The Scarlet Cord

By Jerry D. Warren

I was inspired to publish this mainly by my granddaughter. I had been writing for a few years already. The material was on three-by-five notebooks. My granddaughter gathered these notebooks and wanted to put them in a book for our family. While transferring the material from notebooks to paper, she suggested that I should try to get them published. That was about a year ago. So I decided to see if someone was willing to take a chance, and Christian Faith Publishing came up.

Many of my poems were inspired while attending church service. I personally believe that the Holy Spirit was involved in some, if not all, of these writings. They were about the constant battle between good and evil or darkness and light. For those who believe, it is an inspiration to continue and share belief when appropriate. The unbelievers will most likely never even look at this. Maybe it will inspire someone to turn to God and find the peace in the shadow of his light.

The philosophical parts are the "To Be" verses. These may cause some to have a deeper thought about things we may witness on a daily basis. Most are common sense, some have more than one train of thought, and others are kind of blunt.

Some of the poems are political in nature while others have a different aspect, all the while keeping in mind Satan trying to inspire people to turn from God.

The universal love of God and the giving of his life for each of us who believe allows us to start a new life through Jesus Christ, who suffered and died for our sin.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098078942

Book preview

Exercise

To exercise is to act

By physical or mental aspirations

Sedentary, it will attack

With physical inclinations

An exercise in futility

Movement with no gain

No plan for utility

May be a cause to go insane

For most mechanical equipment

Exercise helps prevent erosion

For proper function requirement

Keeps connection free of corrosion

Muscle and bone needs

Exercise of a different sort

Prolonged inactivity breeds

A bad medical report

There is a spiritual exercise

That is somewhat ritualistic

The performance of an exorcise

Removal of evil is realistic

We exercise in worship

Of Christ and the Father

With bowed head in prayer we slip

Connected with a spiritual tether.

Rainbow

God’s promise to the world

After the great flood

Destruction is unfurled

Unless you’re saved by His blood

At rainbow’s end

Pot of gold it’s said

At one end, I have been

Must be the other end instead

Through the vapor

Of the distant rain

A rainbow will appear

Beauty of God’s domain

The beauty of God’s creation

Hard to describe, in awe

Fills me with much elation

In it I find no flaw

There was a radical movement

Known as rainbow collation

Trying for government improvement

Not sure if they came to fruition.

Magical

Have you ever looked back

To review what has occurred

Description it may lack

Any chance it may have recurred?

Was it magical?

There is a spontaneous moment

A scene appears that you knew

Not something you did invent

It is called déjà vu

It is magical

The lightest touch

In moments of duress

Can affect feelings so much

That love will do the rest

It is magical

When two people meet

And they instantly relate

Love is their treat

They may be soul mates

It is magical

God is always there

He is waiting for you

His love He wants to share

So, you can be born anew

It is magical.

Good Enough

A phrase we often hear

That it is good enough

Thinking on it makes me fear

Do engineers use a measurement this rough?

Engineers using principles of physics

Design an aircraft to fly

Precise mathematical basics

Most people know not how or why

Good enough may be alright

If nothing will be harmed

If the pain is dull or bright

Cause for little alarm

Some things require

Being more precise

Close is not a desire

If it needs to be more precise

Good enough, we are not

On our own, we can never be

Christ stands in the slot