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MERRY CHRISTMAS 2019

12/25/2019

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​                                               MERRY CHRISTMAS 2019

                          From Donna and me, now in our ninth
                          year of online publishing MORGANOFRIVERTON.COM:
                          The Open Road, we wish you a very merry Christmas,
                          and a happy new year, 2020.  
             
                          For most of us the Christmas season is a joyous and enjoyable
                          one. However, the last four or five years have personally
                          taught us that even at Christmas time there is also
                          much suffering experienced.

                          If you have felt the pain of personal loss, or suffering 
                          for yourself or for those you hold dear, we are now 
                          able empathize with you.
​                          We think of you and pray for you, that 2020
                          will be a much more uplifting year for each of you.

                          We believe you and we have a Heavenly Father who
                          truly loves and cares for each of us. Talk to him and
                          ask for his help. His ability to succor and sustain you
                          is immeasurable.

                          With kindest regards and love,
                           
                          Bill and Donna Morgan
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WINTER IS THE TIME FOR YOUTH  605

12/25/2019

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                                                        WINTER IS THE TIME FOR YOUTH  605

                                          Winter is the time for youth
                                          They view not this season
                                          As common or uncouth
                                          But believe with all their hearts
                                          That this blustery winter season
                                          Was 'specially created just for them
                                               
                                          Now while winter with its bitter cold
                                          May not be pleasurable for those grown old
                                          For winter truly is the time for youth
                                          Or so we've been told
                                          By little ones with frost-bitten toes
                                          And tiny cherry cheeks and ruddy nose
                                        
                                           So, we take it for the truth
                                          With great veracity after all                                                                                 Winter is the time for youth
                                           So, go have yourself a (snow) ball
                                                  
                                           (Written on April 10, 1979, with revisions
                                           made on December 25, 2019)
                                             
 


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CHRISTMAS (1979)  712

12/22/2019

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 ,                                                         CHRISTMAS (1979)  712

                             O Christmas past, O Christmas past                 
                             With fond memories we retell
                             The childhood visions we each had
                             Which in our hearts did swell

                             There were shining lights upon the tree
                             That cast a misty glow
                             And candy canes and tinseled bells
                             Along with the mistletoe
       
                             The good times we had, the friends we made   
                             Are the true joys that shall last
                             As we bid farewell and fond adieu
                             To the spirit of Christmas pass   

                             O Christmas present, O Christmas present 
                             May we enjoy thee this year
                             As we let our children know
                             That we love them so
                             And shall always hold them dear

                             There are presents to give
                             And carols to sing
                             Perhaps a romp in the snow
                             Soft words to say, kind words to do
                             To help each other grow 
                      
                             Let us relish the time we have right now
                             Before the evening's spent
                             And count our blessings one and all
                             O spirit of Christmas present

                             O Christmas future, O Christmas future
                             We eagerly look forward for thee
                             When the king of kings shall come again
                             And set the captives free

                             Once Jesus was just a babe
                             A-lying in a a stall
                             But soon we shall see him as he is
                             Our savior and lord of all

                             Melt us thy spirit, Lord
                             That in our hearts may stir
                             A hymn of great rejoicing
                             For the spirit of Christmas future

                             O Christmas past, and Christmas present,
                             And Christmas yet to come
                             We are grateful for this time of year
                             And for the advent of thy son
                           
                             (First published on December 24, 1979,
​                             with revisions made on December 25, 2019)


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ISAIAH 66:18,22 ,23

12/13/2019

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                               ISAIAH 66:18,22 ,23

                               For I know their works
                               and their thoughts
                               It shall come, that I will
                               gather all nations and tongues
                               and they shall come and see
                               my glory
                         
                               For as the new heavens and
                               and the new earth, which I
                               will make, shall remain before
                               me, saith the Lord, so shall
                               your seed and your name remain

                               And it shall come to pass , that
                               from one new moon to another,
                               and from one sabbath to another
                               shall all flesh come to worship
                               before me, saith the Lord
                                                                       


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WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT  565

12/13/2019

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​                                                         WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT 565
                                              
                                               It could have happened
                                               Exactly as it did
                                               That a tiny babe
                                               In a manger born
                                               Would become
                                               The King of kings

