Showing posts with label Challenges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Challenges. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

TEARS TO CLEANSE: Laughter To Heal!








Two Of Our Gifts Are Simple Ones: 
Tears ... To Cleanse 
And
Laughter ... To Heal! 

Why, Then, Are So Many Of Us Stressed Beyond Measure 
And
Stressing Out Others Beyond Reason!?! 

Why Are We So All-Fired Concerned 
About Who Should Or Could See Us Crying!?! 

Don't You Know That Laughter 
Won't Cause Your Face To Crack!?! 

Look At A Baby! 
It Is All Angry 
And 
In A Snap It Is Bawling Its Head Off! 
Mummy Or Daddy Holds Him Close
Utters Soothing Words Of Comfort 
And Soon
It Is Either Laughing Its Head Off For Joy 
Or Sleeping Peacefully 
Unbothered By The Past Upset! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Of Love, Our Jesus, Does That For Us 
So Let Us Cry Unto Him 
And 
By The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit's Working
Let Us Rest Having Been Refreshed! 

The Gifts Given
Are A Blessing ... Never A Curse
And
We ... Being Grateful
Should Freely Imbibe
As One Suffering A Great, Even Consuming, Thirst!

Let Us Laugh As We See Butterflies Dancing
Dust Bunnies Spinning
Leaves Waving
And 
Even As We Hear The Beating Of Our Own Hearts 
Telling The Story That 
We Still Have The Breath Of Life From Our God 
Which Makes Us Each One A Living Soul 
Able To Use The Daily Gift Of Faith 
Which Causes Us To Press On
Despite The Challenges
To The Great And Glorious Day That Heralds Peace! 

Our Lord Hears And Cares For Us! 
Let's Care For Ourselves 
By Using The Gifts Graciously Given With Gusto! 
Cry, Laugh
And 
Pray A Lot!






Thursday, February 20, 2020

The S.E.W. Club

It Was The Day Of The Grand Opening Of The S.E.W Club
And
All The Mekkers, Sewists, Seamstresses, Tailors
Botchers And Wannabe's
Pattern-Makers, Fashion Manipulators
The Curious 
And 
The Downright Creepy Who Attend Every Cat-Fight
Were Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing
And
Well Before The Scheduled Time
They Were All At The Entrance
Eagerly Awaiting The Red Door's Opening! 

Everybody Wanted To Be First Through That Door
Because
Based Upon The News From The Print
Social And Electronic Media
And
The Always Profitable 
Though Not Always Accurate  Word Of Mouth
About  The Popular Sewing Clubs In Other Places
A Free And Fancy Education
Plus A Big, Beautiful, Sewing Bible
A 24/7 On-Call Counsellor
Strong Influencers To Get You Where You Were Going
And
Personal, Private, Guaranteed Access 
To The Grand Designer, Himself
Were Perfect Perks Offered ... And Positively Available
To All Participants! 

Some Doubting Thomas In The Midst Of Those Gathered
Wanted To Know What Was The Catch!?! 
Why All The Freeness!?! 

And

What's In It For This So-Called Great Designer
That No One Has Ever Seen In Person
Nor For Whom Is There  A Memorialized Image 
On The Nosy Public Record!?! 

Well, Let Me Tell You Something! 

Marcelina Levi Jump In That 
Loose-Lipped Lackey's Skin Rough, Rough
- Her Words, Not Mine -
And
Called Him A Judas-Goat
And Other Things Unimaginable And Improbable
And Questioned His Origins 
And Told Him His Likely Destination
For Wanting To Deny Poor People
A Very Good And Costly 
Free And Freely Available Opportunity
To Better Themselves And Their Families
And 
Their Needy Communities! 

That Disabused Devil Soon Slunk Away
With His Non-Existent Tail Between His Legs! 

Anyway ...

While That Great Mass Of People Waited
You Could Hear Snippets Of The Various Conversations
One Of Which Was Repeated 
And 
Prominent For Its Call To Greed! 

Everybody Was Talking About All The Free Things 
Needles, Threads, Embellishments
Patterns, Expert Instruction
And
The Premium, Exclusive, One Of Its Kind
Private Label, Bespoke Garment 
That Is To Be Issued To Each Person ... Personally
Who Successfully Completed The Course! 

Well ... The Door Opened!
The People Rushed To Enter!
They Took Their Seats!
The Teacher Spoke
And
The Grabbits And The Gottits Got Up And Walked Out
When It Was Revealed That The S.E.W Club
Had Not One Single Solitary Thing To Do With Sewing
But
Was Everything To Do With
The Soul's Eternal Welfare! 

As Never-Idle Time Passed
The Rootless
The Groundless
The Easily Pricked
Fell Out Along The Way

And Soon

Only Those Expressing Genuine Need
Those Who Trusted The Teacher
Those Who Had Faith In The Process
Those Who Persevered Though Tired And Often Weak
Those Who Endured And Overcame All The Challenges
And
The Good Influencers Who Helped Them To Success
Remained At The End Of The Course! 

