Bear the Cross

Bear the Cross

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

I hang here

On the cross

To bear

The cost

His suffering

Upon me so heavy

Daily in mourning

The lost I carry

Marching in prayer

I fight for salvation

That all may hear

His call for redemption

Declaring freedom

In His Kingdom

For our shame

Was cleared in His Name

Rhythm

Rhythm

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Feel the rhythm

Of the Lord

Walk in tandem

With His Word

Sense what

He feels

See what

He sees

Hear what

He says

And do what

He says

Follow the beat

Of His heart

Be at His feet

And never depart

Here

Here

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

A whisper

In my ear

A nudge

In my heart

A still

Small voice

Keeping me still

In the hour of choice

That is

What I hear

When Jesus

Is near

I have

No fear

When He

Is here

Let Go And Let God

Let Go And Let God 

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Let go of the hurt

There's no point to reserve 

A place for the hurt

For it is of no worth

Let go of the past 

You'll come into rest 

Do not be held back 

Because of your past 

Let go of your hand 

On the things at hand 

Let go and let God 

Carry out His plan

Let go and let God 

Have full control 

You'll see how the Lord

Makes all things flow

Everything

Everything

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

I wish I could

Have everything

Yet it is not good

For me to have everything

I wanted a lot of money

So that I can have anything

Yet it is better for me

To have nothing

Even though I have nothing

I don't need anything

Because God has everything

And I live in His blessing

In Thy Way

In Thy Way

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

How can this be

That I am chosen by Thee

Let it be done to me

As Thy Word accordingly

Let it be done to me

According to my faith

Empower and fill me

With Your Strength

Let me not back away

Nor go astray

Keep me in Thy Way

And forever in You stay

Thy Will

Thy Will

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

My Glorious Lord

Thou art my Loving Father

I abide in Thy Word

And completely follow after

Thy Kingdom come

And Thy Will be done

I shall become

With Thee as one

I look to Thee

To lead me

I shall be still

In Thy Will

Understand

Understand

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Lord Jesus, You are so awesome

No one compares to You

Yet why do some

Still reject You

Why do they

Find Your Ways cumbersome

And refrain from You

Because they consider it troublesome

Is it because

Of worldly distraction

Or wanting to live out

Their own heart's intention

Is it because

They fear

Or because

They do not hear

Help me

To understand

That I may effectively

Reach out to them

So that they may

Make the right stand

And receive

Your blessings for them

Connected to Thee

Connected to Thee

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Lord, let me connect

Let there not be any disconnect

Connected to You I must be

To be fruitful for Thee

Hide me not

From Your Face

Take me not

From Your Grace

Let me be

Forever in Thee

Fully connected

And never separated

Where Do You Turn To?

Where Do You Turn To?

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

When you need guidance

Where do you turn to?

Do you seek the Lord's guidance?

Is He the One you turn to?

