Recently I have been thinking about setting some of my poems to music. A blogging friend of mine has been using an ap to create music for some of his poetry, and so I began to think about trying that. This last Thursday, I tried it with an unpaid, far-from-premium version of the SUNO application. I need to learn a lot. But I did really like one of the suggestions for my poem about faith. Presented here is my original poem with one small change. Then there is a link to the ap-designed song. That song does not reflect my small recent change. But it is a good prototype of using the application. I hope to try more with it later this year.
My Faith, fragile, Help my Faith
I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, and yet: Help my unbelief today and yesterday and all this week and forever. How can it be? Redeemed and healed, I am often filled with joy, And yet, Where does this unbelief come from? Where was it hidden? Was it hidden at all? When this faith becomes doubtful of itself, it stands in temptation again, as it was in the beginning, in the edge of the garden. Fragile in our faith, we are sorely tested each day. But we have not been saved by our faith. Faith completes us.
It was God’s love—his grace—in Jesus that saves us. It is our faith that takes us there to gaze on Jesus, To grab hold of His grace, His forgiveness, His empowerment; Lord, I ride my faith to return to your power. My faith is in a great, great God. Yet my faith can be so small; Help me Lord.
I'm a Husband and Dad, a former Enterprise Systems Manager at the City of Milwaukee, and a Disciple and Lay Servant at First United Methodist of West Allis.
As I study the Bible, sometimes I feel moved to work through my understanding by writing poetry. I also am continuing to learn in my dialysis experience and pursuit of a kidney transplant.
Sometimes I just feel like writing about something that grabs my attention too.
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