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Brian-Asriel Newman

Nastassja Bento

Editor

Rauna Marie Pennington

Cover Concept

 Kathy Anne Pierides

"He has filled them with skill to do every sort of workdone by an engraver or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of workman or skilled designer." Exodus 35:35

Audio Poetry Front Cover

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Audio Poetry Back Cover

Audio Poetry is a collection of lyrics being published by a collection of friends to give hope to all of the weary hearts that  are walking through their own Dark Night of the Soul.  Each lyric is paired with a prayer for the hearts that need the words, to provide spiritual depth for the reader and to reestablish the shared nature of this human journey that connects that all those who have hoped and dreamed and even despaired throughout the centuries share. 

The Creator collects their tears in a bottle as well as our own. 

"You have recorded my wanderings. You put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your Book?" Psalm 56:9

*Author proceeds from "Audio Poetry" go to support the children of "New Reality Orphanage" in Haiti, so your purchase of this book of poetry benefits more weary hearts than just  your own.

http://www.newrealityinternational.org 

Summary Page

Fasting and Tzedakah

ISAIAH 58 

(Tree of Life Version TLV)

“Cry aloud, do not hold back!

Raise your voice like a shofar.

Tell My people their transgression,

and the house of Jacob their sins.

Yet they seek Me day to day

and delight to know My ways,

as if they were a nation that did right,

and had not forsaken their God’s decree.

They ask Me for righteous judgments;

they delight in the nearness of God.”

“Why have we fasted.

yet You do not see?

Why have we afflicted our souls,

yet You take no notice?”

“Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure,

and exploit all your laborers.

 Behold, you fast for strife and contention

and to strike with a wicked fist.

You should not fast as you do today

to make your voice heard on high.

Is this the fast I have chosen?

    A day for one to afflict his soul?

Is it to bow down his head like a reed,

and spreading out sackcloth and ashes?

Will you call this a fast

    and a day acceptable to Adonai?

“Is not this the fast I choose:

to release the bonds of wickedness,

to untie the cords of the yoke,

to let the oppressed go free,

and to tear off every yoke?

 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,

to bring the homeless poor into your house?

When you see the naked, to cover him,

and not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood?

Then your light will break forth like the dawn,

and your healing will spring up speedily.

Your righteousness will go before you,

the glory of Adonai as your rear guard.”

Then you will call, and Adonai will answer.

You will cry and He will say, “Here I am.”

If you get rid of the yoke among you—

finger-pointing and badmouthing—

If you give yourself to the hungry,

and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,

then your light will rise in darkness,

and your gloom will be like midday.

 Then Adonai will guide you continually,

    satisfy your soul in drought

    and strengthen your bones.

You will be like a watered garden,

    like a spring of water whose waters never fail.

Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins,

will raise up the age-old foundations,

will be called Repairer of the Breach,

    Restorer of Streets for Dwelling.

If you turn back your foot from Shabbat,

from doing your pleasure on My holy day,

and call Shabbat a delight,

    the holy day of Adonai honorable,

If you honor it, not going your own ways,

    not seeking your own pleasure,

    nor speaking your usual speech,

 then You will delight yourself in Adonai,

and I will let you ride over the heights of the earth,

I will feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.”

For the mouth of Adonai has spoken.

Proceeds Page

Author Proceeds Page

This is the First-Fruits of my writing so all Author proceeds from this work will be donated to support the work of New Reality International Orphanage in Haiti.

“Honor Adonai with your wealth and with the first of your entire harvest. Then your barns will be filled with plenty, your vats will overflow with new wine.” Proverbs 3:9 New Reality is not only an orphanage, it is a place to heal and to learn to live life again both during and after childhood. Please visit their website to learn how you can change a life.

https://www.newrealityinternational.org/

Audio Poetry Dedication Page

Dedication Page:
 This work is dedicated in gratitude to Yeshua Messiah, 

My Kinsman Redeemer, 

Who Saved me in every way a person a person can be Saved,

 But most importantly, 

Saved FROM Others and Themselves. 

Saved FOR His Peace and Rest.

"The Lord is Near to the Brokenhearted 

and Saves the crushed in Spirit" 

Psalm 34:18 ESV

About the Author

About the Author 

Brian “Asriel” Newman lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee where he attends a Messianic Congregation and spends weekends with his two dearly loved daughters, Aliyahna Shalom and Shema Yisrael. 

He has been writing from an early age after art failed to be a successful endeavor. Brian has translated his years of life experience that begin with growing up in a log cabin where he had a pet raccoon in a town without a traffic light, to serving 4 years in the military where he was stationed in Germany and Oklahoma to lyric writing in Nashville where he was also studying History and German at Belmont University, travelling back to Germany to be an exchange student, on to grad school for seminary and a master’s in marriage and family, to divorce and a brief time of homelessness afterwards. 

Then there was ministry that never left the ground, and much financial struggle along with way.

 Brian shares his experiences with Anxiety and Depression, the early death of both parents, falling in and out of love, living in both the backwoods of Tennessee and the cities of Europe, and all that The Creator has taught Him and blessed Him with along The Way.

