Spiritual Inspiration: Christian Poems

By Charles M. Hopson

When prayers seem to go unanswered,

Then its time to be persistent,

Knowing that God answers prayers.

Never think that he has forgotten,

For he will always come through.

He is a Father who truly cares ...

Charles Hopson

Charles Hopson is a loyal follower of the Lord who has been his strength and hope throughout life. His writing is inspired by Gods presence in every aspect of his journey as he experiences the struggles and joys of a life well lived.

In his first collection of inspirational poems, Hopson reflects on the mysteries of his past, the betrayals that sent a friend to the cross, the price Jesus paid to set us all free, the benefits of loving one another, the consequences of our choices, the seeds of sorrow that are strewn along the trail of life, and the sometimes unclear definition of love.

Spiritual Inspiration: Christian Poems shares lyrical verse that encourages all of us to open our hearts and minds to the power of Gods influence while navigating on our journeys through life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Apr 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9781973623342

Charles M. Hopson

Charles M. Hopson has always been interested in the works of Edgar Allen Poe. Although he only attended school until ninth grade, Hopson considers himself a lifelong learner. He is an loyal follower of Christ who lives in Wenatchee, Washington. Spiritual Inspiration: Christian Poems is his first book.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-2333-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-2335-9 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-2334-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018903247

WestBow Press rev. date: 04/16/2018

Contents

Ancient of Days

Beacon

Bright Morning Star

Burning Bridges

Burnt Offering

Chasm

Clandestine

Contradictionary?

Dead End

Denial

Double-Cross

Downfall

Easier Done Than Said

Echoes

Eminent

End of the Line

Enigma

Epoch

Face the Truth

Fade Away

Fallen Short

Familiar Spirits Have Many Faces

Family Portrait

Father & Son

Heart to Heart Talk

Fault Line

Final Verdict, Court Adjourned

Friends Forever

Gone yet Not Forgotten

Hands of the Potter

Hide-and-Seek

Home Away from Home

I Haven’t Got a Clue

Inspiration

JESUS

Jesus Freak

Key to the Kingdom

King of Kings and Lord of Lords

Left High and Dry

Like a Lion

Living Sacrifice

Look Inside

Lord, Only You …

Lost and Found

Lost at Sea

LOVE ONE ANOTHER

Man after God’s Heart

Mansion in the Sky

MARQUEE DE SOD

Matter over Mind

Meanwhile

Metamorphosis

More Precious Than Gold

Muse

My Hero

Narrow-Minded

New Life

Night Shadows

No Deposit and No Return

Nowhere to Be Found

One Way

Out of Character

Parody

Patience Is a Virtue

Pave the Way

Pay My Dues

Perception

Perplexity

Poet Laureate

Poet’s Lament

Predestined

Puppet Master

Reality

Redemption

Restoration

Returned to Sender

Rude Awakening

Scarecrows in a Liars Patch

Seeds of Sorrow

Self-Reflection

Serving the Lord

Shackles and Chains

Shortsighted

Signpost

Silent Partner

Skepticism

Slay Ride

Slipknot

Slowly Fading

So Obvious

Sonrise

Soul Provider

Spontaneous Reaction

Stand By

Submit

Surrender

Tall Tale

Tattered

Terminated

The Chase

The Day That Jesus Died

The Good Shepherd

The Journey

The Lord’s Return

The More We Are Like Jesus

The Unknown Hour

The Upper Room

Think Inside the Box

Thought-Provoking

Thoughtless

Threshold

Throne Room

Till We Meet Again

Time Marches On

Times of Yore

Tinted Windows

To Have Never Met

Two Paths

Unveiling

Vanishing Act

Wedding Feast

What If …

What Is Love?

What!

Who Knows

Yeast of All

Ancient of Days

Don’t I know you from somewhere?

It seems as if we’ve met before.

Your voice sounds so familiar,

Like waves echoing across ancient shores

Perhaps someplace in a distant time

Of mere reflections of my thought,

Where shadows fill an empty void

And where beams of light are caught.

A still-small voice from beyond my past,

When my mind understood comprehension,

Of someone I knew before time began

Yet still is vaguely to my recognition.

Searching the recesses of my mind,

Dark-filled rooms of empty spaces,

Silhouettes project images of yore,

Sorting through memories of unfamiliar faces.

Down hallways of forgotten dreams,

Passing the threshold of a solitary