Christian poetry
has within it an almost default setting where people tilt their heads away from
this world with all of its injustice. The goodness of God is not up for debate
and we choose not to look too closely at our damaged world. Melanie Kerr opens her second collection with
poems to prick our sense of what’s fair and make us say “Ouch!”
The world can
often be a hostile place but Melanie reminds us that God is faithful. Inspired
by the great hymn “Great is Thy Faithfulness” she draws out delightful truths
about God and His stepping of Hs throne, putting on our dust and choosing to
enter into His creation.
Honest poems,
beautifully written reflect a heart that is fascinated with God. Never keeping
us at arms-length He invites us to draw near.
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