The Overcomers
Have An Engraved Pass
To Enter By Right
The Great Designers Glorious Home
When He Calls For Them
On The Day Of His Appointing! 


Food For Thought:




There Is No Other Name Among Men 
Whereby We May Be Saved 
Except For The Great And Wonderful Name Of Christ Jesus! 

We All ... Who Will To Be Truly Saved
Must Take The Plunge 
And 
Wash In The Blood Of Jesus 
If 
We Will Be Called Up To His Side In The Great Day 
And 
Ultimately Drink Of The Water Of The River Of Life 
And 
Eat From The Tree Of Life 
In The Presence Of Him 
Who Is The Lord 
And 
The Sure Light Of Life!

Only Jesus Christ Saves 
From Deadly Sin
From Deceitful Self
From Destructive Satan
And 
From Death And Damnation! 

The Hand Of Hope, Help And Healing 
Is 
Lovingly Extended To Us
The Offer Of Sure Salvation Is Available To Us
And 
The Still, Small, Voice Of The Sweet Spirit Of Truth 
Is 
Tenderly Calling Unto Us! 

Please Answer "Yes, Lord!" 
And 
Accept The Holy Hand! 
Peace In Paradise 
Is 
Guaranteed ... And Eternal!

Except We Are Connected To Christ Jesus 
We Are But Living Deads! 

Indeed ... And I Am Sure That You Know 
And 
Can See That Those Living Deads 
Are Aggressively Walking And Working Among Us
And 
Are Willfully, Maliciously
Leaving The Stench Of Their Vile Lives 
To Taint The Air 
And 
Poison The Minds Of People Everywhere!

They Are Even Willing To Kill
To Have Their Benighted Lusts Satisfied! 

Jesus Loves Us Unconditionally 
But 
He Will Never Accept Us Choosing Sin Over Salvation! 

We Who Are The True Believers
Have To Cut Up The Sin Charge Card 
And 
Close That Account Permanently
And 
Get ... As In Open ... The Master's Card Account 
Which Gives Us A Permanent Visa 
To The Eternal World Of Discovery! 
It's A Citizen's Express Card
And
No Past Sinner-Current Saint
Can Get Into The Eternal City Without It! 

Brethren, 

What's In Your Wallet Aka Your Heart!?! 
Will It Hold You Fast To Jesus Christ!?! 
Will It Help You To Stand Strong In The Holy Faith!?! 
Please Make Sure That You Know  ... For Sure
That Your's Is The Master's Card
Before You Bid This Dark World Good Night!




Monday, November 5, 2018

Words Have Weight!


Are You A Builder Or A Destroyer!?!

Those Who Live In The Land Find-Fault
Specialize ... In The Art Of Fault Find
And
They Often Go To The Extent Asinine
As They Seek To Bring Others To The Thought
Like-Mind!
They Raise Up And They Put Down Deads!

The Story Is Told Of
Look N.U. Will-Find
Who Was So Pleased With Himself 
When He Thought To Foment Anarchy
And
Instigate A Palace Coup
By Looking At The King Man
With Jaundiced Eye ... Never Clear
And
Thought Not Of The Possible Consequences
If
The Challenge Was Found Without Elevate-Me Air!

Be Very, Very, Careful ...

A Challenge Without Airlift Is A Challenge ... Lost!
A Fault Found With No Foundation
Will
The Fault-Finder Surely Cost
And
All Who Seek To Enjoin War
- Without Substance -
Against Another
Shall Surely Find Himself Answering
Charges Like No Other!

The Truth Of The Matter Is ...

For Every Lawless Word That A Man Utters
He Will Be Called To Give An Accounting For
At The Judgment Bar Of The Eternal God
And
Brother, Sister, Neighbor, Friend
The "I Didn't Know Excuse!"
Is 
One That Shall Surely
- By The Righteous Judge -
Be Summarily Refused!
It Doesn't Work So Don't This Excuse Use!

Regrets! I've Had A Few ...

There Are Many Alive
Who Wish They Could Recall Their Words
When ... Like The Spent Arrow
The Previously Lived Experience
And
The Missed Opportunity
They Seek To Undo
What Cannot Be Undone! 

Words Pass From Time Into Eternity! 

Even If, If, If, You Walk The Same Road
At The Same Time Of Day
Every Day For A Week
You Will Never Pass The Same Way Twice
And, Likewise
Unkind Words
Evil Actions
And
Selfish Attitudes Of The Day Gone
Cannot Be Reversed!
Cannot Be Undone!

What Are You Eating!?!
What's Eating You!?! ...

Thought ... Word ... Deed! 
Upon What Do You Your Purchased Soul Feed!?!
Do You Have The Meek And Gentle Spirit Of The Master
- Against Which There Is No Law -
Or
Do You Find Pleasure
In Cultivating Mortal Carnal Flaws!?! 


Looking Inward Works Best
When One Is Cleaning
The Spiritual House!
Get Rid Of The Old Carnal Spirit Useless
And
Invite In The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Which Will Be Bring You
Before The Lord Of Life
The King Of Love
Undefiled And Faultless!