“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,

the moon and the stars, which You established—what is man, that You are mindful of him?And the son of man, that You care for him? Psalm 8:4

The Tree That Set Me Free (by Tania Nastassja Bento)

The Tree That Set Me Free

You take my Brokenness 

As You broke upon that Tree

Your pursuit of my Heart

You came to set me Free 

You take my Brokenness 

As You broke upon that Tree

Your pursuit of my Heart

 You came to set me Free

My broken trust is bandaged Again

As Your body wrapped in the Tomb

Your love makes waves higher than the Pain

Pain that's been filling Me

I'm Worn 

Your broken Body

Heals all inside of Me

Finally My broken heart can Breathe

It revived the day You died for Me

You gave all you Had

No it wasn’t Easy

You prayed it could Pass

But overcame until it was Finished

You gave it Up, So I don't give Up

You shed it all, Ransomed me from the Fall

You were forsaken so I will never be Alone

You rescued me through the Nails

That made You Bleed

And Then You fought MY Hell for ME

You take me Home,

You make me Clean

You give me life Eternally

You gave me a Name like no other Name

As beloved Daughter, I matter most to You

You took my shame, You took my Tears

So I can know Now

Know Now You love Me

You're near I am Revived

As You are Alive,

No longer dead

But risen to New Life

Dead to my Brokenness

Because You took my Mess

Alive to Freedom,

You broke my Bondage

You take my Brokenness 

As You broke upon that Tree

Your pursuit of my Heart

You came to set me Free 

Prayer for Those Set Free On The Tree

Heavenly Father, 

Let not our sorrow or momentary trials distract us from the Power 

That has already redeemed us from Death to Life.

 Help us to know that Your Heart Breaks 

When we weep and we are not Alone. 

Healer,

 Forgive us when we let our pain cripple our desire to run to You. 

Fill us with Your Holy Spirit, comfort us through Your Love.

Let us dwell in Your Presence that restores our peace. 

Remind us that we can taste and see that you are Good. 

You made me blind eyes see there is You and You are all my Soul needs. 

Let us walk in forgiveness with those who caused us pain and free us from the bondage of bearing a Grudge. 

Sustainer,

 Remind us that Jesus is able to bear all our Burden. 

Nothing is too much for You but refresh our Souls with True Life. 

You take our Fears and give us Hope in the destiny you Prepared 

For Us before Time. 

Thank you Yahshua,

For bringing me out of MY Death and into YOUR Life.

“Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our pains.

Yet we esteemed Him stricken,

    struck by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced because of our transgressions,

crushed because of our iniquities.

The chastisement for our shalom was upon Him,

and by His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah the Prophet

Chapter 53, verses 4 and 5. TLV

Resource:

“Family Recovery Process” for Victims of Abuse and their Family Members http://www.dunklin.org/our-program/the-family-recovery-process/   

Just When You Thought The Best Was Through

Just When You Thought The Best Was Through 

On a cold January the sky fell down

The bricks were crumbling and the stones toppled out

On an old typewriter I spelled it there , my soul out loud

Then you put them all together glue gun spine and paper bound

You said hey there brother, don’t let yourself drown

Your world is so much bigger than this beggar’s town

----Friend you’ve never found it out

All this Treasure you’ve hid within yourself

Friend I dug out all the gold from you

All the words inside you never knew

They’ve been building a better world for you

Just when you thought the best was through

Just when you though the best was through

-On a warm November it turned all round

The girl came back and the accounts blacked out

On a brand new podium I spoke it there, my soul out loud

Then you put them all together bringing smiles from frowns and getting videos out

You said hey there brother, don’t let yourself get proud

Your world was once so much smaller than this empire now

----Friend you’ve never found it out

All this Treasure you’ve hid within yourself

Friend I dug out all the gold from you

All the words inside you never knew

They’ve been building a better world for you

Just when you thought the best was through

Just when you though the best was through

Prayer For Those Who Thought The Best Was Through

To The God who Raises Up The Lowly

We ask that you help us see others with our Spirits and not just our Eyes

We ask that you help others see us with their Spirits and not just their Eyes

We ask that we all Wear our White Stones Proud

We ask that we all toss our Black Stones Out

We ask that your Raise up the Lowly from the Pit

We ask that your Bring the Prideful down from the Pedistool

We ask that you mold us into Who we are made to Be

We ask that you Break of us the Desire to be Someone Else Instead

“For you see your calling, brothers and sisters, that not many are wise according to human standards, not many are powerful, and not many are born well. Yet God chose the foolish things of the world so He might put to shame the wise; and God chose the weak things of the world so He might put to shame the strong; and God chose the lowly and despised things of the world, the things that are as nothing, so He might bring to nothing the things that are— so that no human might boast before God.”

1st Corinthians Chapter 1 Verse 28 

Resource: “The Hope Line” Radio with Dawson McAllister www.thehopeline.com 

Song for Someone Unknown

Song for Someone

Tonight,

For the first time- I picked up for your Call Yet

I’m not Begging to Stay Or 

Asking how much Labor will this Cost for Love?

Today, 

For the very first time-I walked into your Arms Yet

I’m coming to Life instead of Fading Away And

Asking how many Nights will we have until its Gone?

