A Second Touch…a Poem by Funmi Adebayo

Why do you wonder, “Will I ever be made whole?” When, despite My touch, You still see men Like trees walking around? Why do you murmur, When I am still working To fulfill Your burning desire? Why do you doubt, When, in your frantic search Through the dark, You can’t find A single trace of Me? Jesus …spit into the man’s eyes and placed his … Continue reading A Second Touch…a Poem by Funmi Adebayo

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SUNDAY POST: Of Nigerians and ‘Unchristian’ Public Prayers

An esteemed schoolmate recently narrated on his Facebook wall, this hilarious account of how he had chanted a loud “Eeeeriiiiiiiiii wooooooo yaaaaaa!”*¹ when summoned to give closing prayers at a public meeting, and how he had been hushed and quickly replaced with someone else… Rib-cracking account! I laughed because I could imagine the Christian women in the gathering clutching their breasts, snapping their fingers, stamping … Continue reading SUNDAY POST: Of Nigerians and ‘Unchristian’ Public Prayers

Poem: Gather Up the Fragments …by Funmi Adebayo

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… he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained…John 6:12-13 (KJV) There is POWER in LITTLE THINGS … The bit that remains after all is lost The little change you have left… Continue reading Poem: Gather Up the Fragments …by Funmi Adebayo