I was honoured to share an amalgamated Spoken Word piece on our Illuminate National #COGOP service online.
I can't express how much I appreciate people's love and support. Even people behind the scene taking time to listen to my poetry, more than once! Yahweh God bless you.
My Spoken Word starts around 42 mins mark, be inspired 🙏🏽
And I stayed up long past midnight
because I was tired
of sleeping through darkness,
through dreams,
through precious minutes that
would never be returned to me.
I wanted to watch the snow fall
at 4am in the winter,
To hear thunder in summer at dawn.
But mostly, I wanted to live –
to shed off empty schedules
and meaningless routines
that fed neither my body or soul.
And I wanted to praise my Father
in darkness, as I did in light;
to reflect on his hand in the seen and unseen,
to heighten senses I had never used in daylight.
And to live consciously – painfully, but purposely,
through darkness, through dreams,
through precious minutes that
would never be returned to me.
Stay Up
By Deidrea DeWitt
1.15.23
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Easter Spoken Word
What does The Cross and what Jesus Christ did mean to us
The Cross and the events surrounding Jesus Christ’s crucifixion have profound significance for believers in the Christian faith. The Cross serves as a reminder of Jesus’ sacrifice and the ultimate expression of God’s love for humanity. It represents forgiveness, redemption, and salvation.
The Cross is a symbol of…
Mundus Vult Decipi; Sed Sit Non Falli (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1403293599-mundus-vult-decipi-sed-sit-non-falli?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=ValerieLynnStephens&wp_originator=64T6JNw%2FrK8QXcWbzRYO7wui5z1FlwHNIQTtwQvWuE2ZqMYYC0crgrD3YJohBnST4Pkp%2B1Aj9kofj8b8rCfbn5J8JkxW3XR3p1KvB2puEWmVa9BLxrmD%2F%2B3W1teqPES1 "The World wants to be deceived, but let's not be mistaken."
Rocky road to endlessness | mali maeder – Pexels
As the starlight glows upon a lonely sky,We search for hope and pray to the Most High.
A cold empty world, inside of meHeads down, as we walk aimlesslySearching for love, unity, and perhaps company.
A snow falls,A star shines the brightest in the skyAttracting itself in me, radiating purely.A family awaits, arms wide
With love, I was brought…
... we set our tables on a bucket of blood and a pail of tears ___________________________________ #poemsofinstagram #poemoftheday #poems #poem #poetrysociety #poetryislife #poetryofinstagram #poetrygram #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetryisnotdeadyet #poemsdaily #poemgasm #christianpoem #christianpoetry #jewishpoetry #jewishpoems https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKrBZMu09d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
"I fear pain, death, and slavery
Yet, You tell me I’m free
The chains of death no longer hold me"
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I fear pain, death, and slaveryYet, You tell me I’m freeThe chains of death no longer hold me
In my moments of fearI listen to the father of liesTelling me I’m an orphanAbandoned, chained, fallen
Then You rush in withYour breath of truth and lightShowing me I am free
If it were up to meI’d be back in the graveYet, You have taken the penaltyIt…
🎙️Spoken word on an actual physical stage in front of new people (i.e. not ZOOM and requested RECORDINGS - although I've still enjoyed and been blessed to do that too 🙌🏾).
...and well apart from my local church and sister churches, of course 😄😆😉.
😷 The beginning of 2020 I was sharing all over the place (Enfield, London Bridge, Chelsea, Oxford) and at least once a month and then boom the pandemic hit!
🙇🏾♀️🎤 So it was a REFRESHING and HUMBLING time to minister, 'Resuscitation' & 'We'll See Each Other Up There' pieces, early last month at the ONE SONG event in Hounslow.
🙏🏽 One song is a space where creatives and anyone with a story come to share and perform original work. @onesongcreatives.
💜 A massive thank you to the beautiful and talented @Iyino who invited me.
It is always a pleasure to meet creatives and receive too, and there were so many talented folk under one roof. There's such a desire in my heart to see everyone release their God-given gifts to the world. I hope you all do.💜🙏🏽