Poems by Anita Mathias | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires

Elijah

Anita Mathias — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:51:00 +0000

Elijah Now Elijah the Tishbite, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, Whom I serve, There will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years Except at my word.” 1 Kings 17 The Lord exalts his prophets to the court of princes, He tells him what is to happen, […]

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Lazarus

Anita Mathias — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:11:00 +0000

Lazarus Lazarus was never the same. For the rest of his life, he walked like a man with a limp–one who is different–through the steep arid paths of Bethany. For four days, everything he feared thronged to him. And amid the terror, a voice echoed, the teacher he loved, “Lazarus, come forth.” As they peeled […]

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Living Waters

Anita Mathias — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:38:00 +0000

Living Waters Waterfalls, crashing from the heights. Dazzling energy, like the spirit of God. I am but toe-deep in your lovely waters, Lord, mostly dry, for most of the day, but I want to wade, ever deeper into your rivers of delight. I want to live there, your waters, cascading around me, washing out all […]

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Missing the Banquet

Anita Mathias — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:19:00 +0000

Missing the banquet The same story, always. No room in palaces, or middle-class lounges. So he goes where few would choose to. Down. Among those working for small wages, hemmed in by circumstance, forced to be silent, still, and awake to see the glory Of an angel-streaked sky, and hear the promise of Joy: A […]

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