When the drenching rains come, give thanks.
For so long we wandered through dry desert wastelands.
When the sun beats down mercilessly, give thanks.
From its warmth for so long were we lost in the freezing distance of sin.
When the winter winds whip relentlessly, give thanks.
For then He draws us close to the inner warmth of His Love Drawn-Near.
When the day, perchance, is brightly beautiful, give thanks.
For in the goodness of life is where we tend to forget our Maker.
Give thanks on that beautiful day, lest we forget God, and in the beauty
Become accursed.
For in our minds, when suffering escapes us, we may think,
"I have everything, and need nothing."
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Good write Blue.
Thank you.
Enjoyed it. Happy Holidays and Stay Safe
Thank you very much.
To the wonder of our omniptent all seeing all conquering god who hath control over all and everything we perceive.Give thanks when innocents are born malformed. Give praise when innocents are killed and left destitute by his storms. Give praise when he chooses not to save innocent lives from plague. Give praise when through fear his servants are permitted to practice peadophilia on our young. Give praise for the creation of his beings which lay teir eggs inside other beings so that they may die in agony being eaten alive.
Give praise to reality and realise your religion was invented by man to control your mind.... which it obviouysly has.
That's one view, I suppose.
Although, I think in your view of things none of what you mentioned in your comment should be wrong.
On this side of the atlantic just about everyone understands what sarcasm is and when its being used to make a point. Maybe you could check it out it's meaning in a dictionary.
Well, we have occasionally used the term sarcasm here on this side. However, dictionary is a new one to me. We also use context clues, tone, and intent in understanding language, but not often. Hopefully, those will also make their way across the pond to us from your side as well.
Cheers! 🙂
I'm not surprised dictionary is a new one - your choice of words - to you. It could be useful for you to use one and have the confidence in knowing the meaning of what you are reading.
On this side of the Atlantic just about everyone understands what sarcasm is and when its [sic] being used to make a point.
Also, on this side of the Atlantic, when we're trying to be snarky or sarcastic, we make sure to use proper grammar. We use the contraction "it's" for "it is". I think that might be found in a dictionary as well, but I'm sure you can correct me on that one as well. Good day Dusk. I appreciate the banter.
I don't think you'll find grammar or punctuation in a dictionary. You really might benefit from looking in one.
Look up the word "it's" in the dictionary and let me know what you find. 🙂 Just pointing out that if you're going to be snarky, at least do it with proper grammar. Lol
(I'm really just messing with you... have a good day.)
Among regulars here on mps there is a natural reticence to use the apostrope for within the software of mps is a script which in certain instances replaces the humble apostrope with a series of ///////// instead. If you were to read more of the poetry etc posted on mps and take a more active part you will become aware of such shortcomings. However, yes i realise we are pulling each others chain.
Returning to the content of your well written poem. My point really concerns the worship of the christian omnipotent god (supposedly a god of love and forgiveness) who, i have made the assumption that, you are suggesting we give praise to. Patently I have a problem in the christian perception of god. Largely because christians ignore the bad things which happen (at best offering feeble excuses about retribution punishment for the crucifixion etc) under the omnipotence of this god. I cannot see the worth in praising or worshiping such a god unless we do so under fear. Christians have repeatedly subjected children to indoctrination of the fear of god.... childhood impressions and beliefs run on into adult hood. Most christians I confront are afraid to even contemplate that their long held belief could in any way be criticised or factually wrong. However, the churches of christianity are well aware that factually the king James bible is wrong in many ways.
I hope this provides a little clarity on where my snipe at your post comes from.
I appreciate your critique of Christianity. Sadly, like most things, the best of us is often judged by the worst of us, if that makes sense? I think a true follower of Jesus, however, doesn't ignore the bad. We grieve for the bad, the hurting, the abused, the marginalized, etc. Jesus said himself, "In this world you will have trials and tribulations, but take heart I have overcome the world (meaning sin)."
To be a follower means there's a deep connection to the fallen nature of this world in its corrupted form, and an understanding that the bad happens because we ourselves are corrupted. Our very nature, my very nature, is bent toward doing what is selfish and wrong, ultimately what is evil. Notice how you never have to teach a child to disobey. It is their nature. They'll want to rebel and touch the hot stove even if we've tried to tell them it will hurt them. What true followers of Christ believe in and hope for is redemption of our flawed selves, rescue from this corrupt world, and ultimately hope that comes through Christ's own sacrifice for our sins (as you mentioned above). Although God is the God of love and forgiveness, he is also a God of justice. My own willful evil convicts me in the eyes of a very holy God. Because of his holiness I do deserve death ultimately. Where the love comes in from the Christian perspective is that we receive redemption not because we become magically good by some mental decision to do better, but because we admit that there is nothing good within us and we trust in the sacrifice of Jesus and the power of His Spirit to begin the change process within us. We believe that his sacrifice -- doing something for us that we couldn't do ourselves in overcoming sin -- gets accounted to our debt of sin, so-to-speak, and we become redeemed in our fallen state. This does not make us perfect at this point (or ever in this life), neither does it excuse us to continue to live evilly giving the excuse of God's grace. When a person chooses to believe in Christ and what he did, and then believes that faith grants them the redemption and forgiveness so desired, it is a source for us to "Give Thanks" and to praise the omnipotent God that I write about. He doesn't do the wrong in the world, we as humans do, but his sacrifice is where hope can be found. I found this hope years ago, and for it I give thanks, thus the subject of my poem.
Trust me, there's plenty bad in our example of living to want to hate our religion. I don't deny that at all, and neither do true followers. Judging something, however, from it's worst doesn't change the merit of its good, or who He is and how He has chosen to engage humanity whom we believe He created.
I don't necessarily expect you to accept what I've said, but it is the Christian perspective and why we choose to worship and fear God.
Thank you, too, for calling my poem "well written". I hope that wasn't sarcasm. 🙂 And, I appreciate your candor and for sharing with my how you feel about these things.
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