What does it suggest?
What might it mean?
A help, a thought,
… a tease perhaps
When brains don’t joggle
Or are in a ‘foggle”
A simple word
May make us wise
Perhaps a well-placed
Bit of something
To alert a wandering mind
…Take notice now!
We tap our lip
In contemplation
Ah-hah, ah-hah
a welcome hint!
Charlotte-Anne Allen
I wrote this poem several years ago. It is still so applicable to us each day …
a call, a remembrance, a celebration, an affirmation of God’s Spirit and love for us.
May it bring us peace and hope.
Surround us, oh Lord
Guardian protector Father
Wrap us in Your holiness
Surround us, oh Lord
Strong sure eternal
Surround us, oh Lord
Refresh renew restore
Nourished by Your Spirit
Surround us, oh Lord
To grow in wisdom and stature
Surround us, oh Lord
Great One mighty and present
Strong and sure deliverer
Surround us, oh Lord
That we too may stand
Surround us, oh Lord
Wrapped in Your breath
Sustained and filled
Surround us, oh Lord
Satisfier of our souls
Surround us, oh Lord
Our firm foundation
Shield and defender
Surround us, oh Lord
With the cloud of Your being
Surround us, oh Lord
Your comforting presence
Banish our fear
Surround us, oh Lord
Abba Father and King
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Thanks to God, who surrounds us each day
“May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.”
Psalm 33:22
– Charlotte-Anne Allen
I wonder about … so many things!
And think about this space and way
From tiniest life to infinite majesty
Laughter, tears, storm, and calm
Pondering the why’s and how’s
Considering too the when’s and where’s
Who shall it be and what will we do
Musings and ‘matterings’ now consider
Challenges, quests, recollections, mysteries
Thoughts, they wander far and wide
To return perhaps with satisfaction
Or circle round to finally settle
To sit, to still, in quiet thought
To drink in life … in contemplation
The Still Small Voice 