Finding God's Presence ~ Notes of Grace

by Nan Jones   @NanJonesAuthor

I'm honored to feature my friend Marcie Bridges as a guest blogger today. She is a poet extraordinaire, a devoted follower of Jesus, and a vessel being used for His glory. Marcie shared this poem with me last week and I scooped it up as fast as I could. Its words are rich. True. Thought-provoking. They resonate deep within me as I hold fast to the Lord's hand and crawl inch by inch out of a pit of miry clay. Isn't His grace amazing? Yes, simply amazing

NOTES OF GRACE

There is a grace that flows on notes

whispered in love. Floating from

skies that lash and rainbows arc

mysteries we see only in the dark.

You might not feel it, might not

know it. It comes in ragged flashes

a spark that dies then comes back to

life. It jolts. It beckons. It draws us

toward something we knew deep

down existed but never wanted to

explore. The cavernous hole that

empties into our toes. Grace gently,

softly, releases as red and gold leaves

fill the void of the grass on the lawn.

Hush, hush, settle down. Life is too short

and guilt too long to stay hidden

in the clouds. Grace extends its arms

and soothes the parts that feel too

raw, decayed and dead. Winter is over,

Spring renews and herein lies our

hearts. Our buried secrets. Our ugly

parts. Whispers of love flow down

and grace, yes, grace is there to

pick us up and help us lay our burdens

down.

~Marcell Warner Bridges

©27 September 2014

Thank you so much Marcie. This is beautiful.

I'm praying for you my sweet friends. I'm praying that you will be bathed deeply in God's love today. I'm praying that grace will beckon you to its shelter. I'm praying that grace will pick you up and help you lay your burden down.

"For the Lord God is a sun and shield; 

The Lord will give grace and glory; 

No good thing will He withhold from those 
who walk uprightly." 

~ Psalm 84:11 

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Tweetables to Encourage Others

What does grace look like? Guest blogger Marcie Bridges shares NOTES OF GRACE. (Click to Tweet)

Grace extends its arms & soothes the parts that feel too raw, decayed & dead. Marcie Bridges, NOTES OF GRACE. (Click to Tweet)

 

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Learn More About Marcie

Marcell Warner Bridges is wife, mother, and currently a student at Lenoir-Rhyne University studying for her Bachelors of Arts in English. Marcell has been writing poetry since a young age and desires to encourage others in their walk with Christ through the written word. Marcell has been published in several anthologies and frequently shares her work through her blog: Heart Thoughts http://marcieheartthoughts.blogspot.com/

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