A Collection of Inspirational Essays and Poems - Days of Caith and Joy - Core collection

Sep 28, 2026

A Collection of Inspirational Essays and Poems compiles faith-centered reflections and devotional poetry by Sharon Ludden. The book’s front matter includes copyright and permissions information, publication details, and scripture acknowledgements from multiple English Bible translations (ESV, KJV, NASB, NKJV, NIV). It presents a structured contents list of essays and poems focused on encouragement, spiritual growth, and meaningful daily life, culminating in a closing section about the author, Sharon Ludden.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages118

Reading Time3 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Prose Essays

Poetry

About Sharon

A Collection of Inspirational Essays and Poems Sharon Ludden Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2021 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation and # A Collection of Inspirational Essays and PoemsSharon Ludden INSPIRE PRESSSacramento,CA # Days ofCaith andJoy A Collection of Inspirational Essays and Poems COPYRIGHT 2018:Sharon Luddensharonluddenauthor@gmail.com ISBN_978-1-938196-13-3Library of Congress ControlNumber:2018904389 All rights reserved.No part of this publicationmay be reproduced or distributed in any form orby any means,electronic or mechanical,withoutprior written permission from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies ofany part of this work should be emailed to theauthor(sharonluddenauthor@gmail.com),subjectline“permissions.”The author hereby grantspermission to reviewers to quote up to 100 wordsfrom up to three chapters in their reviews,andrequests that hyperlinks to said reviews be emailedto the address above or physical copies mailed toSharon Ludden in care of the address below. Inspire PressPO Box 276794 Sacramento,CA 95670United States of Americahttp://inspirewriters.com/inspire-press Cover photo:hand painted landscape CNatalia Pascari 123rf.com image ID:64500757 Printed in United States of America Scripture quotations marked (ESV)aretaken from The Holy Bible,English StandardVersion.ESV®Permanent Text Edition®(2016).Copyright C2001 by Crossway Bibles,a publishingministry of Good News Publishers. Scripture quotations marked (KJV)are takenfrom King James Version.Public Domain. Scripture quotations marked(NASB)are takenfrom New American Standard Bible.Copyright C1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Scripture quotations marked(NKJV)are takenfrom the New KingJames Version⑧.Copyright C1982 by Thomas Nelson.Used by permission.Allrights reserved. Scripture quotations marked(NIV)are takenfrom Holy Bible,New International Version⑧,NIVR Copyright C1973,1978,1984,2011 byBiblica,Inc.⑧Used by permission.All rightsreserved worldwide. This book is dedicated to the persons whoinspired eachessay and poem.They were broughtinto my life at a precise time to teach,challenge,and strengthen my faith.To my husband,Tim,who believes in me wholeheartedly.To the savvyand polished members of Inspire ChristianWriters.To my student worker,Antoin,whopersuaded me to leave a legacy for my family.And most importantly,to my Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ,for making the everyday routine ofmy life so beautifully meaningful. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,becanse be bathanointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;be bath sentme to beal the brokenbearted,to preach deliverance tothe captives,and recouering of sight to the blind,to sethen that ar bised , to preac the acaeptabl jear of the Lord.(Luke 4:18-19 KJV) Contents Red Light Valor………………………………3 One Blissful Moment………………………7 The Challenge…………………………………11 A Cup of Joy……………………………19 April in Texas………………………………25 The Red Pen……………………………………31 The Dance…………………………………………39 The Grape Escape………………………43 The Power of a Sigh……………………49 A Servant's Heart…………………………53 Number Seven ……………………………57 The Prize……………………………………………63 Alpha of the Heart……………………73 A Timely Opportunity………………77 One Day……………………………………81 Poetry You're So Special to God……………87 Dear Heavenly Father……………………89 Come Valiant Warrior……………………91 A Treasure in Time……………………………93 A Bouquet of Blessings……………95 Lead Me, OLord……………………………97 Love of My Life………………………………99 A Miracle Foretold…………………………101 The Prowler ………………………………………103 About Sharon…………………………………105

FAQs

Who is the author of A Collection of Inspirational Essays and Poems?

The author is Sharon Ludden, as stated in the document header and the author section at the end.

What kind of material does the book include?

The book combines inspirational essays and poetry, organized into a contents list with separate prose and poetry sections.

Which Bible translations are quoted in the book?

The front matter states scripture quotations from ESV, KJV, NASB, NKJV, and NIV.

Sep 28, 2026

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