CHRISTIAN POEMS & CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONALS FOR THE WEARY & SEARCHING FOR GOD
HAVE I MISPLACED JESUS ?

JESUS, HAVE I MISPLACED YOU ?

                    By Frank E. Henrich 1984

Hope is help,
  In a world full of uncertainty.
Hope is peace
  In troubled waters.

Yet, Christian Hope is more
  Than help in mere existence,
It is a candle
  Burning in the darkness.

In our twenties
  Our Hope lies
In the strength of our bodies
  Which seem eternal.

In our thirties
  Our Hope lies
In our resolve
  Yes! I can do it.

Then come the Advent years,
  Those years of preparation
For a new Hope
  A new candle in the distance.

No longer is the physical body
  A Hope.
No longer are great resolutions
  A Hope.

No longer is stamina
  A trusted resource,
The candlelight of self
  Is not so clear.

Then, what is one to do
  In those Advent years?
Is there another candle,
  A light of Hope upon the horizon?

Yes, it is the Light of Christ.
  It is not dependent upon us.
It stands as a strong beacon,
  A Hope that is a helpful trust.

You say, “I can’t see it!
  I’m looking
But I can’t see it.
  Where, where is this?”

The Light of Christ radiates Hope
  That warms a life with Joy.
It can only be seen
  When light of self is diminished.

During this Advent season
  When we meditate on Christ’s birth,
Let us ask Jesus
  What would please Him?

Could it be that
  Jesus would say to us,
“Search and find my Advent Candle
  That lights a Hope for you?”

Read scriptures: Matt 4:16 & 5:15, Luke 1:78-79

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During the Advent season I am reminded to light the Advent candle that lights a hope for me for I have misplaced Jesus, my Christian hope.

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Have I misplaced Jesus? Is He no longer the light that lights a hope for me. Oh light of Christ, my Christian hope be my advent candle.


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POEMS FOR CHRIST TO UPLIFT YOU