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A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
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sunflower
Bring me then the plant that points to those bright
Lucidites swirling up from the earth,
And life itself exhaling that central breath!
Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light
rose
You love the roses – so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet: and it would be
Like sleeping and yet waking, all at once.
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain
From off the shaken bush. Why will it not?
Then all the valley would be pink and white
And soft to tread on. They would fall as light
As feathers, smelling sweet: and it would be
Like sleeping and yet waking, all at once.
a continued reading of mere christianity by csLewis
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Forgiveness
O my unforgiving heart. I know this to be true. For just when i think forgiveness is what i possess, the next moment proves that i do not. Fear and selfishness are shrouded within these human bones. I am not completely free of the death that haunts this my flesh and blood. As the poison of blame and malice comes to light, may it be that i am armed with God’s mercy and His compassion and grace be my guide.
Jesus keep me through it all, as in your name i want to ever be.
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in indy
it would be nice to be back in oregon, but, i’m not. i am still sweltering in indiana and scheduled to fly over clouds and state lines on wednesday. with a stop at at the denver airport for tea and to catch a ride on another beast that is to fly to the northwest over mountains and desert at about half a mile per second (or something like that). anyway. i have photos, dirty clothes, probably dead flowers and a hankerin’ to be home. but… tomorrow (tuesday), syd and i are threatening to go to the “indy museum of art” in the afternoon. they have air conditioning and some cool art.
picture this
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i have missed
sharing photos
pink orange blue
petals stems green
black white
shadows hue
to delight
your eyes
set your mind
on shape flowing
trough light
held
in the moment of sight
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time for a cool change
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this retirement community is very quiet. the schedule of the house is
walk the dog, feed the dog, watch tv, and nap. along with a few trips
to the store or the gym. i am learning how to crochet for pity sakes.
and i’m getting this pain in my side. i gotta get out of here…
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buck
i saw the best ever movie the other night!
it’s called
“Buck”
you have got to see this. i’m not kidding…. check it out.
more on buck:
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one Love makes all Love
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to fall in Love
True Love
and Pure
requires all that i have
everything
falling away
putting aside what i am
entering in
becoming
a new being
in relating
with what Love is
from where it comes
going where it goes
from the beginning
with no end
Lord God, in Jesus.
amen.
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mere christianity . by csLewis
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falling in love.
just why
do you think they call it falling?
duh huh.
self self selfish at it’s core.
wonderful, overwhelming
short-lived
zip a de do da feeling. yep.
now, old married folks…
hah! history.
now it’s all about
knitting and hoeing
and dancing in the moonlight
dancing…
hum, where did that come from?
that’s totally not allowed.
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the one
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you are the one i fall upon
grey and blue brings the rain
the dove of peace it gently lands
take me under
take me under your wing
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freedom
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.
from proverbs 14
i believe
that
that
No matter where a person lives
no matter how they live
if they come one day
seeking to know Jesus
to need and to Love Him
they can be made free
from sin’s eternal
separation from God
and again
relate with God
in time
and eternity.
no matter how they live
if they come one day
seeking to know Jesus
to need and to Love Him
they can be made free
from sin’s eternal
separation from God
and again
relate with God
in time
and eternity.
No matter where a person lives
their soul can be a captive
of satan
now and forever.
If you believe as i do
pray for me
to look very closely
with Jesus
at
my own heart
before looking at the heart of another.
Please join me in this.
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imaginable image
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i have pictures and no place to stow them
on electric light space in the dark of night
i have pictures and no way to show them
and then my fingers stop to ask
can you type letters into words
that paint a picture in a mind
colours sent to reach the heart
pleasing shapes and vivid tones
making music for the soul?
and i answered softly
“i don’t know”
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mere christianity . by csLewis
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| Clive and his brother Warnie |
1933 The fall term marked the beginning of Lewis’ convening of a circle of friends dubbed “The Inklings.” For the next 16 years, on through 1949, they continued to meet in Jack’s rooms at Magdalen College on Thursday evenings and, just before lunch on Mondays or Fridays, in a back room at “The Eagle and Child,” a pub known to locals as “The Bird and Baby.” Members included J.R.R. Tolkien, Warnie, Hugo Dyson, Charles Williams, Dr. Robert Havard, Owen Barfield, Weville Coghill and others. (See Humphry Carpenters The Inklings for a full account of this special group.)
1935 At the suggestion of Prof. F.P. Wilson, Lewis agreed to write the volume on 16th Century English Literature for the Oxford History of English Literature series. Published in 1954, it became a classic.
1937 Lewis received the Gollancz Memorial Prize for Literature in recognition of The Allegory of Love (a study in medieval tradition).
1939 At the outbreak of World War II in September, Charles Williams moved from London to Oxford with the Oxford University Press to escape the threat of German bombardment. He was thereafter a regular member of “The Inklings.”
1941 From May 2 until November 28, The Guardian published 31 “Screwtape Letters” in weekly installments. Lewis was paid 2 pounds sterling for each letter and gave the money to charity. In August, he gave four live radio talks over the BBC on Wednesday evenings from 7:45 to 8:00. An additional 15-minute session, answering questions received in the mail, was broadcast on September 6. These talks were known as “Right and Wrong.”
chronological info. from the c. s. lewis foundation.
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reading . mere christianity . by csLewis
page 94 through 103 . sexual morality
Do we really need to say everything we think? In my life time it has gone from not saying anything in front of the children to blasting it at them 24/7 on the television in full living colour. Isn’t there something to be gained from a thoughtful balance of our freedoms of speech and our accepted societal norms?
Sex is being shown as a way to sell things, a way to be popular and to get ahead, a way to be famous, something to do for kicks, something of little meaning. Also, being shown is the acceptance of acting out on excess and obsession. I am not saying that any of us are perfect. But, what i am saying is that we could rethink where we are going with this.
Mr. Lewis mentioned a few things in this chapter that i would just like to quickly list here for thought.
1. Be careful not to assume.
2. A strict or fussy standard of modesty and propriety is not proof of the christian rule of chastity.
3. A real desire to believe all the good you can of others and to make others as comfortable as you can…
4. What matters is the sincerity and perseverance to overcome our difficulties.
5. We think that you will get help obeying the christian principles which you will not get towards obeying the others.
6. Very often, what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself, but just this power of always trying again.
7. This process trains the habits of the soul.
8. Virtue, even attempted virtue brings light.
9. Though neither is good, being a prostitute is not as bad as being a self-righteous prig.
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Check out more with our very nice book club host, Sara Salter, at “living between the lines.”
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