tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:22:08 +0000The Lord in his mercy, lavished his grace upon me, swept me out of the darkness and brought me before him in the Light. Since then he has blessed me with a hunger to share what he has taught me, and here today I share my writings...http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)Blogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-45643867332309862Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:22:00 +00002023-10-28T10:22:11.716-06:00<p>I met God at the Bus Stop</p><p>Quietly, as Light breaks Dawn</p><p>Thought I'd found Salvation's Path</p><p>Yet, it was laid all along</p><p><br /></p><p>The shattered shards of Heart's defense</p><p>Lay strewn around my Feet</p><p>Humor, in its finest sense</p><p>When Faith and Fate did meet</p><p><br /></p><p>Comedy's sweet jest it seems</p><p>Hides the shadow of Life's pain</p><p>Yet in that Moment's silent gleam</p><p>Sovereignty did reign</p><p><br /></p><p>For though we think we chart the Course</p><p>The Bus, its route predate</p><p>In God's grand scheme, without remorse</p><p>That Bus, it's never late.&nbsp;</p>http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2023/10/at-bus-stop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-3956222663879675112Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:56:00 +00002023-08-24T12:56:51.319-06:00<p><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">In a quiet room, a sacred space,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A preacher kneels, seeks divine grace,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A call to stand, a call to speak,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A task profound, a mission unique.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A sermon waits in pregnant pause,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A message wrapped in heaven's gauze,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">With trembling hands and furrowed brow,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">He wonders, prays, "Oh Lord, show me how."</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The Word is sharp, the Truth is keen,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A double-edged sword, pure and serene,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">To wield it well, a task immense,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A burdened heart, a conscience tense.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A message deep, a lesson to unfold,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">With trowel in hand, the truth is being told,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Through valleys dark, and pastures green,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A shepherd guides with tools unseen.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The weight of words, the challenge vast,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">To connect the present with the ancient past,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">To break the Bread, to pour the Wine,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A feast of Love, a taste divine.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">In pulpit high, or humble street,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">With voice that roars or whispers sweet,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">He preaches hope, he speaks of peace,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A call to love that never shall cease.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">For in his words, a holy fire,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A passion fueled by pure desire,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">To lead the lost, to heal the broken,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A preacher's call, God's love unspoken.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Oh Preacher, stand with courage true,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">For Heaven speaks and works through you,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">May grace abound, may love ignite,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Your words a beacon, a guiding light.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p>http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2023/08/preacher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-5081013794909960045Thu, 28 May 2020 18:12:00 +00002020-05-28T12:12:00.904-06:00<div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"> destruction's doom</div> <div> acts of who? </div> <div> atom's plume</div> <div> pandemic flu</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> authoritarian force</div> <div> Facebook is callin'</div> <div> divine di-vorce</div> <div> "oh man"; has fallen</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> hate thy neighbor</div> <div> Team Left or Right?</div> <div> compass a vapor</div> <div> man lost his sight</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> the sun rises</div> <div> in mercy's embrace</div> <div> hope in crisis</div> <div> by God's face</div> <div> sacrificial lamb</div> <div> dead on a tree</div> <div> an act; not sham</div> <div> King's victory</div> <div> treasure above</div> <div> answered melancholy</div> <div> A Father's love</div> <div> cured man's folly</div> http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2020/05/2020.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-5951377730271531316Thu, 28 May 2020 15:31:00 +00002020-05-28T09:31:23.905-06:00<span></span><br /> <div style="-en-clipboard: true;"> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> Simple illusion&nbsp;</div> <div> A hungry serpent</div> <div> Your people will not go&nbsp;</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> A simple illusion!</div> <div> A bloody river</div> <div> Your people will not go</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> Another simple illusion!!</div> <div> Remove these frogs</div> <div> Relief? Your people will not go</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> What trick is this?&nbsp;</div> <div> We suffocate of gnats</div> <div> I cannot hear you</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> Sacrifice away from here&nbsp;</div> <div> Flies be gone, I plea!</div> <div> Your people will not go</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> My refusal, my right</div> <div> Death of my livestock?&nbsp;</div> <div> Your people will not go</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> You've weakened my magicians</div> <div> We wear a coat boils</div> <div> I cannot hear you</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> The people have sinned</div> <div> Calm this storm and bring rain</div> <div> Your people may not leave</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> How long will you snare me?