A walk near home As I awake Early in the morning With photos to take. Helping my heart, Improving prayer time, Growing my faith With this paradigm. Just one idea Can set you free Like a small seed That grows into a tree. It enters the mind It grows in your heart To clear out negatives And give you a great start. One tiny spark Becomes a raging fire As a trace of faith Begins to Inspire. Poem by Mark Shields – © 06-23-2022 Photo - How can we get exercise and at the same time collect our thoughts or grow our faith? One idea I had recently was to take walks near my home. The photo was taken on one of those early morning walks as the sun rises.
Explore the Word For silver and gold And listen to others For what they’ve told. Learn from the past, Walk in the present, Be led to a future That makes you content. Be assured that rough roads Will become smooth As you walk the path Built on the Truth. Good News for me, Good News for you, Promises from old Are fulfilled in the new. That puts back together A world that is broken With people of faith That are awoken. Poem by Mark Shields – © 06-16-2022
It may take time But if there is a plan, There is a better shot At being all we can. It may take effort But because of grace, Things will fall into place And we will win the race. For God’s plan is perfect And blessings will be vast For He knows the present, He knows the past. We have a bridge To eternity That was built With certainty. Assured of victory And never a loss Because of the blood Shed upon the cross. Poem by Mark Shields – © 06-09-2022
Simple ideas Can ultimately yield To discoveries Never before revealed. So let the simple truths Be what are great Because they make things clear Rather than complicate. Spiritual assets Are of more value Because they forever Are useful to you. So put time into What is glorious By building faith To be victorious. Gaining experience From lessons noted And stepping ahead Always devoted. Poem by Mark Shields – © 06-02-2022
There is greater Efficiency When more see The mission we see. For there is power When Jesus is in control And as we share the bounty Of food for the soul. To have compassion For all in need And then to believe All can succeed. Receiving forever This never ending supply Available for all From way up high. So share your faith And more will be spurred To receive the power Of God’s Holy Word. Poem by Mark Shields – © 05-26-2022
Making a difference Not with a procedure But being who He is; Jesus the Healer. Follow this example And raise the bar By caring for others; Just being who you are! Loving your neighbor Since Jesus first loved you, Gives hope for the future And much joy too! Touching many In a positive way By taking an interest In what they say. Benefitting people At far reaching lengths Just being yourself And using your strengths. Poem by Mark Shields – © 05-19-2022
Get a good start And fill up your heart With many good thoughts To connect all the dots. Of faith, hope, and love From up above And begin to dilute Whatever pollutes. Completely clean With the unseen So put in your notes These antidotes. Like a white dove From up above Spread the therapy And give to charity. To effectively And collectively Make the future bright By reflecting His light. Poem by Mark Shields – © 05-05-2022 Photo – The kids next door in my neighborhood were doing their schoolwork from home during the Coronavirus outbreak. They created what you see in the photo. Faith, hope, and love are the unseen antidotes we have in life as a therapy against the unseen disease of sin.
Irritated by others Going the wrong way When sometimes we Are the ones that stray. Going in circles Throughout each day Following man made rules Rather than God’s Way. Which is found in scripture And what we should embrace As we accept the Way Of being freed by grace. Then things fall into place And time is never a waste As we have great success Over challenges faced. Reflecting on God’s Truth, Following the plan, And sharing with others About the Son of Man Poem by Mark Shields – © 05-05-2022
Jesus walked on water And calmed the storm Building our faith To better perform. To assist us all In taking the first step; The first step of faith Which is more than just help. But greater strength Because He shows up In the storms of life To help us hold up. He gets in the boat, Makes the storm subside As everything changes When our faith is applied. The future becomes calm And we have the energy To push on towards Our destiny. Poem by Mark Shields – © 04-28-2022
Extra power For every hour. Doing what we should; Whatever is good. Feeding all people Under the steeple; Organized in groups Like a crowd of troops. More than enough, All this foodstuff, Making possible, The impossible! So never fret, Needs will be met For there’s no wobble Following the Model. Working together, It’s light as a feather For all of our trials Will turn into smiles🙂 Poem by Mark Shields – © 04-14-2022
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