Category Archives: Poetry, Reflecting on Scripture

Think and discovering Scripture through poetry.

Elevated

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Tom Bolton

The fifth stanza from my 2012 meditation on Psalm 119: Psalm 119 Elevated, Enlightened Enough! Again enough! Educated in your laws, I obey them to the end. Endless. Enlighten me each day; fill my mind gently, and I will hold … Continue reading →

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Thank You Today

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Hopeful:
Repeating a poem that I have liked. Abba, Thank You Today Abba, Abba, how I missed you, Even as you were by me all the time. In your presence, you are so large, so great, so…

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Decreed for Life

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Tom Bolton

The fourth stanza from my 2012 meditation on Psalm 119: Psalm 119            Decreed to Live Death, I am close to death. Down, I am so down some days. Give me new life. Done, it is done, and I told … Continue reading →

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Commanded

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Tom Bolton

The third stanza from my 2012 meditation on Psalm 119: Psalm 119         Commanded, Living Free Commanded to live, keep me free, alive, awash in Your Word, cleansed in Your Word, Cleansed, clinging to Commandments, relationships freed, miracles clearly seen.  … Continue reading →

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A Miracle Grow Ad

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Tom Bolton

A devotion from August 2013                All Together Some days, these snippets, these taught verses Boost me up and make me smug. But I step back and see that it is all one– –One work that I hold to teach … Continue reading →

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I l l u m i n e d

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Psalm 119:105   Illumined My life is seen here, illumined for me and all. It is here that I see ahead and most clearly see back. It is here that the light shines all around, From Within, and from above, … Continue reading →

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Blessed in the Word

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Tom Bolton

This was the second stanza of my meditation on Psalm 119, which I started in December 2011. I finished in Spring 2012 and I have periodically been drawn back to this piece over the past few years. Psalm 119                                               … Continue reading →

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