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My Poetic Contemplations

Introduction

and

Index of Categories

 

Greetings of Grace, Peace and Mercy in the Name of Jesus Christ

It has been a long time since I first began working on getting all these poems on this Web-Site and I sincerely apologize for the long delay. The enemies have been many and the trying circumstances have been more. Since beginning this effort for the Web-Site I have faced many discouraging set backs and have moved nine times in as little as five years having to start over from scratch each time.

There have also been health related issues as well, which have only added to the trials. Yet were it not for the fiery trials of this life, I would never have written half of these poems. And for the record, God has been so merciful and far more faithful to me than I ever deserved.

Those of you who saw the first Web-Site before this new one was put up, will notice that there are some changes. I have basically made 14 different catagory pages for the poems with all the poems for each catagory displayed on the same catagory page. This way there will be a lot less clicking required and all you have to do is scroll down to see all the poems in any one of the catagory pages.

You will also notice that I have added a lot of new poems. Many of which are actually old ones that have never been published and will be new to this Web-Site. There is still much work to do in getting various articles done for this Web-Site and I would ask for your prayers.

God willing I will finally be able to get internet service next month so I can answer e-mails. I apologize for the delay in this matter. I now have no car and the public transit here has left me stranded one time too many and it's very undependable. So I am not able to get to a place where I can check my e-mail presently. And when I am able, getting back home is such a challenge that I have decided to not chance it again.

I pray that these poems will be a source of encouragement, comfort, reproof, edification, inspiration, exhortation and admonition to God's scattered Remnant Church. As well as being a written Ministry of restoration and spiritual life to the back-slidden and lost. In closing this introductory word to "My Poetic Contemplations" I dedicate the following prayer to every struggling soul who has faced the battle for spiritual life in this valley of spiritual death that is the world.

May God Bless and Keep You and Yours by the power of His grace forever and always.

Your fellow Remnant Soldier and Friend:

Raymond Bolton Pena

 

P.S. If you have any questions, comments, prayer request or just need advice. The best method of contact until I am able to get internet service, would be to personally write me at:

Raymond Pena

46 Maplewood Drive Apt. A-5

Summerville, Ga. 30747

 

A Pilgrim’s Journey Prayer 

 

"The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

The LORD make his face shine upon thee,

and be gracious unto thee:

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee,

and give thee peace."

Numbers 6:24-26 

 

May the dark clouds of oppression and despair

which have overshadowed your life

be driven into utter obscurity.

 

May the Son of Righteousness shine down

in all the exceeding greatness of His grace

to kiss your face with the warmth of His loving kindness.

 

May the waves and billows of adversity which you have faced be calmed

as the raging oceans of chaos and turmoil in your life

are stilled into utter silence.

 

And may the sands of time be laid ever so softly 

beneath your tired and weary feet

upon this your pilgrim's journey.

 

With everlasting mercy always. Eternity without end.

And infinitely forevermore.

Amen.

© 1997 Raymond Bolton Pena 

 

Index of Catagories

 

I.

Destiny's Calling

 

II.

Ye Must

Be

Born Again

 

III.

Hope

for the

Hopeless

 

IV.

The

Least of These

 

V.

Provocations to Prayer

 

VI.

Spiritual Treasures

of

Light and Life

out of

Spiritual Seasons

of

Darkness and Death

 

VII.

The

Battle

For

Spiritual Life

in the

Valley

of

Spiritual Death

 

VIII.

My Lord and I

Divine Communiques

 

IX.

A

Pilgrim's Perspective

of

Reality Reflected

 

X.

A

Remnant's Perspective

of

Reality Neglected

 

XI.

Exhortations

against the

Exploitation

of the

Evangelistic Enterprise

 

XII.

The

Counter Cultural Corrupting

and

Charismatic Counterfeiting

of the

Christian Church

into a

Crossless thus Christless

Carnal and Counterfeit

Christianity

 

XIII.

Admonitions

against

Eternal Perditions

 

XIV.

Our

Invisible

and

Invincible

Hope

 

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