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? […]
The Action of Joy
My name is Joy. It’s a pretty good name, but as a more than a little depressed teenager who had the name Joy, well, I didn’t appreciate the irony much. And as a person who is more than a little analytical, I thought really hard and long about what exactly this name I had means. The name Joy has a […]
A Calling To Praise
I’m a worshiper. I’ve described myself as such for as long as I can remember. I remember as a child hearing how other little girls would picture themselves sitting in God’s lap, but I never did, I always pictured myself dancing at His feet. So, this, is how I’ve always identified myself, this was, and […]