The Thursday Think Tank (on Saturday) - The Road

I realize I'm super late for this post, but procrastination/tardiness is, unfortunately, a family trait I must battle with everyday and all things considered I think it'll be ok if I'm late just this once. Anyway, I did write this on Thursday but never got around to posting it til tonight. This poem is about a journey I recently embarked on.

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Strait and Narrow
The road I walk on
Isn't lined with flowers
Or smoothly paved
It's easy to find
But not easy to take


This road is rugged
And often painful
But I can't be happy
Unless
I walk it


This road is hard
But in it you'll find
Love, joy, peace, and
Living water; one sip
And you'll never thirst


This road I walk on
Is quite deserted
Except for One
Whose love alone can satisfy
His name is True and Faithful


It's His road I walk on
Every day and every night
Some may scorn
But I can't be happy
Unless I walk it

"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." - Matthew 7:14


*I realize my statement "It's easy to find/ But not easy to take" sounds contradictory to the above verse, but what I meant to convey with it is the simplicity of the gospel. Coming to Christ is easy, but that's just the beginning. People often leave out the stuff that comes after accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior, which is what the verse is talking about and the road I am on.

I am One

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I am one
And can't do much but
I can see and I can move
I can speak and I can feel


I am one
Solitary soul with no
Political power or
Great beauty to speak of


But I have words
Some of compassion
Some of comfort
But all of love


I am one
But one alone can light the stars

Versatile Blogger Award :)

Thoughtful Lene at Musings of Another Mother nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. Thanks so much Lene!

To accept this award there are a few rules:
1) thank the blogger who awarded you and link back to them (done =D)

2) share 7 interesting facts about yourself

3) pass the award on to 15 newly discovered blogs

So for my 7 (possibly un)interesting facts:

1- My life chapter is Isaiah 58. I had it engraved into my class ring :)

2- My Hero of the Faith/favorite Bible character is King David.

3- I am proud to say I was born in the largest city (at the time) in the world *drum roll* Mexico City!

4- I am a terrible cook :(

5- My sister is the one who put me on the writing path when I was 13 (I had attempted poetry at 8 but dropped it after a few failures).

6- My favorite fiction book in the ENTIRE world is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

7- I have 5 older brothers and they break the mold of annoying/bossy/and whatever other word describes the pesky brothers you see in movies. They are my heroes!

And now for my 15 newly discovered blogs...
Jenn Wright @ A Loud Soul Silenced by Solitude
Sif @ At the Bottom of the Garden
Jaimee Hunter @ Jaimee Hunter Online
Katharina @ Kathas-trophal
Stella @ Scribblings
Melinda Chapman @ Around the Deep End
Lolamouse @ Mouse Droppings
Cheryl @ Deckside Thoughts
Grace @ Everyday Amazing
Niebla @ Niebla | Fog
Mikha @ Pensamientos para no pensar
Ginny Brannan @ Inside Out Poetry
Piece of Pie ala Mode
Kremo @ The Obtuse Angle
Write Girl @ Write in Motion