Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Thin Black Road
    Thin Black Road
    Thin Black Road
    Ebook110 pages43 minutes

    Thin Black Road

    By Julie C. Gilbert

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    There's a thin black road
    I have traveled many times.
    It leads to peace
    In so many ways.
    It's kind of hard to describe
    For the road's oft unclear.
    It unfolds to me
    Like a lovely gift
    One word at a time.
    Then, music fills in the gaps,
    Making worries fade away,
    As unexplainable peace pours in.
    There's a thin black road
    It leads me to peace.
    When good or ill tidings come
    To threaten my equilibrium,
    I will travel that road
    And return to peaceful calm.

     

    ***

    This is the first in a series of Inspirational Christian poetry books. The combination book containin all three volumes is called Made to Praise.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJulie C. Gilbert
    Release dateFeb 7, 2018
    ISBN9781386302292
    Thin Black Road
    Author

    Julie C. Gilbert

    Writer, chemistry teacher, Christian

    Read more from Julie C. Gilbert

    Related to Thin Black Road

    Related ebooks

    Christianity For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Aspen Words Literary Prize Awarded to Tayari Jones

      Apr 12, 2019

      The Aspen Words Literary Prize was awarded yesterday to Tayari Jones for An American Marriage, at a ceremony in New York City. The prize, which operates out of the Aspen Institute, awards $35,000 annually to “an influential work of fiction that illum

      1 min read

    • Article

      Yes, You Can!

      Mar 23, 2020

      Yes, You Can!
      4 min read

    • Article

      Activate Hope

      Jun 9, 2021

      Activate Hope
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Most Powerful Words

      May 28, 2021

      The Most Powerful Words
      6 min read

    • Article

      Modern-Day Bodhisattvas

      Sep 18, 2018

      PEMA CHÖDRÖN: There’s an ideal in the Buddhist teachings called the bodhisattva. Bodhisattvas are people whose purpose in life is to alleviate suffering. The main thing they want to do is soothe the sorrows of the world. I’m sure that Father Gregory

      8 min read

    • Article

      Cleo Sol & Inflo in conversation

      Dec 4, 2023

      Inflo: What's your first memory of feeling true joy? Cleo Sol: I remember starting year 7, putting my outfit out the night before and walking by myself to school in the morning feeling really excited about my newfound independence. I: And when did yo

      3 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Nov 19, 2021

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      8 min read

    • Article

      Learning to Grieve

      Sep 1, 2020

      Learning to Grieve
      9 min read

    • Article

      Terra Relicta

      May 7, 2020

      Terra Relicta
      2 min read

    • Article

      When You Can’t Outrun Depression

      Oct 29, 2021

      Not only am I a Springsteen fan, cinnamon roll addict and owner of a Great Dane named Little Debbie, I am also a licensed clinical social worker. After nearly 20 years in practice, I thought I had a solid understanding of depression. Ah, how little I

      3 min read

    • Article

      Ambika Mod

      Mar 5, 2024

      Being an adult is… constantly having to decide what’s for dinner. What are you worried about currently? What to have for dinner. If someone could reveal your future, would you want to know it? If it would help me decide what to have for dinner, sure.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Q/a Perry Farrell

      Jul 2, 2019

      Q/a Perry Farrell
      7 min read

    • Article

      Francis Chan

      Nov 27, 2021

      Francis Chan
      2 min read

    • Article

      Poetic Licence

      Jul 8, 2023

      I held hands and prayed with strangers last week. There was something about that prayer circle with the staff at Legends Barber in Ruimsig that reminded me of a cycle in my life I am breaking. For a broken child, this is the equivalent of mending wal

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Season Of Giving

      Nov 25, 2020

      The Season Of Giving
      3 min read

    • Article

      Hooked On A FEELING

      Feb 16, 2021

      Hooked On A FEELING
      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Dec 31, 2021

      I cannot believe what I read sometimes! The Blood of Jesus  is the most powerful force. Nothing is impossible with God. You have to wonder how many unsaved preachers are standing on podiums every Sunday when this is what they can put on a banner outs

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Fear Of Loneliness

      Jun 2, 2020

      The Fear Of Loneliness
      5 min read

    • Article

      Everywhere Around Us

      Sep 23, 2023

      Everywhere Around Us
      5 min read

    • Article

      Lucy Peach Is A Period Queen

      Nov 5, 2020

      Lucy Peach Is A Period Queen
      20 min read

    • Article

      Remembering the Old Ways

      Oct 27, 2023

      Remembering the Old Ways
      6 min read

    • Article

      Rebecca Rose.

