The Seed of Faith ~

He asks from us our faith,
a seed to grow within
yet we fail to tender it
and continue in our sin.

We dig in our own fear,
plow in some self-doubt
until the seed withers
and raises not a sprout.

The root to all our evil,
is the lust of earthly things
all the worldly trappings
that our greed often brings.

We fail to grow in faith,
the truth we do not heed
to flourish in the Lord
He must be all we ever need!

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Mark 4:15
King James Version

“And these are they by the way side,
where the word is sown;
but when they have heard,
Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away
the word that was sown in their hearts.”

Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka

Summer’s End . . .

The rose has all but paled,
the sweet-pea has gone to seed
where the daffodils once swayed
is now covered with a deadly weed.

The daisy has lost its last petal,
in a fight for love or not
and the last of the pansies
are looking a little fraught.

The lavender has now faded,
along with its aromatic scent
by the looks of the gardenia
it too, will soon be spent.

As I look around my garden,
I see summer’s timely end
and I sense Jesus’ second coming
is just around the bend!

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Isaiah 40:8
King James Version

“The grass withereth,
the flower fadeth:
but the word of our God
shall stand for ever.”

Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka