God's Valentine to Us...

 

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GOD’S UNFATHOMABLE LOVE

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His

only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him

shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NASB

 

For God—

The Majestic Almighty, Omnipotent, King of Kings

Ancient of Days, Elohim, Adonai

my beloved Abba Father

 

so loved—

with the bigness of His gracious agape heart

a love unfathomable, unconditional

and abounding in mercy

 

the world—

the whole wide world and everyone in it

in Israel, Jordan, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, China

in Ireland and Italy, where my ancestors came from

in HochHausen, Germany, where loved ones reside

where we’ve been on vacation, Aruba and Bermuda

and all of us right here, in Wayne, New Jersey

 

that He gave His only begotten Son—

given to us, freely, our Father’s extraordinary gift of Yeshua/Jesus

His sinless Son, to save us from punishment we deserve

for sins we have committed

 

that whoever believes in Him—

so all we need do to receive this wondrous gift

is believe God’s trustworthy Word

believe that Jesus was born into the world

and that He is our promised Savior

 

shall not perish—

because of Jesus’ sacrifice upon Calvary’s Tree

and because His Most Precious Blood atoned for all our sins

death has been swallowed up in victory!

 

but have eternal life—

because of Jesus’ miraculous Resurrection from death

we live because He lives

and will dwell with Him

in the Kingdom of Heaven

to enjoy unimaginable splendors

forever…forevermore

 

Praise the Lord!

 

Maude Carolan Pych

Behold the Lamb...poetically!

by Maude Carolan Pych

It was so exciting for me to see my book of poetry about the Birth, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus, on the shelf of Barnes & Noble in Woodland Park, NJ, when it was first published. It's also available online at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, CBD, etc. For more information, visit my website at www.maudecarolanpych.net.

Happy Valentine's Day...

God loves us so much!

"Spotless Little Lambs"

A-Poem-a-Day Until Christmas...

Our friend, the late Rick Sabato's painting, "Lambs."

 

SPOTLESS LITTLE LAMBS

Before their drowsy eyes, during watch, last night

some shepherds witnessed a startling sight—

 

The sky came alight! There were fluttering wings

hallelujahs and so many splendored things!

 

Angelic hosts proclaimed Our Messiah’s birth

with “Fear not!” and “Glorias” and joyful mirth,

 

so this morning from that field in Bethlehem

they set off to laud the Infant Son of HaShem[1].

 

Without defect or blemish, the shepherd’s pride,

spotless little lambs trotted close by their side.

 

When the shepherds and sheep came to the birthplace

Mary and Joseph welcomed them, face to face.

 

Each shepherd bowed down before the Lamb of God;

the lambs drew close to Him, but that wasn’t odd

 

for there was a link that united them all

in God’s marvelous plan to save the world.

 

All of the lambs were destined for sacrifice—

the spotless wooly lambs and God’s Lamb, the Christ!

 

We’re grateful for the LOVE of the great I AM;

Atonement’s achieved at the Cross of His Lamb!

 

Maude Carolan Pych

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[1] HaShem is one of the Hebrew names for God. It means “The Name.”

 

To read or listen to Maude’s poetry or order books, visit her new website: www.maudecarolanpych.net

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Today is Our 12th Anniversary...

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Bob & Maude Pych
Celebrating our 12th anniversary
at Calandra's Cucina, Fairfield, NJ.

Here's the poem I read at our wedding ceremony in 2006:

DODI LI

For Robert Pych on Our Wedding Day, October 21, 2006

"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine."

Song of Songs 6:3

Shirley says

my heart is a thimble

and God's love is the ocean

and He wants to pour all that love

into my little heart

I have learned that the Lord

has made my heart

a little like His own

that the heart is limitless

in its capacity to love

that it may seem

the heart's chambers

are about to burst

…yet there's still room

that bodies grow older

…but not our hearts

I have learned

that God

is the Restorer of Hearts

the Master of mending

broken ones

that although sorrow

may visit us

the heart keeps its rhythm

…hope is not shattered

utterly

I grew tired of the Titanic song

weary of Celine's heart going on

and on and on

but now I understand

the heart does go on

I've also discovered

my heart is undivided

when it professes

Ani le dodi ve dodi li

and speaks of

two bridegrooms

One of my soul…Jesus

and one of my heart…Robert

and I believe

one of the best things there is

about knowing God

is that He is Love

…that we love

because He first

loved us

He just keeps on

filling our thimbles

with inexhaustible oceans

so we'll always

always, always

have Love

to give

Maude Carolan

Note: Ani le dodi ve dodi li means "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine" in Hebrew.

The Love of God

For Tuesday, February 23, 2016...

A-Poem-a-Day

Until Resurrection Sunday

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SOMETIMES I WISH…

How can I tell

how can I show

how grateful I am

that You are my Savior?

Sometimes I wish

it were possible to

leave the roast in the oven

the suds in the sink

and follow my heart’s cry

to the land of the Bible

to climb Calvary’s hill

in beautiful Zion

Oh! I’d fall to my knees

at the foot of the Cross

and wrap my arms tightly

‘round its stained wooden base

and press a trembling cheek

against the old splintered grain

and thank You for Love

so wide and so deep

beyond what I can fathom

then I’d kiss it and weep

kiss it and weep

and whisper, I love You

from the depths of my being

for I’m eternally grateful

My Savior, My Lord

Maude Carolan Pych

The Lord is Our Shepherd

For Thursday, February 18, 2016...

A-Poem-a-Day

Until Resurrection Day

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HIS LITTLE LAMB

The Shepherd loves you, little lamb

He holds you to His breast

He strokes His hand along your back

with utmost tenderness

The hand He runs along your back

is scarred from long ago—

A nail pierced it upon a Cross

because He loves you so

You are the lamb in Jesus’ arms

safe in His loving care

Because He gave His life for you

you may ever nestle there

Maude Carolan Pych

The Unfathomable Love of God

For Tuesday, February 16, 2016...

A-Poem-a-Day

Until Resurrection Day

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IT PLEASED THE LORD TO CRUSH HIM^[1]

When I applied stinging iodine

to the tender knees of my children

or a corrective spank

or a hug to assuage a broken heart

I remember that

their wounds, hurts

even the chastisements

wounded me more than them –

Why, I would've become a she-lion

poised to pounce and mangle

bruisers of my own –

yet the very God I know as Love

was pleased to crush

was delighted to bruise^[2]

His Very Own

So, I shudder, convinced

God's ways are infinitely higher

than my finite mind can grasp –

for God stayed His almighty hand

held His almighty tongue

waited it out in His Heaven

pleased, even delighted

to give His Only Son

innocent, docile as a lamb

to be mocked, bruised, spat upon

crowned with thorn branches

stripped and nailed naked to a tree –

yes, pleased and delighted was He

as the Most Precious Blood

of His Only Son

rained like rubies

upon the ground

Pleased and delighted am I

that the God Who so loves

crushed and bruised

His Very Own

for me

Maude Carolan                                                                               

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[1] Isaiah 53:10 "New American Standard Bible"

[2] Isaiah 53:10 , "Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible"