<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Religious Poetry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jyoungpoetry]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:40:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Cleansing of Naaman]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 6-12: 2 Kings 5:1-14 Unto a mighty man of God A man of valor came, To ask the Lord to heal his wounds And Naaman was his name. Once a man of noble strength Now pleading for a cure, He came with hope that Israel’s God Could make him clean and pure. So at the prophet's door he told The story of his grief, And from the house the prophet sent Instructions for relief. Promising if down into The Jordan he would go, He’d be made clean, as there he washed Within the rivers flow. Offended by the...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/the-cleansing-of-naaman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d70f7646539e116359721</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_0be26521e568477db5977c01710b67b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The God of Hills and Valleys]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 29- July 5: 1 Kings 20:28 The Lord is God when He lifts high And also it is so, That He is God of all the earth When I am brought down low. Upon the hills He is my God When life has lifted high, And in the valleys He remains When life breaths out in sigh. The God of hills and valleys reigns No matter where I stand, There is no place I’ll find myself That He cannot command. Upon the hilltops one can’t stay Forever at the peak, Nor in the valleys can one dwell Forever where it’s bleak. But...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/the-god-of-hills-and-valleys</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a467883950901ce7a6b3916</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:43:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_7302d223c9db4ea99f4a16f3812070bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Widow of Zarephath]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 29- July 5: 1 Kings 17:9-16  Not a drop of rain in Zarephath  Nor all throughout the land, A little meal and oil left Was all she had on hand. With only just enough to make For her and for her son, A single cake as their last meal, Their last and only one. And in her state the Lord did send A Prophet there to feed, To ask of her to make a cake Despite her desperate need. The last of all they’d ever eat Before they’d surely die, But was this not a holy man Sent from God on high? And he...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/the-widow-of-zarephath</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4536793711ac3161d871fc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:49:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_5fe688cec57746268183e245455c06c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solomon’s Dedicatory Prayer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 22-28: 1 Kings 8:22-61 There is no other God, Like the God we praise, No other god keeps covenant With those who walk his ways. If heaven high and broad, Could never Thee contain,  Then how much less this house, Could cause Thee to remain. But Thou with deep respect,  Will judge Thy servants hands, And hear, oh Lord our prayer, As we keep Thy commands. Upon this house we pray,  Keep Thy eyes toward, Place Thy name within these walls  And on thy servants, Lord. Thou alone can know, The...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/solomon-s-dedicatory-prayer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a406d79ad71d3b6876c2ef3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:06:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_27e0427e0fc04d26b3073b2eff28bda4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Wise Discerning Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 22-28: 1 Kings 3:7-12 Give me understanding, Lord Make me to be wise, Help me judge with fear of God And not with my own eyes. Give me a discerning heart  Help me see the way, Teach me by Thy truths and give me Knowledge day by day. In a world where truth feels less  Abundant than the lies, A world constantly growing Ever learning, never wise. Give me judgement as Thy own Set my mind apart, Give to me, oh Lord I pray  A wise discerning heart. © Julianne Young 2026 Photo by Alex Shute on...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/a-wise-discerning-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3ddcb240b34fdeb1f0f866</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_e0935b1e659740779e75384352dd33b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thou Art the Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 22-28: 2 Samuel 12:1-13 To David King of Israel The prophet came to dwell, As sent forth by the Lord on high To teach him by a tale: Within a city two men dwelt One rich, the other poor, The rich man had both flocks and herds Abundance, wealth and more. Not so the poor man, for instead His only wealth was measured, By a single solitary lamb A ewe he dearly treasured. And when a traveler journeyed as A guest to him of wealth, The rich man with his flocks and herds Took not from his own...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/thou-art-the-man</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3b140cc4b4b7e8f56254bb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_fb8b4317b0484cb2bd48733987e0eab1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intercession]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 15-21: 1 Samuel 25:1-35 Upon me now lay all the blame, I bear in full the guilt and shame, Whatever fool hath hurt thy name Consider me the same. Whatever losses grieve your heart, Whatever pain they did impart, The deepest grief from end to start I take on every part. Upon the Lord the traitors sin, Was laid that death might never win, That too each soul might now begin To let forgiveness in. Then if the Lord did intercede, And for the sinner ever plead, Forgive all men as he decreed ...