Author: Audrey Perry

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Principles and Promises

Here’s what’s on my mind today: The Lord is never not-faithful. However, when we take godly principles for God’s promises, we can be left feeling as if He has not been faithful. Consider the principle that reads if you train a child in the way of the Lord, when they’re old, they will not depart … Continue reading Principles and Promises

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Let Them

Let them ask the questions Let them push back and resist Let them doubt every teaching and wonder what they missed Let them recognize coercion when teachers manipulate and shame Let them yearn for the truth only found in His Name Let them see how we’ve missed it Let them see where we are Let … Continue reading Let Them

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Hope

Bound by gravity Betrayed, grounded Electricity flows through my veins I stand in the storm She sways in the shadows Waves with the wind Dances in the deep A calm cloud in the distance Rising in the east To encounter my grief My nebulous cloud Drawing nearer I see, She cuts through darkness Breaking bonds … Continue reading Hope

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Here I Am, Send Me

I’m tired of the supposed-to’sAnd cookie-cutter moldsFrustrated with the should-have-beensThe too-youngs, and too-olds I’m tired of the constant strivingAnd opinions shared that are always implyingThat I’m more of an exception or just barely calledWomen are, after all,At the root of the fall! Enough is enough of the shameful, finger-pointingSatan’s having a hay day, and the … Continue reading Here I Am, Send Me

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Hidden in Him

I’m not sure if this would count as poetry, but it seems fitting to categorize it here. I wrote this shortly after we found out the baby we’d been trying for didn’t have a heartbeat. That’s a story in itself, but the Holy Spirit meeting people as Comforter when they’re grieving can fit into any … Continue reading Hidden in Him