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PSALM 119 DALETH:25,26,27,30,32 My soul cleaveth unto the dust Quicken thou me according to thy word I have declared thy ways, and thou heardest me Teach me thy statutes Make me to understand the way of thy precepts So shall I talk of thy wondrous works I have chosen the way of truth Thy judgments have I laid before me I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart
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LIFT UP THE FALLEN Lift up the fallen For who can tell What misfortunes They've suffered Or just why they fell Lift up the fallen Those grown weary Full of dispair Offer them courage And comfort Show them you care Lift up the fallen Comes the clarion call And lead them to Jesus Before the night fall Lift up the fallen Lift them we pray Lift up the fallen While it is day (Written in 1978) HIGH, WIDE AND HANDSOME Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote a letter to the author-philosopher, Wilfred A. Peterson, in which he said... "I am in my ninety-first year and am crippled by arthritis, my handwriting shows that, but in my spirit...I am high, wide and handsome." High...As our days go by Lord, let us realize that God has given each of us a high and holy calling. Wide...May our arms become like unto Thine, O Lord, wide open, willing to embrace, with love , those who disagree with us as well as those who love us. Handsome...And may our minds and hearts become so daily attuned to Thy Spirit that our outward countenance may become spiritually and holy handsome. May we glow as we grow. AUGUST SAINTS The world needs august men, and women,too Who with great deliberate minds Can think things through Who lead compassionate lives With hearts that are true O, my worthy, valiant saints Be courageous in the fight Virtuous in your daily dealings Trustworthy and undaunting Throughout your illustrious life All too soon the blazing sun shall set May your lives be lived with no regret Let it be said, when your lives are through They completed with preeminence the tasks They were called to do And honor and glory were added to their names (Written August 23, 2016) PSALM 119 GIMEL:17,18,20,24 Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live and keep thy word Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times Thy testimonies also are my delight and my couonsellors TO RACE AGAIN Running I swiftly go Toward the finish line Turning around I see my nearest competitor But alas, I fail to see The pebble in my way Twisting my ankle I go down Rapidly, I rebound But it is too late The race is over My time is spent I must wait Until another day To race again 0 Comments PSALM 75:1,7,9 FIVE IN A ROW Did you know you can tell something, even if only vaguely, about a person's financial status by what he eats for lunch? Last week, (all of our creditors please take note) our wife, for five days in a row, packed in our dune-buggy lunch box, a solitary meal of peanut and butter sandwiches. Now, when anyone asks us how we are able to keep our weight down, we tell that we are on a strict carbohydrate diet...and that we worry alot. At least with this diet, we don't have to worry about foods with a high cholesterol content or an over exposure to high protein side effects, And the adverse monetary consequences are nearly negligible. Our stomach just gastrically interrupted us and suggested the we ask our wife to slip in a bologna sandwich every five days...just to break the monotony. (Written in 1978) THE SPECTATOR Spring arrived quietly Barely noticed this year Almost like a spectator In this game called life Hurrying past us to her seat Without a word or whisper Just quickly passed by us And sat unobtrusively Close by our side And nudged us Gently on the arm While intimating promises Of pleasant times in store For those willing to wait Patiently on the Lord With confidence knowing That the seeds they've planted Will blossom once again As they've often done before PSALM 119 GIMEL:17,18,20,24 Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live and keep thy word Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors INDECISIONS In this life, man basically makes three types of decisions...right ones, wrong ones and indecisive ones. Many essays have been penned in favor of making right decisions. And ten times that number have been penned regarding wrong decisions. But, we daresay there have been but a scant handful that have been written, either pro or con, concerning...indecisions. Personally, when all the facts and evidence are in, we believe the world would have been much better off with more indecisiveness, not less. Certainly, there would have been fewer wars, if there had been more pondering and irresolution. And we firmly believe there would have much fewer divorces had one or both parties said, "I think I shall get a divorce from you someday, perhaps er, uh, maybe in a little while," rather than a quick unreasoned "Good-bye, I'm leaving." We believe the world has lasted as long as it has because enough of us have hesitatingly vacillated between receiving and giving, between hurting and helping, living and dying. I can't decide whether to stop here or not. What do you think? |
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