Sparing
Spare the rod, spoil the child
Sayings are short-hand stories
Sensible people support and encourage sensitivity
Selflessly give seconds, minutes, hours, days
Sow the seeds of empathy
Save their souls because it's not worth,
spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
24 June 2022
GUILE..©2020
JESUS POSSESSED NO GUILE, THE SCRIPTURES ARE TRUE,
HE WALKED AS A MAN THROUGH THIS WORLD A WHILE.
SENT TO ATONE, BUT HIS MANNER WAS KIND
NO DECEIT WAS FOUND IN HIM, BUT ALONE.
DISHONEST HE WAS NOT, HONESTLY HE SOUGHT GOD'S WILL.
FATHER NOT MY WILL, BUT THINE HE REPLIED PRAYING FOR
THE CUP TO PASS. RESPONSIBILITY WAS HIS TO FILL. HE SANCTIFIED
HIS CHURCH AND CLEANSED IT AND WASHED IT WITH WATER BY THE WORD.
HE IS A FRAUD THEY ACCUSED, PROCLAIMING TO BE GOD.
JESUS WAS, OFFERED THE WHOLE WORLD IF HE WOULD SURRENDER.
ATTACKED AT HIS WEAKEST POINT WHEN HE HUNGERED AND THIRST.
FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS, HE NEVER FORFEITED HIS SPLENDOR.
WHO WILL BE THE GREATEST IN OUR ARENA AS WE FIGHT.
BUSINESS, SPORTS WORLDLY PLEASURES. WE ARE, CAUGHT UP IN A
WORLD OF DECEPTION. WHAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH IS FROM THE
HEART. SPARE THE ROD SPOIL THE CHILD WILL NOT LEAD TO PERFECTION.
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR A FRIEND.
Spare the rod, spoil the child;
We should take care of our children now;
Just as God does for us...
The Lord is...
The Lord is like a father;
A father to His children;
We are His children;
Father tender and compassionate you those who fear Him;
God, I'm your child an adult now, share not your rod,
like a father
Reprimand me Father I'm your child
written word by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
Psalm 103:13
Spare the rod; spoil the child
So the old proverb read --
and into children, injected dread
but kept them from going hog-wild
Yet many adults just will not hit
until they're really mad --
which always turns out very bad
leaving them emotionally unfit
They lose their cool; they spank too hard
The child begins to cry --
He can't figure out, for the life of it, Why
~ Spanking wasn't long ago banned
Mama if you don't know by now;
I love you;
I never even said out loud
I love you;
When you were alive
You loved me, done all that you could do
For me;
I never ever said out loud;
I was a quiet timid child;
Wasn't no excuse though, to tell you so...(that I mama)
Love you
You've spank me with a belt and switch;
Just like tag I"M IT;
Cried a little, but I'm alright;
Spare the rod spoil the child;
Don't know if you can hear me from heaven;
I should have told you this when you were alive then;
Mama if you don't know by now;
I love you;
I never even said out loud
I love you;
When you were alive
You loved me, done all that you could do
For me;
I never ever said out loud;
I was a quiet timid child;
Wasn't no excuse though, to tell you so...(that I mama)
Love you, mama I
Mama I
Mama I love you;
6/15/19
written by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019
It seems like only yesterday the
fanny belting my daddy gave.
I remember all to well how those
Belt hurt like hell!
It got your attention made you
think twice do the right thing you'll
save your hide.
Now, fanny belting a kid today
could land you in jail, where you'll
stay awhile.
So spare the rod spoil, the child and,
this is what you'll get a lot of kids
running amuck ungrateful, lacking
respect.
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