Poems of Prayer and Inspiration: Lent 2020 Lent 2019

By Jonathan North

Poems of Prayer and Inspiration is a collection of original poems written in Lent 2019 and Lent 2020. After reviewing several sources, I expressed my heart, mind, and soul in poems of prayer, worship and praise.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664164802

Jonathan North

Jonathan North is a professional editor and a historian specializing in Napoleonic history. He spent a number of years in Eastern Europe before beginning a career in publishing in 1997. His publications include With Napoleon in Russia: The Illustrated Memoirs of Faber du Faur, In the Legions of Napoleon: The Memoirs of a Polish Officer in Spain and Russia, 1808-1812 and Napoleon’s Army in Russia: The Illustrated Memoirs of Albrecht Adam, 1812.

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CONTENTS

Ash Wednesday

Mark 12:28–31

Faith

With thanks and praise

to God, the Father;

Jesus, the Son;

and the Holy Spirit

Special thanks to LaVerne and Victor, friends first, proofreaders second; Father Brucker for encouragement; Saint Luke’s Church; Owen and Nancy South, spiritual directors; and prayer group friends in Maranatha, Ablaze, and Spirit of Love.

2/26/20

ASH WEDNESDAY

Every day is a new day.

Every beginning is a new beginning.

Try to find a new way

To avoid and prevent sinning.

God has given us a choice,

Free will to decide what to do.

God has given us a voice.

May we speak from a heart that is true.

May we speak carefully,

Thinking before we talk.

May we speak kindly,

As on God’s path we walk.

May we not speak in hatred.

May we not speak to hurt.

May we respect what is sacred.

May our minds be alert

That God knows everything

As he watches from above.

May we realize all the blessings

When we speak of our God’s love.

2/27/20

Dear God, thank you for the rain.

Thank you for the waters

That come down from heaven,

Nourishing your sons and daughters.

Fill us with your blessings.

Fill us with your love.

May we always be expressing

Our reverence and love.

Luke 9:23–25 are some of

My favorite gospel verses.

To be a true disciple of Christ

To follow him, my life emerges.

Every day I take up my cross.

I wear it for those who see.

I will follow Jesus.

I give my all to be

An active layperson

Of truth and honesty.

My hope and faith are in the Lord

For all eternity.

2/28/20

God, you know us.

You care and love us.

You know our hearts.

You know everything about us.

What we do can please you.

What we do can displease you.

It is up to us to be honest with you.

There can be nothing we can hide.

Please create in me a clean heart,

A heart pleasing to you,

A reflection of your great love

In all I say and do.

Please give me the grace

To face my sin,

To change my ways,

As I begin

To live as a disciple

Both outwardly and within.

2/29/20

For love and forgiveness.

That’s why Jesus was sent.

To reach out to sinners

For their change, the