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Conrad Larson Jan 17
Some are born not to rest, but to rise,
Not with the ease of the fearless or the strength of the wise.
But with a gift carved deep in their soul,
A fire, a grit, a warrior’s role.
It’s not in the power of muscle or might,
But in the refusal to surrender the fight.
God in His wisdom forged them in flame,
A mettle unyielding, a spirit untamed.
Life will come, relentless and vast,
Trial upon trial, a merciless blast.
They’ll bend, they’ll break, they’ll bleed, they’ll fall,
But rise again, standing tall.
Perhaps they’d wish for a gentler path,
A road untouched by sorrow’s wrath.
But warriors are shaped by battles countless,
And their enemies that stand before groundless
The hardest trials are sent to the few,
The strongest souls who will see them through.
For God’s own fighters, though battered and scarred,
Bear the weight of pain as a badge of the hard.
You may feel shattered, weak, and torn,
Yet in your struggle, strength is born.
What you’ve endured has made you strong,
A testament that pain won’t last long.
So when life’s storms rage, and hope feels thin,
Remember the steel God placed within.
Your battles have purpose, your trials a plan,
For only the toughest are called to withstand.
Do not give up, for you are His own,
A warrior of grit, forged by the stone.
Pain is a tool, shaping your right,
And you, God’s fighter, shine like a light through the night.
Conrad Larson Jan 16
I knelt with empty hands and hollowed heart,
No words weaved, no prayers to start.
My tongue was still, my soul unspoken,
A vessel, a spirit broken.
The weight of silence pressed my chest,
No eloquence, no voice confessed
I searched for phrases I couldn't find,
A prayer unformed, lost in my mind.
But in the quiet, a warmth arose,
A familiar presence my heart still knows.
No perfect lines, no rhyme to share,
And yet somehow, he was already there.
He heard the ache I could not name,
The quiet cry, my hidden shame.
You wiped the tears I hadn't shown,
The depths of me, you've always known.
So I sat, with hands held wide,
In you my God, I always abide.
In the stillness, your love is clear,
My wordless prayer reached your ear.
For in my void, you still speak,
To my heart, compared to you, so frail and weak.
No crafted speech, no grand display,
You heard my soul that couldn't pray.
Conrad Larson Dec 2024
The hunter tilts on the wind
It’s body a blade of silence cleaving through the
measureless blue
Its wing, wide and ragged bear the purpose
Of an ancient design, an immaculate weapon
Gods perfect hunter
The shadow cast by it but a fleeting brand on the earth it roams

Beneath the hunter, in worlds below, its prey sprawled in breathless hush
Thump thump thump
The rabbits heartbeat a taut rhythm
A primal symphony of fear
Music to the hunters ears

Time falters, moments tense
The hunter eyes twin augurs
Scrying death from the vault of heaven
Gods judgement upon the beasts below
Power and poise incarnate

Then the dive comes
Time comes too slow yet too fast
The air itself seems to spilt
As if the hunter is not moving through the blue
But dragging the skies themselves down with it

Talons strike, flesh tears, bones break
A flash of motion honed by divine destructive design
A precision that knows no mercy
And shows no falter
Only hunger
Only the law carved deep in years of known
The hunter has its victory

The skies exhale as the hunter lifts up into them again
Its prize clutched within its vice
The world below thankful for its safety again
The grasses sway in its wake
Bowing before the hunters might
Conrad Larson Dec 2024
He sat among the twelve, the betrayer unknown,
His heart concealed, his sin not shown
But Jesus, knowing all, with tender grace,
Met Judas’ gaze and held his place.
No word of scorn, no hint of disdain,
No bitterness marred the love maintained.
He washed his feet with the same gentle care,
As though no betrayal was hidden there.
At supper’s table, His voice soft and kind,
He broke the bread, His love intertwined.
“This is my body, broken for you,”
Even for Judas, the promise was true.
To love your enemy, to bless the one,
Who trades your life for thirty silver and none.
This is the measure of love divine,
To hold no grudge, to give no sign.
When Judas kissed Him in the garden’s deep,
Jesus met him with eyes that weep.
“Friend,” He said, as soldiers drew near,
A word of love, untainted by fear.
And so the secret remained untold,
For love like this is pure as gold.
To love as Jesus did, so real and true,
To bless even those who betray you.
For in His grace, we learn and see,
If Jesus can love a betrayer like Judas
Then he can love a betrayer like me
Conrad Larson Dec 2024
Oh, hear the hymn the heavens weave,
A thousand strings where clouds deceive
The barren earth, now drenched in light,
As drops compose the endless night.

Each leaf, a drum; each stone, a chord,
A choir raised to praise the Lord.
The rivers hum, the valleys sigh,
The rain ascends, though falling, high.

In streams of mercy, time unfolds,
A grace that waters hearts and souls.
The song cascades, a fleeting art,
Yet lingers deep in every heart.
Conrad Larson Dec 2024
How much must I close my heart,
to see your soul drifting,
and say nothing?
To hold the key to eternity,
but keep it hidden in trembling hands.

What fear binds my tongue?
What pride blinds my eyes?
How much must I love my comfort,
to leave you lost in the dark?
I **** you with my silence.

If I believe in a light
that shatters death,
that has power over the grave,
how can I keep it from you?

Every moment I stay silent,
is a choice,
a denial of the hope I claim.
If I believe, if truly I believe like I say
Then why do I **** you with my silence?
How much must I hate you
to let you walk alone?

It is not kindness to say nothing.
It is not compassion to let you remain.
My silence does not free you of rules,
it does not free you of consequences,
My silence damns you

So my silence I must break,
Even if it costs me everything,
even if you turn away.
Because to love
is to share what cannot be lost
Conrad Larson Dec 2024
The Word takes flesh, the dark ignites,
Eternal dawn in frailest light.
A manger throne, the heavens quake
What King is this, for sinners’ sake?

The angels sing, the skies resound,
The shepherds bow on holy ground.
The stars declare, the wise draw near
What Child is this, whom we revere?

Love bends the skies, a Son is given,
The key to earth, the gate of heaven.
Behold the Lamb, end of world’s despair,
God dwells with us, beyond compare.
This poem is inspired by the current Christmas season and John 1:14.
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