35, 4-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS
Today we are going to read about one man’s life leading up to Christmas. We have 5 poems that I am aware of at the beginning of the podcast. We’ll have to wait to see if some more pop up before we end.
But before we start, I’d like to say that in the last week I have found the telling of the journey of the 3 wise men very intriguing. Read Matthew, Chapter 2.
Our first poem is from God Still Rhymes, © 2019, pg. 78.
I decided to start with this one because it describes me too often which made me think that this is me away from the Christmas season.
ONE OF THOSE DAYS
So today I closed my mind
Left it all behind
For no one to find
As if I were blind
Didn’t think I was that kind
To be caught in a bind
Stepping off the line
I thought it was mine
Issued a fine
Not seeing the sign
The walk on the trail
A major fail
Couldn’t make bail
Couldn’t send any mail
Lost my train
Of thought that is
Out of the rain
Took a quiz
My oh my
I wonder why
The rhyme
Skipped this time
It’ll be night time soon
Long past the hour of noon
A hopeful night
To overcome the fight
When all is said and done
A prayer said to the Son
(Just because it rhymes
doesn’t mean I want it to be mine.)
As I reflect on this I realize/understand that I need to be in the Christmas season all year long.
Discussion:
The next three poems are from God’s Rhyme, © 2019. They were written during the late 1970s and were part of the Jesus Poems manuscript. They reflect the joy I had found in Jesus, which is what we celebrate now.
MY FRIEND JESUS, pg. 5
Take my hand
as we walk this land,
feel the sand
as time drifts away,
hear what I say,
just be what you may
with my friend Jesus.
A little boy, a baby girl;
sometimes the days
like a waterfall swirl
until I feel the sun’s rays
& I know it’s the Son,
Who, tho blinded to some,
is Who I will follow.
A walk thru a field
& I find I must yield,
give of myself, die to my wants.
I opened the door
& found Him waiting there,
wanting no more
than that breath of fresh air.
I found the way.
As people had said,
it’s not what you say
or the thoughts in your head.
It’s not just the grace of an evening meal.
It’s something you always feel,
something that starts deep in you heart.
Take my hand
& walk with me;
There is so much to be.
Together we can stand,
not just the two of us,
because we are three
with our friend Jesus.
Discussion:
FOR YOU TWO, pg. 7
Thank you Jesus for loving me,
for being able to see
that I am more
than I think I can be.
When the world
seems to swirl around
& sounds are blurred,
somehow your love is heard.
You’ve given me a...