      Mar 3, 2022

      Rebecca Rose.
      16 min read

    • Article

      Saying YES to Life

      Apr 4, 2019

      Saying YES to Life
      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Thin Black Road

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Thin Black Road - Julie C. Gilbert

      1. Thin Black Road

      There’s a thin black road

      I have traveled many times.

      It leads to peace

      In so many ways.

      It’s kind of hard to describe

      For the road’s oft unclear.

      It unfolds to me

      Like a lovely gift

      One word at a time.

      Then, music fills in the gaps,

      Making worries fade away,

      As unexplainable peace pours in.

      There’s a thin black road

      It leads me to peace.

      When good or ill tidings come

      To threaten my equilibrium,

      I will travel that road

      And return to peaceful calm.

      2. Burden Not Seen

      Here is the anthem of my soul:

      Only the Lord can make me whole.

      God, I am asking you to set me free;

      I have a burden others cannot see.

      I have a need to help out somewhere,

      But I need you to take me there.

      Lift me up with Holy hands;

      Help me pull others from sinking sands.

      Give me all the right words to say,

      And all this, in your name I’ll pray.

      For I have a burden others cannot see,

      And only you, O Lord, can set me free.

      3. To My Former Master

      Dear Former Master, listen well,

      I am no longer bound for Hell.

      Can you not see?

      You have no power over me!

      I have a new owner,

      Christ Jesus, the atoner.

      Now, my soul belongs to God;

      My path is the one that Jesus trod.

      There will be times that I fail.

      My feet will surely leave the trail.

      But I know I’ll never turn back,

      No matter how hard you attack.

      Your power is truly gone ...

      As surely as break of dawn,

      After an awful, stormy night,

      When no hope seems in sight.

      4. Not What I’d Pictured

      It’s not exactly what I’d hoped for,

      Not exactly what I’d planned,

      Not exactly what I’d pictured in my mind ...

      When I said, Lord I resign.

      Take my life in your hands,

      Lead me on to the Promised Lands.

      It’s not exactly what I’d hoped for,

      Not exactly what I’d planned,

      Not exactly what I’d pictured in my mind ...

      But I like it anyway.

      No more guilt, no more shame.

      No more shifting around blame.

      It’s not exactly what I’d hoped for,

      Not exactly what I’d planned,

      Not exactly what I’d pictured in my mind ...

      But the peace of mind is worth it.

      Jesus Christ in my life

      Helps me work through grief and strife.

      5. Why the Tears? 

      Why the tears?

      When no one’s around

      To hear you cry ...

      Why the tears?

      Why the tears?

      When you know in your heart

      That the Lord is near ...

      Why the tears?

      Dry those tears.

      And remember the Lord

      Is always there.

      Dry those tears.

      Dry those tears.

      And lean on the promises

      Of the King.

      Dry those tears.

      6. Speak Soft Words

      (Also in Heartfelt Cases 1: The Collins Case)

      So, here I am again,

      Baffled and confused,

      Come before you, Lord God.

      Saying ...

      Please give me wisdom.

      Please give me wisdom.

      For my head is pounding

      With the problems of the world around me.

      Won’t you, please give me wisdom.

      Won’t you, lead my heart today, Lord.

      So, here I am again,

      Worn and weary,

      Come before you, Lord God.

      Saying ...

      Speak soft words to me, Lord.

      Speak soft words to me.

      For my ears are ringing

      With the loud shouts of the world around me.

      Won’t you speak soft words to me, Lord.

      Won’t you speak soft words today.

      Totally at peace.

      That is where I’ll be

      When the Lord God is near.

      7. My

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1