Just for Today – A Prayer… by Marjorie Holmes

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Forbidden Fruit

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He’d watched her for awhile

Saw her wings spread wide and beautiful

Watched them wither and fall away

Anxious to hold her in his arms of protection

Indulge in her story

Curious…

Was she sweet, complicated, soft, hard…

Longing to reveal her hidden treasure

See what moved her to laughter

What darkness stole her smile

What was the unbearable pain that caused tears to swell up in the corners of her brown eyes

He wanted to hold her in the palm of his hands

Read her story out loud

Run his fingers softly across the pages of her heart

Touch her spirit

Understand her soul

But his story was too complex

Filled with tattered, tear stained pages

She could not allow him to pick the beautiful fruit from her tree as he had yet to unravel the tangled weeds within his…

~D’Temptress

When you see her

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She is not a simple question to answer
She can be a little bit complicated and you might have to put in a bit more effort than you’re used to
But once you find yourself on the inside of her spirit
Embedded in the center of her heart
Resting deep down in her soul
You’ll find she’s a rare and beautiful treasure and you won’t ever find yourself searching again…
~D’Temptress

Epiph’aneia

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Then she closed her eyes

Had a long conversation with her Creator

Took a deep breath

Looked around one last time

Securing the last box

Packed with little pieces of her story

Suddenly she felt a calmness in her spirit that she hadn’t felt in awhile

It was at that very moment

She knew without a doubt she was being led to her answered prayer

Then the tears began to fall

Because she also knew…

Every moment of sunshine, as well as all the darkness that came before it was meant as part of her journey…

~D’Temptress💛

Butterfly

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And just like that…

She lifted her broken wing Looked up into the heavens Released all of her worries, all of her fears…all of her pain.

Surrendered it all to her Heavenly Father

And she was free to fly again!

~D’Temptress

Seeking…

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Like a deer at the river’s edge

I thirst for you

I long for refreshment and renewal

I will drink from your well

Filling myself

Full of your…

Love.

Grace.

Wisdom.

Experiencing the joy and peace you have laid before me

I will not waste these precious gifts you so lovingly shared with me

I will enjoy them for all my days to come…

~D’Temptress

~photo courtesy goes to Ruth Chou Simons, a very spiritually gifted artist and author. From her beautiful book, Gracelaced

My Light

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Even in times of darkness, His Light shines upon me
Making my path clear
My spirit calmed
My heart loved
He is my guide in this journey of mine
Even when I cannot see, I reach out my hand to Him
He wraps my hand in all His love and all His grace

As he holds my hand and hugs my heart

He walks with me all the days of my life…🙏🏽💛
~D’Temptress

Joy in the journey

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When my emotional well runs dry

I thirst for the spiritual refreshment that can only come from my God

I hunger for His grace and mercy

Anxious to be fed

My heart craves to be filled with His unconditional love

The darkness in my spirit longs to be covered in His Light

The dry spaces of my soul need to be drowned in His goodness

I surrender myself to you Father

Placing all my trust in you

Please help me to appreciate even the roughest path in my journey

Help me to understand it is all part of your plan

So that I may weep only for a moment whilst knowing my joy cometh soon…

~D’Temptress