Based on Matthew 4:14-16
Sonnets for Advent: Thursday week 4
Sonnets for Advent: Wednesday week 4
Based on Luke 2:8-20
Maybe Next Year…
But I am of the eternal diaspora. One of many wandering children dwelling in tents in this vast wilderness. Home is a memory that I can’t remember. Rust and decay have eaten away at its core and corrupted its foundations.
Sonnets for Advent: Tuesday week 4
Based on Matthew 1:18-25
Sonnets for Advent: Sunday week 4
Based on Isaiah 11:1-10
Sonnets for Advent: Saturday week 3
Based on Luke 3:1-6
Sonnets for Advent: Friday week 3
Based on John 9:1-7 Oh Father, why did you make me so bro-ken? Sometimes it feels like I cannot walk.I limp along alone in darkness, blindand helpless. Why? Who sinned that you inflictme thus? Is there purpose in the darknessthat floods my senses? And He answered, "Yes.There always is a purpose and that pur-pose is... Continue Reading →
Sonnets for Advent: Thursday week 3
I almost didn't get a sonnet done today it was such a discouraging and painful day, but as I crawled into bed determined to at least read the passage, I found the hope I needed to lay my head down in peace.
Sonnets for Advent: Wednesday week 3
It's week three of Advent and the next installment of my "Sonnets for Advent" series is up.
Sonnets for Advent: Tuesday week 3
It's week three of Advent and the next installment of my “Sonnets for Advent” series is up. The poems are based on the daily readings from my home church. ❤️
R. C. Svendsen 