In my despair I fell,
not knowing which way to turn,
I cried myself to sleep.
Gently, I felt His presence,
the touch of His hand awoke me.
The hand that brings
overwhelming
peace and comfort.
The hand which is full of
support, provision,
relief and strength
His tender touch,
Inexpressibly sweet,
Encouraged me to
rise.
I came to the realization,
that, if I was to ever be
raised up, it could only be
by the Hand of God.
I fell prostrate before Him,
In the knowledge that God
could do nothing for me until
I recognized my limitations
And allowed Him to do the
Impossible!!!
Author notes
And when I saw Him I fell at His feet as dead, and He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, fear not I am the first and the last. I am He that liveth and was dead and behold I am alive for evermore Amen and have the keys of hell and of death. Rev 1:17,18
A contest entry
- Spiritual Inspiration #1 by Samplette.
450 points, ended June 2, 2007, 21 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Lets Celebrate Our Christianity by Dark Whispers.
456 points, ended September 1, 2007, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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A lovely piece...
A lovely piece; the hand of God offers so much comfort to us; really enjoyed the subject material. --Joe
This reminds of a similarly theme poem of mine -
And Yet His Hand…
The link is: http://allpoetry.com/poem/2666498
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Awsome!!!!
You are so inspired lately? This is so wonderful!
I felt an "Awe" when I read it. I loved the lines,
"The hand which is full of
support, provision,
relief and strength
His tender touch,
Inexpressibly sweet,
Encouraged me to
rise"
All of it was captivating, but when I read these lines, it reminded me of someone rising from the dead!
Praise God!
Love and respect,
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Awesome, just awesome, you've captured something in this write and distilled it into perfection, I love it..and to top it all off it's all so true, a winning combination, congratts to you lol
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sometimes we may not know which way to turn we get confused by all that is going on in our lives and fall behind in our goals and our walk with god but by the redeeming hand of god we will always be blessed and on the right track , he gives us wisdom and the power over unwelcomed spirits that try to reach us but by the blood of jesus we can tell those unclean spirits to flee because jesus won the battle many years ago and took the keys of hell with him on those 3 days after he was crucified so with god on our side we will always abide in his wonderful spirit and rightousness
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This is a great poem! Not many people can write Christian poems this well and so original. Awesome!
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The glory is His.
This was yet another of wonderful poems I've read today. I was saddened before by all the depressing poems that are on this site. Thanks you for counteracting that!
You really conveyed the feelings well in this poem. Excellent job.
There was only one thing I noticed:
"I came to the realization,
that, if I was to ever be
raised up, it could only be
by the Hand of God." ~~~ This seemed a bit disjointed. If it were re-worked a bit to be three lines, I think it would flow a bit better.
Other than that, wonderful job.
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i like it. i feel it very well expresses the feeling or christianity. like it alot...
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agreed.I have felt the same way many times.He truly IS our redeemer and without Him,nothing would I be.
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This is an awesome piece. It reminds me of a scripture that I have kept close to my heart. 'Humble yourself before God and in due time He will lift you up'. You've expressed the powerful touch of God when we make ourselves vulnerable before him. A beautiful write. Thank you for sharing your work.
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What a truly testimonial piece, you give such glory to God. What a wonderous miracle that his work is, he brings forth love and peace in our hours of need.
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The hand which is full of
support, provision,
relief and strength
His tender touch,
Inexpressibly sweet,
Encouraged me to
rise.
that stanza was beautiful, great write -
I see this has stirred up a little trouble (giggle)
It's absolutely beautiful.
I can't tell you how it moved me.
I wish I had the words.
Thank you for sharing!!
~Pastel
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This is such an amazing poem. The sheer feeling of pain and misery yet the ability to also allow beauty to seeps through the words that flow across the page here is truly hard to achieve, yet you have appeared to have done it rather well. Each line is so emotive and moving, it left me literally frozen in place. I really don't know what else to say… this is just absolutely amazing. You have a wonderful talent. You took something that can often become an overused cliché and turned it into something completely and totally original, unique and exquisite. Well done. A fantastic write.
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Dear Fall.Of.Rome
Its so rude how somebody takes points for leaving a message so full of unnecessary comments on a beautiful poem such as this, my goodness grow up. -
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Dear "badddgirl". It's so amazing that you feel the need to call my critique "rude", when I am simply stating my mind. I need to grow up, because I have a problem with Christianity? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
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AMAZING!
This is so touching!
May I send this to a friend of mine who is going through a really rough time, this would make him feel better I think.
Great job!
I came to the realization,
that, if I was to ever be
raised up, it could only be
by the Hand of God.
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As dull and preachy as can be expected from any pseudo-fundamental Christian who dares to parade themselves about as a poet. By creating a dependance on a God you have destroyed all faith in yourself.