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/intercession</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a35e74da8977cb11dd3eb0d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:20:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_a095d8181245412f88e63df07a51778c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Smooth Stones]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 15-21: 1 Samuel 17 Thoughts inspired by Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus' April 2024 General Conference talk tilted "Faithful to the End" Just five smooth stones in a shepherd’s bag Was all that David brought, To face the mighty Philistine, Who against the Lord’s Israel fought. Just five smooths stones and a heart convinced In the name of the Lord he could fair, For in His strength he’d been delivered before From the paw of a lion and bear. Though ruddy and small, and only a youth And...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/5-smooth-stones-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c5eb0418318a8f7e23fef</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_ab7682cffcd94da2bf740375c586ac90~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Battle Belongs to You]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 15-21: 1 Samuel 17:47 The battle is the Lord my God’s It is not mine alone, Nor was it David’s when he slew Goliath with a stone. But it is God of all the earth Who fights the war for me, The very God of Israel  Who sets His people free. So if my battle seems to be  Too hard for me - it’s true, But Lord with Thee I’ll overcome  The battle belongs to You. © Julianne Young 2026 Photo by Astrid Schaffner on Unsplash]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/the-battle-belongs-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c5b3744c7bef1d02e65dc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:23:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_72d964624f1a4a32b8c598fffdc44e50~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[All &#38; Each]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thoughts inspired by Elder Gérald Caussé's April 2026 General Conference talk tilted "Love All; Love Each" Love for all And love for each, God’s mighty love Within my reach. So vast His love  For all creation, Reaching out  To every nation. Love that cost Eternity, Is love that knows  Uniquely me. Each an all His arms embrace, Extending forth His tender grace. Lord give me From up above, A heart so full Of Thy great love. To all and each Let me extend, Thy love and be  A truer friend. Fill my...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/all-each</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a307b4c2e35c99df8d5aef7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_a97f0080c3ba447e81e19418f001c8bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lord Looks on the Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 8-14: 1 Samuel 16:7 The Lord sees all with perfect eyes, What sets His view apart, Is man looks on the outer flesh, The Lord looks on the heart. It is not stature, strength or fame, Not beauty, wealth or dress, With which the Lord will judge our life Or measure our success. But truly His all seeing eye Can view the inward part, To know the very depth of each, The Lord looks on the heart. © Julianne Young 2026 Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography on Unsplash]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/the-lord-looks-on-the-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a277fed579005354a9d5052</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:03:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_e37cb7f22722497fa5262a2dd0a0864d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thy Will]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I've begged, and when I've pleaded, "Take this all away." If it doesn't turn out my way Give me strength to say, "Not my will," Oh Lord like you did, When you bore my fate. Give me strength to trust in Thy will, Make of me a saint. © Julianne Young 2026 Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/thy-will</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a24c3737af0f73356942df7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:08:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_1748333e8f4b4a809fd5cdbd242142f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah's Song]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 1-7:  Samuel 2:1-10 My heart rejoiceth in the Lord His power over me has poured, My lips proclaim with great delight That I have conquered by thy might. Truly there is not a one Who can do what my Lord has done, Let not a mouth be found to boast Against the Lord of Israel’s Host. The bows of warriors fail at length While those who stumble take up strength, Those once with much are now in need While those who hungered no more plead. She who hath no child to raise Bears children that will...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/hannah-s-song</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a219efde3c740ba3636cc7d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:52:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_e9560e14ee6642d18c3f1aad8864ca24~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth's Devotion]]></title><description><![CDATA[June 1-7: Ruth 1:16-17 A truer friend One cannot be, Then Ruth of old To Naomi, When she did give  Her earnest plea, “Entreat me not to leave thee.” “For where you go  So I’ll go too, The road you journey  I’ll walk through, In life and death I’ll stay with you, Entreat me not to leave thee.” “Thy God will be  The one I praise, Thy people will Be mine always, I’ll follow with thee  All my days, Entreat me not to leave thee.” Oh such a friend I’ll strive to be, Devoted through Eternity, Until...