Good evening everyone and welcome to another Friday Night Poetry Corner.
Before I begin, just give me a moment to talk about a good friend who passed away so quickly, abruptly that left such a hole in her loved ones’ hearts. This includes her brilliant, thoughtful 13-year son.
Her name is Jane Njeri Ngugi.
Jane was one of the most beloved, smart, passionate, thoughtful human beings I have had the distinctive honor of meeting and forming a close bond. We were a couple for a while, and even when we broke up, we were still good friends and loved each other. She spent most of her adult life fighting for people’s rights who had been done wrong by any authority. She also studied in various universities across the world and among her studies was writing. Jane left his realm of existence on June 20th of 2020.
Jane was a fantastic…
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The park had its early development in 1906 with the donation by John and Robert Garrett of Baltimore of 1,917 acres. The intention for such a gift was to be used for the creation of a state forest. The land now known as Garrett State Forest comprised the areas that became Swallow Falls and Herrington Manor state parks, both of which were established in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Built-in 1827, the initial tower was the first monument dedicated to George Washington. The Washington Monument in Baltimore was completed two years later, but it started earlier in 1815. The more known Washington Monument in the District of Columbia was not finished until 1885.
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Philippians 2:12-13 ESV
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”
In the verses prior to this, we read that we are to be of one mind and of one love with Christ and with our brothers and sisters in Christ who are also of one mind and one love as that of Christ. We are not to do anything out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility we are to consider others and their legitimate needs as more significant than ourselves and that of our own interests, following the example of Jesus Christ.
Therefore (a cause and effect), we are to do these things, because if we…
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Psalm 103:1-5 ESV
“Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Amen! Thank you, Jesus! Yes! And, all that is within me bless his holy name. All, not part, but the whole. With all my emotion, thought, passion, heart, mind, body, time, talents, gifts, and any other resources the Lord has given to me, I want to give him praise and glory for the things he has done.
Wow! This is such a wonderful description of God’s amazing grace to us in the gift of his Son given for us to…
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Psalm 103:1-5 ESV
“Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Amen! Thank you, Jesus! Yes! And, all that is within me bless his holy name. All, not part, but the whole. With all my emotion, thought, passion, heart, mind, body, time, talents, gifts, and any other resources the Lord has given to me, I want to give him praise and glory for the things he has done.
Wow! This is such a wonderful description of God’s amazing grace to us in the gift of his Son given for us to…
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War, politics, lies, betrayal, the murdering of innocents, our young men and women in uniform dying on a battle field via men of power; takeovers of nations, riots and lawlessness, sin abounding, the church asleep or complacent for the most part; the gospel diluted, and do we even notice?
Through all that is going on in this world of ours, Jesus is gently calling us to Him to make him Lord (master) of our lives. The good news is that God is in absolute control over all things, and he will work it all out for our good. We need to pray much for our nation.
“Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods” (Ps. 40:4).
“So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer…
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Psalm 103:1-5 ESV
“Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Amen! Thank you, Jesus! Yes! And, all that is within me bless his holy name. All, not part, but the whole. With all my emotion, thought, passion, heart, mind, body, time, talents, gifts, and any other resources the Lord has given to me, I want to give him praise and glory for the things he has done.
Wow! This is such a wonderful description of God’s amazing grace to us in the gift of his Son given for us to…
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Momentary Lapse Of Sanity 