ALONG THE BARREN ROAD

Tag: mercy

  • We’re All Lost, We’re All Broken

    We’re All Lost, We’re All Broken

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    Justin Farley

    A post about realizing that no one is perfect and we are all flawed, broken people

  • An Outstretched Hand Poem About God’s Grace

    An Outstretched Hand Poem About God’s Grace

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    by

    Justin Farley

    An Outstretched HandGrace waits patiently for everyonelike Charon beside the River Styx.But Grace requires no coinagefor sin’s payment has been nixed.The sound of a boulder’s rumble,louder to the soul than deafening thunder,is the receipt for the cost of transgression, paid in full.It leaves even angels still in wonderat the depth of love that bears such…

  • Metamorphosis A Poem About Butterflies and God’s Grace

    Metamorphosis A Poem About Butterflies and God’s Grace

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    Justin Farley

    Metamorphosis A Poem About Butterflies and God’s GraceInching along the earthcrunching, munching on misfortuneuntil pain wrapped itself like a cocoon -a castle outside the rooms of a hardened heart.Drowning, surely dying in the dark.Only to emerge from the wombreborn from a tomb of self-inflicted woundstransformed by the Divine spark.With wings of vibrant colorcarrying the evidence…

  • Living in Love Poem About Loving Yourself and Others

    Living in Love Poem About Loving Yourself and Others

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    Justin Farley

    Living in Love To live in Love we must first accept the imperfection within ourselves before we can accept the imperfection in others. To live in Love we must first bandage our own wounds before we treat the wounds of the world. I grant grace to you in your weakness to the extent that I…

  • Poem About the Grace and Mercy of God

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    Justin Farley

    The Questions of Life Are we free or predetermined? At the helm of the open seas or merely indentured servants? Why the trials, why the burdens if life is as it’s meant to be, if the future is certain? But as for me, I’m determined to believe that freewill is your loving flame for us…


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My Poetry Collections

the book cover of Nature's Bounty by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about the beauty of nature with subjects on birds, plants, trees, animals, the forest, and God.
A deep poetry book about the beauty of nature and the natural world by poet Justin Farley.
the book cover of Frozen Rivers by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the season of winter.
Deep poems about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the winter season by poet Justin Farley. Book 1 of the Seasons series.
a mental health poetry book about joy and nature poems on the season of spring
Inspirational poems about mental health, healing, and spring by poet Justin Farley. Book 2 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of Summer Days Sunburnt Nights by Justin Farley— a mental health poetry book about bipolar disorder and nature poems on the season of spring
Deep poems about bipolar disorder and being neurodivergent, balanced with nature poems on summer by poet Justin Farley. Book 3 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of A Voice in the Wilderness—A Chapbook of Poems About God by Justin Farley. It is a deep Christian poetry collection about contemplation, the spiritual journey, and finding grace through Jesus.
A contemplative, prayerful Christian poetry book about the spiritual journey and discovering God’s grace, mercy, and love.
the book cover of Thorns of Love by Justin Farley. It is a deep love poetry collection about sadness of breakups, divorce, and heartbreak.
A deep love poetry book about the pain of break ups and the heartbreak felt when relationships end by poet Justin Farley.