their strength is weakened,
As faith subdues their force.
There’s a safe, secure retreat,
A place down deep inside,
The center of life’s storms,
Where hope and love abide.
Dreaming of Love
Dreaming of love and a time and place
Where people of every nation and race
Can live together and get along
With peace in their hearts and a love that’s strong.
Dreaming of love and of hope and joy
With every little girl and boy
Living in safety without a care
And everyone always willing to share.
Dreaming of love in every heart
And each person willing to do their part
To make the world the best it can be
With no one in need and all people free.
Dreaming of love and awaiting the day
When Christ will return to show us the way
That
And perfect love will be more than a dream.
The Music of Creation
The heavens are filled with the glory of God,
the music of His love floats on a breeze.
The earth proclaims His power and majesty,
from the ocean’s depths to the loftiest trees.
Every mountain and valley, each forest and meadow,
are filled with the sounds of nature singing.
Creation rejoices with speechless voices;
praises throughout the land are ringing.
As the heavens rejoice and earth resounds
with the jubilant sound of His praise,
The sun spreads its warmth and radiant light
through its splendor of dancing rays.
A song of life, sung without words,
echoes over hills and up to the skies.
The wonder and beauty of all God’s creation
pour forth in melodious and joyful cries.
Tiny, delicate tendrils of pink
slowly creep across the skies
In a colorful transformation
as the sun begins to rise.
A gentle glow spreads until
the earth is suffused with light
As a new day dawns and the sun
chases away the night.
This spreading pastel radiance
signals the start of another day
As eyes are gradually wakening
and darkness is swept away.
The beauty of this golden orb
that is rising into view
Delivers warmth and brightness
when its rays come shining through.
The radiance of God’s love
can also fill our lives with light,
And transform inner darkness
into a soul that’s clear and bright.
The beauty and the warmth
of God’s presence then can start
To fill our lives with joy
as love dawns upon each heart.
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Abiding Hope and Love Connie Arnold PublishAmerica
ISBN 1-60474-232-1
Connie Arnold's new book Abiding Hope and Love will be a keepsake just as her first one was Beautiful Moments of Joy and Peace.
Connie has a way of putting her gentle thoughts together creating a special purpose in her poetry that delights the soul of the reader in all aspects.
From categories Hope; Love; Children; Music;to The Bible and to Nature; each section is filled with her heartfelt feelings from the hope of what a tiny raindrop can do when combined with a multitude of drops as it falls to water the earth, to the language of love. Encouragement is a poem in the children's section and shows the love and encouragement one needs to give the children.
Her language of music expressed in poetry shows her love for it and the need for it in our lives. My favorite section is on the Bible and the ode to Creation. Nature winds the book up with many good ones including Artistic Creation, the Wind and the Stars.
This book will be one you will want to have and one you will want to give as a gift to lift someone's spirit for it truly is filled with God's Abiding Hope and Love through her verses.
Review: Mary E. Preece author of Poems, Prayers,
and Promises of an Appalachian Woman http://www.freewebs.com/megpreece/
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This book of inspirational poetry, belongs amongst the ranks of the most popular inscriptions written by such authors as; Christina Rossetti, Anne Finch, William Blake, ect. It’s filled with messages of hope and love, and God’s comforting escape from life’s tribulation “Abiding Hope and Love,” would be a great addition to everyone’s library.
I absolutely loved this read! Excellent Job Connie!
Reviewer: GhostWriter
