The edge

I dreamt that I was standing on the very edge of a chasm.

The name of that chasm was doubt.

Doubt in myself and doubt in the God I love.

Then I stumbled. Again and again I stumbled.

 I fell down, and further down

until I gave up on all hope of a rescue.

Then in that darkness I heard a voice.

“It is finished” It said.

With that I was lifted up on eagle’s wings.

I circled up and further up until light burst in upon me.  

I realised that although I had then given up on myself,

 my God had not and never will.

Because you see,

it is not our own fuel that propels us though life,

 for that is small and soon peters out.  

Instead, it is the love of our patient heavenly father

who lifts us each time we fail. 

And we do fail.

Each time we learn and grow

so that we might resemble him even more. 

It is indeed finished and our

relationship has been repaired

by the author of those words;

our saviour, Jesus Christ.

Broken 

I am broken. Smashed, 

seemly beyond repair.

I need to be remade. 

But no glue of this world 

can stick me together 

again. No amount

of parties, possessions, 

money, social status, or

anything else will sustain me.

So I have searched. 

After searching,

 I have found that 

none but the Lord can 

restore me. 

I am healed by nothing 

but his compassion and 

grace, poured out for us all

upon the cross. 

Now I may rest. 

I am at peace. 

Dear readers,

no, this is not another poem,

this is just to let you know that

I'm changing the blog tittle to

'While We Wait'. So if you

are browsing for this blog,

you will not find it under,

'Poems of Character', but,

'Whist We Wait'.

Thanks for reading my poems

and I hope you will delight

in the next one. Regards,

Megan Campbell.

Through the Lord's Eyes

We say 'I just don't like my body shape'

God says 'I have designed your body just the way it should be'

We say 'my face is too crowded with spots'

God says 'beauty is far more than spots'

We say 'my nose is all wrong'

God says 'what do you mean?'

We say 'my face really isn't shaped right''

God says 'that is only though the eyes of the world'

The world's perceptions of physical beauty

differ day to day but God looks on the inside.

Though the eyes of the Lord;

"Your beauty should not come from

outward adornment... rather it should be that

of the inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,

which is of great worth in God's sight." (1 Peter 3:3-4)

Smog

The mind is a city fog.

It intensifies when you are immersed in the world too long.

So, return to the clear atmosphere of Gods' grace.

For then, only then, will you be a member of Christ's body.

When you join with his people in unity.

For only when you have been rescued

can you be part of those that guide the

blinded into the untainted air of life.

A life in Christ.

A Moment.

A cool breeze billows, enveloping all things.

The waves dissipate as they sink gently into the sand.

They collide with the rocks,forming intricate crevices in them.

The sun concludes its prolonged and solitary

journey down the sky and there it rests on the horizon.

The trees are as statues that bring honor to their maker.

These are the numerous observations of a moment.

What a generous God we have that

he provides us with such moments.

In this he shows to us one aspect of his magnificence.

Such moments as these are well worth the treasuring.

Just like our relationship with our creator,

well worth the treasuring...

Racist! 

A person is bursting with potential.

An individual is stupendous and skillful.

Men and women have unique ways of 

completing tasks and contributing in this world.

The great value of children no matter what may be 

their race or gender or abilities is always 

the same to their maker.

So...

what is it that makes a person a person?

Is it their race?

Is it their gender?

Is it their ability to fit into society? 

Is it their relationship with their spouse?

Or is it who they are as a human being?

So is there ever any excuse to be prejudiced towards others?

NO!

There are oh so many reasons not to.

So let me just share a few with you...

Our differences are what makes the world work.

Our differences are what gives us our personality.

Our differences separate us from the other creations of this earth.

Our differences are in fact how our God created us.

That is in fact the thing that ties us together.

That thing is that we have all been fearfully and wonderfully made.

So if we are going to discuss the race of another

then why not do it with respect to what the Lord has created.

For it is 'in his image that we have been made'.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 

Psalm 139:14 (King James Version)