The heron snatched the lizard up As quietly it slept When to its rescue out the door My wife in fury swept "No!Not this one!" She yelled and shook Her fist with flashing eyes So in dismay he turned to fly And dropped his newfound prize Then I recalled how I was lost Moving from town to town When all around me danger crept Looking to hunt me down But a voice so quiet yet so deep Echoed in my shadowlands "No! Not this One!" I heard Christ say Then He took my trembling hands!
After a much-needed long weekend break to recharge and rest I began tinkering with this poem last night. It pokes a bit of fun at someone who often takes himself way too seriously, but I am hoping that maybe you can identify with him just a little!
While I was reading in the Bible I laughed about some fools Who made long lists of do’s and don’ts And for every twitch had rules! Over washing hands they worried And tithing Brussel Sprouts But on loving and forgiving They left those precepts out But as I snickered I recalled The many rules I kept From the early morning hours Till the evening shadows crept How at ten o’clock on Sundays Off to meeting we must go And how I'd fussed about the kids When they were moving slow And our prayers in the restaurant Were always said before we ate Yet I griped about the waitress When she brought our food out late Then I hung my head in shame to think Of all the loving we’d been missing While dotting I’s and crossing t’s I'd forgot the hugs and kissing! I'd Forgot the Hugs and Kissing By Peter Caligiuri Copyright ©2023 All rights reserved
I finished a somewhat longer article on listening, but I will wait to publish that tomorrow. This morning I wanted to lighten the mood a bit by sharing a poem I wrote a few years ago, titled Ears. I hope you enjoy and that you will join me on the journey of learning to listen.
Ears Only ears can hear That's just the way God made us If ears were eyes or nose They'd certainly betray us But when God fashioned ears Those humble awkward things That flop about and wiggle On little inner springs He made a way to tell us How much we'd been forgiven And then He set and tuned them To hear His words from Heaven Yes only ears can hear That's just the way God made them Humble listening gifts Let's certainly obey them! Ears by Peter Caligiuri Copyright 2021 All rights reserved Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger James 1:19 ESV
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