Blessings from Heaven

Wendy Gelsthorpe

• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781640799448
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Religious Poetry
• Index: Literature

The inspiration for the poems in this book was taken from stories in the Holy Bible, mainly from the life of Jesus, beginning with the visit of the Angel Gabriel to his mother Mary "The Annunciation." Many aspects of Jesus character are reflected in these poems, such as forgiveness, truth, self-knowledge, and peace (he was known as the Prince of Peace). The new commandment he gave his disciples before his death inspired the poem "The Greatest Commandment." The betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' own disciples, was the subject of a poem and Simon Peter denying that he knew Jesus was another amazing story. Then came the Crucifixion portrayed in the poem "The Easter Tale, " which was followed by the story of the Resurrection "Christ is Risen." Next was the poem about Mary Magdalene weeping at the empty tomb where Jesus' body had been laid. When Jesus appeared before her, she did not recognize him until he spoke her name - "Mary." What a moment that must have been for her! "Pentecost" was the next poem, which tells of how the disciples obeyed Jesus' command to wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit to be bestowed upon them. The crowd were amazed by the things the Disciples said and did after receiving the Holy Spirit!Some poems even came to the author during the night. Truly they were Blessings from Heaven, which became the title of this book.

Christ Is Risen

Christ is risen, over death he’s winning

For the world a new beginning

All our sins have been forgiven

And evil from our hearts is driven.

Christ is risen, an empty tomb

Herald’s joy, we’ll see him soon

But will we know when he’s about

Or be, like Thomas, filled with doubt?

Christ is risen and walks abroad

Disciples met him on the road

But as the Lord, they knew him not

A wandering stranger was their thought.

They took him back with them to rest

Before he ate the bread, he blessed

And then they knew with one accord

He was indeed their risen Lord.

But one disciple had gone out

His name was Thomas—filled with doubt

He was when told of Jesus visit

And simply could not reason with it.

“I won’t believe till I have seen

The marks where all his wounds have been,”

Said doubting Thomas to his friends

And so the Lord appeared again

He showed to them his wounds and said

“Look, Thomas, where the scars are made

Upon my hands and feet perceive

Now you have seen, you must believe!”

Then Thomas knelt before the Lord

Acknowledged him, believed his word

But blessed by far were those he deems

Who still believe but have not seen.

Christ is risen and reigns above

He took our sins and gave us love

He knew our hunger—did us feed

Christ is risen, he’s risen indeed!

Pentecost

On the day of the Passover Feast, there occurred

An event which gave birth to the spread of the Word

Throughout all the world, it was told far and wide

Of whom Jesus was and why he had died.

In a house, the disciples all gathered that day

As Jesus had told them that there they must stay

To wait f...

Table of contents

• Take My Hand
• Tiny Fingers
• The Annunciation
• Jesus
• Peace
• Forgiveness
• The Word
• Self-Knowledge
• Death
• Despair
• Light
• Purity
• Power
• The Family
• Grace
• The Greatest Commandment
• Salvation
• The Transfiguration
• Betrayal
• Denial
• The Easter Tale
• Love
• Mary Magdalene
• Christ Is Risen
• Pentecost
• Truth
• Rainbows
• Custodians
• Loneliness
• To Walk in the Light
• Dolphins
• Symbols of my Mind