The Trial

The Trial By Susan Vaughan Shumake ***** A trial of a thousand years it has seemed, I have carried the weight of the heaviest beam. A thorn in my side that brings my heart pain. Though I’ve prayed it be gone, you have let it remain. And yes, you have watched as I’ve walked on […]

When Darkness Fell By Susan Vaughan Shumake ***** Jeremiah 31:9 “They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son.” ***** When Darkness Fell […]

Are You Weeping? By Susan Vaughan Shumake April 21, 2020 ***** Psalm 56:12-13 “I am under vows to you, O God; I will present my thank offerings to you. For you have delivered me from death; and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God In the light of life.” ***** Are You […]

A Divine Purpose By Susan Vaughan Shumake April 13, 2020 ***** For you My Friend I saw you… Full of care Full of sorrow And my heart ached… I pray that you would be encouraged It’s hard to see you suffering I pray that you would find Even in the midst of this trial you […]

Hold You in my Heart – Mary’s Song By Susan Vaughan Shumake April 12, 2020 Happy Easter! ***** From the moment that I heard The angel speak God’s Holy Word I knew that I was blessed I was chosen for this test From the moment that I knew My heart was overwhelmed with LOVE for […]

Strength in Silence By Susan Vaughan Shumake April 10, 2020 – Good Friday ***** Isaiah 53:7 “He was a oppressed and he was afflicted, Yet He opened not his mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. “ […]

Life Among the Ashes By Susan Vaughan Shumake ***** The paths that we oft travel are full of loss and pain. The hearts of all the Broken cry tears that fall like rain. It seems we are surrounded by death at every door, and hope beyond the turmoil is what we’re searching for. Lost, with […]

Lost in the Confusion By Susan Vaughan Shumake April 4, 2020 ***** Lost in the confusion Crushed by our delusion We suffer and lose sight of who you are In desperate destitution We come to the conclusion That you aren’t really who you say you are God of our redemption Without your intervention You challenge […]

Lifting Praise By Susan Vaughan Shumake March 30, 2020 ***** Jeremiah 31:25 “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” When the road gets long, the warriors get weary. We battle with our minds and our bodies and sometimes we are just emotionally and physically spent. We fight through one battle and finish and […]

“In the shelter of your presence you hide them.” March 27, 2020 ***** Psalm 31:19-24 “How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you. In the shelter of your presence you hide them from […]