</div> <div> Take off this mask of locusts</div> <div> Your people will not go</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> You've left us in the shadows</div> <div> Remove your face from me</div> <div> I will kill you if we meet again</div> <div> You perform for a heart of stone</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> O' foolish Hebrew,&nbsp;</div> <div> Leave, all of you, leave</div> <div> You've killed my son</div> <div> I will pursue and destroy them</div> <div> My heart is a heart of stone.</div> <br />http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2020/05/pharaohs-perspective.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-9062492162963664373Sat, 03 Nov 2012 06:32:00 +00002012-11-03T00:32:13.745-06:00<br /> A chorus of their intense laughter<br /> Dreams of happy ever after<br /> Poo, boogers, a toy ball<br /> I'd swear I'd seen it all<br /> 'fore my boy took on that rafter<br /> http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2012/11/parenting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-5969317752519051538Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:05:00 +00002012-03-29T11:08:52.296-06:00<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">extraordinary circumstances</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">for such a pair to meet</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">"Well opposites attract"</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">the people will repeat</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; "><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">complimentary, true unlikely;</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">is more of what I would say</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">that two would come together</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">on that one divine day</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; "><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">when brittle leaves of thirst</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">water's steamy behavior </div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">an irreversible changing</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">such a distinct flavor</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; "><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">brewing something unique</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">in that magical steep</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">when two came together</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">my heart took a leap</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; "><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">a dance for the taste buds</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">my soul's core of glee</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">for it had finally found</div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: medium; ">my cup of tea</div>http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-cup-of-tea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-2271371333325799740Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:24:00 +00002010-07-11T20:24:57.950-06:00lullaby in a frame<br />a thousand words<br />or a million lies<br />an untold story<br />Oh Father,<br />Did you get it?<br /><br />Sponge of vanity<br />broken for love<br />answer the call<br />forget the worry<br />Oh Father,<br />Did you get it?<br /><br />bloody perfection<br />hanging on a cross<br />a calling risen<br />for His Glory,<br />Oh Father,<br />Lead me to show it.http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2010/07/family-photo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-6148735497785335689Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:26:00 +00002009-11-03T21:28:08.109-07:00Consider it a glare<br />Opinions I declare!<br />With my eyes,<br />I scrutinize<br />And, it was rude of me to stare.<br /><br />(*a special thanks to my wife Sarabi for her amazing input and put-up-withness)http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2009/11/day-on-train.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-23169234911031488Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:54:00 +00002009-09-08T20:55:38.826-06:00A hiding place no more<br />was my pool of shadows.<br />Where in darkness,<br />I had no desire to call<br />Yet, Your light shined on<br />and mercy would not fall!<br /><br />Drenched in filth n' muck<br />was I from head to toe.<br />Still I did not look for You,<br />I just preferred not to be seen<br />Yet, Your light shined on<br />blood had washed me clean<br /><br />Your light shines on,<br />Freely, I step from the shadows<br />and say “Here I am”http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2009/09/his-light-shines-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-1843448614741720341Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:00 +00002009-07-09T21:08:17.514-06:00Seen with heavy eyes<br />The weight,Not of slumber<br />Death an ugly disguise<br />That Lucifer, had my number<br /><br />Life did Mercy wake<br />And Grace, Love so profound<br />Birth to never forsake<br />Our Father, Love so aboundhttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2009/07/seen-with-heavy-eyes-weightnot-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-7629337925982355842Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:39:00 +00002009-04-05T01:40:28.495-06:00I don't wanna know, <br />Is there a purpose<br />Can it be debated.<br />Its hard, complicated. <br /><br />I'm giving up now. <br />See you at the finish<br />Lack of Hope<br />about me? Then nope. <br /><br />I don't wanna know, <br />There is a purpose<br />All is forgiven <br />A new life, in redemptionhttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2009/04/unknown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-7461371533140837857Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:26:00 +00002008-06-30T23:30:32.514-06:00I have danced as a saint<br />Though with secret slumbered steps<br />Danced as the light glowed faint<br />Sang praises with thou tongue<br />And carried my heart of stone<br />Creeping disguised in the shadows<br />Near to His mighty throne<br />Where salvation was upon my skin<br />And darkness shed my true being<br />Weakened at my knees I wept<br />My soul longing for everlasting freeing<br />At the feet of a Savior<br />Who upon, I did scoff and spit<br />Wrath poured out in my place<br />I, a forgiven hypocrite.http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2008/06/revived.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-3147601432588162461Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:31:00 +00002008-02-04T12:53:53.482-07:00Once upon a broken dream<br />Same story it would seem<br />Days of grey and hollow<br />No Future to even follow<br />When all seemed but a loss<br />Appeared before me a Cross<br />Hard stone melted to flesh<br />Strength was renewed afresh<br />Hope alive and came to boil<br />A power Sin couldn’t spoil<br />Life so heavy, I’m weak<br />Yet, blessed are the meek<br />Broken dream not broke<br />That moment I awoke<br />Alive and aware to my sin<br />N’ver to dream broken againhttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2008/01/perception.