At Ease

Let us be poised, and wise, and our own today

R W Emerson

Let the thunder roar around us

Let the seas beat against our shores

Let those who wish us ill make their plans

Cast their nets and

Shake their fists in fury

Let the wind lash against our windows until the house fairly shakes beneath our feet

Until the  trees are stark and bare

It does not matter

because today

..

We will be poised, and wise, and our own.

and that's poetiquejustis

No weapon formed against you will prosper  

Isaiah 54:17

Taking Chances on the Wing

Necessity is the mother of taking chances

Mark Twain

Today I met a hummingbird

He hovered by my face

Wings beating the air with frantic grace

And he bid me follow

He waited there as long as he could

He wished me no ill and only good

And he bid me follow

But I stood rooted like a tree

Afraid to move - afraid to see

What might be there if I agreed

To follow

And so with one last fleeting glance

He rose in the air and with him my chance

To follow.....

Perhaps he will find me again

and time and duty will tell me when

to follow

And I will soar with graceful ease

and the hummingbird will say

"now if you please....

follow"    

and that's poetiquejustis

But as to the suitable times and the precise seasons and dates, brethren, you have no necessity for anything being written to you.

I Thessolonians 5:1

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Over My Shoulder....

Life can only be understood backwards;

 but it must be lived forward

Soren Kierkegaard

Over my shoulder, life keeps getting dimmer

As the days slip behind

Opportunities seem slimmer

Sun setting on the chances?

No!

No backward glances

Forge ahead! 

By your heart be led!

With the future case your lot

And then (of course) give it all you've got

and that's poetiquejustis

 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men
Colossians  3:23

And So To Speak

Better to illuminate than merely to shine; 

to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.

Thomas Aquinas

 Has life taught you a lesson?

Then Think

And think again

Now speak!

Speak softly and kindly

But speak

What you have learned of life is a gift that is to be shared

It a smooth stone added  to the path for those who follow

It is a light for their journey that perhaps only you can give

So speak!

and that's poetiquejustis

"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matthew 5:14

The One Sided Argument

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing

Walt Disney

Both sides of the coin

Both sides of the argument

Both sides of your brain

You can toss it

Debate it

analyze it it until it crumbles

but in the end

The only way to get it done

Is to get it done

and that's poetiquejustis

Don't let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless speculations, which don't help people live a life of faith in God.

1 Timothy1:4

Here's Hopin'

A whole stack of memories never equals one little hope

Charles M. Schulz

Marvin Hamlisch called them

"misty water colored memories

of the way we were. "

Memories -

good

and bad

Have only one thing in common

They dwell in the past

And hope never visits there.

Hope, my friend,

 is in the here and now.

That is worth remembering

and that's poetiquejustis

 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,

 "plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11