Poetry

Just As You Are

Just As You Are

I have recently written a series of poems about losing a dear friend. I find that I am processing my grief as I write. I hope that these poems bless you. "Leaving the...

To Be Present

To Be Present

"To Be Present" You tell me to be stillto trust that you are in control You ask me to release and then in the release simply to let go. As I wait expectantly in your...

Juneteenth 2023

Juneteenth 2023

Celebrate Juneteenth by learning about the incredible accomplishments of African American nation builders. On sale now at melladaviswrites.com. Cherie Barnard...

Never Alone

Never Alone

We never walk alone because Jesus experienced being forsaken, rejected, and abused in our place. He knows how we feel because He bore it all for us. He has promised to...

He Knows, He Understands

He Knows, He Understands

Harsh daily realities, especially abuse born in our youth, may cause some of us to doubt God's lovingkindness. But it is for this very reason that He sent His Son Jesus...

Oh What Salvation and Love

Oh What Salvation and Love

With Jesus' death on the cross, the second Adam restored us to a right relationship and fellowship with God and one another. To do so, "God made him who had no sin to...

He’d Do It All Over Again

He’d Do It All Over Again

"He'd Do It All Over Again" Barabbas, a murderer,Insurrectionist, a fraudSet free instead ofJesus, the very Son of God. Another common thief, a liar, condemned to a...