Every Sunday morning I try to post a poem for you. Oftentimes it is a new poem; however, some weeks there are no new poems forming in my head. Poetry for me is not something I can just sit down and write—the beginning words must appear in my mind and only then it can take shape. This week I have nothing new; but, wish to share a poem from last year that many of you have not seen. I wrote this poem as I was leaving Florida where I had lived for 10 years. For me, I consider myself so blessed with all the directions and places God has led me. So many people I have met in my travels and friends that will last a lifetime. What a marvelous grace God has shown down upon me that I have such friends who have been there for me, graciously forgiven me when I have been wrong, encouraged me when I have been down, and played such a role in who I am today. Thank you, all this is for you. I have felt Christ’s love displayed through each and every one of you. I pray you see His hope, His love and His Joy through my life.
I’d Traveled Far
By Effie Darlene Barba
I’d traveled far across this land
Unto the eastern shore
Uncertain of what God had planned
Alone, I stood once more
I’d heard Him bid for me to go
Twas all I needed know
And then I saw, as time did pass
His plan begin unfold
I had been placed within His class
To learn His love untold
And as I saw His Glory Shine
His joy, His love now mine
I met dear friends along this way
That helped me as I grew
And others stumbling blocks did lay
God used to guide me too
That I might see His Grace His might
With Christ my guiding light
And Now I know that I must go
To leave these all behind
I wonder if my life did show
A Glimpse of God’s dear mind
And did my life His Glory shine
Within this mirror of mine
Oh, Lord I have this one request
When memories of me rise
That they might see how I was blessed
Your grace my greatest prize
You took this broken, selfish heart
To fill Your Love Impart
So, can you Lord, use all I’ve done
Though blend of good and bad
To point them Lord to your dear son
His Grace, His Love did clad
A simple person such as I
With righteousness on High
© 2014 Effie Darlene Barba
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