There are many things in the world

Destructive and not of worth 

Thus seek the Lord's wisdom and Word 

You'll be safe moving forward

God Does Not Change

God Does Not Change 

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

God does not change 

In His being 

He does not change 

In His purpose 

God does not change

In all His perfections 

He does not change 

His Way of redemption

You can trust the Lord

For He does not change

The Lord's nature and Word

Always remain the same 

He made me

He made me

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

He gave me

What I have

Because He

Loves me

He placed me

Where I am

Because He

Protects me

He broke me

To pieces

To show me

His riches

He brought me

To a shatter

To make me

Far greater

He made me

Go lower

To send me

Up higher

He made me

Who I am

Because He

Is I AM WHO I AM

One Step At A Time

One Step At A Time

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

The journey may be

Long and dreary 

You have become so 

Lost and weary 

But do not worry 

Just be steadfast

For the Lord's Glory 

Keep on the path

With the Lord's wisdom

And great strength

You'll build the kingdom

And find rest 

One step at a time 

Is all that you need 

Victory you'll find 

When conditions fit

Risen

Risen

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

The Lord Jesus

Is risen

By His measures

And decision

He is risen

Resurrected and free

All those imprisoned

In Him be set free

No longer

Are we in slavery

No longer

Is there a boundary

We who believe

Are all forgiven

And we shall receive

A place in heaven

Speak

Speak

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Do not stop

Speaking to me

I cannot go on

Without hearing from Thee

Let my ears

Be full of Your Voice

And my fears

Be overcome by Your choice

Guide my

Every path

As I seek Thy

Rod and staff

God, My King

God, My King

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

To You, My King

I daily sing

Your love for me

Such joy it brings

To You, My King

I humbly bow

I submit all things 

Future, past and now

With You, My King

I closely walk 

In everything

You're my solid rock

With You, My King

Life is indeed great 

Through painful things 

I have seen much Grace

Your Glory

Your Glory

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

The beautiful blue sky 

Displays Your wondrous works

Though You are seated high

You care for all of us

The gentle warm breeze 

Brings comfort and ease 

The hearts in great need

Are filled with Your peace 

I daily awake 

To declare Your glory 

For I am in awe 

Of Your Grace and Mercy

True Repentance

True Repentance

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Worldly guilt and sorrow

Will not get you through

To tomorrow

Only true repentance do

The Lord

Looks at the heart

Not the outward

But the inner part

Take heed

To not

Simply concede

And be without

The true joy

Of freedom

Experienced when you

Fully surrender to His Kingdom

Glorious Majesty

Glorious Majesty

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Glorious majesty

I place my faith in Thee

And all my fears shall flee 

With my eyes fixed on Thee

Glorious majesty

No other do I seek 

All my days shall be 

Fully to serve Thee 

Glorious majesty

I trust in Thy Mercy 

I shall walk the stormy seas

To bring Thee all the glory 

Blood of Jesus

Blood of Jesus

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

King Jesus

My Lord and Saviour

Your Blood so precious

Is what I need forever

I need it

For forgiveness

In order to have

Your righteousness

For without it

I will not be made holy

And cannot be with You

For You are Holy

Your forgiveness

And righteousness

Offers me an inheritance

For my repentance

I am grateful

For You are merciful

Forever I am thankful

For You are so faithful

Catch Up

Catch Up

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

My mind was racing

And I could hardly catch up writing

Yet I heard my friend commenting

That she could not catch up reading

My Lord, You are amazing

For doing all the speaking

As I write down what You're saying

And put it into writing

Help me to speed up writing

What I am hearing

And to improve my typing

To get all Your Words into printing

Only Way

Only Way

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

The stakes

Are high

Pull the brakes

Before you cry

Do not take a gamble

It is not worth the scramble

Your own works will not be ample

And neither is the temple

For Jesus is the only Way

To take away

All your sin

And be forgiven

Willing

Willing

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

What is

Your calling

It is

To be willing

Willing to do

What He commands

And not making

Any demands

Obeying His Word

According to His Will

For He is the Lord

And all must follow His Will

Free in Him

Free in Him

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Do not remain

In a deplorable condition

From evil you must abstain

To improve your condition

Do not be

Trapped in sin

Release yourself and be

Free in Him

Only Jesus can

Give you freedom

You will then

Enter His Kingdom

Connected to Him

Connected to Him

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Does it make

Any sense

For you to go on

Without His Presence

Do not be

So far away

Constantly be

In Jesus and stay

For without Him

You can do nothing

So be connected to Him

And succeed in everything

Risk

Risk

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Would you

Take the risk

Of saying that you

Don't need it

Would you

Want to face

The judgement

Without God's Grace

You need

His Mercy

It is indeed

The only guarantee

For you to

Be forgiven

And allowed to

Enter heaven

Jesus is

The only Way

And there is

No other way

Don't let the "What if?"

Don't let the "What if?"

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Don't let the "What if?"

Stop you in your tracks

Be rid of the list 

And follow God's path 

Don't let the "What if?"

