Tag: poems of the christian hope

Just Another Baby

Just Another Baby Katherine B. Parilli Long ago in a barn hewn out of rocks a young mother gave birth.  There was no doctor or scurrying nurses to attend to her.  Only her husband, a carpenter by trade. When here little child was born, there was no soft and warm cradle to lay Him in … Continue reading Just Another Baby

The Hope of My Heart

The Hope of My Heart By Katherine B. Parilli Oh my tired bones, How they ache with a numbing pain. My beating heart does race and pause, Worn with the heavy of worldly frights.   My body young in years, Is ridden down by hunger and constant toil. For this is the plight of all … Continue reading The Hope of My Heart

And So the World Travels

As I look at the rapid changes taking place in the world, my heart has grown heavy. Sorrow of every type and stripe is filling the land as mankind increasingly grows numb to the cries and needs of his neighbor. As I look at the increase in crime, hatred, sickness, and want, my mind has … Continue reading And So the World Travels

Death the Great Enemy Will be Destroyed

One of the hardest parts about this world is death. The struggle to live and make ends meet is harsh enough, but oh how much harder it gets when one we love is ripped from our lives by that cruel villain, death. Whether the death be expected as in the case of a long linger … Continue reading Death the Great Enemy Will be Destroyed

Am I Ready to Meet the King?

Am I ready to met the king is a question that I have found myself asking more and more as the world around me changes at an alarming rate and the world I once knew slips forever beyond the horizon. Everywhere I turn I see sign after sign that seems to shout the alarm that … Continue reading Am I Ready to Meet the King?

Zest for Serving Thee

Zest for Serving Thee was inspired by my desire to not only learn how to serve Jesus better, but also to make serving Him a priority in my life no matter what. Because during the easy patches, when all is going well, it is easy to serve. But what about the rough patches, those miserable … Continue reading Zest for Serving Thee