SHELLY'S MEDITATIONS & DEVOTIONS

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Lord of Heaven and Earth

Dwelling with God, in the New Jerusalem, Under His wing, my rock and Father: FOR HE IS-- LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH! Holy and compassionate, He seeks out His flock To keep them in the fold, and Abba: To Him-- LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH! Residing within, the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit residing within,... Sign in to see full entry.

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MORNING MEDITATION

MEDITATION: For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created by Him and for Him. For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

EVENING MEDITATION & DEVOTION

MEDITATION: And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1: 5 ____________________________ DEVOTION GOD IS LIGHT Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of... Sign in to see full entry.

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POETRY CORNER ~~~~~~~~~~ LANGSTON HUGHES

Sailing Date by Langston Hughes Twisted and strange Their lives With bitter range From salt sea water To a whiskey shore. On sailing date, Old seamen Who've weathered A thousand storms, Two wars And submarines From here to there, Go up the gangplank To the Nevermore-- Perhaps-- Or just another Trip.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thoughts on Poetry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Percy Bysshe Shelley

Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted. Percy Bysshe Shelley ______________________________________________________ Psalm 148 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host! Praise him, sun... Sign in to see full entry.

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MORNING MEDITATION

MEDITATION: "Beware, lest your hearts be deceived and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them. Deuteronomy 11:16 For if anyone is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in the mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 7, 2008

EVENING MEDITATION & DEVOTION

MEDITATION: May the Lord give you increase, You and your children. May you be blessed of the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 115:14, 15 _______________________________ DEVOTION: CHILDREN OF GOD Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9 Sign in to see full entry.

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Poetry Corner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Langston Hughes

To You by Langston Hughes To sit and dream, to sit and read, To sit and learn about the world Outside our world of here and now- our problem world-- To dream of vast horizons of the soul Through dreams made whole, Unfettered free--help me! All you who are dreamers, too. Help me make our world anew.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thoughts on Poetry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emily Dickinson

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotion know what it means to want to escape from these things. Emily Dickinson... 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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