Heap on all the doubts 

Look at how God sees it 

And soar above the clouds 

Set Upon God's Word

Set Upon God's Word

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

All the Glory to the Highest

Let my heart joyfully sing

Keep my mind set upon Thy Word

And knees bent to Thee, my King

In Thy presence I rejoice

Never wanting to depart

Always keen to hear Thy voice

Guiding me along the path

Steadfast I stand

Upon Thy Word

Until the end

I look toward

Thy Grace and Mercy,

Love and faithfulness

To bring me through it

All in righteousness

Follow God

Follow God

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Shun away

From evil

Follow God's Way

And resist the devil

You will

Be blessed

When you follow God's Will

And no longer be stressed

Much Ado About Nothing of Worth

Much Ado About Nothing of Worth

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

A lot of time is wasted

In doing things unimportant

Nothing is targeted

At building the Kingdom advancement

Much ado

About nothing

Is what people do

For a living

Busy with their living

And accomplishing nothing

Deceived in their thinking

That only money is worth making

Neglecting their role

Of nurturing the soul

Falling into the pit

And unable to climb out of it

Let us repent

And not pretend

To just accept

The world view at hand

Start preaching the Word

And obey the Lord

This is what truly is of worth

And will bring you reward

His Gift of Writing

His Gift of Writing

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

I had always

Wanted to write

Yet I knew

I didn't have the skill to write

Not by my talent

I have become a poet

The Lord has gifted

His Words to be jotted

So daily I write

What I hear

Whether day or night

I will faithfully share

Writing

Writing

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

I was accused

Of being idle

But I refused

The ridicule

I was writing

Day and night

Yet idly doing nothing

Was what seemed to be in their sight

Never mind what they thought

As long as I have sought

To publish what I wrote

About what the Lord had taught

His Words I hear

As I seek Him constantly

So without fear

I must share it publicly

Easter

Easter

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Easter is the day

Where the Lord made

An eternal Way

For us to be saved

The death of Jesus Christ

By crucifixion

Was to pay the price

For our redemption

His atonement

For our sin

Was His arrangement

For us to be forgiven

And His resurrection to life

Was to grant us eternal life

In His Kingdom

Forever with Him in freedom

Jesus, You Have

Jesus, You Have

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Jesus, You have been

So wonderful

To take my sin

And make my life full

You have given me

More than I deserve

A place for me

In heaven You reserve

I cannot comprehend

Your Amazing Love

That You extend

From heaven above

Teach me to love

The way that You do

That all may see Your Love

And freely receive You

Glow

Glow

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Be the glowing light

In the dark

Do not be a silent

Follower of God

Rise up

And shine

Do not give up

All will be fine

The Lord

Is our strength

And His help

Is in arms length

Move forward

For the Kingdom

Let His Word be heard

And bring all to freedom

Stormy Sea

Stormy Sea

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

That stormy night

You called me out to see

To teach me how to fight

And walk on the stormy sea

I learnt to cast my fears

Upon You

Holding back my tears

And fully depend on You

I have nothing to fear

For You are near

I rest in Your Might

And follow Your Light

Almighty God

Almighty God

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

You are too vast

For me to comprehend

But all I need is to trust

Your Mighty Hand

It would take an eternity

To know You fully

For You are the Lord God Almighty

And no one compares to Thee

Happy Birthday BFF!

Happy Birthday BFF!

9/9/2021

A birthday poem for my best friend forever

Happy Birthday BFF!

