Between the Drops

The best thing about the future

is that it comes one day at a time.

Abraham Lincoln

When there is a storm

I very rarely pay attention to the torrent

I like to watch the raindrops on the window

Make their way slowly

Avoiding some drops

Joining forces with others   

Moving forward without knowing where it all will  end

Single drops that  never bother to look inside the window at me

But  simply move along the path

Leaving the future

the torrent 

and me

 to find our own way

I can respect that.

And that's poetiquejustis 

There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain. - See more at: http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Rain#sthash.np3199qq.dpuf

 

There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day,

 and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain. 

Isaiah 4:6

It's only weather

I have never been one to bet on the weather

Paul Getty

Whether your happy

Whether your sad

Whether you are  racing ahead

                                                             or you feel frozen in time

weather or not

whether or not

life is always up to you

and that's poetiquejustis

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 

I Corinthians 10:31

Nice to meet me...again

I am part of all that I have met.

Tennyson

Every path

Every sunrise

Every sunset

Every failure

Every victory

Every moment of where I have been

Is who I am.

And tomorrow I wil be someone I have never met

Because of today.

And that's poetiquejustis 

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, to bring praise to God. 

Romans 15:7

Reach!

"To improve the golden opportunity

 and catch the good that is within our reach

is the great art of life."  Samuel Johnson

Browning said that our reach should exceed our grasp

The funny thing about that is

Until we try

Until we extend ourselves

Until we reach deep within and far without

We have no idea what what is within our grasp!

Today- begin that journey!

And that's poetiquejustis

God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.  

Ephesians 3:20-12 

The Message Translation

To Begin With...

Dreams are renewable

Dale E. Turner

My dreams went to sleep last night

and this morning, they hid their head beneath the pillow

"Wake up", I said.

But My Dreams just burrowed deeper, not wanting to face the day unfulfilled

"Wake up", I said, and shook them gently, because I need My Dreams to carry on.

Sighing, My Dreams follow me in to the day

and the day gets busy

and I forget about my dreams

and I fall in to a slumber of work-a -day busy

And My Dreams shake me gently and say

"Wake up- we need you to carry on"

and we begin again

and that's poetiquejustis

For the light makes everything visible. 

This is why it is said, 

"Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light."

 Ephesians 5:14

Dribs and Drabs and Castles in the Sand

You make kingdoms and castles of your own

Stephan Jenkins

The ride to the beach was I was a kid in North Carolina
always seemed to take forever,
although it could not have been more than 30 minutes

I would clutch the pail and shovel, reveling in the smell of Coppertone my mom had already doused me in 

I was ready

I was prepared

I was going to build a sandcastle that would make the beach-goers murmur in awe

We would finally arrive and lug the chairs, baskets, blankets, cooler and the other beach necessities
down to the water's edge

Mom would finally nod and say "Go...have fun!"

And I would grab my pail and shovel and head for a vacant piece of sand- my real estate

The future home of my castle!

There was something I always forgot though.

I did not know how to build a sandcastle- at least not one that would make people ooo and ahh

nope..not a chance

I could do the dump the bucket variety ...big deal...

But there was one castle that usually turned out pretty well-

the dribble castle- and that was my fallback

That splendid granular edifice  made of the dribs and drabs that oozed through your fingers

And I think it still is my fall back position!

I still do not seem to be able to build big castles in life that make people oo and ah

But we can all produce a darn good dribble castle with what we've  got
so.."go- have fun!"

and that's poetiquejustis

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. 

Romans 12:6

Just remember this

Life is largely a matter of expectation

Horace

I expect the sun to shine

Even if only the clouds can see it

When the seas of life are stormy

I expect that the waves are rolling gently to shore

Somewhere

I expect the day to bring joy

The night to bring peace

And the hours to bring opportunity

And I expect that I will be present to receive all of that

I expect the best of you and me

Whatever that looks like

"Every day in a life 

fills the whole life 

with expectations and memory.”

C S Lewis

and that's poetiquejustis

I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance 
John 10:10