Chris Gribble

Be yourself - Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde)

My delight

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Mark 1:11 (Passion) 11 At the same time, a voice spoke from heaven, saying:

“You are my Son, my cherished one,
and my greatest delight is in you!”

My delight

Gazing through the leafy sky
A space found to lie down and look up
Still and waiting
Yesterday slowly peeling away,
Tomorrow being pushed back to now,
Now, a gentler space,
Awake but not fully,
Conscious but dozing
Peace slowly landing
Today is doing her work
Tomorrow will come soon enough
Now, I listen to what today says to me
As I look beyond the trees into the sky
I wonder did I see it part just a little
Was it an echo I heard?
Here is my child, now, My beloved.

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In the Psalms I have discovered firsthand some of the rawness and pain experienced by the Psalmist. This ebook is the first 40 Psalms that I have put in my own words. They are a reflection of what was written by the original writer and then brought to our world today. They reflect many of the themes that are common to discouraged, depressed, anxious, fearful people. At times some or all of these things have been true for me. I have used some of these experience and cried out with the Psalmist in my writing.

One definition of found poetry is, “it’s the literary version of a collage”. In finding these Psalms I have gathered together my emotions, feelings and pain and sought to “find” my understanding of what David was saying. It’s the worst possible translation methodology but it’s been a great personal re-discovery of God.

The 40 day journey is a chance to take some time out and listen to God’s voice. God’s praise will last for eternity, we have the great privilege to begin that praise now.

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