24, 3-4 - SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (10/1/21)
Not sure where this one is going. 4 poems from all three books. The common thread is God and Jesus. The is more than good enough. We’ll just follow the Spirit where He leads.
From God’s Rhyme, pg 41
PLEASURES FOREVER MORE
“You will show me the path of life;
in Your presence is fullness of joy,
at Your right hand are pleasures forever more.” Psalms 16:11, Amplified
The old Testament speaks of Him.
Prophets and kings were aware of Him.
God’s children did seek of His coming,
Praying to be heirs of His coming.
The path He has shown –
straight & narrow
the way to Heaven is known.
Thru His life He did give
the Father’s way
of how we should live.
His joy is ours forever more –
thru His resurrection
He has opened Heaven’s door.
& by being born again
we will enjoy His presence
in spite of our sin.
He sits at the Father’s right hand
where all is good
for those who will stand.
By faith we know of His presence.
Thru His spirit we are aware of His presence.
& someday we shall go to His hand
because thru Him we are heirs to His hand.
Be joyful for evermore. Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father & there for evermore are pleasures as only Heaven knows.
© 2019 God’s Rhyme by Tim Carter
Written in mid-1980s
From God Still Rhymes. pg 32
MISQUOTED OUT OF CONTEXT
Misquoted
out of context
nothing
will be
neither
sought after
nor
forgotten
misquoted
out of context
Unable to defend
your silence
nothing depends
on a word
as much
as what
someone
anyone
heard
misquoted
out of context
The more you know
the less you say
because
no matter
where
or to whom
you ought
to know
your words
will be
misquoted
out of context
So perhaps
it is better
for the soul
of those souls
who repeat
what you
have not said
that only now
is your silence
misquoted
out of context
Reflection on Misquoted Out of Context
When I read this poem today, I think of Christians, constantly having our words misquoted, misconstrued and completely taken out of context. However, unlike the poem, we should not allow our silence to also be misquoted, for that will always be done out of context. We must always speak in love. It may be misquoted, but it can never be mistaken for anything other than what it is, loving our neighbors enough to care about their context in the world in which we all live.
© 2019 God Still Rhymes by Tim Carter
Written to many years ago to remember. But as I said in the reflection . . .
From Living In God’s Rhyme, pg 25
MY HIGH TIDE
My life is
like the ocean,
With highs and lows
And an ever ebbing flow
From your love into the deep.
You, Lord, are my high tide,
Covering my fears, the tears I cry
As I face
