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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Expand (07/18/13)
I often wish I could expand
 my Wisdom like a rubber band
  so I might better understand
   the mysteries the Lord has planned...

I wish I could increase my Cheer
 and shift it into second gear―
  I'd swap my smile for every tear
   until all heartaches disappear...

I sometimes wish my Faith would grow
 like rising loaves of kneaded dough
  so my impatient need to know
   would learn to travel with the flow...

I wish I could enlarge my Love
 to fill my heart like hand in glove
  so I might please the Lord above
   by loving those He's thinking of...

My final wish is prolonged Peace
 to soothe my soul like quilted fleece
  and make my daily trials decrease
   until these days of hardship cease...

And if the heavens hear my plea
 and help bestow these things on me,
  my mind and spirit might agree
   to live in hallowed harmony.
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Date
Yvonne Blake 
07/27/13
This is a beautiful way to explain - "Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
Dannie Hawley 
07/27/13
I loved your poem. Such a delightful read with lots of food for thought.
lynn gipson 
07/27/13
Beautiful. I really enjoyed this wonderful poem. I felt so peaceful as I read it. Thanks for sharing your great gift.

Blessings, Lynn
Judith Gayle Smith-Owens Vitouswykegardinerclark
07/28/13
Last minute entry? I want to write like you when I grow up! Enjoyed this so much . . .

Praise YHWH. Hebrews 10:26-31, Revelation 12:17
Verna Cole Mitchell 
07/28/13
Truly lovely!
Linda Goergen
07/30/13
Oh my, I think almost every Christian could relate to this poem, share those wishes! A wonderful poem that taps right into the soul’s often unspoken desires! Masterfully done!
Bea Edwards 
07/30/13
Thank you! I made it part of my prayer requests for today.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
07/31/13
Wow! You just peeked into my heart, grabbed my jumbled emotions and put them into such beautiful words. You expressed many of the things I have had building up inside of me and took ugly fears and turned them into the most beautiful lines.Masterful!
Linda Berg
08/01/13
I agree with these sentiments. Thank for sharing them.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
08/02/13
Congratulations on placing 10 in your level and 25 overall!