I believe in Zion that we will find the forgiving. The pure of heart who've learned the art of humble living. Those who know that nothing they could do would ever suffice if Christ did not with his suffering and life pay the price.
A Prayer to my Father Father, take my anger. Help me love all Thy children; Help me know Thy love for me. Father, take my fear. Give me love to heal the past; Give me love to light the future. Father, take my faith. Guide me to understanding; Guide me to Thy peace. Father, take my love. Show me where to find Thy will; Show me how to share of Thee. Father, take my gratitude. What I have given seems so small; What I have received is infinite and fills all I lack.
-- Edited by hiccups at 12:32, 2007-07-04
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"The promptings of the Holy Ghost will always be sufficient for our needs if we keep to the covenant path. Our path is uphill most days, but the help we receive for the climb is literally divine." --Elaine S. Dalton
Well, maybe I should have went with bowed low or lying flat---I thought prostate sounded good with feet. I never thought of the word so very near. I guess not being a man the association did not immediately go there. This does remind me of a joke that I hope will do justice to as it has been a time since I heard it. edited to add: I realize now that Ray was pointing out my speller error but did not correct in the above paragraph as it makes the flow make more sense. I did mean to use prostrate with an r defined as lying flat on ground in the original text and changed my poem to reflect it unless I made a mistake again. end of edit
The monks were going back to the original source after so many hand copies were done through the ages to see what the text orginally read. They realized that there had been a typo and it should have read "Priests should celebrate."
After twelve years of Catholic schooling, I appreciated that humor.
I think Ray's point is that you wrote "prostate" which is a male organ, but we're pretty sure you mean prostRate with an R, which is to lay flat. A simple R will fix it so say what we're thinking you mean.
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"The promptings of the Holy Ghost will always be sufficient for our needs if we keep to the covenant path. Our path is uphill most days, but the help we receive for the climb is literally divine." --Elaine S. Dalton
Not sure if these qualify, but many of them seem poetic to me. These are epitaphs from some of those who are recorded in Fox's book of Martyrs:
But despite the awful story of persecution that we may read here, the inscriptions breathe forth peace and joy and triumph. Here are a few: "Here lies Marcia, put to rest in a dream of peace."
"Lawrence to his sweetest son, borne away of angels."
"Victorious in peace and in Christ."
"Being called away, he went in peace."
Remember when reading these inscriptions the story the skeletons tell of persecution, of torture, and of fire.
But the full force of these epitaphs is seen when we contrast them with the pagan epitaphs, such as:
"Live for the present hour, since we are sure of nothing else."
"I lift my hands against the gods who took me away at the age of twenty though I had done no harm."
"Once I was not. Now I am not. I know nothing about it, and it is no concern of mine."
"Traveler, curse me not as you pass, for I am in darkness and cannot answer."
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And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men, seven hours every day. That would be the sweetest thing of all.
