Category Archives: Poetry, Reflecting on Scripture

Think and discovering Scripture through poetry.

In Great Beauty Judged

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I was studying Psalm 50 last week, and perhaps just browsing some through my Bible and through my personal journal, when this piece just kind of flowed out. In Great Beauty, Judged God has been with me, even as I … Continue reading →

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Love

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Love, Fabric Of real people, we care for festers; Practical, more than just ethical, we dirty our hands. We ache and cry at the end of the day. Like Christ, we love the real person. More a doing than a … Continue reading →

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Precious

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Which Precious Things? Which precious things did I lose or belittle today? I found myself seeking sadness Saturday. In serving, I looked for grieving folk. I was walking beside some brothers, but lost sight of them, my peripheral sight slothful. … Continue reading →

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Crown of Life

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Tom Bolton

This Crown of Life It is here that we help, sometimes in piddling ways, often trifling and external; we help by being beside. In fellowship, we work. In families, in singles, together, we hold each other in well-being. The whole … Continue reading →

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So Costly

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Tom Bolton

So Costly Grace so costly, the cross is constructed again, true life found in grace. God is at the center, caring, other-person concerned. This life is given through God’s grace, serving life, graced by the love of God. (c) Tom … Continue reading →

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Waves

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I wrote this early one morning in March 2012. The Waves Do Circle Me I hear new waves this morning Splashing on the shore not as warning, But waves splashing on my soul, Calming me, lifting my spirit full. Jesus … Continue reading →

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My interpretation of a stanza of Psalm 119: K. Knowing Integrity Your hands created me and you know me. Knowing me, Lord, you help me to know me. Knowing you, Holy One, my friends rejoice– They know my hope; they … Continue reading →

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Tom Bolton | Leave a comment