THE MAN OF GALILEE I love the man of Galilee, the atoner of eternal life Decked with heavenly grace Nailed to the cross at Golgotha Resurrected into eternal glory … Continue reading POETRY | THE MAN OF GALILEE by Oladele Babajamu
GRACE Grace is when… My dreams came crushing on me, my vision shuttered My future seemed to be doomed, my family broken My soul stripped and torn apart ‘I have lost it all,’ I thought. My soul famished … Continue reading POETRY | GRACE by Wanangwa Mwale
TRANSFIGURATION (An adaptation from 2 Corinthians 3:1- 18) I walk into sunrise of believe today To show the heaven in me To proclaim eternal testimonies Of the man whose body is full of grace and truth The son … Continue reading POETRY | TRANSFIGURATION by Ojo Adewale Iyanda
SECRET FELLOWSHIP Undressing you is a mystery I have come to love unravelling. I was only a child learning secrets from your ancient body when it all began. You undressed yourself of shadows crawling over your nakedness; of clouds … Continue reading POETRY | SECRET FELLOWSHIP by Benjamin Elemide
The Stubborn Mini-Skirt Miss Gwendolyn Ajehla was both popular and notorious throughout Government High School (GHS) Ibamakuo and even beyond. She was a teacher of English Language in the school. And she had graduated from the Higher College … Continue reading FICTION | The Stubborn Mini-Skirt By Nsah Mala
Happy 2nd Year Anniversary to PAROUSIA Magazine. All thanks to God who is Faithful, He is a Faithful God and His Faithfulness Remains. My sincere appreciation goes to all our Contributors and Readers all around the world. Your poems, … Continue reading PAROUSIA Magazine | 2 Years and Still Counting
On the Via Dolorosa I see my Lord, the Way, the Truth and the Life He moveth on wearing a crown of thorns, carrying a cross I see my Lord crawling on the raggedy way leading to Calvary the … Continue reading Two Poems by Sofia Kioroglou
Searching for God I have seen God, His quiet outline, His shadowless breath, I have seen God, In the ritual of birds, In the gentleness of children, I have seen God, In the relentless compassion of people, In … Continue reading Searching for God by Barbara Voudouris
ΓΟΝΙΜΗ ΓΗ Στα μάτια του Θεού η πλήρη αρμονία το μαύρο και το άσπρο το προσωρινό και το Αιώνιο το μέλλον και το παρελθόν η Δύση και η Ανατολή το τέλος και η Αρχή Η πένα κυλά … Continue reading Three Poems by Kapardeli Eftichia
FLASH FICTION Pathway by Eze Ifeanyichukwu Peter NON FICTION ADMIST IT ALL, HE ‘IS’. by LINDA OSUAGWU ONYINYECHI A Message from the Angels by Rebecca Willman Gernon POETRY Three Poems by Kapardeli Eftichia Three Poems … Continue reading PAROUSIA Magazine Redemption Issue #6
MONH Χώροι ιεροί πνευματική ανάταση ,χώρος ησυχαστηρίου και περισυλλογής *** Εδώ σκύβω στην ψυχή μου με βαθιά οδύνη και αγωνία στην επικοινωνία μου με τον Θεό και ανείπωτη ευτυχία *** Αγνά βήματα ακολουθώ αχνάρια αγιασμένα δεν θέλω του κόσμου … Continue reading Three Poems by Kapardeli Eftichia
It is easy for all to pray, kneel down and acknowledge that there is a God somewhere, pointedly above. A God that is the reason for an ‘us’. But then when we rise from our knees, we forget the … Continue reading ADMIST IT ALL, HE ‘IS’. by LINDA OSUAGWU ONYINYECHI
“What am I supposed to do? Where am I supposed to move? Tell me. Give me a sign.” I’d lost track of the number of times this had been my prayer. I waited impatiently, wondering how and when God … Continue reading A Message from the Angels by Rebecca Willman Gernon
living testament i bathed forgiveness in blood streaming from the lamb’s side at crossroad of heaven and hell i learn to pray on repentant knees at the foot of eternal tree with hope seeking ripe fruits that nourish spirit with … Continue reading Three Poems by Elemide Benjamin Odunayo
FINDING WHAT ISN’T LOST I looked for myself see… Searched hard from land to sea… Trying to figure out what I’m meant to be… But I never saw the truth in front of me… I dug and scraped … Continue reading Three Poems by Aobakwe Jasmine Lingiwe Diteko
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood had he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. SLAUGHTER HOUSE Christ’s blood Redeemed. Another shed Flowing upon iron So pointed … Continue reading Three Poems by Taiye Paul Kolawole
