– Pioneering Destiny – a poem by Mike Gates Dreams begin, a heart’s cry to send. The pioneer awakens to a sound that beckons. With hands to the plow, paving a way, clearing the path, not looking back. Onward unto a new frontier, bravery rises, fear will not end their…
– “Love’s Reflective Light” by Mike Gates – Full moon, so bright, a beacon illuminating the sky. From dusk to dawn, in the evening, at midnight into early morning, a nightlight that burns till a new sunrise appears. Serene atmosphere, enthralled, it calms all my thoughts, set adrift or maybe…
– “To Change with Seasons” by Mike Gates – As seasons change, so do the landscape, the environment, the colors, and textures of what is dying and what is no longer living. Change can be painful. We try to avoid it, holding on to what is, afraid of what could…
–“A Flower Still Blooms” – a poem by Mike Gates On a wretched wintry day, gloomy weather all around. No matter the times or seasons, a flower still blooms. Full of life, without care, no distractions from lack of sunlight. As mist drifts down the rocky mountain side, a dense…
This morning at church during worship, I was praying about God’s presence, and He gave me a vision of a river. The river started out as calm and still which signified soaking in His presence. Those moments when we just sit quietly at the feet of Jesus, times when we…
Psalm 42:6-8 NKJV 6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me; Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, And from the heights of Hermon, From the Hill Mizar. 7 Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and…