                                               Who would have thought
                                               That God would have sent
                                               His son to earth this way
                                               So meek and mild
                                               Just another child
                                               A lying in a crib

                                               Who would have thought
                                               Angels would appear
                                               To a simple band of shepherds
                                               Tending their flocks
                                               On a starlit night
                                               Singing anthems clear

                                               Who would have thought
                                               Magistrates with wealth galore
                                               Would leave their specious homes
                                               And travel from afar
                                               To search for a babe unknown
                                               But then, wise men seek him still
                          
                                               (First published on December 21, 1978)

                                                

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WHAT IF  568

12/13/2019

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                                                            WHAT IF  568

                            What if there had been no decree
                            of taxation two thousand years ago?
                            Would Mary and Joseph have travelled
                            to Bethlehem?

                            What if shepherds had not been tending
                            their flocks on the Judean hillsides? Who 
                            would have heard the angelic choir?

                            What if certain intellectuals from the East
                            had not meticulously studied the scriptures
                            and ancient prophesies concerning the signs
                            of the times. Would we still have called them 
                            wise men?

                            What if there had been several inns with many
                            vacancies? Would Jesus still have been born
                            of humble birth?

                            And, most importantly of all, what if Christ had
                            never entered our world as a tiny baby? Who 
                            would have given us the light and the hope 
                            we so desperately need to lead a full and
                            abundant life?

                            Over this Christmas season, we joyously celebrate
                            God's greatest miracle, the birth of his son,
                            Jesus Christ.

                            (First published on December 28,1978)
 





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ISAIAH 66:1,10,12,13,14

12/9/2019

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                              ISAIAH 66:1,10,12,13,14

                       Thus saith the Lord, the heaven is
                       my throne, and the earth is my footstool.
                       Where is that ye build unto me? And where
                       is the place of my rest?

 
                      Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with
                       her, all ye that love her. Rejoice with her all
                       ye that mourn for her.


                       For thus saith the Lord, Behold I will extend
                       peace to her, like a river, and the glory of
                       the Gentiles, like a flowing stream...
 

                       As one who his mother comforteth, so will I
                       comfort you. And ye shall be comforted in
                       Jerusalem.

                       And when ye see this, your heart will rejoice,
                       and your bones shall flourish like an herb,
                       and the hand of the Lord shall be known
                       toward his servants, and his indignation
                       toward his enemies.


                                                                       
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THE WINTER WRITER

12/9/2019

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                                         THE WINTER WRITER

                             O season of the lusty winds
                             Of the storm, the rain, the gale
                             We welcome thee without fright
                             For the blistery temperatures low
                             Invite us to write
                             And to write... And to write again.

                             Of seasons past
                             With reminiscence's warm glow
                             Of warmer days bereft of snow
                             We find, to extol the virtues of winter
                             Is quite all right
                             For the months of the short day
                             Follow by the longer night
                             Invite us to write
                             And to write... And to write again
                             
​                             Regardless of the chilly winter
                             Give us paper; Give us pen
                             Set us at our desk and then
                             Let us enjoy, let us delight
                             As those windy, wintry days
                             Invite us to write
                             And to write... And to write again

 

                                                               
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OPPORTUNITY

12/9/2019

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                 OPPORTUNITY

    It has been written that Chinese write the word
    "Crisis" with two characters. One character means
   "danger," while the other means "opportunity". Together,
    they spell "crisis."

    So, then, in every circumstances and every 
    happening of our lives we discover these three
    particulars: Danger, opportunity, crisis.

    Danger lies in our apathy or fear of our present
    situation or what may lie ahead.

    Opportunity lies in our willingness to do what
    we can, knowing that our actions will ultimately
    change our circumstances. 

    Every event occurring in our lives may lead to
    a crisis or problem to be solved.
    Crisis, danger, opportunity 
    But the greatest of these is...opportunity.


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WINTER CAME DOWN

12/1/2019

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                                                               Winter came down
                                       To our home
                                       Last night

                                       Quietly pirouetting in
                                       On silvery-toed slippers
                                       Of snow
                                       And we, 
                                       We were children
                                       Once again


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