Shelly's Meditations & Devotions for Friday, February 27, 2009

Friday, February 27, 2009

EVENING MEDITATION & DEVOTION

MEDITATION: GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of God, His holy mountain. Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King. God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold. Psalm 48: 1-3... 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: "Many waters cannot quench love, Nor will rivers overflow it; If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love, It would be utterly despised." Song of Solomon 8: 7 "I have loved you with an ever- lasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with loving-kindness." Jeremiah 31: 3 O... Sign in to see full entry.

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