We Say
I say this
You say that
Words flying thru the air
Tossed into that great hat
Of a world's opinions
Changing almost by the hour
Quickly coming in increasing showers
From the human ever restless heart
At an ancient beginning, our start
No end in sight to this
Our dark, yet most refin-ed art
In opposition to more elevated words
Trying strongly man's destiny to turn
Spun from heaven's celestial higher calling
Still we stumble, tumble over our mispronuciations to continue falling
Over our own words
We ruin ourselves our lives
With crude, more crass words every day
When will we ever learn the
Value in those words
our only God has such to say?
God's words can lift us higher
Ignite in us once more a Spirit's fire
Able to lift out of a dark murk & mire
Of our own creating
We should listen
To what God has to say
With His shining verbal pearls
Enhancing all our days
Speaking crystal shards of truth
To deny satan's stabbing wounds
As in eternity an ancient enemy's darkness
God forever will at last exclude!!!
Follow
Many slogans, jargon
Thrown out,
Fly around our heads
Words spoken
That get said
By poorly educated sources
Follow your dreams
Follow your own heart
I wish for a start
These words would
Come to light
Follow your God,
Jesus Christ
Oh,
Containing such might!
What a different world
Would we see
If from a bended knee
We took a different perspective
As a group collective
Would be more effective
If we ceased to worship
The self
So follow the only truly One,
Holy Father, Spirit Son
Who can give more than
We are able to imagine
Perfect love, joy, peace
If we began to follow Him
With a deep radical passion
I tremble with exhilaration
At the thought, what could happen!
A different, better world if
We followed His heart
Rather than merely following
Our own
Better life for all would
Most certainly to be shown
As closer & closer to Him
We have grown
& deeper into our hearts
His Divine Light has been sown!!
To Gain a Loss!
Once in a first century
A people lived
Under much evil treachery
Not willing to commit
Any libel or perjury
They gave their all
To a suffering Savior
To listen to His voice's tender call
‘Come to me all you who are weary
And I will give you rest’
But the question is are you willing
To withstand a broken world’s tests
To carry His name,
Out loud His sovereignty
To acclaim
Life is not about pleasure alone
But about a God who loves
From above on a golden throne
Willing to sacrifice everything
So all of us into His Paradise
He could finally at last bring
So do as those heroes of the past
(today we would surely stand aghast)
They were willing to lose all
They obeyed, listened, answered Christ’s call
Losing jobs, homes, even their own blood
To wear the name proudly of ‘Christian’!
Plain & Simple
Plain & simple
Words on a page
Without faith in
That red blood of Christ
All condemned to
a darkened hell
No great mystery
This is the truth
For any to understand, to tell
From a book of truth
God warns
At times
Even at us storms
Using examples from
The world’s past
Trying to convince us
Before like a stone
We could be thrown
Into that dark hole
Greater forces
Gather gentlest voices
Trying to win, cajole
Our Savior, Christ,
God, our Creator/Father
Holy Spirit urging
From words in His sacred scroll
Loving, to also console
For His greatest goal
Is to win back each soul
Intact, in whole
Back into His Loving Arms!
I love this time of year. You can always tell it’s spring when it is warm enough for the turtles to sunbath on the rocks. I ride my bike along our greenway system on the riverbank. The first fresh green of baby leaves on the trees is coming out good, and I got to take a photo of some of the new blooms on the wildflowers. I hope you can get outside this spring to enjoy the beauty of our God’s wonderful creation. May God bless your day and spring!!
Inclusive
We hear this word
Thrown around so much
Almost as if it contains
Some type of
Golden Midas touch
You must include this
You must include that
Please excuse if I seem remiss
But I do not think inclusion of
All or just the many was
Ever meant to bring us
True bliss
Love is not inclusive
Of everything
Even God's perfect love
Is not inclusive of all things
Sometimes our behavior
With His purity does not harmonize
Or always ring
He wishes to transform us
Into His Son's image
So upon our behaviors
He must place certain limits
Wishing for us only the best
So remember the next time
Someone insists you be inclusive
With flying colors will you
Pass the great test
Use God's words, His wishes
Deciding what to include or reject!
SoulSails 