we who loved america
We who loved America
I enjoyed America and remember touring
a Sunday outside Houston (Texas), met in a café
a group of openly armed, elderly men
They were courteous people one could meet
I understood guns have cultural meaning
In America, we in Europe don't understand
I remember a saying, "A country where the populace
is armed, people are polite."
I stayed on the
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who, abuse, age, allusion, america,
Form: ABC
FAITH IN GOD WHO SECURES US SAFELY
September 8 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 28-30
Key Verse – Ezekiel 28:26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO EXECUTES JUDGMENTS WITH HIS TRUTH
September 7 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 25-27
Key Verse – Ezekiel 25:11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
FAITH IN GOD WHO EXECUTES JUDGMENTS WITH HIS TRUTH
God executes judgements with His truth’s authority
While increasing our faith midst Scriptural finality
By His omnipotence along His
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO AFFIRMS THAT HE IS THE LORD
September 6 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 23-24
Key Verse – Ezekiel 23: 49 … And ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
FAITH IN GOD WHO AFFIRMS THAT HE IS THE LORD
God affirms that He is the Lord Who is against wickedness
Surely disciplining us of our rebelliousness
To mold our faith toward
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO CAUSES HIS FURY TO REST
September 5 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 21-22
Key Verse – Ezekiel 21:17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
FAITH IN GOD WHO CAUSES HIS FURY TO REST
God causes His fury to rest for our salvation-glow
Always breaking our pride
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO LEADS US TO TURN OURSELVES TO HIM
September 4 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 18-20
Key Verse – Ezekiel 18:32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
FAITH IN GOD WHO LEADS US
TO TURN OURSELVES TO HIM
God leads us to turn ourselves to Him against wickedness
So that
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO DEALS WITH US THROUGH HIS COMPASSION
September 3 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 16-17
Key Verse – Ezekiel 16:59 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
FAITH IN GOD WHO DEALS WITH US
THROUGH HIS COMPASSION
God deals with us through His compassion
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
Who Is Tom?
Its been a long time since I’ve felt blissful,
I know I’m the one to shoulder any blame.
Bliss ended long before years turned golden,
too many matters I’ve allowed to inflame.
I’ve always been, for the most part, a loner,
crowds and idle chit chat I’ve tried to avoid.
Married sixty years to the same woman,
Just two D.I.N.K.S. one in
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Categories:
who, blessing, faith, god,
Form: Sonnet
FAITH IN GOD WHO REBUKES US OF OUR VANITY
September 2 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 13-15
Key Verse – Ezekiel 13:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
FAITH IN GOD WHO REBUKES US OF OUR VANITY
God rebukes us of our vanity through His Word
Since
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO STAYS IN OUR MIDST
September 1 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 9-12
Key Verse – Ezekiel 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city…
FAITH IN GOD WHO STAYS IN OUR MIDST
God stays in our midst with His omniscient eyes
Indeed, beholding our hearts of truth as well as lies
Even checking us in
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO EXECUTES HIS JUDGMENTS
August 31 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 5-8
Key Verse – Ezekiel 5:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
FAITH IN GOD WHO EXECUTES HIS JUDGMENTS
God executes His judgments of truthfulness
To exhort
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO ACCOMPLISHES HIS FURY OVER SINS
August 29 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Lamentations 4-5
Key Verse – Lamentations 4:11 The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger…
FAITH IN GOD WHO ACCOMPLISHES HIS FURY OVER SINS
God accomplishes His fury over sins and wickedness
Along His holiness of sanctifying holiness
To guard our faith against filthiness
Surely protecting us
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO BEHOLDS OUR AFFLICTION
August 28 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Lamentations 1-3
Key Verse – Lamentations 1:9 … O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.
FAITH IN GOD WHO BEHOLDS OUR AFFLICTION
God beholds our affliction midst His compassion
He is ready to help us against doubt-caused oppression
We then must trust Him with heavenly vision
By faith
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
FAITH IN GOD WHO BRINGS FORTH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS
August 27 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Jeremiah 51-52
Key Verse – Jeremiah 51:10 The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.
FAITH IN GOD WHO BRINGS FORTH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS
God brings forth our righteousness by His granted salvation
Based on His compassion toward
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who, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
Prosaic poem of mine, who dislikes formalities, hence prose heeds with the following
Prosaic poem of mine, who dislikes formalities, hence prose heeds with the following.
Yahoo!...As an AOL member since the beginning of time...,
I now find myself (a googling messenger) in a severe (near penniless) financial quandary, (and
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Categories:
who, absence, adventure, america, angel,
Form: Free verse
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