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-2379030694259493025Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:00:00 +00002008-01-08T23:35:06.499-07:00Passion, like hunger aches<br />The wind causes drift<br />Adding weight to my heart<br />I long for the day<br />Our symmetrical lives start<br /><br />A flower can only bloom<br />In the perfect season <br />An intricate design <br />I long for the day <br />Your hand will be mine<br /><br />Roses explode with beauty<br />Yet, thorns grow on their back!<br />My heart, pricked with trials<br />I long for the day<br />Sharing a lifetime of smiles<br /><br />Fear, like rain falls heavy<br />Clothes of cold n’ sopping wet<br />Tightly clinging to the skin<br />I long for the day<br />When your heart is mine to win<br /><br />This life of sovereign creation<br />Divine Romance is base <br />His foundation for this Life<br />Someday<br />I'll answer “I do” to my wifehttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/12/irgendwann.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-1785261463762617821Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:16:00 +00002007-12-30T22:17:17.559-07:00Boy meets Girl<br />By random chance?<br />Or Divine Appointment?<br />He is lost in her gaze<br />She is faint in his presence<br />He adores her nurture<br />She adores his character<br />He makes her laugh<br />She makes him warmly smile<br />He leads their way<br />She guides their way<br />Together they dance on with life<br />From the alter to the grave<br />God is good.http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/12/divine-appointment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-6469687004673186515Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:10:00 +00002007-12-30T22:11:12.535-07:00My Heart Explodes,<br />A collage of fragile pieces<br />Free from worldly guile<br />The Good News brings a smile<br /><br />O Father, why Love?<br />Every reason for wrath<br />Yet, crushed in my place<br />A gift, cocoon of Grace<br /><br />Times I feel beaten<br />Yet my soul does not bleed<br />His blood truly does heal<br />Brings forth heavenly zeal<br /><br />You chose me first<br />Mercifully awakened <br />Grace, I ask for more<br />From my King I adorehttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-heart-explodes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-1228214929510955485Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:22:00 +00002007-12-10T01:28:48.735-07:00(Ref James 1:23-24) <br />Tonight I met a man<br />He was familiar<br />Bewildered and clothes tainted<br />Journeyed beyond the middle road<br />Into the timid gutters of passivity<br />Wrestled to the gutter of barbarism<br />Yet he answered his calling<br />Walked the straight path<br />Where he was bathed in light<br />That washed what he did not see<br />And it was the middle Road<br />I met a man who resembled mehttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-walk-my-image.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-4229315869852923757Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:49:00 +00002007-10-28T23:50:04.509-06:00I will love you<br />with all my heart<br />with all my mind<br />Your love is divine<br /><br />I will walk with you<br />through valleys so low<br />through mountains of high<br />Your always my guide<br /><br />I will hold you<br />in my darkest hour<br />in my brightest day<br />You’re the only wayhttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-willyou-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-1248686520210604132Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:54:00 +00002007-10-21T23:54:36.135-06:00Oh Father, hear my cry for you!<br />Aloud to you, for you hear my voice!<br />This day, my heart is heavy<br />Polluted with weighty desires<br />Lacking joy in my salvation!<br /><br />Despair chokes my joy.<br />I’m thirsty, but refuse to drink<br />Has your steadfast love seized?<br />Will I remain in the Shadows?<br />Father, will I again breathe your grace?<br />Will you again drown me in your Light?<br />I crawl broken with a heavy heart!<br /><br />Tonight, I will remember Your right Hand!<br /><br />I will focus on the fountain of grace!<br />You are My God! My Rock, My Salvation!<br />Sacrifice of Your Son, the gift of full atonement<br />Father I am your Son, adopted by blood<br />Saved by Your Grace and Mercy, Father!<br />You are my God, the God of Jacob!<br />I remember your wonders!<br />Father you have been my Shepard!<br />Guiding me through trials<br />Through my own Sea, by your Strength<br />Lost in Trials, You are my compass<br />You have already carried my heavy heart!!http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/10/reflection-of-psalm-77.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-6168283630285334182Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:04:00 +00002007-10-16T00:05:18.321-06:00A fresh rush of wind signaling change<br />Whispered secrets into my heart<br />The summer air went cold<br />My security faded with tears<br />Pride became a dark cocoon<br />And Despair quickly got old<br />A blinding Light shone bright<br />Sweet taste and a warm touch<br />Could this be the feeling of Love?<br />A Heavy storm far from over<br />Seasons continually bring change<br />Sovereignty rains from above<br />My heart obeys and grieves<br />Follow the Divine path ahead<br />Walk in joy and look forward<br />To the fresh new spring leaveshttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/10/change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-8828297345895303442Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:01:00 +00002007-10-02T23:04:45.888-06:00<span style="font-size:78%;">*To my sister, walk with Him! </span><br /><br />Vanishing hope and weary regret<br />My heart a lost ship at sea<br />Drifting with a storm’s palm<br />Silence has fallen upon me<br /><br />A weak vessel floating off<br />With little direction or joy<br />The Sails slump, I’m lost<br />My bearings remain coy<br /><br />Tears break from the heavy sky<br />Thunder crackles in the angry air<br />Wind casts me off to darkness<br />My heart fading into despair<br /><br />And Yet a Light pursues me<br />O Lord, shine down your light<br />May it burst through the heavens<br />In your sea of mercy shine bright<br /><br />O Lord, you are my captain<br />My compass of direction and hope<br />To lead my heart out of despair<br />Help me bring the Cross into scope<br /><br />Floating hope and growing joy<br />My Heart a Strong Ship at Sea<br />Sailing under the Lord’s palm<br />By His Love, Grace and Mercyhttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-broken-ship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-6466503459161198376Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:06:00 +00002007-09-20T00:58:37.606-06:00O' Father, My soul belongs to you, you alone<br />For you chose with mercy, to save me<br />Your arms shelter the blast of my fears<br />Steadfast love for thousands of years<br /><br />Father, I am nothing with out you,<br />I yearn to bask in your goodness<br />You Alone, have given me solid ground<br />A Beautiful Grace that is so profound<br /><br />In your palms, I shall not be greatly shaken<br />I'm dependent on your hand, Father<br />Trapped between an enemy and a sea<br />You Alone, Have already set me free<br /><br />Standing on the waves, in a great storm<br />I sink in fear, begin to drift with the winds<br />But you are my refuge, my rock, my glory<br />O' Lord, the sovereign author of my story<br /><br />I lay my fears and worries before You<br />Joy in my salvation, my heart is Yours!