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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: In and Out (04/30/09)
Your life, Your love,
Surrounding, forgiving.
Your care, Your shelter...
I breathe in Your peace.

My heart, my lungs,
Beating, pulsing.
I wait, I feel,
Your breath on me.

Like a cool stream of crystal water,
Your presence revives my soul.
Like the rains that fall to a barren land,
Your compassion tends to me.

Your might, Your words,
Conquering, subduing.
Your Truth, Your comfort...
I breathe in Your peace.

My soul, my life,
Yearning, grasping.
I need, I want,
Your breath on me.

Like a waterfall from heights above,
Your power washes me.
Like a wind across the prairie grass,
Your mercy exhaled to me.

Your touch, Your strength,
Guiding, Releasing.
Your eyes, Your hands...
I breathe in Your peace.

My tears, my hope,
Needing, searching.
I kneel, I ask,
Your breath on me.

Like the sunshine bright beyond the clouds,
Your love spreads over me.
Like an eagle soars before the storm,
Your truth, it carries me.

Your gift, Your joy,
Giving, Reassuring.
Your blood, Your Son...
I breathe in Your peace.
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Date
Verna Cole Mitchell 
05/07/09
I love this breathing in of God's presence in this very inspirational Poem.
Sara Harricharan
05/07/09
very beautiful! The imagery is breathtaking and the verse with "I need, I want" is so very true. Wonderful!
Janice Fitzpatrick
05/09/09
Very beautifully arranged. Wonderful desriptions. Some of my favorite lines-My soul, my life,
Yearning, grasping.
I need, I want,
Your breath on me.

Like a waterfall from heights above,
Your power washes me.
Like a wind across the prairie grass,
Your mercy exhaled to me.
Lovely!
Charla Diehl
05/09/09
Powerful imagery and words throughout this beautiful poem--and at the end of the read, I too felt at peace. Thanks.
MARILYN FRANCIS
05/10/09
I LOVED READING THIS POEM WITH MY DEEP BREATHING EXERCISING AND MEDITATION ON GOD'S WORD. GREAT WRITE, MARILYN
Betty Castleberry
05/12/09
Lovely and inspirational with vivid imagery. Well done.
Lollie Hofer 
05/12/09
As a read this poem, I found myself taking deep breaths. By the end of the poem a peace really did come over me. Thanks for sharing this lovely poem.
Lollie Hofer 
05/12/09
I too had to laugh out loud about my manure (taxes) being useful. Great analogy. There's about 50 acres of farmland directly behind our house. The farmer likes to use manure as well when planting. He prefers sheep manure. Go figure, you can even choose the kind you want to use. Too bad we don't have more in the say as to where our manure (I mean, taxes) is spread. Thanks for sharing.
Lollie Hofer 
05/12/09
Oops! Hee, hee! Wrong story. I don't know I managed to back up one story but I did. My humblest of apologies. I'll let the next writer know to look on this page for their comments. If they haven't left you a comment yet, maybe they'll read your story as well and leave some lovely comments.
Bryan Ridenour
05/12/09
Even more than a poem, I could hear this being a praise song being sung at church. Beautifully written!
Patricia Herchenroether
05/13/09
What beautiful poetry. I found myself sighing when I was through reading it-so calming, like the Psalms.
Blessings,
Patty

PS Lollie's having a bad day.
lol.
Eliza Evans 
05/13/09
Very lovely and meaningful!
Mona Purvis
05/13/09
Just lovely. Love the comparison of the wind across the prairie grass. Just right.

I couldn't help but LOL reading Lollie's comment.

Good use of words.
Mona
Dee Yoder
05/13/09
A beautiful praise and worship poem! The many lovely phrases and descriptions brought refreshment and peace to me.
Loren T. Lowery
05/13/09
All of your writings of late have such an inspirational and inspired feel to them. Very uplifting and a pleasure to read. This is no exception to the good work you are doing.
Shelley Ledfors
05/13/09
This is absolutely lovely. Thanks!
Gerald Shuler 
05/13/09
I really appreciate your simple style. It draws attention to the fact that God is truly all we need.
Lyn Churchyard
05/13/09
Calming, peacefully visual and very enjoyable. Thank you.
Kristen Hester
05/14/09
Like a cool stream of crystal water,
Your presence revives my soul.
Like the rains that fall to a barren land,
Your compassion tends to me.

BEAUTIFUL!