Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. June 13-14-15-16, 2005

6-13-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[snugs]

Thanks for your kind words, yes it is the new software that I am using it was a great recommendation and so easy to use, once you start with it Amy you find that there are so many different things you can do and the simple things like I have done are so quick to do.

Have fun.

Love
Eleanor

[The Mayor]

June 16, 2005

That's The Way It Works

Read:
Romans 15:23-33

Strive together with me in prayers to God for me. —Romans 15:30

Bible In One Year: 1 Kings 5-7

In his book Dear Zoe, Max De Pree writes, "The way to turn problems over to the Lord is to ask His people for help."

Before flying to Europe on business, Max learned that his daughter was pregnant. Her marriage, however, was in serious trouble. Sorrow and joy filled his heart as he prayed and sought to commit her to the Lord's care.

The next day he shared his pain with his close friend David Hubbard and told him that he was uneasy about leaving for Europe. He asked David if he would be willing to keep in touch with his daughter, to call or to visit if necessary. David assured him that he would. Max was relieved but also perplexed. He said, "Why is it I feel so relieved to place her in your hands, but last night when I placed her in the Lord's hands, I didn't feel so relieved?" David kindly explained that this is how the body of Christ is supposed to work.

The apostle Paul was keenly aware of that fact. Facing possible opposition from unbelievers in Jerusalem, he asked the Christians at Rome to join in his struggle by praying that he would be rescued from them (Romans 15:30-31).

Lord, may we not be too proud to ask for Your help by asking for help from Your children. —Dennis De Haan

God often meets our deepest need
With help we gain from others,
From caring members of His church—
Our sisters and our brothers. —D. De Haan

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. —Galatians 6:2

FOR FURTHER STUDY
When Help Is Needed

[OESY]

The widow takes a look at her dear departed one right before the funeral and,
to her horror, finds that he's in his brown suit. She'd specifically said to
the undertaker that she wanted him buried in his blue suit; she'd brought it
especially for that occasion, and she was distressed that the mortician had left
him in the same brown suit he'd been wearing when the lightning bolt hit him.
She demanded that the corpse be changed into the blue suit she'd brought
especially for that purpose.
The undertaker said, "But madam! It's only a minute or two until the funeral
is scheduled to begin! We can't possibly take him out and get him changed in
that amount of time."
The lady said, "Who's paying for this?"
Seeing the logic to this argument, a very reluctant mortician wheeled the
coffin out, but then wheeled it right back in a moment later. Miraculously, the
corpse was in a blue suit.
After the ceremony, a well-satisfied widow complimented the undertaker on the
smooth and speedy service. She especially wanted to know how he'd been able to
get her husband into a blue suit so fast.
The funeral director said, "Oh, it was easy. It happens that there was
another body in the back room and he was already dressed in a blue suit. All we
had to do was switch heads."

[JustAmy]

OMG LOL

That is awful. :)

[OESY]

OESY, it looks like your mortician sign died?

Oh, OK.... Thank you. Try this picture:



No problem. Thanks for the helping hand.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, Marguerite.

Thank you for bringing the graphic for Sneak a Kiss Day. Also The First Kiss Of Love by Lord Byron is wonderful. Thank you for sharing these with Amy's Place.

Hope you are having a great Thursday.

[tuliptree76]

Hi Amy! Winston and I survived the trip. I hope you have a great Thursday.

[JustAmy]

6-16-05

Graphic by MamaBear

Beneath

Beneath the calm demeanor,
Beneath the elegant clothes,
There stirs a passionate current,
That nobody ever knows.

She’s waiting for a message,
The “Cell Phone” is in her hand,
If Leander could swim the Hellespont,
This day could work out as she planned.

Her beau will be joining her, shortly,
He will think that his ship has arrived.
It has floated on in with the season’s spring tide,
By the end of the month he’ll be wived.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . June 8, 2005

[Marguerite]

Hi Amy,

I love to share the best poetry ever; it is there for all of us to enjoy.

Wish you a great, happy day.

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Tulip.

Glad you checked in. I looked at the thread before going to bed to see if you'd made it home okay.

Have a Terrific Thursday.

[JustAmy]

I hope you will share some more of the best poetry ever with us today.

I always enjoy reading it.

[JustAmy]

"God often meets our deepest need
With help we gain from others,
From caring members of His church—
Our sisters and our brothers." —
D. De Haan

Good morning, Rus.
Thank you for sharing this inspirational message with us. Always a good way to start the day.

Have a Terrific Thursday.

[Marguerite]

OK
I'll try to find something special for you, Amy ;-)

[Marguerite]

In the series "The Best Poetry Ever", dedicated to our charming hostess, JustAmy

A Magic Moment I Remember
by Alexander Pushkin

A magic moment I remember:
I raised my eyes and you were there,
A fleeting vision, the quintessence
Of all that's beautiful and rare.

I pray to mute despair and anguish,
To vain pursuits the world esteems,
Long did I near your soothing accents,
Long did your features haunt my dreams.

Time passed. A rebel storm-blast scattered
The reveries that once were mine
And I forgot your soothing accents,
Your features gracefully divine.

In dark days of enforced retirement
I gazed upon grey skies above
With no ideals to inspire me,
No one to cry for, live for, love.

Then came a moment of renaissance,
I looked up - you again are there,
A fleeting vision, the quintessence
Of all that`s beautiful and rare.

[Marguerite]

My bad, I've forgotten the roses...

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the beautiful poem and graphic!

[JustAmy]

Thank you so very much, Marguerite.

"A Magic Moment I Remember" is beautiful and those roses are lovely. You can almost smell them.

Thank you again.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Last night, sleep came hard
I am under attack, and can hear the lion
Roaring outside my door

Doubts and fears assail me
Molehills have risen to mountains
I am convinced now
That I will always be alone
That I will always be in debt
That I will always be in this rut

Spinning wheels dig the ditch deeper
And deeper do I sink into it
So deep in this ravine
That I can no longer look to the mountains
Where will my salvation come from?

Christ said that He would never abandon me
But in this self-imposed and overwhelming darkness
Where is He?

My brother's name is Thomas
And I am Paul
Misnamed if any ever were - for I am doubting
And fearful

The enemy is all around, in the darkness
In the light
Preying upon my fears
amplifying them, encouraging them, feeding on them

I have squandered every opportunity
Thrown away all that was given to me
For what I thought was right
only to find I was wrong

And now
The doubts and fears of forty-one years
Have arrived
By the boxcar load

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Tennessee_Bob.

Welcome to Amy's Place. Thank you for sharing your poem.

Fear not, you have friends here. :)

Hope you have a Terrific Thursday.

[JustAmy]

LOL

I've searched and have come to the conclusion that you posted the only mortician joke that would get past the net nanny. :)