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Gander Poems: A Blind Man 2-11-09
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Wednesday, February 11, 2009. A Blind Man 2-11-09. It's a privilege to see all the colors abound,. A rainbow of colors of things all around. My empathy cries out for those who can't see,. And dreading the thought if it happened to me. I'm thankful for God and His infinite love,. From flowers below and the rainbows above,. But this man was blind from birth until now,. Rabbi, who sinned,.
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Gander Poems: Not Me & Not You 4-20-15
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Monday, April 20, 2015. Not Me and Not You 4-20-15. I may be old fashioned and that's why I'm shunned -. So don't stare there gawking, confused and so stunned. Don't judge me because of my deafness and age. Don't judge me because I may seem disengaged. Don't judge me because of my old wrinkled face. Don't judge me because I still live in this place. Whether a bus-boy, a cashier or clerk.
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Gander Poems: Without A Single Fear 7-12-15
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Sunday, July 12, 2015. Without A Single Fear 7-12-15. While resting in a field of grass,. I pray, "Almighty God,. The breezes blow in constant waves. I find it somewhat odd -. I find it odd that grasses bend. And give in to the breeze. I find it odd that they don't fight,. Are they the least of these? God's answer was immediate. As I searched deep inside. Did I move with the breezes too?
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Gander Poems: Problems Bigger Than Mine? 8-6-15
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Problems Bigger Than Mine? Whose problems are bigger than mine? Whose problems are bigger than mine? Oh, who can solve problems that cannot be solved. When the world is in such decline? A flood of deep emotions came. As I washed out to sea. And drifted off, was everything. That I'll no longer see. My business assets disappeared. Behind those foamy waves. Prayer...
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Gander Poems: Still Thirsty 5-18-15
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Monday, May 18, 2015. Through the desert I walked, still thirsty. I was burned from the sun in the sky. I was praying, "Dear Jesus, please help me! Yet my prayers dried away, but why? On hot sand I walked. I was lonely. From results of my wide-sweeping sin. I was praying, "Dear Jesus, please help me! As the sun burned my leather-like skin. So I paused and I stood, so weary. Yet my praye...
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Gander Poems: Sorry 5-27-15
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. A tot, I was and always free. My toys were there and calling me. I had no time to hear your stories. And as a youngster, had some things -. Toys and games, a slide and swings. I had no time to hear your stories. So busy, I, with teenage years. As music soothed my hungry ears. I had no time to hear your stories. Our wedding was a fancy one. They would always lurk.
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Gander Poems: Noah's Ark 4-19-12
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Thursday, April 19, 2012. It must have been a massive chore. To build an ark so large,. For such a man so elderly,. But man who did take charge. It must have been a massive job. With those archaic tools,. No power saws or cordless drills). He seemed to break all rules. It must have taken massive trust. To know what it was for -. To dedicate so many years -. To build so far offshore.
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Gander Poems: I Wonder 6-4-11
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Saturday, June 4, 2011. Sometimes I wonder how a tree. Can stand the way it does -. So crooked, gnarled and twisted. I wonder what it was. What made it lean way over -. Its shallow roots in mud? Or was its last encounter a -. Though I am not an expert,. And haven't much, a clue -. I've often looked at people,. And wondered how they grew. Opinions leaning way too far. I wonder what it was.
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Gander Poems: My Awesome God 6-3-11
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Friday, June 3, 2011. My Awesome God 6-3-11. I smell the fragrance of the pines. And hear each nature sound. Something envelopes my thoughts. I sit for several hours but. I can't a sentence write. Will I be trying hours more,. To write throughout the night? You'd have to wear some special shoes. To see my unique view -. Yet empty are the words I find. Explaining God to you. Moseley H...
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Gander Poems: Rev. Billy Graham 6-20-15
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Sermon Poetry for Pastors. Poetry with a message. Poems to ponder. May God touch the pen that it might touch the heart. Saturday, June 20, 2015. Rev Billy Graham 6-20-15. It seems like only yesterday. When I was sitting there -. With black and white TV turned on -. Where one man came to share. Connected, were the speakers (to. A single microphone) -. That echoed over massive crowds. As seeds of truth were sown. The seeds from God's own Holy Word. Were falling on the ears -. Of ev'ry soul attending there.
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