Dare to Believe

By Natalie P. Callaway

"In this moving collection of devotional poetry, Ms. Callaway expresses her deep reverence and total commitment to God. These are uplifting and heartfelt poems that celebrate the wonder of the natural world in songs of worshipful gratitude.

Dare To Believe is an inspirational collection of poems that will be thoroughly enjoyed by Christian readers."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 17, 2010
• ISBN: 9781456819651

Natalie P. Callaway

Author, Natalie Callaway, has been composing poetry throughout her life, gleaning ideas from whatever is spiritual, loving, happy or sad. Some poems become songs. In this moving collection of devotional poetry, Ms. Callaway expresses her deep reverence and total commitment to God. These are uplifting and heartfelt poems that celebrate the wonder of the natural world in songs of worshipful gratitude. Dare To Believe is an inspirational collection of poems that will be thoroughly enjoyed by Christian readers.

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Contents

Aurora Borealis

The Vagaries Of Life

A Prayer For My Loved Ones

And God Said, Ha.

And They Prayed

Another Lesson

Get The Log Out

Attitude

Be An Example

Be Carefful What You Pray

Being A Friend

The Reason For Christ’s Stripes

Birches

Call Him Friend

Don’t Wait For Perfection

Candle Of Life

Changing Seasons

Christ’s Example

Christ, Our Example

Christ Is The Answer

Cleaning House

Close Beside You

Devoted

Consider The Lilies

Contemplate

Covet Not

Dear God Help!

Dear Lord

Delay, Be Lost

Delete That Request

Destination

Did You Know?

Do It His Way

Don’t Falter

Don’t Give Up

Don’t Nag God

God Is Good

God’s Comic Strip

God’s Treasures

Gossip

Hatred

Heavenly Wonders

How Best To Be Remembered

How Dare We Doubt

I’ll Have My Patience . . . . Now, Lord!

Intentions

Just A Little Corner In Heaven

Listen To Him Speak

Lord Willing

Love Divine

Midnight Show

My Itty Bitty

God’s Team Of One

Not Fighting Words

On Aging

Our Bodies

Overnight Wonder

Passing Fancies

Pieces Of Life

Salvation’s Cost

Fight The Fight

Sleeplessness

Take Jesus Down From The Cross

Ten Plagues Of Egypt

The First Sin

The Flood

Topsy-Turvy

Who Am I?

Worship For A Song

Yes, But

You And Me

Your God Goes Rap

Though I Bug Him

Your Window To God

At Last

Aurora Borealis

Stars yet blinked through the darkness

And the air was brisk and still

As the snow crunched under my high-topped boots

And my down coat chased the chill.

A flicker through barren tree tops

Drew my eyes to the Northeast

Where God’s paintbrush was washing the skies

With a show of a visible feast.

Colors brightened as they danced

To the tune only God could play,

Covering miles of sky in a leap of joy

While all below waited for Day.

Earth was silently holding her breath

In ecstasy, not wanting to move,

For fear the disturbance would chance distract

The lights from their heavenly groove.

Time whispered by as I stood there

In awe and not wanting to leave,

Not hearing the whine, nor feeling the tug,

Of my dog’s cold nose up my sleeve.

I held him and tried to show him

The lights dancing gaily around,

But then ’cross the lake a hungry bark

Encouraged a chorus of hounds.

So, we walked on home to begin our day

Feeling blessed to have chanced to be

Walking in sight of the studio of God

While He painted a scene just for me.

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The Vagaries Of Life

The trappings of this fragile earth

Are baubles on life’s tree.

They hang around collecting dust,

Reflecting naught but thee.

Why hang a pretty looking glass

From every empty limb

When thou must prove how proud thou art

To stand for viewing them?

The gold and silver thou hast stored

To pull thee through rough times,

Will melt like butter in a fire

Though you’ve a dozen mines.

When He returns to claim His own,

My Father will not need thee

To show His splendor to the world.

There’ll be none who don’t see.

His glory shall be known by all

Who know and know Him not.

Those who do will praises sing.

Those who don’t will rot.

Keep the faith within your breast

And never let it fail thee,

For it will suffer to sustain

When other causes strike thee.

He is the One who will be true

When other friends shall fail.

He’ll be thy shelter in the storm,

Thy ship, thy sea, thy sail.

There’s naught He will not be for thee

If thou wilt but abide.

He’ll bear thee safely to thy shore

Upon the evening tide.

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A Prayer For My Loved Ones

Dear Heavenly Father up above,

Please, watch over those I love.

Keep them safe, protected and sound,

No matter where or with whom they are found.

Help them to know and help them to see

I love them and hope they love me.

Help them to be gentle and good,

Loving, compassionate, kind as they should.

Be with them when they make a decision,

Not to be hurt by someone’s derision.

Don’t let