Poetry

Trust in God Who Plants the Seed

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In Spring the icy ground awakes
As ice melts down by rain
And flowers once lost beneath snow
Start to unfold again

Then hope after a Winter’s sleep
Comes calling at our door
And with its gentle voice awakes
Forgotten dreams once more

To trust in God who plants the seed
That in cold ground waits alone
For in Springtime it will live again
When He rolls back the stone!


And they asked each other, 
“Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” 
Mark 16:3 ESV

Trust God Who Plants the Seed
By Peter Caligiuri
Copyright © 2024
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Unless the Strings are Tightly Stretched

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Unless the strings are tightly stretched
They cannot start to sing
Until each one is fit in place
No harmonies will ring

But when the Master turn the pegs
Bringing each one up to key
He commands them each to hold their note
Whether G, one A, one B

And the song of Christ is known the best
By those He’s tuned His way
And who by grace will sing those notes
He has written for today!

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, 
for those who are called according to his purpose. 
Romans 8:28 ESV

Unless the Strings are Tightly Stretched
By Peter Caligiuri
Copyright © 2024
All rights reserved

His Plans

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The last two weeks as we traveled North for the memorial service for our daughter -in-law have passed with a blur of hotels, phone calls, long days on the road and exhaustion. But the last several days we were blessed to be invited to rest at the lake house of our friends. I had visions of sitting out on the water, just thinking and being alone, but God surprised us with a 100-year flood, and we ended up in the house doing puzzles and just talking, drinking tea and sharing memories. Those moments I tried to capture with the words of a short poem, that I hoped might be a blessing to somebody today. 

His Plans / My Plans

 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

My plan was for quiet walks
To think long thoughts of sorrows
His was for me to be with friends
To talk about tomorrows

I planned for fishing on the lake
With quiet sunny weather
But He sent thunderstorms and floods
That shut us in together

He planned for me to stand and trust
Though I tried to run and hide
 And while I wrestled in the dark
He drew me to His side.

His Plans / My Plans
by Peter Caligiuri
Copyright 2024
All rights reserved