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~**~**~**~
Have You Seen
Jesus, Today?
Joyce C. Lock
The Spirit of
Bondage
And they say
...
You act like you think you're God!
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God
came, and the scripture cannot be broken. John 10:35
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he
taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. Mark
1:22
Yea, and why should we believe
you?
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a
root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see
him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. Isaiah
53:2
If you would get things right, God would heal
you.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Isaiah
53:4
Well, that's your opinion.
Jesus
answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
John 7:16
When your own church and family doesn't receive
you, do you honestly think anyone else will?
And they were
offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without
honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. Matthew
13:57
So, why would God speak to
you?
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for
God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. John
3:34
And, just where is your
proof?
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;
but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of
God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if
so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Romans 8:14-17
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The
disciple is not above his master: but
every one that is perfect shall be as
his master.
Luke
6:40
For whom he did foreknow, he also did
predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the
firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he
also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified,
them he also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If
God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but
delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all
things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is
God that justifieth. Romans
8:29-33
See that ye refuse
not him that speaketh.
For if they escaped not who refused him that
spake
on earth, much more shall not we escape,
if we turn away from him that
speaketh from heaven.
Hebrews
12:25
He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me
...
John
13:20
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Have you seen Jesus, today?
?© 2005 by Joyce C. Lock
http://www.angelslight.org/joycepoem.html
http://our.homewithgod.com/heavenlyinspirations/
~**~**~
Do
You Know Who I Am?
Sharon
Bryant
I
saw her walking down the long strip of pavement that took you up to the stage
area, if you were interested in going there.
I
knew she was my age. I remembered her singing my long ago favorite
song.
No
one told me she was going to be making an appearance that night. But I was
sure she was, otherwise what was SHE doing here?
She had on a cute outfit, a
flowered skirt with a cute white blouse. As she got closer to me, I
noticed that cute glint she always had in her eyes whenever I saw her singing on
television.
I
watched as she passed by me and walked over to one of the amusement rides on the
site. The tilt-A-Whirl.
I
saw her talk to the man who was operating the ride, shaking his head no. I
wondered what she was saying to him. I saw her wave her hands back and
forth and in the air, and I watched as the man pointed in my
direction.
She began walking towards
me.
"Excuse me, do you know who I
am?" she asked. "I laughed and said, "Yep."
"The man on that ride said you
could get me on for free, is that true?"
"Hmmmm.....I'll make you a
deal, how's that sound?" I said.
"What kind of deal?" she
asked.
"That you sing a song for me
when you get on the stage tonight."
"Sure, what song do you want me
to sing?" she asked.
"Rock Around The Christmas
Tree," I said, "Even though it's August."
"I'll do it." she
said.
And that is how I got to meet
Brenda Lee at the state fair that year.
And she kept her promise and sang the
song.
Sharon
Bryant
1946
@bellsouth.net
About Me:
I am Sharon Bryant, 59 years old and reside in
Alabama. I lost my child in 1977 when he was five and I
write articles on bereavement often. I am a chocolate/candy maker and also a
wood crafter and knitter. I am married to a wonderful man, and have two
remaining children, a daughter 26,
Amy, and a second son, Randy, age
24.
My main goal in life is to help those who
have lost a child. My
website is: www.angelsremembered.tk
Poetry
Section
~**~**~
Vision
Christina
Hymes
I saw you
across the busy street,
under the glow of city lights,
neon green shown in
your eyes,
electrifying my soul.
I lost my train of thoughts.
Sweat
dripped from my forehead
down into the palm of my hands;
I shook it
off.
Your brown hair fell soft on your shoulders,
stood there waiting
for a cab,
I crossed the street leaving my troubles
behind and joined
you.
I felt your warmth radiating underneath
your wool coat, and the
warmth of your hand in mine.
Ten years ago we started at this very same
spot;
I still love you.
~**~**~
As quiet as the
dew
Christina Hymes
As quiet as the
dew,
She went when the sun rose;
And flew into the sky.
No longer
cold, and wet with tears,
Her petals wilted when the heat came,
And dew no
longer felt her lashes, and
Salt no longer clumped in the corners.
In
the sky
Whereupon white lilies play,
And sugar puffs drizzle down
below.
Rainbows jumped like dolphins to and fro;
Her face no longer cold,
cheeks not white with fear.
Hands now warm with love, in the arms of another
man.
CDRC Marketing Assistant
hymc0001@unf.edu
Christina Hymes was born in
Bethesda, Maryland on March 4th,
1986. She grew up
with her older sister, twin, and younger sister. In 2002,
the family moved to Jacksonville Florida where upon she
finished high school in 2004, eight in her
class.
She now attends the
University of North
Florida and will be
majoring in
Nursing and minoring in English. Christina writes on her free
time. Her work
is a collaboration of poems that deal with her life and the
events around her.
~**~**~
Writers
Feedback
I am still
wiping my tears after reading the story by Jaye Lewis, Welcome Home. What
a wonderful, well written story of sacrifice and knowing the grace of
God. Blessings, Sharlett Hunt
My name is Linda Bowling. I am Marge Cline's
daughter. She forwards the
story time tapestry to me. She
thought I would be especially interested in
the last one. I, too, am a
poet and have submitted a couple of poems to
poetry.com. I have also
been a member of "The Poets' Workshop," for nearly
a year. I have
submitted several poems to them. I can't say it has been
smooth
sailing with them. Being locked out of my site for several months
was just the beginning of a long bad experience with them. And I can't
see
much difference between Poetry.com and The Poets' Workshop. They
both offer
the same chance to be published (for a price) in their
anthology. And all
the hype about the big cash awards and prizes that
can be had is very
tempting. I just can't help but think that everyone
who submits a poem to
them becomes one of the greatest poets they've ever
read. If it is all
legit and on the up and up I would be
surprised. However, I do submit my
poetry to them for the reviews from
the other poets on that site. I don't
intend to let them discourage me
from looking for the "right" place to share
my poetry.
Thanks for
sharing your thoughts about this situation with others. I bet
we're
not the only ones who have had this experience.
Take Care,
Linda
Bowling
When I first
started writing poetry I made the mistake of hooking up with poetry.com, one of
the biggest scams going on the Internet. They used several of my poems and
I never bought a book or attended their conventions but, dummy I was, I
continued to give them my poems to use in their books. A friend of mine
sent me many comments telling of their deceit. They use your poems to make
money. Simple as that. As I go along, I am learning a lot about this
writing business. There are crooks out there. It is sad but it does
happen, a lot, I am finding out. I just had a book published with Publish
America. There are pros
and cons out there but if your dream is to be a legitimate author, they are not
the one you want. They deny being a vanity press yet all signs point in
that direction. They will publish anything to make money from the list of
friends you give them before the book is in print. Then you supposedly get
8% but some say they got nothing. I can't join The Writer's Guild or any
of the writer's organizations because they don't consider PA a legitimate
publisher, from what I am told. They recently got nasty with me in an
email because I wanted them to change and add on to my book as they had made
mistakes that were not caught before it was printed. Some authors are
suing. I am considering this.
The thing is,
always research these companies before you let the stars in your eyes
block your common sense. They can certainly stomp on a dream.
God bless, Sharlett F. Hunt
God bless my friends and I hope they
somehow know how much I enjoy their shared talents...hugs Sharlett and thanks
for your kind words and encouragement and also Carol. Leona
I am tickled pink for
Leona! What a writer and such an inspiration to others! She is
living proof that you can do anything in life if you really want to. It
was a long time coming but congratulations on the book! I hope she
does have many more and somehow, I think she will.
God bless, Sharlett
Prayer Requests and
Updates
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