March 17 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Judges 1-2
Key Verse – Judges 1:2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO SERVES AS OUR DELIVERER
Praise be to God for delivering us against:
Purposelessness toward power of prayerfulness
Persecutions along prevailing problems
Perversions midst prejudicial protests
Pride while propelled by His peace
Poverty and pestilence
Judges 1:22 Praise be to the Lord Who
is with us, accompanying us along His:
Power as we triumph in His salvation
Provision as we trust His sufficiency
Protection as we testify of His sanctification
Providence as we toil by His standards
Promise as we thank His satisfaction
Judges 2:1 Praise be to the Saviour for assuring us that
He will never break His covenant with us; thus we must:
Love Him, believing His Word
Live for Him, blessed in His work
Learn from Him, built-up up by His wisdom
Lean on Him, braced upon His ways
Look unto Him, beseeching His will. Amen!
March 16, 2024
Categories:
purposelessness, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
the days all blend together
no pole to which to tether
daylight hours mostly a blur
nighttime now, nothing stirs
purposelessness leads to
hopelessness, on down to
depression, what's more
life's only a theoretical alternative
to death's cathartic purgative
old friends all forget me
relatives keep their distance
they must all be envious
of this hermit's existence
Categories:
purposelessness, death, depression, friend, life,
Form: Couplet
Education came as an excuse for departure,
You went away, full of smiles, as a marcher;
As though out of sight was the only reason,
My heart played a drastic treason;
It stopped pumping; I stood as though dead,
Your mom fainted out of dread;
There started our agony and anxiety,
Stealing from us our normal gaiety;
Long phone conversation is not helping,
As at this empty nest, our hatchling is not chirping;
Distress and depression have come to stay,
Living with grief, each day has been our way;
Have you prepared yourself for staying alone?
Is self-cooking you now known?
A feeling of purposelessness hatches plans,
Letting go - has gone out of my hands;
I know your absence is not eternal,
Yet, silence in your room seems abnormal;
Come back as fast as you can, that's what I say,
Till then, for your happiness, daily I do pray...!
07 May 2023
Empty Nest Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Cooper Etheridge
Categories:
purposelessness, father son, life, sad,
Form: Free verse
Chakra midst the forehead; way to spiritual empire;
Symbol of complete consciousness and ethical umpire;
Disposition of enlightenment; corporeal world;
Integral unity; angelic wisdom within furled...!
Myths speak of Lord Shiva comprehending through his third eye;
He could annul ignorance; see yonder limits of sky;
The mystical clairvoyance is on; inner sight glazes;
Purple splendor like Amethyst; wisdom within blazes...!
Single-mindedness, precision, inspiration, insight,
Unblinking third eye is continually glowing light;
Perceiving the world sacredly; connecting to cosmos;
Within ever-shining divinity it does engross...!
Abolishing dubiety, vagueness and skepticism,
Uprooting adverse weeds of purposelessness and pessimism;
Gives coherence, assiduousness, spontaneity,
Leads to endless bliss; merging with eternal deity...!
05 July 2022
Categories:
purposelessness, integrity, introspection, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Dancing on the branches
of lemon orange and whatsoever;
depicting the glory of a grown up tree;
some pale yellow some light green
and some brownish Orange.
contrasting finely with the shiny blue sky;
creating a sweet smelling breeze
out of the soil they gathered from the Earth;
not thinking anything;
twisting and bending on their own;
and exhibiting the same design,
uniquely preserving
each one of them's individuality.
cherishing the tree,
to bear fruits one day;
knowing or without knowing,
after that they will fall apart;
completing their purpose
of rejuvenating millions and billions of life
not even once asking for a thanksgiving.
just spreading the fragrance,
of self purposelessness;
expecting nothing in return,
the green leaf dancing,
seeming to talk with the air;
effortlessly swinging in all directions,
seeming to laugh hilariously;
Rustling with the other leaves
seeming to whisper in the ears
of the moist air,
their humorous moments of fun.
Categories:
purposelessness, creation, dance, fairy, feelings,
Form: Free verse
aN An Alone Gathering- -
'Loneliness!' I, 'think I am of alone.'
Alone in the spirit, mind and tongue
Alone whole always known
This that I am alone
That splendid homesickness
Wishes for the gatherings
the stage fright brought such sorrow
I wished for not to borrow
In there stepped a nagging helplessness
Much I marveled this lonely deadliness, yet
The lonely, longing, lurching thus I’m not rehearsing
I heard of the lonely, I am one
Loveless soling beyond help
in near stepped a shod purposelessness
that moment my soul grew more lonely
I heard a single, insecure racketing
All my mind and soul in me racketing
I remember I was desolating
My mind always strays to insecurities
Much I marveled the vagrant lonesomeness
Come together with the many have not no one an enemy
3/5/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
Categories:
purposelessness, absence, analogy, anxiety, endurance,
Form: Free verse
purposelessness
in the unconscious
meaning
springs from within
in
abstract
messages
an inward
vitality
unfettered
beyond
boundaries
a mystery
of meaning
transitory
isolated
an inner
need
made
outward
an impulse
of
innovation
uttered
with
maturity
complex
in line& motion
improvised
impressions
melodic
in composition
vibrations
in
lyrical
light
circles
eclipsed
innerlich
etched
in an infrared
glow
soul
to
soul
Categories:
purposelessness, age, tribute,
Form: Ekphrasis
Come,
Come feel it,
The undeniable beauty of pain
The The exquisite dynamics of suffering
Come embrace it,
The staggering heights of helplessness
The Breathtaking patterns of purposelessness
Come witness it,
The ever so tightening walls,
The skyrocketing possibilities of annahilation
Come live it,
The unbreakable shackles of sanity
The impregnable castle of life.
Categories:
purposelessness, pain,
Form: I do not know?
You did not know
How hard it could be
To let go of a poison
Stronger than me
You held on to hope
One day she will be well
Not knowing your contribution
As I drifted into hell
Knowing not spiteful
But nonetheless
My illness fed
I began to regress
Lithium did not cure
My unworthiness
No chemical fix
For purposelessness
Feelings from my past
Of never quite enough
Despite your encouragement
I fled in a huff
In my addiction
I always lied
Because you saw me
A shame I could not hide
Categories:
purposelessness, self,
Form: Classicism
VICTIM!
Loud screams! Ears tingling!
At the thought of once being a VICTIM!!!
If I were asked to explain
I’d say,
I used to be a victim,
of purposelessness,
Wallowing in distress
Once upon a time,
I never knew my strength
I couldn’t figure out
Who I truly was
My purpose was unbeknownst to me
Twas dark, hard and twisted
I was all shallow,
never with even a slight understanding
I was so dependent,
never owned a life
I did what they did, I thought what they thought
Little did I know,
That I was born to life
To get it done alone
All along I thought,
life was to be lived,
relying on the next person
I had it rough, life so knocked me down
but soon I was hit
with the bitter but very true irony of life
That no matter the hurdles,
U must learn to hustle
And fight on till you win
Since then I’ve learned my lessons,
Even tho the road might seem tough,
I’ll never give up
But just keep keeping it up
I’ll never again be a VICTIM
Categories:
purposelessness, age, career, change, dark,
Form: Light Verse