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TITLE: The Glorious Key | Previous Challenge Entry
By Alicia Renkema
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As I feel my way through the darkness, I see the dim silhouette of my favorite lamp. Its light knew a romantic past as it was a wedding present to my parents, holding its own key of promise for me.
It is beautiful to me, this milk glass, electric hurricane lamp with olive green leaves painted on both the chimney and its base. I can hardly wait to turn on the lamp with its easy-turn brass key. It lets me feel the comfort of God's love as it begins to swallow up the darkness.
The room begins to filter with soft light as the magical, knob-like key turns the base of the lamp on. With the next flick of my wrist, the chimney's brighter light shines clearly in the room, dispelling even more of the darkness. As I swiftly turn the key for the third and final time, a partially lit room finally comes to life as the lamp is all aglow with gentle, serene, and lovely light.
I am reminded that no matter how black my life gets, my Jesus is there; the lighthouse of my life, the lover of my soul. He embraces me and makes me whole, He lets me know that I am His and He is mine.
I praise You my Lord and my God. You alone are my Rock. You fill me with song when I am sad, or I can't carry on.
As the hurricane lamp has a key which turns on the light in three different ways, so You have given me a key within Your Holy Trinity. This brings my being to life -- body, soul, and spirit in a similar fashion. When darkness seems to pervade, the songs of my heart that You create, alleviate the night's brigade of fears that no longer march onward.
Father God
when I draw close
You snuggle in with me.
You have given me the secret key
to feel Your presence oh so deep.
You say, sing your song
to Me so sweet.
Chorus: Jesus, hold me in Your arms
keep me from all harm
let me rest my troubled head
put this tired soul to bed.
I sing my melody so strong
praising You with love of song.
I adore You Lord, how I adore You, Lord.
Spirit, You've given me songs in the night
so I could see Your great light.
Thank you for this glorious key --
that enlightens the path
before me.
You have opened Your sweet mystery
showing me Your promised key
Chorus: Jesus, hold me in Your arms
keep me from all harm
let me rest my troubled head
put this tired soul to bed.
I sing my melody so strong
praising You with love of song.
I adore You Lord, how I adore You, Lord.
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Your song has a unique rhyming pattern. I hope someday you'll set it to melody.
Your writing is clear and strong and your poetry is straight from your heart to His. Your love for Christ comes through loud and softly at the same time.
Excellent work!
Well done.
I loved going to my grandparents house while they were still alive, and they had a beautiful hurricane lamp with a key. This story reminds me of going to there house when i was a young boy, and meddling in the many drawers in their house. On one anitque table set the hurricane lamp. I was so intrigued by the lamp and the small drawer. I still remember the smells of that house in my mind it was a very special place.
God Bless and best wishes!
Excellent! God bless~
God Bless, Lynn
God bless.
Blessings.
Blessings.