Fixed on Him: poem by Peter Venable

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I Will Keep My Trust Fixed on Him

We hear “believe,” but what of trust?

In God, for it’s of God we speak.

Let’s not evade—face this we must.

Is not deep trust what hearts still seek?

We need someone who is the Way,

The Truth, the Life. Was born. Grew up.

Gave sight. Healed souls. Taught how to pray.

Broke bread. Washed feet. Then drank God’s cup.

The whip. The nails. The thorns. The spear.

On the third day, the empty tomb.

Rose from the dead. His voice we hear.

Now trust is fixed as Easter blooms.

“I will put my trust in Him.”

(from Hebrews 2:13)

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Peter Venable has written sacred and Christian

verse for many decades. He’s appeared in Ekstasis, Amethyst Review, Foreshadow, The Merton Seasonal, Spirit Fire Review, As Surely as the Sun, Society of Classical Poets, and Vita Poetica Journal. He is a septuagenarian, happily married, “Poppy” to two granddaughters, a Christ follower, and volunteers

at a prison camp. His Jesus Through a Poet’s Lens 

is available at Kindle. 

(August 2026 issue)