For Donna A Poem in Memory, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ I call myself a writer, But sometimes I don’t know what to write. Words seem to falter, Locked inside up tight. ~ There are some people in your life That are not only a part, But something more, deep inside, At the center of […]
A Child’s Eyes
A Child’s Eyes A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Lord, let me have a child’s eyes, Full of wonder, and strangely wise. Let me see the world anew, Not scarred, not torn, but simple and true. ~ Renew my trust in humankind, Not because of any proof that I might find, But because of […]
Open Our Closed Hands!
Open Our Closed Hands! A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Lord I come before You and stand. I ask, Lord, open our closed hands! Closed in anger, closed in fear, Closed and keeping us from drawing near. ~ Keeping us from doing what is right. Keeping us from taking up a correct fight. Confusion […]
Lord, Keep Me Grateful
Lord, Keep Me Grateful A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Lord, keep me grateful! Keep my heart from being dissatisfied, So that I can draw, so near, to Your side. I know Your provision! You do not hide! Lord, keep me grateful! ~ Lord, keep me humble! I know myself, I know my pride. […]
To Belong
To Belong A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Lord, I do not always know, And I cannot see, what is desired of me. I offer words from my own hearts core. I long for a feeling to be free. ~ The truth is, I do not fit. I can’t fit into the mold of […]
Submission, Lordship, and Rebellion
Submission, Lordship, and Rebellion. A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Hold fast, fisted tightly. How do I let go? My will is strong, wrong or rightly, But there is so much that I do not know. ~ It’s a daily fight, deep inside my core, To trust what I do not see. But it […]
Found In The Blind Place: A Poem About Trust
Found In The Blind Place A Poem About Trust By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Step, Step, Step, One Foot at a time, As my voice chokes out a strangled “help!’ And I reach for the Divine. ~ Sometimes seeing eyes are very blind, And hearts alone can see, And only when our hands are in […]
What is Illusion and Reality?
What is Illusion and Reality? A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ I fight between reality And the worlds in my mind. Which is more real? What is the design? ~ Reality seems But an illusion to me. So strictly touchable, This world that I see. ~ I long for the deepness, Hidden in the […]
Count the Gifts
Count the Gifts A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Let me count Your gifts to me, Life and breath, humanity, Your Beauty, glory, Your presence be, And the grace that, from sin, sets me free. ~ Let me count the gifts You bring, A heart to praise, a voice to sing, And the winds […]
Come to the Garden
Come to the Garden A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Step into the Garden near, And breathe the fullness of the air. Come with awe and hope, and a little fear, And see the site that you’ll find there. ~ Let your gaze fall on gaping hole, Empty in the earth, And to your knees, […]
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