Glory to Your Name A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ I cannot, Lord, express Your glory, And so my life becomes this story: Only to always say “Holy, Holy.” Holy to Your name. I am not the same. ~ Oh Lord Your indescribable beauty, My soul, my mind, have but one duty, My life […]
So Shall I
So Shall I A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Shall I wander, Lord? Shall I wander in the desert? If You ask me Lord, so shall I. ~ Shall I ponder, Lord? What You teach me in this desert? As You teach me Lord, so shall I. ~ Shall I be humbler, Lord? […]
Fruit in Action
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 I like to joke about my name when reading this verse, “Look! ‘Joy!’ I’m a FRUIT! That explains SO MUCH!” I’ve been known to comment that I can get […]
Rooftop
Rooftop A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Silence, whispers Peace in the noise of the world Quiet, escape So high above where my story unfolds ~ Up here the world has shrunken Down to manageable proportions So small my troubles seem to be Stilled is the torrent inside of me ~ A bird fly’s, […]