Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. June 18-19-20, 2004

6-18-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear and Billie

[JustAmy]

Poetry and Potpourri made its debut on September 22, 2003

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[JustAmy]

6-18-04
Graphic by Billie

Where There Is Love
- Helen Steiner Rice -

Where there is love the heart is light,
Where there is love the day is bright,
Where there is love there is a song,
To help when things are going wrong,
To make all things seem more worthwhile,
Where there is love there's quiet peace,
A tranquil place where turmoils cease...
Love change's darkness into light,
And makes the heart take "wingless flight".
Oh, blest are they who walk in love...
They also walk with God above,
And when man walks with God again,
There shall be Peace On Earth for men.

[JustAmy]

Thank you for today's Welcome Graphic.

[JustAmy]

Graphic by St.Louie1

IF NOBODY SMILED

If nobody smiled and nobody cared,
and nobody helped us along...
If every moment looked after itself
And good things all went to the strong...

If nobody cared at all about you
And nobody cared about me,
And we stood alone in the battle of life,
what a dreary old world this would be!

Life is sweet because of the friends we have made
And the things in common we share,
We want to live on, not because of ourselves
But because of the people who care.

It is doing and giving for somebody else
On which much of life's splendor depends.
The joy of this world, when you've summed it all up
Is found in the making of friends!

~~~ Author Unknown ~~~

[JustAmy]

Thank you, (((( Bro )))), for this adorable graphic.

[JustAmy]

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[Kudsman]

Off to work Good Morning Amy's Place bump. Have a great day. Thx for the beautiful poem to start the day with.

[The Mayor]

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9

Detecting sin is the first step to deliverance from sin.

[The Mayor]

June 18, 2004

Paint Specks

Read: 1 John 1:5-2:2

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. —1 John 1:9

Bible In One Year: Nehemiah 10-11; Acts 4:1-22

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Pushing a paint roller high overhead had produced a shower of fine droplets that left tiny white specks on my glasses. Although they were noticeable to others, I was not aware of them. But one morning as I came to work, the angle of the bright sunlight through the lenses of my glasses suddenly made those tiny specks visible and annoying.

So it is with some of our small moral imperfections. Others can see them, but we can't. Then, as we study God's Word, the true light of the Lord Jesus Christ shines on us, and our moral flaws become alarmingly visible. His pure character, genuine love, and unmixed motives reveal specks of sinfulness in everything we do. Little white lies, selfish anger, small hypocrisies, and muddy motives stand out vividly. And they are in all of us to some degree.

How perceptive was the apostle John! He wrote, "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves" (1 John 1:8). But thank God, "If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (2:1). When we confess our sins, He intercedes with the Father on our behalf.

When we confess our shortcomings, God cleanses us—even those tiny specks we don't always see. —Dennis De Haan

Search out in me all hidden sin,
And may Thy purity within
So cleanse my life that it may be
A temple wholly fit for Thee. —Swallen

Detecting sin is the first step to deliverance from sin.

[Conspiracy Guy]

More ning.

[KangarooJacqui]

Yo Mayor, I just checked out your homepage (I have no idea what took me so long, so don't ask!) and not only are you wise, you're a "looker" as well...

*Purrrrrr* if I was a few years older... (just kidding. I know you have a wife and kids, and people have called me a lot in my time, but never a homebreaker!)

Still... surely I'm allowed to admire, from across the world? :-)

[The Mayor]

Why thanks

Yup very happily married with 4 kids.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Very nice poem Amy. Thank you. Here is one of my favorite poets and illustrators. Brian Andreas. Well, he really calls himself a storyteller. Here is his site:

HERE

"I used to believe my father about everything but then I had children myself & now I see how much stuff you make up just to keep yourself from going crazy."- Brian Andreas

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Good Friday morning, ((((((Sis)))))

Hope your day is as lovely as *you*. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Good morning, Pal. I hope you're feeling much better today. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Cute and very true.

Morning, Ms.Diva! : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Helloooooo, pretty Ladies!! : )

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Is that John F. Kerry?