<br />My trust is upon my Rock, upon You wholly<br />You are my Salvation, My joy is in You fully<br /><br />Those who balance their hope on others<br />Are unstable walls, they will be shaken<br />Disappointment will fall on the false power<br />We're dependent on You, every waking hour<br /><br />All I have is You Father in Heaven<br />Rest my trusts on your Mercy and Grace<br />With Your power and love, I've been freed<br />O Father, You alone, is all I will ever needhttp://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/09/psalm-62.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-7249030119954611224Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:36:00 +00002007-09-17T00:38:09.990-06:00<p class="MsoNormal">I’m not the father I can be</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My thoughts, a stupid poem</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Memories cutting away</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I just wish you were home</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tonight I cleaned your room</p> <p class="MsoNormal">An empty bed, dusty toys</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A smile to catch the tears</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I wake up, maintain poise</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">His giggles echo in the room</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Her smile brightens my day</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Joyful hearts and a silly daddy,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Who is trying not to slip away</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">All I want is to love my God</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And be the father he is to me</p> <p class="MsoNormal">To guide you my children</p> <p class="MsoNormal">To the one who died on the tree</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">But tonight, I sit here in self loathe</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The choices I made, Godly Sorrow</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But God in his Mercy, saved me</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We shall not worry about the morrow</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We have our prayers, trust in God!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In Prayer I can be right there</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Trust the Lord, my children</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Do not regret, or despair</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">At night when you miss me</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Turn in prayer to our Lord </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Seek first his kingdom, trust him!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">As your daddy has every tear poured</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Know too, that there is Jesus</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Salvation by Mercy and Grace</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Follow him, my beautiful children</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He’ll rescue you from the darkest place</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">O Blessed be the name of the Lord</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He gives and he takes away</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Give yourselves to him children</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Let your hearts choose to stay!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">My Children, I love you </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Surround yourself in his Glory</p> <p class="MsoNormal">He brings peace and hope,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A happy ending to this story</p>http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/09/to-my-beautiful-children.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-2585568943493762982Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:35:00 +00002007-09-17T00:36:35.454-06:00<p class="MsoNormal">Upon the canvas</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Flows an array of color</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I gaze with utter passion</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Bloated with intricacies</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Worked in a precise fashion</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The piece is alive</p> <p class="MsoNormal">His brush bleeds, as it glides</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The colors breathe and dance</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sovereign Perfection</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I cannot break my glance</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Work is unfinished</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hurry, fill in the hideous blank!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Do Not PANIC!! Stay Calm,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Your Canvas, but not your picture</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Brush is in the Creator’s Palm</p>http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/09/painting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369634782625693441.post-8747401893279207079Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:35:00 +00002007-09-17T00:35:46.150-06:00<p class="MsoNormal">You said I couldn’t do it</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You said there was no way</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s to bad you were wrong</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cause here I’m standing today</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">My emotions are truly naked</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My fears, I wish them away</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Anxiety is eating at my heart</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But still, here I’m standing today</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Father’s love I have found</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Father’s word, final say</p> <p class="MsoNormal">His Grace and Mercy gives</p> <p class="MsoNormal">the strength to stand, everyday</p>http://brandonedmunds.blogspot.com/2007/09/source.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (brandon edmunds)0