Hark!

 

"God Bless us- everyone"

A Christmas Carol

The angels are singing

The sky is alight

The Hope of the world

Was born Christmas night

Our hearts hear their music

There is so much to tell

Our lives changed forever

God with us-

 Emmanuel

And that's poetiquejustis
wishing you a blessed and happy Christmas

Boundaries?

Nothing on earth is more gladdening than knowing we must roll up our sleeves

and move back the boundaries of human possibilities once more

Annie Dillard

Today is Christmas Eve- for many the eve of Hope among us

But for some- hope seems as distant as the stars

So...every Christmas Eve, our son and a few dozen of his closest friends

Go to a section of the city where the lost and the homeless live

And they turn it in to a Winter Wonderland

They bring food, and gifts, and music and hope

They roll up their sleeves and turn the darkest of corners

In to the brightest of scenes

Eventually,

The food is eaten

Dreams are shared

but what perhaps stays behind

is a bit of hope

that will grow and grow and grow

breaking the boundaries of human possibilities

once more
for us all

and that's poetiquejustis

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, 

so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.  

Romans 15:13

Posted by poetiquejustis at 2:00 AM

 

Simmering

 

To me, if life boils down to one thing, 

it's movement. 

To live is to keep moving.

Jerry Seinfeld

 

Filling up your life with stuff

is not enough

 

If you want to get things moving

in life

You have to turn up the heat

Not too much

Just enough to get things moving

and that's poetiquejustis

For in Him we live and move and have our being.

Acts 17:28

Hitting the Heights

 

Happiness makes up in height

what it lacks in length

Robert Frost

                                 If happiness seems very far away

                          you just might need to go out and find it

Look high!

Look low!

But wherever you go

happiness is where 

YOU find it

and that's poetiquejustis

PS  Take a friend along for the ride

 

 He that handles a matter wisely shall find good: and whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

Proverbs 16:20

Biding My Time

 

Every person must bide their time

in constant, cheerful, steady endeavors.

H. W. Longfellow

Wrapping up your dreams for the days to come

Putting a bow on all that is ahead

Making that list of all that matters

and then promising yourself

that the gift that is you

is something you will share

with the world.

And that's poetiquejustis

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

Chatter

 

When words leave off

music begins

Heinrich Heine

Stop the chatter 

And hear the song of life

Stop the noise

And hear the sounds of heaven

Stop the words

And let the truth be heard

Silence is the gift of nature

and that's poetiquejustis

Be still and know that I am God

Psalm 46:10

Making Room for Christmas Miracles

 

"I will honor Christmas in my heart and keep it all the year"
Charles Dickens

The Spirit of Christmas takes a lot of heart room

...nope... that will never do...

You need room for the wrappings and the trappings

The egg nog and the toys

For the magical and miraculous

For little girls and boys

You need space for the less fortunate

And for trees that look so sad

So if you will let your heart grow big enough

This will be the best Christmas season you ever had!

And that's poetiquejustis

 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he

Proverbs 23:7