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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: GATHERING (07/14/16)
The challenge word is gathering
With derivatives thereof
My focus is our Lord and King
His goodness and His love

I'm gathering my thoughts
With glimpses of a story
By faith in every word I write
I'm giving God the glory

Holy Bible, Book Divine
Reveal yourself to me
Fill my heart, refresh my mind
Flood my memory

Gatherings of water
God called them the seas
Creator of the universe
With glorious majesty

Five barley loaves, two fishes
More than fed the multitude
Gathered extra baskets
Soon as the feast was through

A large crowd had gathered
They came from all around
While Jesus spoke a parable
Sow your seed on good ground

Gather my children unto me
All who yielded to the blood
Separate the good and bad
As with Noah and the flood

Gather around the altar
It's time to kneel and pray
Guide us lest we falter
Somewhere along the way

Where two or three are gathered
In the power of Jesus name
His Spirit will be with us
His perfect peace proclaim

Forsake not the assembling
Of His people everywhere
Jesus is our shining light
When in deep and dark despair

And as we come together
God's praises we will sing
Among the congregations
Joyous anthems ring

We'll never fly with broken wings
But with the Saviour’s love
Rest assured a gathering
In heaven up above
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Lea Austin
07/24/16
I liked your many reminders of Scriptural gatherings. One thing you might consider is that mentioning the challenge within a challenge entry is generally discouraged.
Toni Babcock 
07/25/16
Very creative and lyrical writing. This one should do really well in the Challenge - Kudos!
Larry Whittington
07/25/16
I liked how you gathered from the pages of His word
and used these to teach a lesson understood.

Creative writing comes from a variety of sources. You have found one of them.

Nicely done.

Bonnie Bowden 
07/28/16
Congratulations, Iris, on your 2nd place finish in the Intermediate category.

I liked your examples of the different gathering places in the Bible; however, if you take out the first stanza it would be even better. Don't explain to your reader about the challenge; let your poem do the talking.