Do not be fooled
into thinking
faith is a matter
of “one and done.”
No, faith is
a battle with fear
fought everyday,
and everyday,
again and again,
it needs to be won.© 2016 Dennis Ference
Fear
Ferocious Foe
Fear is a ferocious foe
best countered by faith
in the efficacy of one’s
surrender to the guidance
of the Divine Presence within.© 2016 Dennis Ference
Fears and Hostilities
Our fears and hostilities,
if not let go of
in due season,
may begin to think
they own us,
and staking a claim
in the far recesses
of our souls,
try to manipulate us
to do their bidding.© 2014 Dennis Ference
(First posted without pic 11/25/14.)
Fears
BATTERED AND BULLIED
BY FEARS THAT RAGE AND ROAR
LET US TRUST THAT WE ARE
BIGGER THAN OUR FEARS
LET US KNOW THAT WE ARE
SO MUCH MORE
© 2014 Dennis Ference
(First appeared 7/24/14 without pic)
The Favor of Fear
Before you surrender
your fears, you must believe
you can surrender your fears.
Before you can believe you can
surrender your fears you must
want to surrender your fears.
Before you can want to surrender
your fears you must feel them
crushing you and choking you.
And after you have felt this,
may you one day come to know
that fear has done you a favor.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Anchored
How rigid and tedious is a life
intractably anchored in place
in fear of the winds and waves
of inevitable change.© 2015 Dennis Ference
A Fire Inside
The truth
of who you are
is a fire inside
ignited and fueled
by the Mystery of Love.
Do you yearn
to feel the heat
and its power
to transform?
Learn to be still and
silent. Do you long
to divine your callings
and paths? Learn
to listen and wait.
And in your yearning
do not turn from
your wounds and fears
but dare to suffer them
as you surrender
all to the fire that
longs to burn brightly
as a torch blazing
the wholeness of you.
© 2015 Dennis Ference
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