[NicknamedBob]

Scarlet Dreams

There is a promise in the sight,
Of redbirds moving ‘round in flight.
Their brilliant colors clearly state,
This frozen land is not our fate.

There will be thawing coming soon,
A glacial creeping toward June.
When this bright plumage may seem bland,
As flowers fill a fertile land.

But for the moment all is stark,
A brilliant day turns crisply dark,
And only wind sings mournful dirge,
Of having lost its vernal urge.

Beneath a coverlet of white,
The same bold striving senses night,
And slumbers onward snug in bed,
While scarlet dreams flash overhead.

NicknamedBob . . . . January 31, 2005

[The Mayor]

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Letter To A Child
December 29, 2013

Read: 3 John

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. —3 John 4

Bible in a Year:
Zechariah 9-12; Revelation 20

Even at the end of his life, C. S. Lewis showed an interest in the spiritual nurture of younger believers. Although in ill health, he took time to respond to the letter of a child named Philip. Complimenting the boy’s fine written expression, Lewis said he was delighted that Philip understood that in the Narnia Chronicles the lion Aslan represented Jesus Christ. The next day, Lewis died at his home in the Kilns, Oxford, England, one week before his 65th birthday.

The apostle John, in his later years, sent a letter to his spiritual children. In it we see the joy of a mature believer encouraging his spiritually younger disciples to keep walking in the truth and following Christ.

John wrote, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth” (3 John 1:4). Short by New Testament standards, John’s letter demonstrates the joy that comes in nurturing and watching the next generation’s spiritual growth.

Encouraging spiritual understanding in the next generation should be the pursuit of mature believers. Sending a note of appreciation, giving a word of encouragement, praying, or offering sound advice can all be ways of helping others on their spiritual journey with God.

To help another in Christ to grow
You have to pay a price
It takes the giving of yourself
And that means sacrifice. —D. DeHaan

The journey is better with someone who knows the way.

[JustAmy]

NnB .... sorry that I've been away for a few days.
Thank you for dusting off some of your wonderful poems to share with us again.

I have many of your poems archived and drag one out on occasion.
Thank you for your many contributions to Amy's Place.

Wishing you a lovely day and a wonderful New Year.