Splendor in the setting sun,
where neither nights nor days
reside against the sunset blaze.
Unfair, unearned, unjust…
Complimentary sacrificial source;
as shadows skulk off course.
No virtue in man without God;
His grace, His shield, His glory…
Be sheltered in the great I Am.
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold from
those who walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11
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Patti Wolf 
No virtue in man without God;
His grace, His shield, His glory…
Be sheltered in the great I Am.
You quote Ps.84 at the end and you, yourself are a psalmist of today. Lovely.
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Wonderful write. Love the assonance, alliteration and rhythm in the second stanza:
“Unfair, unearned, unjust…
Complimentary sacrificial source;
as shadows skulk off course.”
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Beautiful!
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So much Grace offered to us every day if we would just look around and observe all of our blessings. Great Poem!!
Dwight
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I hope we have virtue as humans and nature… at least I try to do my best anyway.
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I liked this line: “No virtue in man without God”
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I’m not a God person, but I do like your image of the blazing sun 🙂
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The alliteration in the first stanza as well as the rhyme- goes easy on the ears!
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Faith and grace go together well. You have joined them beautifully.
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Beautifully done. A wonderful closing line.
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A strong write. Your faith shines through.
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“Unfair, unearned, unjust…” Sums up grace well! Well done.
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