All entries in the ‘Poems’ Category
Isn’t It Funny
October 23rd, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
Funny how a $20.00 bill looks so big when
you take it to church, but so small when you
take it to the mall.
Funny how big an hour serving God looks and
how small 60 minutes are when spent
watching television, playing sports, sleeping
or taking a lunch break.
Funny how long a couple of hours spent at
church are but how short they are when
watching a good movie.
Funny how we get thrilled when a football
game goes into overtime, but we complain
when a sermon is longer than the regular
time.
Funny how laborious it is to read a chapter in
the Bible and how easy it is to read 200-300
pages of a best selling novel.
Funny how we believe what newspapers say,
but question what the Bible says.
Funny how people scramble to get a front
seat at a concert, but scramble to get a
back seat at the church service.
Funny how we cannot fit a gospel meeting
into our schedule with our yearly planner but
we can schedule for other events at a
moment’s notice.
Funny how we look forward to that big date
on Friday night, but complain about getting
up for church on Sunday morning.
Funny how we are rarely late to work, but
always late to church.
Funny how we call God our Father and Jesus
our brother, but find it hard to introduce
them to our family.
Funny how small our sins seem, but how big
their sins are.
Funny how we demand justice for others, but
expect mercy from God.
Funny how much difficulty some have learning
the gospel well enough to tell others, but
how simple it is to understand and explain the
latest gossip about someone else.
Funny how we can’t think of anything to say
when we pray, but don’t have any difficulty
thinking of things to talk about to a friend.
Funny how we are so quick to take directions
from a total stranger when we are lost, but
are hesitant to take God’s direction for our
lives.
Funny how so many church goers sing “Standing on the
promises” but all they do is sit on the premises.
Funny how people want God to answer their
prayers, but refuse to listen to His counsel.
Funny how we sing about heaven, but live
only for today.
Funny how people think they are going to
Heaven but don’t think there is a Hell.
Funny how it is okay to blame God for evil
and suffering in the world, but it is not
necessary to thank Him for what is good and
pleasant.
Funny how when something goes wrong, we
cry, “Lord, why me?” but when something
goes right, we think, “Hey, it must be me!”
Or wait…maybe all this isn’t so “funny” after all.
YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
October 15th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
There are two days in every week about which we should not worry.
Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.
One of these days is yesterday with its mistakes and cares,
Its faults and blunders, Its aches and pains.
Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday.
We cannot undo a single act we performed.
We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone.
The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow.
With its possible adversities, Its burdens,
Its large promise and poor performance.
Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.
Tomorrow’s Sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds,
but it will rise.
Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.
This just leaves only one day . . . Today.
Any person can fight the battles of just one day.
It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternity’s -
yesterday and tomorrow that we break down.
It is not the experience of today that drives people mad.
It is the remorse or bitterness for something which happened yesterday
and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.
Let us therefore live but one day at a time.
A Stranger Passed By
October 15th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
I ran into a stranger as he passed by.
“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “Please, excuse me too,
Wasn’t even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said good-bye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
She walked away, her little heart broken
at how harshly I had spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God’s still small voice came to me and said,
“While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,
But the children you love, you seem to abuse.
Look on the kitchen floor,
You’ll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers she brought for you.
She picked them herself, pink, yellow and blue.
She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise,
And you never saw the tears in her eyes.
“By this time, I felt very small,
and now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by her bed;
“Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said.
“Are these the flowers you picked for me?”
She smiled, “I found ‘em, out by the tree.
I picked ‘em, because they’re pretty like you.
I knew you’d like’em, especially the blue.
I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn’t have yelled at you that way.”
She said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay.
I love you anyway.”
I said, “Daughter, I love you too,
And I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”
Prayer for a Good Day
October 15th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
By Anita Humbertson
Dear Lord, as I arise
And bend my knee to pray
I ask please place your guiding hand
Upon this busy day
All my yesterdays are said and done
Tomorrow may never be
But I give you full reign over this day
To make the best of me
May each little word I speak
Be filtered through your love
May all my thoughts be connected
To the heavenly courts above
And use my feet to take me
To where you want me to be
Guard my eyes that they would only
See what you want me to see
Give me a heart that longs to show
Others the way back home
And with these two hands help me
Fashion glory for your throne
From the great expanse of eternity
One day is all I can borrow
So help me Lord to take care of today
And we’ll talk again tomorrow
Life Still Has A Meaning
October 12th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
If there is a future there is time for mending-
Time to see your troubles coming to an ending.
Life is never hopeless however great your sorrow-
If you’re looking forward to a new tomorrow.
If there is time for wishing then there is time for hoping-
When through doubt and darkness you are blindly groping.
Though the heart be heavy and hurt you may be feeling-
If there is time for praying there is time for healing.
So if through your window there is a new day breaking-
Thank God for the promise, though mind and soul be aching,
If with harvest over there is grain enough for gleaning-
There is a new tomorrow and life still has meaning.
A Little Fellow Follows Me
October 11th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
by Rev. Claude Wisdom White, Sr
A careful man I ought to be,
A little fellow follows me.
I dare not go astray,
For fear he’ll go the self-same way.
I cannot once escape his eyes,
Whatever he see me do, he tries.
Like me, he says, he’s going to be,
The little chap who follows me.
He thinks that I am good and fine,
Believes in every word of mine.
The base in me he must not see,
That little fellow who follows me.
I must remember as I go,
Thru summers’ sun and winters’ snow.
I am building for the years to be,
In the little chap who follows me.
You’re the Only Way
October 7th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
by Crislyn Olayvar
Sometimes, I get lost upon a cloud of tears
And blinding fog, to my eye would pierce;
But I know I only have to pause and pray,
Because Lord, You’re the Only Way.
When the waves of sorrow engulf my soul
And worry keeps me inside this gaunt hole;
I know that to You, everything I would lay
Because Lord, You’re the Only Way.
Sometimes the knife of rage would stab my heart
And my head feels like falling apart.
I canot find a way to mend them back but pray,
Because Lord, You’re the Only Way.
You’re the Only Road, I know; the Only Way,
Even if among a billion stars I’ll go astray,
You will still be there, ever near,
I will always remember that, as i whisper an earnest prayer.
Build a Box of Friendship
October 6th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
Chuck Pool
Into a box of friendship
To insure that it is strong
First a layer of respect
On the bottom does belong
Then to the sides attach
In the corners where they meet
Several anchors full of trust
Devoid of all deceit
The height of friendship can be measured
By the sides of four
So make them all a larger cut
And the box will hold much more
Now fill it up with courtesy
Honor and esteem
Understanding, sympathy
And passion for a dream
Add to that your honesty
Emotions joy and love
And since they’re so important
Place them up above
But leave the box wide open
So all can see inside
To learn what makes a friendship work
From the box you built with pride
A True Friend
October 5th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
By Jonha D. Revesencio
I feel comfort with her gentle words,
Pretty sure that she really cares and an angel sent by the Lord.
She’s always there for me and assure that there’s always a rainbow,
After the rain all the blessings will flow.
I don’t have second thoughts to share with her my most sacred clandestine,
For I know I could trust her she definitely is not obscene,
She is a real benison in disguise,
She always gives me joy after my cries.
I’m very thankful to Him for giving me such a great friend,
With her all my wounds we’re easily mend,
I’m so happy for having a friend that is so true,
And that friend is YOU.
Trees
October 1st, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
by Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A next of robins in her hair.
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
