Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April, May and June 2019

April 1, 2019 | Meg33; The Major, Trisham, JustAmy

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

June 12

Destroying the Shroud

Bible in a Year: Ezra 3–5; John 20

[God] will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples. Isaiah 25:7

A brutal car wreck devastated Mary Ann Franco. Though she survived, the injuries left her completely blind. “All I could see was blackness,” Franco explained. Twenty-one years later, she injured her back in a fall. After waking from surgery (which had nothing to do with her eyes), miraculously, her sight had returned! For the first time in more than two decades, Franco saw her daughter’s face. The neurosurgeon insisted there was no scientific explanation for her restored vision. The darkness that seemed so final gave way to beauty and light.

The Scriptures, as well as our experience, tell us that a shroud of ignorance and evil covers the world, blinding all of us to God’s love (Isaiah 25:7). Selfishness and greed, our self-sufficiency, our lust for power or image—all these compulsions obscure our vision, making us unable to clearly see the God who “in perfect faithfulness [has] done wonderful things” (v. 1).

One translation calls this blinding shroud a “cloud of gloom” (nlt). Left to ourselves, we experience only darkness, confusion, and despair. We often feel trapped—groping and stumbling, unable to see our way forward. Thankfully, Isaiah promises that God will ultimately “destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples” (v. 7).

God will not leave us hopeless. His radiant love removes whatever blinds us, surprising us with a beautiful vision of a good life and abundant grace.

By Winn Collier

Reflect & Pray

Where do you sense the darkness in your world? How do you imagine Jesus destroys that place?

God, the gloom is everywhere these days. It’s so difficult to see Your truth and love. Will You help me? I’m hopeless without You.

[The Mayor]

Ooops forgot ping list. See above

[luvie]

Li'l Bit sits amongst the greenery.
On a Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday

[trisham]

Gorgeous!

[trisham]

CAT BATH

Banshee screams pierce air,
claws sharp, eyes wide and angry,
good luck with cat bath.

Jim Tidd

Have a happy Wednesday, everyone!

[MEG33]

Welcome To Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
At Amy's Place

~June~

"For stately trees in rich array,
For sunlight all the happy day,
For blossoms radiant and rare,
For skies when daylight closes,

For joyous, clear, outpouring song
From birds that all the green wood throng,
For all things young, and bright, and fair,
We praise thee, Month of Roses!

For blue, blue skies of summer calm,
For fragrant odors breathing balm,
For quiet, cooling shades where oft
The weary head reposes,

For brooklets babbling thro' the fields
Where Earth her choicest treasures yields,
For all things tender, sweet and soft,
We love thee, Month of Roses!"

- Elaine Goodale.

[trisham]

Beautiful, MEG!!

[luvie]

She is a little sweetheart...and the mommy to the 5 kittens [now adults but still tiny]

[trisham]

Beautiful eyes!

[luvie]

Something I’ll NEVER do! I value my skin. LOL!

[luvie]

Gorgeous!

[trisham]

I’ve done it.. :)

[left that other site]

Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday!

A Great Day For Rolling in the Grass!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw! What a cutie!

Really difficult to not adopt a second dog when I see these great dog pictures.

It’s so easy to just have Moose. Now that I have a part time job, I can leave Moose alone for hours and all he does is nap.

A puppy would be great fun, or a second adult dog of the couch potato variety. I try not to check the available pups/dogs on our rescue site too often. We are easily tempted by the photos.

: )

[TheConservativeParty]

Lovely poem!
Hope you’re having a great day.
We are getting much less rain than forecasted.
That is very good.

Cheers

[TheConservativeParty]

Cat Bath haiku made me laugh.
I would never attempt to bathe a cat.
Too scary. Ditto on nail trimming.
I’ll stick with dogs.

[left that other site]

Penny is the Queen.

There can only be one Queen.

[TheConservativeParty]

Moose longs for a dog buddy. When we see dogs on our rides or walks he’s very interested. He looks out the truck window intently. He’s such a good easy dog. Doesn’t chew anything but his antler toys.

Happy early Thankful Thursday

[TheConservativeParty]

The lovely green eyed black cat, gorgeous and elegant.

[TheConservativeParty]

What colors are the kittens?