for up-to-date writings see
Letha's Amazon.com blogsite where she enters new poetry every few
days on the state of the world and questions gleaned from the
Amazon.com website. It
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Title: Wait, Beloved, for Darkness's Gift by Letha C. Chamberlain
Poetry of love and praise to God coming out of
affliction and agony to Resurrection. We are all blessed- and we are
entitled to blissfulness- God's wish for us no matter what life hands
us. And, yes, we are expected to give each other goodness, too. But we
do not experience this blissfulness often. Have we looked for it in
actuality? Do we know where to look for it? "Ask, and you shall
receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened
unto you." You will find a cross, yes- "Take up your cross and follow
me." But heaven's doors ARE then opened to you- and often right here on
planet Earth!
A person living
a life of agony and
affliction- opens
her arms- and
receives abundance!
Now a solitary
contemplative living a life of prayer dedicated to the good of her fellow humankind
opens her heart to
all those who have
experienced
"darkness" in all
forms.
I have a wish... that my life be able to add something not there before-
or to facilitate a "happening". But each person's journey is so special
no other person's "light" must ever extinguish another's sacred spark...
so if this poetry is found "intrusive" it should be "put away for
another day."
MY path is "mystical"-- but you may find some "practicality"
involved in reading my words-- for helpful "hints" can come from
them...
But there must not be fear in the sacred journey about
companionship, either... the "call" comes to some of us honestly from
others who seek us out... and from God... in this we must listen
earnestly and respond. So I have tried to do so...
This book of poetry is in three parts. The first part is the entire
Psalmody rewritten from the New Jerusalem Translation of the Holy Bible
in haiku format (especially good for memory work by those wanting a way
to commit them to memory.) Of course, the Psalms are instructive in
helping us deal with nearly every emotion humankind can have... The
second part contains fifty-seven brief meditations "On the Occasions of
Your Life"- the celebrations, crises, and ordinary events in the lives
of ordinary persons to deepen the walk with God... The third part
contains, for the most part, love poetry to God... but also
scripturally-based poetry that comments on everyday life and love with
the emphasis on coping with darknesses and afflictions...
available as a "hot new release" on
Amazon.com and through Barnes and Noble and most bookstores, as well
as Christian and Catholic bookstores through Spring Arbor Book
Distributors.
