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A poem for this difficult day
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Posted on 08/09/2022 1:02:05 PM PDT by definitelynotaliberal
When God wants to drill a man, And thrill a man, And skill a man, When God wants to mould a man To play the noblest part; When He yearns with all His heart To create so great and bold a man That all the world shall be amazed, Watch His methods, watch His ways!
How He ruthlessly perfects Whom He royally elects! How He hammers him and hurts him, And with mighty blows converts him Into trial shapes of clay which Only God understands; While his tortured heart is crying And he lifts beseeching hands!
How He bends but never breaks When his good He undertakes; How He uses whom He chooses, And with every purpose fuses him; By every act induces him To try His splendour out— God knows what He’s about.
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The President is besieged on all sides. Victor Davis Hanson said in 2019 that he's Sophocles' Ajax. Never more true than today. I hope this lifts some of you up. If not, I hope it doesn't provoke anyone. That's not my intention.
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To: definitelynotaliberal
Amen! And thank you for posting this.
To: PastorBooks
My pleasure! I’ve not been enjoying this day. I’m tired, making mistakes. Forgot to format this. I’ll do it now. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
To: definitelynotaliberal
When God wants to drill a man,
And thrill a man,
And skill a man,
When God wants to mould a man
To play the noblest part;
When He yearns with all His heart
To create so great and bold a man
That all the world shall be amazed,
Watch His methods, watch His ways
How He ruthlessly perfects
Whom He royally elects!
How He hammers him and hurts him,
And with mighty blows converts him
Into trial shapes of clay which Only God understands;
While his tortured heart is crying
And he lifts beseeching hands!
How He bends but never breaks
When his good He undertakes;
How He uses whom He chooses,
And with every purpose fuses him;
By every act induces him
To try His splendour out—
God knows what He’s about.
To: definitelynotaliberal
Definitely a keeper, Definitely.
Thank you for posting it.
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posted on
08/10/2022 5:21:33 AM PDT
by
SouthernClaire
(God Help America!)
To: SouthernClaire
I’m glad you liked it. Please pass it on. We all need some encouragement.
To: definitelynotaliberal
God is a Maker. To make us in His image, He had to give us hands.
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posted on
08/14/2022 7:04:22 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(If you can't do something well, you won't do anything good.)
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