A Splendid Awakening

ISBN-13-9780990020332 (180 pages)   $7.95

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A Splendid Awakening is a soulful collection of ninety-two original, lyrical poems that attest to the enlightenment that the light of Christ Jesus avails to man so that his spirit can transcend the clamor of today’s world and come into communion with God the Creator. Bound together by the common threads of good hope through love, the verses are meant to tune man’s inner awareness in a way that enables him to join the conversations in heavenly places instead of wallowing in the lowly, selfish conditions and thought patterns that pervade modern society.

 

The fourth volume in Poems in Faithfulness to the Divine series, A Splendid Awakening touches on a variety of spiritual matters and real-life experiences that are pooled together in different streams throughout the text. The volume begins with a succinct poem entitled “Good and Lovely,” which speaks to the fact that the “good” and “lovely” in life are hard to come by without divine blessing. It suggests that mankind everywhere should not only seek the good and lovely, but also treasure as well as hold it dear in the heart when found. Continuing in that light, the next pool of verses highlights the enduring truth that man can only attain fullness when he is part of a whole and not alone. Beginning with “Thankfulness is Essential,” these verses show that Providence readily blesses the man who is thankful for his gifts and that there is great hope for the man who shares with others.

 

Next, a series of verses encourages readers to persevere through moments of trial reminding them that it takes true deprivation for man to sort through his existence in order to let go of the unimportant things that clutter his life and take up the room needed for important things to thrive. The entries in this pool, especially “Changes thru Drought,” challenge man to let go of the past and sort out his earthly lot in a heavenly order while stressing that mankind has settled for the lowly for too long. Letting go of the past, however, is not always easy and the next pool of verses bemoans this fact. Poems like “Cave Dweller” capture man’s nearsightedness and speak to how man seeks to hold onto the old ways despite how tragically flawed they are. Acknowledging that mankind’s old way of living brings out the worst in humanity, leading to envy and strife, this pool encourages mankind to no longer settle for the shortcomings of the old way so as to come into a new vision of life.  Only with such vision will life’s troubles become minimized so that man can step into the future, where many amazing things are possible.

 

All told, A Splendid Awakening will uplift your spirit to convey you along your spiritual journey as it takes shape on earth. Sure to appeal to anyone of faith who loves poetry, this potent and powerful compilation will touch your heart and nourish your soul with reminders of God’s power and love for mankind.