Shelly's Meditations & Devotions for Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

EVENING MEDITATION & DEVOTION

MEDITATION: 'For I will pour out water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, And My blessings on your descendants; And they will spring up among the grass Like poplars by streams of water.' Isaiah 44: 3, 4... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thoughts on Poetry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W. H. Auden

One demands two things of a poem. Firstly, it must be a well-made verbal object that does honor to the language in which it is written. Secondly, it must say something significant about a reality common to us all, but perceived from a unique perspective. What the poet says has never been said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Morning Meditation

MEDITATION: Surely my soul remembers And is bowed down within me. This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. The Lord's loving-kindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, Therefore I... Sign in to see full entry.

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