Friday, March 21, 2008

Two 4 Two, Week 7

Thanks to youth minister extraordinaire, Ryan, for being this week's guest in Dreaming with Dr. Joe. If you don't like this one, blame the writer's strike.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Words.

Sometimes they come so quickly

like flaming arrows

that cannot be retrieved.

With them,

men inspire nations

and persuade the multitudes,

and great and mighty tasks are accomplished.

Words

can bring about destruction

and inflict wounds that never heal,

echoing forever

in the minds of men.

From them,

joy springs forth

like a cool and refreshing stream,

washing over one's being,

reviving hope,

and bringing relief to the spirit.

Words

delivered by solemn messengers

can fall like giant oak trees,

inescapable,

crushing the heart,

smothering the life breath

of loved ones.

Through them,

love is expressed,

and warmth and security strengthen us.

Yet, words

are sometimes insufficient,

meager, hollow, impotent,

and cannot free the heart.



"And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." Romans 8:26



Janni

October 23, 1990