Time

Everything takes time.
Time to heal.
Time to mend.
Time to feel.

Everything takes time.
Time to process.
Time to appreciate.
Time to comprehend.

Everything takes time.
Time to develop.
Time to reflect.
Time to grow.

Without time we shatter.
Without time we fail to comprehend.
Without time are stunted.

Embrace time with gratitude.
For everyone needs time.

I was going to publish this on Christmas day but ran out of time... 

The Gift

At Christmas we receive a gift,
the first, given by God.

Each year we unwrap it anew.
Each year our understanding grows.

It shines brighter as we mature.
It is the extraordinary gift of
God's grace; his one and only son.

As the Christmas rush begins,
pushing us from one stress to
another, we all forget.

We strive to find those perfect
presents for those we hold dear.

And so the gift we are
celebrating slips our minds.

Christmas day is the day to call
off the search.

For he has come, the prince of peace.
Emanuel, God is indeed with us.

The ancient promise has been fulfilled.
So let us rejoice with those we love
because he loved us first.

The Age of Beauty

Beauty is often perceived as something

belonging only to the young.

This idea, however, is not altogether correct.

for there is in fact a vast deal to be found in the mature.

They possess that certain manner and in

both semblance and personage that is beauty.

For beauty is not only a value to be

uncovered outwardly but inwardly.

In point of fact it is the former that causes

the latter to become so attractive.

Consider a person's smile -

Whether old or young what causes

that lifting of the corners of the  mouth

and that particular lighting of the eyes

that proclaims within one of two persons -

The benevolent and the malevolent.

This secret is indeed unveiled in such a smile.

Charm can also be uncovered in a persons' skin.

Whether it be the callous for many days of

hard labour in improving the lives of others,

or the various wrinkles upon the face depicting

a rather lively and jovial disposition or the

frequent smiles of humble contentment

that mould those distinctive

creases worn upon their countenances.

However some wrinkles indicate to an

observer the signs of discomfiture that

spring out of a fountain of dissatisfaction

with others, those around them,

and quite often with themselves.

You see, their was an age wherein our

saviour came and brought with him a

grace that brigs the ultimate satisfaction

and is the type of beauty that

continues to grows in the heart and

shall never cause it to begin to ache.

That my readers was the age that was

the watering can for all ages to bloom

and blossom into his own likeness.

It has in fact been promised that one

day all with be perfected.

For this water is the unfaltering identity

that can be found in Christ.

For he is the one that God sent

to makes us and all else alike to,

thereby making all right.

The Restoration of Creation

When the Lord first created the world

he created the world's first and best masterpiece.

When sin was introduced by mankind,

the canvas began to wear.

As time progressed it faded more and more

and the cracks became deeper and deeper.

Then our saviour came and

his death and ministry started

to restore the canvas of creation.

When he returns the restoring work

will be completed.

Then all will be made anew.

At the very least it will be as good as it was

before sin arrived.

God - The Greatest Counsellor

When the time comes to grieve -

God is near.

When all you want to do is scream with frustration -

God is near.

When mental and physical pain becomes too great to bear alone -

God is near.

When you're convinced that the whole world is against you -

God is here.

When you could fill the entirety of a bucket with just your tears -

God is here.

He really is the greatest counsellor, comfort, and companion we could ever have.

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James 4:8 ; "come near to God and he will come near to you."