Do you love what you do?
Do you do what you love?
Do you find inspiration,
motivation,
fulfillment?
Remember that though you need to
“get paid,” your needs go beyond
just paying the rent.
If your sparks don’t fly
from just getting by,
induce some magic
and escape the tragic
by creating in time
and finding your why
and why not.
What the child loved
and the adult
forgot.
I don’t get why this guy Tony gets the award every year.
You’d think people would stop going.
I guess folks get to dress up, and that’s cool.
Lord, I have heard the report about You and I
fear.
O Lord, revive your
work in the midst of the
years,
In the midst of the years
make it known;
In wrath remember
mercy.
Habakkuk 3:1-2
Lord, I pray to remember
not only your sweet love and grace
but your strong hand
and your judgement.
Let every corner of my being be laid
bare before you.
At the end of my life here on earth
let my life scroll be a worthy document.
If you’re still
working,
is it a weekend?
Or if it’s a continuance of the week,
is it a weekover?
Maybe if it’s the part of the week that you rejuvenate,
it’s a weekuvenation.
Feel free to come up with your own versions.
This is not defeat,
it’s a bridge,
over the raging river
in which you might have drowned.
This is not defeat,
it’s a landslide,
which fell to create a pass
where none existed through the mountains.
This is not defeat,
this is an earthquake,
a jagged arrow pointing the way
toward solid ground.
Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid. Do I act for God? Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good, as you see all around you right now—life for many people. Easy now, you have nothing to fear; I’ll take care of you and your children.” He reassured them, speaking with them heart-to-heart. Genesis 50:19-21 The Message
6 When I remember You
on my bed,
I meditate on You in the
night watches,
7 For you have been my
help,
And in the shadow of
Your wings I sing for
joy.
Psalm 63:6-7
In the shadow of your wings, Lord
I am strengthened.
In the shadow of your wings
dread runs away.
In the shadow of your wings
the enemy’s arrows cannot harm me.
In the shadow of your wings
my foe’s
force of onslaught
matters not.
Let your angels’ army
seize the day.
Fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
God you did not promise this life would be easy,
but you promise strength
in the midst of the storm.
No matter how ugly the news we hear,
in a cold world you are there
for life sustaining warmth.
The false comfort and ease of a life
ignoring your truth
can push our craft toward an inevitable cliff,
but if we believe and act upon
the message of salvation
You will make of our detritus and debris
a lighthouse and life saving ship.
Sometimes I soar
Sometimes I fall
Sometimes I sorta fall
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
2nd Timothy 3:16-17
Where else could I go, Lord,
for such instruction,
or wisdom
for all of life’s questions?
Between the covers
of your sacred tome
lies more than
my greatest expectations.
From my rising up to the end of my day,
its value is more than I could ever pay.
Draw me in, feed me Lord,
uncover your mysteries.
Give me persistence and desire to understand.
If what you’ve given has a chance
to go beyond me,
I need Godly words
to transform
this earthly man.
There once was a village
set below the dragon mountains,
that lived in harmony with the beasts,
despite their fiery reputation.
But then one day a grumpy dragon
by the name of Malfeasadex,
displayed such destructive behavior
like torching crops and the community hall,
that the people were quite perplexed,
and so put out the call…
…to a famous dragon whisperer,
by the moniker of Dragon breath Pete,
who lived near Mid-Evil Falls,
which was the county seat.
So Pete set up a meeting
with grumpy Malfeasadex,
to determine why the dragon
had been so awfully vexed.
It turned out Mal. had a habit
of eating pizza and drinking rum,
which gave him terrible heart-burn,
which for a dragon is a conundrum.
So to cure the dragon’s pain
and remove his awful wrath,
the town henceforth sent tribute
of huge quantities of ant-acid
which put him back on the peaceful path.
Write here, Joel. 