Tag Archives: The Word

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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Repeating On Word, Law and Life

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Tom Bolton

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

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All Together again

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Tom Bolton

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 and train me– –Breathed by God, … Continue reading →

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On Justice

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Luke 4:18-19 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of … Continue reading →

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Deep In The Night

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I wrote this early in 2012. Deep In This Night (Morning?) Time perverted, I grasped this stress in me, deep in the night, and I shook it, shook it and tossed it aside. No longer my own, deep in this … Continue reading →

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On Word, Law and Life: 1

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Tom Bolton

  This was the first stanza of my winter devotions in response to Psalm 119. I wrote these verses in December through February as I meditated on Psalm 119. As I am preparing to resume my Disciple Bible class, I am thinking … Continue reading →

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Finding Home Again

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Finding Home Again Where will I find my home when I have forgotten how to walk home? Where will I find my home when I no longer know my door? Where will I find my home when friends have forgotten … Continue reading →

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