lifelong lessons
The persons we are Foetuses* were before The patched soil we tread Was once a swamp to wade* The men who now are Time before now were boys The grey hairs we see Were once black The harvest so plentiful Was once a field to cultivate And the twilight now Was aforetime dawn So much change, change and change yet to come But there is one who changes all Yet changes not Who of time and eternity no […]
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Life is a function of time Though for it we pay not a dime While others in it find grime* We by grace find a rhyme Acknowledge this rhyme today Know that His grace has come to stay Given that He chose this day And ordained our stay Moving from height to height Trust not in your strength For though ahead is the light The end is not yet in sight. Prov. 3:5-6 5 Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with […]
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Wishes are that I be near Near enough to God to hear His yoke I desire to bear So that when ‘am in fear Being neither here nor there He as He assures, will care Making dry my rolling tear Making worthwhile the days that make my year Wiping from me, the sin that has me in its smear I desire to be near Near enough to God to hear “Well-done my son so Matt. 11:29,30 29 Take my yoke […]
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The principles of man Run no better than a man in mud The thoughts of man Make him no better than they are And his imaginations Make him soar* heights He may in existence never reach The principles of God Have no unit of measure Against His thoughts Not even His enemies find justifiable fault His imaginations The universe too minute to withhold He is a blended sort of indescribable worth That He was, is and ever […]
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We all have dreams Some sweet as cream Others end in screams But a dream is a dream We all dream to reign And our full heights attain But unsure is the terrain* And good and evil may together rain If our dreams fail That shouldn’t make us pale We may not look hale But it pays not to be frail Whatever we go through is passing phase No matter how slow the pace God sure […]
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For reasons unknown I hear no answers When in His presence I tarry And my prayers I offer Into the faith, He called me But my will He left unbridled* That I may of my own yield Otherwise His wrath face If He did call me, He hears me If He does hear me, He answers If He does answer, I ought to hear If I hear not, then the loop* is open God listens to […]
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Of a virgin was He born Journeyed to Egypt as a newborn Laid at birth in a barn Hmm… this Jesus Quizzed on His first day out Parents returned to seek Him out And He followed without a shout Hmm… this Jesus He began His ministry with wonders In many hearts, He grew fonder And His enemies were left to wonder Hmm… this Jesus Before Abram He was In our days He’s our boss The future without […]
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She looks simple, calm and harmless It’s so easy for you to think of her less In the midst of any kind of mess Yugo would always pass as blameless Come a little closer and you sense wit Voice is unassuming yet principles are strict When you think she should stand, she’ll sit Nothing moves her, not even the worst misfit She’s dependable, able and unpredictable Unbendable like a high tension cable And when it’s time to […]
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I am laden with principles Delicately balanced like bicycles It’s unethical for me to lick popsicles While driving one of my work vehicles I could meet a friend and pitch a tent But it is hard to do so with a student To avoid giving myself a dent Or getting my principles bent But this friend was a different same So full of life; her smile’s like a flame Friendship, nothing more was her aim Relating to her […]
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Nobody is his enemy No place is uncomfortable All situations are to be adapted to His beliefs and doubts spell same Ever so quick to smile Yet feigns anger at will His words need no thought backings His thoughts have dual word backups His swift suggestions fit the present need Some say he is gentle, others loud To him, all are complements His description is indifferent He ‘knows’ himself Yet lies to some With facts […]
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