Poetry

Poetry Is

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"Poetry is the art of fitting long meanings into short melodies, 
that might be easily sung and fondly remembered"
Peter Caligiuri
For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding. 
Psalm 47:7 NKJV

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
The Road Less Traveled - Robert Frost

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
Trees - Joyce Kilmer

Thus says David the son of Jesse;
Thus says the man raised up on high,
The anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweet psalmist of Israel:
“The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.
2 Samuel 23:1-3 NKJV

Whatever We Imagine

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Whatever we imagine
God has imagined more
From Daisies in the hayfield
 To starfish on the shore
His soft whispers on the breeze
And thunder's mighty roar

Now those who seek will find
And all who ask receive
And homes are found Paradise
For thieves who will believe

Far beyond our wildest thoughts and prayers
Our Father holds in store
The Treasures of His mighty heart
Beyond the open door

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 ESV
Whatever We can Imagine
by Peter Caligiuri
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It’s All Small Stuff!

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So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV

Most of us probably remember the saying, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” from the book of the same title by Richard Carlson. In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul makes an even deeper truth clear. There are three things that make up the big stuff in life. Everything else is temporary. Our accomplishments, our financial health and our position in this life only last for a little while. In fact, if we would go back to the beginning of this chapter, we would find that Paul even lists things such as, giving away everything we have to the poor or suffering a martyr’s death in flames are things that pale in comparison to God’s love. When life comes to an end, only three things will fit into our heavenly suitcase. Only faith hope and love will be carried into eternity. The times we prayed for a lost loved one or neighbor as we clung onto our hope in God’s promises, the fearful steps into the unknown that we took by faith because we trusted God knew best, and the loving words, actions or prayers that we gave even when we weren’t being loved in return: will be the only things that God will allow us to carry beyond the Pearly gates. Everything else is small stuff. May the words of C.T. Studd in his poem, Only One Life guide and fill you with God’s faith, hope and love today, because that is big stuff indeed!

Two little lines I heard one day,
Traveling along life’s busy way;
Bringing conviction to my heart,
And from my mind would not depart;

Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.