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/ruth-s-devotion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1ef8ad345fdf6c424e5b04</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:12:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_d5b615b45415420ea8a9735ffbd0f7ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gideon's Army]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 25-31 : Judges 7 Thirty two thousand  Israelite men, Armed for the battle Determined- but then, “Too great,” Says the Lord “In number are they, Take all who are fearful And send them away." Ten thousand soldiers Remain at their will, But ten thousand soldiers  Are too many still. Then down to the water All left to contend, Some lapping up water Some on knee descend. “Send home,” says the Lord, “Those down on their knees, And those who are left, I’ll deliver with these.” A troop of three...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/gideon-s-army</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a263ed4579005354a9ab6c6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_3935c78949c049cf9f753b502ad511ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assurance]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 25-31: Judges 6:36-40 Oh Lord, will you assure, For I am not quite sure, That I can carry Thy command Please make my heart secure. Upon the ground a fleece, That I might hold my peace, Cover it in dew this night And from doubt I will cease. Then Lord, a little more, That I might know for sure, Dry the fleece upon the ground With dew upon the floor. And just as his request, God’s servant could attest, That he could go with confidence The Lord would do the rest. So if your feeling week, Or...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/assurance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a185953c2da9ec26849d765</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:09:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_840e15e0b4b14ec4a5a190200b079965~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayers of Pleading]]></title><description><![CDATA[With folded hands and humble heart And down on bended knee, Here all my longings I impart And raise an earnest plea. A plea for peace amid my fear, A plea for my increase, A plea for those that I call dear, A plea for wars to cease. A plea to lift my weary hands, And all my sins forgive, A plea to water thirsty lands That all the world might live. And just before I end the task And close my prayer to Thee, Did ever once I stop to ask What Thou would ask of me? Oh in my pleading earnestly To...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/prayers-of-pleading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a176222e39bc17a59baf113</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:29:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_e3f474f848db4a59b9b66c2b7ba0e0f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choose in the Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 18-24: Joshua 24:15 Choose in the light, before it is night, The pathway your feet will trod. When you can see, the path before thee, Choose ye to follow our God. For if you embark, when it has grown dark And you have not charted your way, You'll stumble in pitfalls, that you might have seen Had you mapped in the light of the day. Choose unto whom, in your heart you'll give room, To whom you will list to obey, That when other voices, call out your name, You will not be led astray. Then...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/choose-in-the-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a121cc0b883334b04e634f2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 21:38:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_7ebed2057a9042c28dff11c3ad42173b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her tender little fingers Around my fingers curl As hand in hand I walk beside My precious little girl. Her feet will walk where mine do She trusts in every stride That I know where we’re headed too With each path I decide. And just where will I lead her? Where will I place her feet, While walking through the roads of life Down any given street? My steps will lead us somewhere Each one directs our way For where I go she follows me As I walk day by day. And when I might start thinking I’m...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/the-leader</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0f676140b8a446f99c5633</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:21:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_5c8603bc06d44047a7d10e747bf290ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My God Can Move Mountains]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 18-24: Joshua 6 My God can move mountains My God commands all He makes waters part He makes city walls fall. His power is endless His mercies are new, He’ll pour them upon me If I will be true. If ever I wonder If God can provide Just look to the Red Sea Where waters divide. And when in my journey My strength is all gone My God gives me power And faith to press on. So press on with courage And walk in His way For my God will work wonders Today is the day! © 2026 Julianne Young Photo by...]]></description><link>https://www.jyoungpoetry.com/post/my-god-can-move-mountains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0f63b0b883334b04e0ed6b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06688c_688d8210336f4e9e8a04e94ee819ea9c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Julianne Young</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>