These poems and pictures were given to me by the spirit of God for people to visualize or to envision what God is relating to us in this book. I bless the Lord Jesus Christ for the opporutnity to be a blessing to God’s people for such a time as this.

Porms are an expression of what has been created by God in the earth. This epxression is in poetic terms to bring to us peace, joy, happiness and fulfillment. To enable us to love ourselves and to love others. As we look through the poetic words, we will know that God has always been here. Now we can live as we read this book —”Poems to Live By.”

Isaiah 61:3

To rant (consolation and joy) to those who mourn in Zion – to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment (expressive) of praise instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit –that they may be called oaks of righteousness (lofty, strong, and magnificent, distinguished for uprightness, justice, and right standing with God), the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.