Rick Stassi Poetry

personal pathways in Poetry

thoughts

  • The Yearning Heart Pines

    For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 (KJV) We must look and listen intently. As our focus fades outwardly, He fortifies inward. Trust your inward life. There is a world we walk in that is bent on material… Read more

  • The First Temple

    If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is… Read more

  • All Sorrow Turns to Light

    4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Romans 10:4 That which once satisfied, satisfies no longer. Write these words on a napkin, neatly fold it, and place it away deep in your mind. The world is zealous for our attention. It is a living organism with millions… Read more

  • Tarry not on the Point!

    When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13:11 (New King James Version) When I was a child, life was grand! I was the first male born to carry on the… Read more

  • Know He Calls, Pray We Hear

    A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down… Read more