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I think the rudeness comes in when you make the narrow minded judgement that a pseudo-fundamental Christian is trying to parade themselves as a poet. What does being a christian or not being a christian have to do with being or not being a good poet. Maybe if you stuck to critiquing the actual poetry, instead of the poets character, it would be beneficial for everyone concerned.
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expected from any pseudo-fundamental Christian who dares to parade themselves about as a poet.
So this is not rude?
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My dear friend I am saddened to hear such anger in your comment. I am nothing without God. Life teaches much but God teaches life. I will keep you always in my prayers may the spirit of the Lord touch your heart and bless you.
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To "myorama": I wasn't angry, really. I simply don't like Christians. I don't like what the Church teaches. I don't like the idea that a person needs God to accomplish things. They obviously don't, as I've done just fine without His help.
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RUDE!
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This is lovely. The third stanza is my favorite. God can, and does, work miracles in our lives, even works that would be impossible for us!
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This must have.........................
touched the very heart of God!!!! I know it has touched mine and brought tears to my eyes!!!! Our God is the God of miracles and we can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens us. All things are possible when we call upon his name!!! You convey this so well and bring it front and center in this amazingly written poem mt friend!!!Thanks for sharing and God Bless you and kepp you and may his light shine upon you always!!!!~~Toni~~
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I fell prostrate before Him,
In the knowledge that God
could do nothing for me until
I recognized my limitations
And allowed Him to do the
Impossible!!!
This is a golden truth you revealed in your apoetic verse here my friend....your words are just wonderful and amazing with the sentitity of the depth and with the sentitity of its impact..God is touched by the hands of your so beautiful and warm words time and time again and that touch is transferred to us through the wonderful impact of this write..Thank you so much for writing this piece for us..well done..
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Very spiritual and real. Good luck on the contest. This reminded me of an improvment to those chants we used to say together in church, like a new Nicene Creed or something. I can tell you that this poem is one of the more honest things that can be associated with orginized religion (which I am not a fan of but I don't think you need to be part of a religion to be a good person). Very well done. Again, Good Luck!
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This is really really good. i love spiritual poems. I love the last three lines. Phillipians 4:13 is expressed through them. Good job. This is a great poem and God is gonna bless you through magnificent works of poetry
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Beautiful and potent...lovely work!
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Poignant and beautiful. He ia our "All in All".
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great write. I love authors who are not ashamed to tell the whole world that they love God. Great poem it fills us with hope and encouragement knowing that our God is a Redeemer. excellent write.
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Quite luvly
This was inspirational and lots of us believers can relate to it very well, hun. I especially luv the way you gave Him all the glory and still made Him "human" enough for non-believers to approach without fear! Thanks for sharing such a luving lil note to my personal hero...and hopefully, yours...WW
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great poem. I like i
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It was a blessing to read this piece again. So inspiring and uplifting. We are all nothings in this world, and need the Hand of our great big Father to make it into enternity. Glad I stopped in again.
Sam
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My dearest sister in Christ I thank you for the wonderful words all glory and praise to our Father. God bless
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This is a lovely, warm piece that reminds us of the "overwhelming peace and comfort" that God can bring, etc. Beautifully written. I enjoyed indulging in this one ...
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Thank you for the comment all praise belongs to our Lord, may the warmth of His peace and comfort abide on your heart forever. God bless.
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There's Truth in This Beautiful Prayer...
...the highest truth being that we can do nothing without the Lord. We can't even save ourselves.
What comes to mind is what would happen if one didn't feel God's presence. Would we still respond as you seemed to have here? Haven't we heard, even read, that the Lord is there regardless of what we sense. I recall promises of Him always being there.
I appreciate that thought-provoking part of this write.
God bless...
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Thank you, all praise belongs to God. In order to feel Gods presence constantly one need to keep in constant prayer and not allow the things of this earth to cloud our thoughts and feelings. Difficult but necessary. God bless.
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Wonderful
A real treat to read my dear, yes, without God we are just victims of circumstance as it were, without God's guidance and direction, we are just leaves floating on a vast sea, going where ever the wind takes us. Loved the last three lines, "I recognized my limitations and allowed Him to do the impossible!!!" Brilliant!
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Thank you for the comment. God bless
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A very nice write. Heart warming and a blessing to read. thank you for entering the contest. Nice job.
Sam
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Thank you for the comment God Bless
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Excellent
You have been kind enough to visit my page a number of times and comment on some of my work. I wanted to return the favor. I love the beauty of this piece, for it speaks to God's grace and loving kindness. We all fall far short of the mark, but the first step toward redemption is to recognize our weakness and inability to overcome in our own strength. It appears that you have come to that realization and have been granted wisdom. Well done.
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Thank you very much for the encouraging words. I have always wanted to write how I felt when I was saved but the words were never sufficient. One day these words just came upon my heart after reading a devotional and I wrote them. God bless you may His ever loving grace and kindness be with you always.
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