Tomorrow, 

For the very first time-I will walk into my Home Yet

Time will Soothe instead of Burn, Someone Stands instead of Runs, And

Words Calm instead of Cut

This Song is for Someone, Someone whose Name is not yet Known

This Song is for a Place I’ve yet to be, A Place most would call Home

This Song is for Someone, Someone whose Name is not yet Known

Tonight,

For the Covenant I draw my Sword- To fight your Demons All

I’ve been Anxious to Slay for

Taking all the Hopes and Dreams they stole Away

Today, 

For the very first time-I hold the ones you Love

I’m coming with a Hammer to break down their Walls And

Arriving with a Big Love to recover how they’ve Shone

Tomorrow, 

For all our Yesterdays I return, to bring the Wages of Honor to your Door

The Flames Climb instead of Fall, Grey becomes as Gold And

A Lifetime spills into the Kingdom because a Lifetime was not Enough

This Song is for Someone, Someone whose Name is not yet Known

Someone whose Name is not yet Known 

Prayer for Those Singing a Song for Someone Unknown

Divine Matchmaker

 We ask for your Eternal Mind to give us Hope

You know the End from the Beginning

You see the Hearts where each of the Lonely will find a Place to Belong

Before their Voice is Heard or their Smile is even Known

You Created the Kingdom to Come

Where there is Communion among all the Souls

You Created the Bridal Covenant to Remind us of Home

“Instead let it be in the hidden person of the heart, with the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. For this is the way the holy women, who put their hope in God, used to beautify themselves long ago—being submitted to their own husbands just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her daughters by doing what is good and not fearing intimidation. In the same way, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way. Though they are weaker partners, honor them as equal heirs of the grace of life. In this way, your prayers will not be hindered.”

1st Peter 3:4

Resource: “Spit and Polish for Husbands, How to be Your Wife’s Knight in Shining Armor” Book by Bryan Davis

Resource: “The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands” Book by Dr. Laura Schlessinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8kajEBPXww"Love and War" John and Stasi Eldredge

The Ones To Turn It Around

TURN IT AROUND 

Got your knees down on the floor 

Conversing with angels again 

All alone with the Lord of all your hopes again 

At the home of this madness 

You patiently wait on Him to take your sadness 

And I told you that I would never understand 

But here we are, hand in hand again 

The Someone between us has it written down 

We’ll be the ones to turn it around 

We’ll be the ones to turn it around 

-Got my head down on the floor

Hiding from my demons again

All alone with the ghosts of all my chances again 

At the home of this madness 

Yes I shake and I wait on 

Light to cure my darkness 

And you told me you would never understand

But here we are, hand in hand again 

Chorus: The Someone between has it written down 

We’ll be the ones to turn it around 

We’ll be the ones to turn it around 

We’re both out of our time 

We’re both out of our place 

I’m about out of my Mind 

You’re absolutely never out of Grace 

Somewhere between us we’ll be found 

We’ll be the ones to turn it around 

-Been so long on your knees 

But you aren’t here by chance 

This is your song and this fight is your dance 

Children been waiting for a true believer 

Another generation spinning out of control 

And the home of this modern madness 

If you don’t pray it will soon swallow them all 

We’re both out of our time

We’re both out of our place 

I’m about out of my Mind 

You’re absolutely never out of Grace 

Somewhere between us we’ll be found

We’ll be the ones to turn it around 

- Sometimes I wonder how you’re strong 

In a world that believes you’re wrong 

Lead me to that Light 

So I can guide my hands to find my Sword 

Lead me to that Flame 

So I can hold you safely through the Cold 

Tell me tomorrow and I’ll believe

All that you speak about this God 

All that I won’t admit to me

Chorus: 

The Someone between has it written down 

We’ll be the ones to turn it around 

We’ll be the ones to turn it around 

We’re both out of our time 

We’re both out of our place 

I’m about out of my Mind 

You’re absolutely never out of Grace 

Somewhere between us we’ll be found 

We’ll be the ones to turn it around

Prayer for Those Who Turn It Around 

Creator of Friendship and Covenant

We ask that You bring hearts into our Lives 

Hearts that will give Purpose to our Strength instead of Prey on our Weakness

We ask that You bring Hands into Our Lives

Hand that will Lift Us Up instead of Pull Us Down

We ask that you Bring Feet into our Lives

Feet that will lead us fast into the Light instead of further into the Darkness

We ask that you Bring Eyes into our Lives

Eyes that see the Possibility instead of the Imperfection

We ask that you Bring Ears into our Lives

Ears that hear only the Truth and not the Lies

We ask that you bring those who Bring Shalom

Because this World has not taught us How to Heal but only How to Bleed

“Two are better than one,

because they get a good return for their effort.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his companion.

But oy to the one who falls and has no one to lift him up!

Furthermore, if two lie together, then they will be warm.

But how can one keep warm alone?

Though a man might overpower one, two can stand against him.

Moreover a threefold cord cannot be quickly broken.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9 Tree of Life Version

Resource: www.coda.org “Co-Dependents Anonymous”