Best Better To Give Than To Receive Poems

Faith will lead the way                                        ...

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O' Broken Heart, What Shall All This Now Bring

Burn away, festering skies filled with pain!
Cast forth burning embers onto the bleating flock!
Let loose, sky demons to purge this dark place
And flying beasts to punish all that complain!
Give vengeance over to its satisfying lusts,
And cheer those...

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The holy way to live,
so long ago revealed to us,
was written in stone:
In the beginning ... in God’s own image
Flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone
Love charity, doubly plea — 
it’s better to give than to receive
If you do wrong,
it’s better to ask for...

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It is a wonderful feeling when we come together in love and fellowship.
psalm 133:1 says Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethern to dwell together in 
unity!
It is also better to give than to receive, that's why this is such a special...

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to hit and not to be hit, boxers believe

          each jab, each punch to chance they just can't leave,

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The Jingle of sleigh bells, herald
His coming on Christmas Eve
When Santa Claus takes the time
To fill our stocking and I believe
That Santa Claus thinks sincerely 
It’s better to give than to receive...

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He rode in to Santa Fe one summer day on a broken-down, sweaty nag.
All he owned was the clothes on his back and the Bible in his saddle bag.
He wore a suit of black, an old slouch hat, both so dusty and frayed.
He was an...

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Every Christian is called to ask
While working with Master’s task
Seven simple questions always
Evaluating what one’s spiritual growth says.

If sin in heart had we cherished,
God our prayers would’nt have listened
Question, ‘Am I to willful sins a slave?’
Cry, “Lord may it not my soul, enslave.”

Does God delight...

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There is
this concern of stars
hovering, ober, our heads…
Heady stuff, what awaits above!
methodologies, of those southern
less-than-gentel-men
who muck about so
much upon our lives…
exist, or exit; what
other choices are there?
we, US, you and I;
choose our individual ways
and, we head-butt those forces
which block our views
crushing facial bones and
driving noses...

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What is this reeling throughout my being?
I gaze into the mirror; albeit elusive to eyes seeing…
Churning with pleasant burning, emotions swimming with eloquence…
With ease…
With ease…
I release my breathe breeze…
Centered, still, in this moment; anchored to the mother…
Understanding moments lead towards tomorrows dawning…
Fresh is that moment...

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To those of you with hearts of gold,
who believe it is better to give than to receive.
Be mindful, and wary as life does unfold,
you may fall victim to those who deceive.

To give of oneself is loving and kind.
At times we may give more than we...

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I've been around for more Christmases than I care to remember,
But I'm still filled with excitement as Yuletide nears in December,
Hoping that when I open that beautifully wrapped box,
That it won't contain the usual tie and matching argyle socks!

Each November my spouse asks, "What for...

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I'd rather owe it to you than cheat you out of it
 never loan money it never returns
If you do the same thing over and over
 you're in your comfort zone
Fences make good neighbors
 a thirty-foot wall makes them better
You have to break eggs to...

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I Could Have Been
By Franklin Price
6/22/2014

I could have been a lot of things I'm really glad I'm not
A liar and a cheater a druggie and a sot
A selfish inconsiderate treating others quite unfair
Looking down from my exalted perch my nose up in the air

My pockets...

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You created the sunlight and the moon
You created story lines that have themes that can't be forgotten
You created ideas so musicians could get inspired
You created a way to make sense of the chaos in the world
You keep us in line and aware of our actions
You...

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