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu 

A very happy birthday 

To my dearest BFF

God's blessings I pray 

Shower you every day 

I pray that all your days

Are laced with amazing Grace

And in every way 

Bring a smile to your face 

I pray the work of your hands 

Are never in vain 

And whatever comes against

Turns into great gain

Jesus, His Gift

Jesus, His Gift

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

There shall be

No more tears

Nor will there be

Anymore fears

There will be

No more cries

Nor will there be

Anymore sighs

For we will be

In freedom

When we are in

The Kingdom

Where joy is bountiful

As life is so wonderful

Full of laughter

And exciting chatter

But most of all

We are with the Lord

Seated above all

On His Throne

Daily we sing

Our praises to Him

Daily we bring

Our love to Him

As we live

In His Glory

Grateful to receive

Jesus, His Gift

Straightened Paths

Straightened Paths

by Dr Marilyn Bouniu

The path is made straight

As I go along

So I walk in faith

Trusting the Lord God

He knows the end

And how things should go

The turns and bends

He straightens them all

The door will open

When the time is right

Patiently follow

The Lord's guiding Light

Your Arrow

Your Arrow

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Let my aim be sure

As my heart be pure

When I fire Your Arrow

To save those in sorrow

Your Mighty Arrow

Of deliverance

Removes sorrow

And brings repentance

Your Arrow of Victory

By Your Authority

Brings Love and Mercy

And indeed Grace it does carry

Forgiven

Forgiven

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

The Lord is Great

And He is Good

He is our Advocate

For only He could

No other can qualify

To give eternal life

But Jesus the Christ

For He has paid the price

In Him we are forgiven

And the past is forgotten

We move on in His righteousness

Living in His Holiness

My Shepherd

My Shepherd

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

You are my Shepherd

And I am Your sheep

My life will not be haphazard

When I follow Your lead

My dear Lord

The caring Shepherd

By Your Word

I am sheltered

You feed me

With Your Bread

And You wash me

With Your Blood

There is nothing more I want

Than to be in Your embrace

Living life without want

Entirely in Your Grace

From His Love

From His Love

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

I slept and awoke early this morning

And heard Your wonderful voice speak to me

To hear the wisdom of the King of kings 

Such great comfort and joy it brought to me 

After hearing what You have promised 

Such an assurance it is for me 

I certainly do not want to miss 

Everything You have planned for me 

I understand that You have Your reasons 

And I indeed trust You with confidence

For Your every decision and action 

Stems from Your love, Lord, no matter the season

Led By Thee

Led By Thee

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Guide me

In Your way

That I may not

Go astray

Keep me

In arms length

As I walk

In Your strength

For I shall be

In Victory

When I am

Led by Thee

Caring Father

Caring Father

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

You care about

Our every need

Even before we ask

You know what we need

We need not worry

For You are in control

You know our story

And we know Your role

You are our

Caring Father

Every single hour

You are there looking after

We often forget

That You are there

Until we regret

Going away from Your care

Help us to remember

To seek first Your Kingdom

And fully surrender

As we follow Your rhythm

There is no need to worry

All things shall be added unto us

As we seek first to carry

The cross made for us

Poem As An Opening Prayer

Poem As An Opening Prayer

3/9/2021

Praise be to God! 

I just found on the internet this morning that one of the poems I have written was used as an opening prayer for a church service in USA. 

The poem is entitled Thirst and Hunger. 

Thirst and Hunger 

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu 

O how I thirst

And hunger after Thee

My life is first

And foremost for Thee 

Nothing more I yearn 

But to be with Thee 

All I want to learn 

Is Your Truth most certainly 

Not even a moment 

Can I be away from Thee

For I cannot be content

Without Thee 

Your love for me 

Is beyond compare 

Your Grace and Mercy 

You did not spare 

What more can I 

Desire to be 

But to forever 

Abide in Thee

Bold

Bold

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Be bold

In the Lord

And behold

What He has told

All will be done

According to His Word

Therefore trust in the Mighty Son

Who is the very Word of God

Victory is already written

Therefore you will not be beaten

Go forth in His boldness

And declare His forgiveness

Be courageous

In His Righteousness

And advance His Kingdom

That all may receive His true freedom

Go forth in love

For perfect love

Casts out fear

In all who would share

Be without fear

You need only care

To boldly share

His Word to all out there

Be bold

Do not fear

The Lion of old

Will appear

The Lion of Judah

From the ancient of days

Will go with us together

To accomplish all His Ways

Word of God

Word of God

By Dr Marilyn Bouniu

Is there a Word

From the Lord today?

What does the Lord

Have to say?

The Word of the Lord

Comes to those who turn to Him

Anywhere in the world

All you have to do is ask Him

The Word

Of the Lord

Is His Love

From above

For Jesus

Is the Word

And He is

Our God

The Word

Is God

And God

Is Love

His Word

For us

Is God

Himself

His Love is

Abounding and full

To all His

Children who are so hopeful

His Love

Is so wonderful

Absolutely true

And peaceful