Pat's fifth book is a book of poems based on the lives of people in the Bible. She hopes these Bible poems will in some way bring to life information about each person, their faith, their strength, and for some, their failings. Just wherever the spirit has led her has been her way. She does not profess to be a Bible scholar. Her aim and hope is to use any talent she possesses to glorify God. She didn't start out with a plan about which person she would write about first. In the beginning, it was going to be about lives of women in the Bible, then it branched out to the men also. Many times she would hear a sermon or her sister or a friend would mention a Bible person, and she would then write a poem about that person. Or when writing about a particular person, she would then feel compelled to write about their spouse or someone connected to them. Her information was collected from the Bible and other sources. To make the verses all rhyme and still tell the story was another challenge. Her hope was to make it more interesting for a novice or for young people to understand. Many in this country have turned their backs on God. We have even been told, "This is not a Christian nation." Believers in God have made this country great. Millions of lives have been sacrificed for our freedom. Sadly, as in the book of Jeremiah, we have become a divided country. Pat believes only if we turn back to God will our country remain great and free. May the pleasure of reading these poems about lives of people in the Bible bless each reader and bring to life the story of each Bible character. "Poetry Breathes Life Into Bible Characters" is Pat's fifth book to self publish.  It was published in 2015. Poetry Breathes Life Into Bible Characters By Pat Morrell-Donnelly AuthorHouse Copyright © 2016 Pat Morrell All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-5246-0697-8 Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ix, DEDICATION, xi, ABEL, 1, ABIGAIL, 3, ABRAHAM, 6, ACHSAH/ACSAH, 9, ADAH AND ZILLAH, 11, ADAM, 12, ADULTEROUS WOMAN, 15, BARNABAS, 17, BATHSHEBA, 20, BERNICE, 22, CAIN, 24, CAIN'S WIFE, 26, DANIEL, 27, DAVID, 31, DAVID'S TEN CONCUBINES, 36, DEBORAH AND JAEL, 38, DELILAH, 40, DORCAS/TABITHA, 42, ELIZABETH, 44, ENOCH, 47, ESTHER, 49, EVE, 56, HAGAR, 58, HANNAH, 61, HULDAH (THE PROPHETESS), 63, ISAAC, 65, JACOB, 70, JEREMIAH, 75, JEROBOAM'S WIFE, 78, JESUS, 80, JEZEBEL, 81, JOB, 84, JOB'S WIFE, 87, JOCHEBED, 89, JOHN THE BAPTIST, 91, JONAH, 94, JONATHAN AND DAVID, 96, JOSEPH, 99, JOSEPH (HUSBAND OF MARY), 104, JOSHUA, 106, LOIS AND EUNICE, 109, LYDIA, 110, MARTHA AND MARY, 111, MARY MAGDALENE, 114, MARY OF NAZARETH, 116, MARY, 118, MELCHIZEDEK, 120, MEPHIBOSHETH, 121, MICHAL, 123, MIRIAM, 126, MOSES, 128, NAAMAH, 133, NEHEMIAH, 135, NOAH, 138, NOAH'S WIFE, 140, PARABLE OF THE LOST SON, 142, PAUL, 145, PETER, 148, PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW, 151, PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER, 153, PHOEBE, 155, PILATE'S WIFE, 156, POTIPHAR'S WIFE, 158, PRISCILLA AND AQUILA, 160, PUAH AND SHIPHRAH, 163, RACHEL, 165, RAHAB, 168, REBEKAH, 170, RHODA, 173, RIZPAH, 175, RUTH, 177, SALOME, 180, SAMSON, 182, SAMSON'S MOTHER, 185, SAMUEL, 187, SAPPHIRA, 190, SARAH, 192, SAUL, 195, SAUL'S WIFE, 199, SOLOMON, 201, TAMAR AND JUDAH, 205, TAMAR OF THE BIBLE, 208, THE CANAANITE WOMAN, 211, THE CRIPPLED WOMAN, 213, THE MENSTRUATING WOMAN, 215, THE SAMARITAN WOMAN, 217, THE WIDOW WITH THE MITE, 219, THOMAS, 220, VASHTI, 222, ZIPPORAH, 224, A-B-C'S OF THE BIBLE, 229, BURDENS, 235, CHURCH FAMILY, 236, DAILY PRAYER, 238, GIFTS FROM GOD, 239, HEAVEN, MY HOME, 242, HIS WORD, 245, HONORING MINISTERS, 247, JESUS, 249, ROY F. OSBORNE, 251, SOMEWHERE BEYOND, 254, SPEAK TO ME, 255, THE CHRISTIAN'S "MISSION", 256, THE "CHURCH OF CHRIST", 258, CHAPTER 1      ABEL     Genesis 4:1-17     ABEL BORN AFTER CAIN     ADAM AND EVE'S SECOND SON     ABEL BROUGHT AN OFFERING TO GOD     THE LORD'S APPROVAL HE WON.     ABEL TENDED THE FLOCKS     CAIN, HIS JOB, CROPS TO GROW     ABEL OFFERED HIS BEST     CAIN, FRUITS OF THE SOIL TO BESTOW.     THE LORD FAVORED ABEL'S OFFERING     BUT NOT THE OFFERING OF CAIN     CAIN'S OFFERING NOT ACCEPTABLE     FROM ANGER CAIN COULD NOT REFRAIN.     CAIN SUGGESTED TO ABEL     "LET'S GO OUT INTO THE FIELD"     THERE CAIN ATTACKED HIS BROTHER     IN A JEALOUS RAGE, ABEL, CAIN KILLED.     THE LORD QUESTIONED CAIN     ASKING WHERE ABEL MIGHT BE     "AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER     WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME?"     FOR THE CRIME CAIN COMMITTED     GOD PUT A CURSE ON CAIN     "NO LONGER WILL YOUR CROPS PRODUCE"     A "RESTLESS WANDERED" CAIN WOULD REMAIN.     ABEL HELD NOTHING BACK     HE WOULD OFFER GOD HIS BEST     CAIN WOULD HIS BEST WITHHOLD     ABEL HAPPILY FULFILLED GOD'S REQUEST.     WHEN WE DISOBEY GOD'S COMMANDMENTS     CONSEQUENCES WE MUST BEAR     PAYING THE PRICE FOR OUR SINS     MISSING OUT ON GOD'S LOVE AND CARE.     ABE