V- iolence found in the hand of one who claims
“I- must be god!”
O- watch your back when you think you can attack the
L- iving God.
E- veryone will bend. You drop to your knees, loudly weeping.
N- ettles of your own making. Would that you
C- all out to Jesus, who can free you from
E- ternal damnation. This is a clear warning. Change direction.
10/26/2021
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12 NKJV
Benson commentary from biblehub.com:
The spirits of men are so excited and animated by a desire after this kingdom, that it is, as it were, attacked like a besieged city, men of all sorts pressing to get into it, with a violence like that of men who are taking a place by storm. As if he had said, “Multitudes are flocking around me, to be instructed in the nature of my kingdom; and some, who were formerly of most licentious characters, and looked upon as utterly unfit to be subjects of the Messiah’s kingdom, are resolutely set on enjoying the blessings of it.”
dreamt to relieve myself
of fearful thoughts, patriotic
plots. dressed to kill in Washington
skirt, no pants of a farmer
wielding a British brown bess
blessed with happiness before
the frightening knock at the door
exploded out of shock
towards the door...towards the door
while family holds their revolutionary breaths
the bouquet
of children unaware
of dangerous situation
a shot in the dark
a shot heard round the world
that never stops
7/16/2020
Revolutionary
Elements of our population
Back in 1776 broke with
England, and
Lacking finances and supplies,
Fired a shot heard 'round the world.
Launched a revolution
Against the government.
George Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, and others became REBELS.
Author's Note:
Betsy Ross sewed our FIRST Rebel flag.
If you condemn the leaders of the Confederacy and remove their monuments, remember that our country's Founding Fathers were also rebels and traitors in their day. Right or wrong, the Southern Confederacy was also made up of Americans who fought for their beliefs, just as the patriots of 1776. And if you believe that the Confederate flag represents slavery, remember it only existed for 5 years, while slavery existed under the Stars and Stripes for 75 years before 1861! Which is the REAL Rebel flag?
I wrote this for a contest on another site. I'm NOT trying to be controversial and do not have feelings one way or the other. Just stating fact. (politically incorrect or not, YOU CAN'T CHANGE HISTORY)
She really knows herself...
She really knows herself...
She really knows herself
Through and through...
She really knows what it is...
What it really, really is...
What it really, really is
What it is that she wants...
She wants what's strong and true.
She really, really knows...
She really, really knows...
What it is that she needs...
She really knows what she needs...
She really, really needs
What it is that she knows
That she wants.
He is the one that she sees...
That she really, really sees...
He is the one that she knows that she needs...
She wants his intellect...
She wants his strength of mind...
She shares his love of words.
She knows that he really, really IS...
That he trully, trully IS...
A Veritable One of a Kind.
And so she watches him
She tracks him down...
She sets her sights on him.
It's the shot heard round the world.
(November 21, 2010 Wausau, Wisconsin)
(c) Copyright 2010 by Christine A Kysely, All Rights Reserved
Standing that morning at that Lexington field
Not knowing what drama the day would yet yield
When off to my right rang the shot of a gun
I knew that this dreaded war had just begun
No one knowing who had shot first
This day would go down in history as being one of the worst
Stumbling my way threw the gray smoky haze
Everyone looking like their in a daze
Brothers and friends lying dead on the ground
And i know that bloodier days are still yet bound
From demanding England, America has just tore
For that first shot has just begun the Revolutionary War
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