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My dear Lord and Savior.
I come before You this day in a prayful request.
My request is for your healing of my WordPress friend.
Take away her physical and mental limitations this day,
that distance her from the joy of knowing Your Love.
Bring success in her goals,
and wealth to her life.
Thank you Lord,
for hearing my prayer this day.
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It was a simple glass bottle,
that gave me a gift of song,
that day.
It was a beautiful sunny day,
on the waterfront side of my home.
With a fresh cold, iced beer,
I sat on the back porch.
The breeze was beautiful as diamonds of light,
sparkled off the water before me.
A curious thing happened as I slowly drank that beer.
The outside wind played through the empty part of the bottle.
A song, like no other, played through the glass.
It was a haunting song of eons,
from another time.
As I drank more liquor from the bottle,
the song changed in pitch to a sweeter song.
It came to me at that moment,
that God’s gifts to us are never ending.
In prayer,
I gave thanks to God,
for His gifts to me,
that day,
and the song of the bottle.
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The piano played a familiar melody in my memory.
Images of summer came to mind.
We were in love.
Warmed by our dreams,
and the oneness that was us.
Wherever each of us were,
we were never apart.
Our bonded souls filled all spaces between us.
The melody of that summer will always be.
For you see,
a first love,
never dies.
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"A Gathering of Buzzards in the midst of sheep"
It was a small community health club where they met,
these men of “The Clothe.”
The meeting was twice a week.
A gathering of buzzards,
discussing their frightened flock of sheep.
They discussed the personal lives of their church members,
amidst laughter, as if they were, young girls in a locker room.
They spoke of the mental depression, the illnesses, and even
the marriage break-up’s of their charges within their churches.
Upon hearing of a transfer of one of their members to another’s church,
there was even more loud and boastful laughter among these men.
There was no subject regarding their charges,
that was too personal,
and too confidential,
for them to discuss among themselves.
Faithful church members,
were nothing more,
than chess pieces on a board,
to these men.
Jesus wept.
Famous Quote: “There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man’s face, and another behind his back.”………….General Robert E. Lee (1807-1872)
Benjamin Franklin Saying: “All that’s necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
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My Lord, my God, I come before you,
your humble servant,
overcome by the love Thou has shown me,
as one of your creations.
One made in the image of your
encompassing and eternal love.
I ask, as your servant,
for the wisdom to know Your will
so that you may find pleasure in me.
May I bring pride and further joy
to you in your creation.
When the darkness of days were before me,
you were my Light, when no hope was seen.
You were my Friend, when all turned away from me.
In the depth of my deepest sorrow and loss,
You helped me rediscover the joy of Your
eternal love for me.
I surely would dammed
throughout eternity without the Light
of Your love before me.
I pray each day to do only Your will as my God.
Let me not be overcome by my foolish pride,
nor ever feel that the blessings,
You fill each day of my life,
are from my efforts.
The greatest gift that You chose to give to your creations,
you gave to me, which is the choice of free will,
to love or not love You,
every day of this physical life.
Give me courage,
and keep me mindful
of Your love each day.
Protect me from the evil of the world,
that awaits me in the possible fall,
from Your Grace.
In my awakening each day,
as I greet the miracle that is around me,
never let me forget the joy,
that overcomes me when finding,
and being in Your love for me.
And, if it be Thy will,
let my soul
stay in your love,
abiding in your eternity,
that awaits me.
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"Parked in Doctor's Slot at Cancer Treatment Center"
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Losing a dear friend is always a very sad thing; having that lost happen during the Christmas season is especially sad (Sam passed away on December 15th, 2008). To me, Sam Shields was a very special individual, and I will miss him very much. Following is a link to his memorial site: http://obit.baue.com/obitdisplay.html?id=613556&listing=Current
Sam was a beautiful man. A man of presence, standing six foot five, at over two hundred and fifty pounds. He had the gentle qualities of a Teddy Bear. I never remember Sam being anything but, warm, generous, with words of kindness, on every occasion we were together. If I could have had someone to pick, as an older brother, I would have picked Sam. Sam died suddenly from a massive stroke. The doctors said his life could have been saved, but he would have been a total vegetable. I know Sam would not have wanted that. Sam had been an engineer with Boeing for forty-six years. He never spoke of what kind of work he did. He would laughingly say, “If I told you, I then would have to kill you.” I am going to miss Sam terribly. They do not make men, like him, anymore.Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged In memory of Sam Shields of Allen Texas, Losing a friend at Christmas, Lost of a wonderful person at Christmas | Leave a Comment »
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