Every month Pastor Steve selects one of my inspirational poems to feature at Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, New Jersey. The poem is set up decoratively, placed in a frame and broadsides are available for the taking. This month we are featuring a timely new poem. I've also decided to share it here on my blog this week. Every opportunity to share my poetry is a blessing to me and I pray the poems are a blessing to you...
I’M LOOKING INTO THE SKY
I’m looking up, up into the sky
like those disciples
at the end of the Gospel of Luke
as they watched Jesus ascend
gloriously into Heaven
and thinking about those men in white
who told them Jesus will return
in the same way
descending through the clouds
so I’m peering intently into cloudscapes
If my eyes could send lasers upward
to burn through them
perhaps I’d see more
perhaps I’d see Him
perhaps He’s getting ready
to return
I hear of wars and rumors of wars
watch the nightly news to find
people worried about the pandemic
and variants and global warming
There’ve been slashings on subways
People are depressed and agitated and angry
They’re demonstrating aggressively
pushing, shouting, stabbing, and shooting
There’s unbridled violence and mayhem
It’s obvious, many have plainly forgotten
how to love one another
which isn’t surprising
since so many of Jesus’ teachings
have been cast aside
and honor, glory, and praise
are being withheld from Him
so I’m praying for repentance
and revival and pleading
for people to return to God’s Word
and His loving ways
Meanwhile, more than ever
it feels like the end times—
so I keep looking up
peering through breaks
in the clouds, gazing deeply
into the high blue heavens
watching to see
if my Jesus is coming down
Maude Carolan Pych
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