My Heart's Desire

By Heather Thorpe

This poetry book called My Hearts Desire is a reflection of my love and adoration for Jesus and for the Jewish people of Israel. In 2001, while visiting Jerusalem with my mother, it was in the garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives that I felt such an overwhelming sense of Gods unquestionable love for mankind and a deeper truth within my spirit that through his death, burial, and mighty resurrection, I exist and truly live and breathe and have my being. Shortly after returning from Jerusalem, I began to be awakened through the night with a stirring in my heart to write spiritual poems. It is my hearts desire that through these poems, you will be encourage, blessed, and touched in a deeper measure of the love of God and for the apple of his eye, the nation of Jerusalem.

All proceeds from this poetry book will be donated to the international fellowship of Christians and Jews to help bring the Jewish people back to their home landIsrael.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 13, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524567408

Heather Thorpe

Heather Diane Thorpe lives in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, and is married for thirty-one years to her wonderful husband, Alan. She is a mother of two daughters, Stephanie (from her husband Steve) and Samantha (from her husband Joshuwa). She is born and raised in New Brunswick with eleven siblings. Heather as a child had a longing to visit the Holy Land and, with her mother in 2001, made the journey to visit Jerusalem. It was in the garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives that the desires of her heart began to unfold through her love and passion for Israel. As Psalm 37:4 says, “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.”

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MY

HEART’S

DESIRE

Heather Thorpe

Copyright © 2017 by Heather Thorpe.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2016920300

ISBN:      Hardcover      978-1-5245-6742-2

      Softcover      978-1-5245-6741-5

      eBook         978-1-5245-6740-8

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.

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Rev. date: 12/13/2016

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Contents

A Boxer

A Moment In Time

A New Song

A Song In My Heart

Amazing Grace

Angels Of God

Arise

Always Remember

Brave Warriors ‘Arise’

‘Come’

Come, Holy Spirit

Consecrate

Covenant

Death Is Not Final

Essence Of Time

Faith Alone

Free Will

God’s Army

God’s Mercy Seat

Good Morning, Holy Spirit

Happy Anniversary Alan

Happy Father’s Day To Our Heavenly Father

The Heart Of Worship

Heaven’s Worship

How Long O Lord

I Believe With All My Being

I Dream

I Love You Lord

I Remember

In The Garden

Isa

I SURRENDER ALL

Jesus

Kingdom Within

Kiss Of Love

Let It Be

Listen Child

Love’s Delight

Final Gift

Mother’s Tears

My Beloved, I Love You

My Christmas Wish

My First Love

My Prayer

No One But Jesus!

One Lost Too Many!

One Of A Kind

Our True Home

Overcome

Pondering

Prayer

Psalm 122 Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem

Purify My Life

Quiet Reflection

Reason For The Season

Revelation

Transition

Seek Wisdom

Stand Firm

Such Wonders

The Final Call

The Greatest Miracles

The Lion And The Lamb

A Longing

Till That Day

True Forgiveness

True Peace

Walk In Your Love

What Is Love

What Kind Of Love

Luke 9:20

Who Will I Send?

Why Do I Do

I affectionately dedicate this book in memory of my sister

APRIL MARIE LEBLANC

April 13/1959 – November 19/2013

and my dad

DONALD ROBERT COOK

September 13/1932 – January 6/2015

A Boxer

In 1947, a boxer entered the ring

A blow to his opponent

Had left a horrible sting

This boxer was our father

Donald Cook was his name

He was a private in the army

And boxing was his game

He danced around the ring

Exhausted and out of breath

Each hit from his opponent

Escaping the clutches of death

Strong and determined

To fight till the end

His record out of twenty

One loss and nineteen wins

With one loss he made a promise

Never to lose another

Not in the ring or life

For us children and our mother

Dad’s career as a boxer

Prepared his path in life

To protect and provide for his family

Eleven children and his wife

When life became a struggle

And hardship was at hand

Dad prayed in a tiny church

And surrender all his plans

He heard the Lord saying