by revd | Apr 11, 2022 | Glory
Shall I wear mourning for my soldier? Dead! I, a believer? Give me red! Or give me royal purple for the King at whose high court my love is visiting. Dress me in green for growth, for life made new; For skies his dear feet march, dress me in blue; In white, for his...
by revd | Apr 11, 2022 | Glory
I sought to stand for God Tall, straight and proud, An oak of righteousness Head in a cloud. The spirit winds that blew Stripped all my leaf, Broke heavy branches off, Trunk split in grief. The gentle morning sun Shone down on me, My helplessness complete,...
by revd | Apr 11, 2022 | Glory
Faith Unfaithful Mute, with signs I speak: Blind, by groping seek: Heed; yet nothing hear: Feel; find no one near. Deaf, eclipsed, and dumb, Through this gloom I come On the time-path trod Toward ungranted God. Carnal, I can claim Only his known name Dying, can...
by revd | Apr 11, 2022 | Glory
Have you built your ship of death? O, have you? O, build your ship of death, for you will need it. D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), 1933.
by revd | Apr 11, 2022 | Believers, Glory
… When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look but it was gone. I cannot put my finger on it now. The child is grown; the dream is gone. I have become comfortably numb. Pink Floyd, 1979 in the context of the pop...
