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Posted on 05/31/2008 11:14:27 PM PDT by JustAmy
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I'm basing my sermon on Judges 2:6-12. The Israelites followed the way of the Lord as long as Joshua and his generation lead the people, but when that generation passed away, the next generation turned their back on God and worshiped the gods of the people around them. Today, they don't wait for mom and dad to pass on to turn away.
The way that the Lord sent the poem to you and to me, is proof enough that God wants it used. Thank you so much Bob. This one goes in my "keeper" file, to be passed on to my grandchildren to read. What a great big soul you are. God bless you.
Well, I read Nan’s request and your reply. How very interesting that you had just written that poem about 35 min. before her request~~~very ironic!
I’m anxious to hear her reply!
Great poetry, Bob!
My post popped up on the next page and there was Nan’s answer. Great story, folks!
Love it! Good to see you, Jan! We don’t get to often enough!
Thank you, Jaycee! My pleasure to honor our flag in a way
that I can.
Hope you are having a good weekend!
Beautiful! *sniff*
I'm working and out of town a lot lately so I haven't had the opportunity to be on Free Republic much.
Of course, I had to stop by and pay my respects on Flag Day!
I hope you are having a great weekend!
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Yes, isn’t it? And isn’t it wonderful when God’s plan comes together so plainly that anyone can see it? the poem is a blessing. I talk about how a boy wants to be like his daddy, and the poem fits right in with that point.
OH MY! How in the world can you do that? I couldn’t rhyme two lines, much less have them make such beautiful sense. Your poems give my old heart a lift. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Well, lookit who stopped by with her FLAG!!!
:-)
Well, admittedly I had to struggle a bit with that one.
I had a completed poem, and then realized that I had jumped tracks, starting with one rhyme scheme and ending with another. So I had to go back and rewrite most of the poem.
That changed the meanings of some of the lines, and they needed to be tweaked as well.
It’s not as hard as it looks, anyway. There are only eight rhymes in the poem. All you have to do is pick a few words that rhyme and then stuff a bunch of other words around them to prop them up.
Are you familiar with Ted Dekker? I had not read a book of fiction for years and years before I stumbled on his "Thr3e". I am now a fan of Ted Dekker. He is so prolific I can't keep up with his books. I've read "Black", "Red" & "White" Trilogy. and a couple of others. Some of your writing reminds me of his.
Welcome to Amy’s Place.
Great to see your flag waving for Flag Day. Thank you.
Have a beautiful Sunday.
Wonderful, NnB. Thank you.
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Thank you, Jaycee.
Hope to see you tomorrow
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Beautiful, Jan in CO
Thank you for sharing this.
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I’ve not read his work. It’s possible we may have similar psychologies, and if so I pity him.
One of the problems of someone who would write is that writing normally takes a lot of time out of the day. What you find among other things is that your budget of time for reading is severely impacted.
With that, and with the suggestion that he and I may have similar writing styles, it would also be a mistake for me to follow his work too closely, for fear that similarities would grow closer, and the potential for a misunderstanding to occur.
Also, he seems to have gotten a reputation as a Christian writer. Trust me when I say that my works would not be mistaken for such.
Yes, I express a certain world view in my poetry, but my prose is almost diametrically opposite. In poetry, I seek to express delight in a marvelous world.
But my novels typically involve interesting things happening to fascinating people. Most of them don’t happen in church.
Here's another one and a bonus...
I - - Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge - - Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
Allegiance - - My love and my devotion.
To the Flag - - Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.
United - - That means that we have all come together.
States - - Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.
And to the Republic - - Republic--a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands
One Nation - - One Nation--meaning, so blessed by God.
Indivisible - - Incapable of being divided.
With Liberty - - Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.
And Justice - - The principle, or qualities, of dealing fairly with others.
For All - - For All--which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.
And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too?
--Red Skelton
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