meditation

Lamentations 2.2 ~ Complaints?

The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, No one complains of righteous judgment. And hath not pitied, Raking us up like Fall leaves. He hath thrown down in his wrath, Into the fire to dispose: The strong holds of the daughter of Judah, No more graced by the sunlight. He hath broughtContinue reading “Lamentations 2.2 ~ Complaints?”

Lamentations 2.1 ~ Forgotten

How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion With a cloud in his anger. Does every generation ask so boldly? Our prayers tend toward accusation too. And cast down from heaven Unto the earth the beauty of Israel, As if it was seated there perpetually. In arogance we think nothing can change. And rememberedContinue reading “Lamentations 2.1 ~ Forgotten”

Lamentations 1.22 ~ Remember

Let all their wickedness come before thee; Remember the Blood shed for many, And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me, Draw them by your gracious Spirit. For all my transgressions, You laid on the Cross of Christ. For my sighs are many, May sanctification continue; And my heart is faint, Strengthen meContinue reading “Lamentations 1.22 ~ Remember”

An Advent Poem; Luke 2:23

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) Luke 2:23 What an ignominious birth, What holy fidelity; A baby looks to the past, And claims His right as holy; His own decree, laid down, His condescension waited. A little oneContinue reading “An Advent Poem; Luke 2:23”