Michael R. Martin's Blog, page 2

Holy Breath

I've been too long my feet firmly planted
Drifting aimless, my mind on earthly things
Heal me. Take my hand. Lift me up.
Enwrap me in universal love.
Focus my eyes on Holy things
Be my all and everything.
My life, wrapped in You
I breathe you in. And in my exhalation
The power to share your Holy breath

“This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

 Matthew 6:9-13(NIV)
 
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Revised Book Cover

As my book nears publication (Kindle Version), I have updated the cover art.

Book Cover

Sanctuary: A positive meditation

Surround yourself with goodness
Be open to the pull of the universe
Let yourself be guided by currents that surround you
Yield to the forces of good in your life
Forces only felt when you focus on the goodness that surrounds you
We live within the currents of the universal
Goodness swirls around us, forming eddies in our lives Be open to the flow of the universal currents
Seek them, flow with them, follow them
Like dust that swirls within beams of sun
So our lives swirl within beams of universal love
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from "Soul Insights" by Michael R. Martin

Searching - an excerpt from Soul Insights: Christians Bridging the New Age by Michael R. Martin

We are born whole, complete
From the moment we leave our mother's womb we spend the rest of our lives
searching for that wholeness, that oneness, complete God is always there, nurturing, guiding
Waiting for us to find him
This is God's prevenient grace watching over us
And though we can never find that completeness in this lifetime We can open our hearts to the One guiding spirit
And become more than we are,
With eyes focused beyond the mortal plane
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Source: Soul Insights: Christians Bridging the New Age

Sermons of John Wesley

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These are the collected 141 sermons of John Wesley, father of the Methodist Church. Sermons are indexed by number, title, and scriptural reference. Over 1,000 pages long, this document is not available in print and is a valuable reference for anyone who preaches the Gospel, is a United Methodist, or is interested in furthering their Christian education.

Oh Heart of Mine

How trite to say, "Oh heart of mine"
Yet said heart has long sat broken
Not broken, nay, but empty, say,
For lack of word soft spoken

Can ever come the tender tongue
To lay calloused muscle open
So enters in a new begin
True love once more be spoken?

Morning

A new day
The same as all
Full of promise or full of pain
That choice, alone, is ours to make
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"Soul Insights: Christians Bridging the New Age" by Michael R. Martin, CLM with Maggie McCarey • http://ChristiansBridging.com

Sing This Day

Tune out the self, the negative, the self-critical
Listen for the voice of the Great I Am
You are a jewel, set in this life to shine

Open your mind, take in the Holy
Open your heart, bathe in the Glory
Love your self, then
Shine with the power of the Spirit within

Sing Holy, sing Glory
Sing of the love that can not be contained
Sing for the Spirit within you surrounds you
Sing for your self, for the power of each day
Sing for your self, for the power of each day

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from "Soul Insights: Christians Bridging the New Age" by Michael R. Martin, CLM with Maggie McCarey • http://ChristiansBridging.com