The Path
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By Ricky L Gibbs
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The Path
by Ricky l Gibbs
The path stretched out before him.
Overgrown and yet straight as can be. Thorns and briars scratched the skin. The ground beneath was hard to see. Step by step he struggled. As if on his own. For ahead no other could be seen. He felt he was alone. Then in a moment of sorrow. At a time of pain and doubt. He stumbled and went to his knees. Saying, Lord please lift me out. A voice cut through the sorrow. Rise up, for you are mine. He struggled to get to his feet, and turned to look behind. Twas there he saw The Savior and all the scars he bore. Tears of love filled his eyes and faith returned once more. The path was yet before him. The briars and thorns remained. But this time he wasn't just walking. He was praising Jesus' name.
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Submitted: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Last Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2017
About the Poet
59 and holding. Married to the love of my life for 35 years. We are a Christian family with 3 grown kids and a hard headed chihuahua named Peppy. I enjoy writing poetry and hope it brings a smile or maybe even uplifts a little.
Other Poems by Ricky L Gibbs
- A Few Days before Christmas
- A Happy Home
- A Moment Of Perfect Time
- A Mother's Love
- A Simple Cross
- A Stone's Throw Away
- A Time of Pure Perfection
- A Tiny Plant
- A Tree In Heaven
- Another Page
- Awakened
- Back When
- Bells Of Heaven
- Can You See
- Cancer
- Check _YES or _NO
- Comforted
- Comforter
- Connected
- Cover to Cover
- Crucify Him
- Defeated
- Dry Bones
- Eastern Sky
- Empty Paper
- End of a Worse Case Scenario
- Eyes Wide Shut
- For God So Loved
- Forgiven
- Forgiven 2
- From Bended Knees
- From Two Left Feet
- God Is Love
- Growing Up
- He Found a Place
- Heaven On Christmas Morn
- Heaven's View
- Holding Hands
- Hosana
- How Big?
- How Many?
- In God's Good Time
- In Memory
- In That Moment
- In the Beginning
- In the Midst
- In The Midst Of Happiness
- Instruments of Time
- Jesus Will
- Just Down the Road
- Just Imagine
- Letting Go
- Love Lifted
- Missed The Point
- Mixed Emotions
- Music
- Music of the Soul (WC poem)
- No Idle Talk
- Not Just Words
- Note to Self
- Of Sheep and Wolves
- Of Youth and Age
- Once Again
- Ovations
- Pictures
- Raptured Mind
- September's Pause
- So Rest Assured
- So Wonderful
- Some Might Say
- Spell Check
- Spring
- Stand
- Still Gonna Be
- Such as These
- Take a Little Time
- Tears of Love
- Tell Me
- The Christmas Story
- The Cross
- The Fight
- The Image
- The Liar
- The Light Eternal
- The List
- The Path
- The Pond
- The Power of His Love
- The Rising of the Son
- The Shepherd
- The Walk
- Thin Blooded Thoughts
- This February Day
- This Moment
- Thoughts of Autumn
- Three Days of Easter
- Tis The Season
- To Journey
- Two in Love
- Unspoken
- Watching Streams Become Canyons
- Wave upon Wave
- WC
- What Message?
- When in Between
- While Contemplating Redemption
- While Mama Sang
- While Waiting
- Wild Horses
- Willow
- Winds of Imagination
- Woolen Socks
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