Tag: Christian TCK

in Poetry, TCK Poetry, Waiting, Longing, Awaiting

After I say the words, After I storm away, After I make myself a fool, I wait to hear what he will say…

Apart

Dec 22, 2025

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in Poetry, TCK Poetry, Waiting, Longing, Awaiting

I met you once, but we are far apart. Many lakes, and many hills, many secret mountain passages. Indeed, a country separates my friend and me…

Where My Help Comes From

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There will not come a day that I will not proclaim that my help comes from the Lord— and not myself—

Before the Ledge

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The man you See standing Today Wasn’t always Able to do so. The weight Was heavy, And the agony Was long…

Wind Upon the Road

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“Step forth, young soul, upon the Road, Onward to your true abode.” So sings the wind into my heart And on its breath I make my start…

Awaiting the Return

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For many leagues she’s wandered on Along the narrow Road; Her weary limbs and aching heart Now sink beneath her load…

To Live

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Think of those who died long ago, Who lie in graves forgotten, Whose lives were swallowed up in woe, Whose corpses now are rotten!…

Strength

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It matters not that flesh should fail me, When God has power that will avail me…

A Reawakening

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Escape from the shadows, Withdraw from me night, Abandon the darkness Rejoice in the light!

Apple Juice Date

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I invited my younger self out for coffee. He came and ordered apple juice instead. I set my heavy burdens down. My body grateful for the reprieve.

My Father and Our Father

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Walking down a darkened street filled with questions, hope, and uncertainty, Not knowing much of anything, except that nothing is in perpetuity…

Wisdom of an Immigrant Father

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