Encourage One Another

Encourage one another in the Lord:
   Our enemies about us bring us down,
   But living life in Christ and one accord
   Defeats the devil and all those around.
   Remember Christ; our basis then is found
   Upon His finished work at Calvary!
   With this encouragement our speech is crowned.
   We speak and pray with spiritual bravery
Then spur each other on to immortality!

- D. Benning

Heb. 3:13
Heb. 10:24

Surrounded by the Dark

O Lord, I am surrounded by the dark;
   The cold and vicious claws of angst and dread
   Suck life from me and every vital spark,
   Till in defeat my faith is but a shred—
   My strength is gone, I barely lift my head.
   But then I hear Your gentle voice so clear:
   "I Am the light; I go where you now tread."
   The God, who speaks and light breaks bright and clear,
Has sworn to be with you, O soul, now bids you cheer!

- D. Benning