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Swallowed by His Strength

June 29, 2010 By Sandra Heska King

Miles of trials
and sorrow smiles
sink deep the feet
in silence speak
of eagle wing and sing
with fear-sliced heart
and trace the scar
of sacrifice
and blood-stained sheet
where hidden knife
carves hurting flesh
kneel trembling
to weep for her
and rise again
to face what may
its breadth and length
with weakness swallowed
by His strength.

“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 (NIV)

“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)

NOTE: This post is part of the One Word Blog Carnival on STRENGTH. For other thoughts, visit One Word at a Time.

Copyright © 2010 by Sandra Heska King

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  1. Bridget Chumbley says

    June 29, 2010 at 2:26 am

    Lovely poem, Sandra. The verses are great as well. Thanks for this!

  2. Glynn says

    June 29, 2010 at 8:14 am

    I love the image of being "swallowed by his strength."

  3. Rebecca Ramsey says

    June 29, 2010 at 8:34 am

    Powerful! Thank you!

  4. sherri says

    June 29, 2010 at 8:44 am

    Beautiful. I too, love the "swallowed by his strength" phrase that gives me a comforting visual.

  5. Monica Sharman says

    June 29, 2010 at 9:07 am

    Oh, that is powerful. The "miles of trials"…

    and this, too:

    "in silence speak
    of eagle wing and sing
    with fear-sliced heart"

  6. Fatha Frank says

    June 29, 2010 at 9:55 am

    Beautiful. Poetry is not my thing, but I really enjoyed this.

  7. Dusty Rayburn says

    June 29, 2010 at 10:14 am

    Thank you for sharing the poem and verses.

    Each time I read through the poem, something new jumps out at me…

    Very powerful.

  8. katdish says

    June 29, 2010 at 10:35 am

    Dang, Sandy. Ditto what Frank said.

  9. n. davis rosback says

    June 29, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    well done.

    it truly is His strength.

  10. jasonS says

    June 29, 2010 at 2:19 pm

    This is great. Deep subject but felt like a cool breeze (if that makes any sense). Thanks Sandra.

  11. S. Etole says

    June 29, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    I'd like to absorb that one for awhile … the full strength of all He's done.

  12. Maureen says

    June 29, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    This has a nice rhythm and rhyme. There's a lot of hurting in the imagery and then, as you say, His strength.

  13. M.L. Gallagher says

    June 29, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    Swallowed by his strength.

    amazing words and poem.

    Amazing strength.

  14. Sandra Heska King says

    June 29, 2010 at 7:54 pm

    Thanks so much, everyone! I appreciate your comments more than you know.

  15. Anne Lang Bundy says

    June 29, 2010 at 10:20 pm

    I'm being very un-original here, but that "weakness swallowed by strength" really resonated with me too.

  16. JC Dude says

    June 29, 2010 at 11:02 pm

    Vivid and powerful! Thanks for sharing.

  17. Nithin R S says

    June 30, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    Nice poetry.We face trials all along in this journey called life.

  18. L.L. Barkat says

    June 30, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    I love the idea of a sorrow smile. It's my kind of thing.

  19. caryjo says

    June 30, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Talk about creating a thought-filled poem! I've read it and read it and read it again and see something differently each time.

  20. Sandra Heska King says

    July 1, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    Ya'll are so encouraging. Thanks!

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