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Cutting Us Up

Preparing lunch for Sunday Celebration Roast, potatoes, carrots, and onion Scrub those potatoes until they pass inspection Thoughts running through my head What if they are rotten on the inside instead Well the outside looks clean, been scrubbed Enough, I can't see inside without cutting Them up, we are like that in our thoughts Praise God he knows without cutting us up But then sometimes he has to prune his vines Cut away the dead and useless times Preparing us so that in heaven we shine

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 10/5/2009 11:00:00 AM
nicley done
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Date: 10/5/2009 8:47:00 AM
I am sure I missed so many amazing poems this past weekend. I enjoyed reading yours today Sara. Thank you for sharing it. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/4/2009 2:53:00 PM
Kool poem Sara >> James
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Date: 10/4/2009 12:02:00 PM
Wow Sara! what an awesome way to compare the potatoes to God's inspection of we humans. Sometimes the rotten has leaked into the very core, hasn't it? Potatoes do sometimes have rotten places in the center, that can not be seen from the outside. Thank God, he can know without cutting us up. Sincerely, Love, Moses
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Date: 10/4/2009 9:05:00 AM
What an amazing thought, Sara! What "looks clean" on the outside can indeed be "rotten on the inside." The last verse is very inspirational. You have a lot of depth in this write! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 10/4/2009 8:33:00 AM
Its really lovely, I too love, the comparison to a rotten potatoe(ha ha). I usually say the package is nicely wrapped but maybe there is nothing inside. And yes, God sees what is inside. Thank you for reminding me, today, I needed that.
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Date: 10/4/2009 8:25:00 AM
I love the comparison....! Nicely done! ~ Carrie
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Date: 10/4/2009 6:26:00 AM
Sara Love the spiritual message in this wonderfully written poem. You sure know how to cook up a meal! Your beautiful heart keeps on keeping on!Keep writing hun!! Take care Love Light Truth Patty
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