Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

thoughts

  • Eternity Sought

    Dear Eternity-Seeker, I feel have come to the end of my wit! What is reasonable to me is fleeting for you. But I will persevere in my persuasion to walk with you as you seek. Consider the Word on which I base my life: “…to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith…” 1 Thessalonians 3:2 Yes… Read more

  • my weak times

    “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” Revelations 2:7 (NKJV) How shall I measure my progress, Father above? The swallowing sea gives my faith an… Read more

  • a prayer for a thistle

    And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.  Revelations 21:5 (KJV) Your guardian eyes so warm, removing harm and protecting  my way each day. Watched over, I feel safe, secure and steeped in Love. It is Your eyes, Lord, that see me through each abrasion and each incident, turning mismatched moments into seeds… Read more

  • imagine

    Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. Psalm 119:11 (NKJV) That we might never find God We are the self-righteous. From the very start we are seeking fulfillment without shame and without regard. We are born good and we continue on a path of goodness. It is… Read more

  • We Love in Shadows

    “For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?” Ecclesiastes 6:12 (NKV) Our nature fallen Our paths so sullen; Pathetic attempts seeking Fulfilled hearts swollen. Those… Read more