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I was watching a National Geographic show
called Photographer
and it really inspired me to be more creative
in beautiful ways my mind enjoys
but it also sparked the holy spirit in me
and got me thinking about all kinds of things
the last episode was of a photo journalist
that was capturing images in war zones
of the people, the people...
little frightened girls clinging to hope
boys trying to just be children playing
mothers struggling to stay alive
in unthinkable uncertainty surrounding them daily
I am sure there are countless refugees
in camps around the world that all want better
so much war so much loss so much chaos
so much terror we are fortunate not to know
this photographer and his wife started an organization
to help refugees in need and I am touched deeply
we sometimes forget how fortunate we really are
that the Lord has blessed us with simple things
like clean food air water and a place to sleep
what do we really need that He has not given us?
Father in the name of your Son Jesus Christ,
might we stay humble meek modest and loving
might we remember to be thankful for the little things
our "first world problems" come from a place of vanity
we all have sick children, ill loved ones, and struggles
what are ours in comparison to that kind of desperation
sometimes I think many of us take for granted
the kinds of lives we have been able to lead
teach us to be more generous and kind
Amen.
when people make the choice to choose peace
over dramatical events that would surely follow
among chaos turmoil anger and a slew of other emotions
it was because we did not wish to engage in any of it
that was ours to make to preserve ourselves and sanity
from outrageous behaviors humans want to display
with distance fortitude patience and love we do this
so dont get mad at us cause you believe we are disrespectful
we just wont put up with being fed your garbage from your can
and as Christians we are not your personal dumping ground
we will love you and pray for you but dont take advantage
cause ALL of the time God will get you Himself
while we sit back and see His plans unfold not Yours
retirement in the American culture should be about social security we have paid into a system meant for us citizens but its been abused for purposes other than its original intentions of providing an income at the age considered time to stop physical laboring to enjoy what life is left and it makes me wonder about it all I know I wont get much being self employed most my life it will not cover basic living expenditures which is ok the future of this country will include the elderly living in their cars with the last of their belongings with this next generation being uneducated and unable to fill the most critical functions of civilized society that is the road this way too high inflation has us on when everything else is gone hopefully I can still drive maybe I will have a comfortable mat in the back of a car with enough left for peanut butter and canned fruit while I bathe in the bathroom sink of a public park
unable to receive any kind of medical assistance sad thing is this scenario is happening in our backyards young Americans do not see the point in going to college being they know so many graduates without jobs with student debt so high they live in studio apartments while they watch friends grandparents living in their vans and everyone doesnt know if they will make it through next week
good thing the only hope I have left is in heaven, and thats all I really need![]()
What a beautiful picture woven through those wordssprinkle my heart with a little magic
while I giggle with the moon dust and stars,
let me forget about all stuff tragic
as I try to catch lightening bugs in jars,
I will set them free as I do delight
in the bright glow that they wish to provide,
kinda like the heavens I watch at night
we come and go away in this life's ride,
don't know why it fascinates me so much
these little things with many overlooks,
like how my phone now needs a harder touch
and I don't like to read text but love books,
small in the grandeur of the milky way
spellbound by sparkles a prison of love,
these trivial thoughts now float far away
forever captured by the sky above~