Worry Box A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ I put my worry in a box, And laid it at the cross. It was no great sacrifice, And certainly no loss. ~ But then I took it up again, And took it to myself, As if it was a long lost friend, Or some great […]
To Live As Love: A Hearts Prayer
To Live As Love: A Hearts Prayer A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Open our ears, So that we might hear. Open our eyes, So that we might see. ~ Open our hearts, Lord, open our hearts! Pour in us Your life! God heal this strife! ~ Make us tender, Tender to Your Word. […]
Only My All
Only My All A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ This meager offering be A sacrifice, unto Thee. A heart of praise to You I bring. A song of praise to You I sing. ~ Only all I have is Yours, All my all, down to my core, All that I can do for Thee. […]
Starlight
Starlight A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ There is a point of light I see, Just a tiny needle point in a vast blue sea, Winking, blinking, it shines down on me, Shimmering, gazing, almost singing to me. ~ I see a diamond on a velvet field, Not a single solitaire, but a countless […]
Love All The Way Through.
Love All The Way Through A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ He’s the start of every question. And He’s the answer too. He’s the very essence of Heaven. He’s Love, all the way through. ~ He’s my hearts very core, Not in, not filled, but reality. Replaced this flesh with something more. Exchanged His […]
Hush My Voice
Hush My Voice A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Hush my voice, do not say that word, Calm yourself, think with reason! Laugh less, do not feel the chord That connects you for this season. ~ You’ve never felt so calm, Yet never felt so distressed, You’ve never felt such healing balm, Except when […]
Who Am I?
Who Am I? A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Who am I? Do you know? Can anyone see? I’m wife, I’m mother, but who is me? Do I know anymore? What’s inside of me? Where are the parts of me that used to be? ~ Where’s the poet and dreamer? Who found words in […]
Enfold My Soul
Enfold My Soul A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ This is what you see of me At the end of self I be A refining process for all to see For my Fathers glory be ~ God, I hand You my heart And Lord, let the cleansing start I trust You Father, above all […]
Spring!
Spring! A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens For Easter ~ Raindrops falling on windows, Watering the thirsty ground, Always sinking down to the lows, Flowing and making musical sounds. ~ Smells of wet and clean and fresh, And smells of morning dew, Waking flowers into a morning stretch, As the sunshine looks down on you. […]
Glory to Your Name
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 […]