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Winter cling
Depress the spring
Delay the flower
To a later hour
Selfish soul
Takes its toll
A message to send
Curse a friend
Frightened child
Meek and mild
Hides away
Avoids the day
Untrue lover
Seeks another
Breaks the rule
Leaves a fool
Nasty mother
Hurts my brother
Hates her Mister
Taints my sister
Greedy politick
A nation sick
Feelings raw
Broke the law
It’d be a sin
If we gave in
To unruly mob
A common slob
So can I see
It’s up to me
To walk a while
Toward the second mile
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Nuttin’ else do I need
Got the soil and my seed
Lots of kin at my side
Full of joy, absent pride
Blessed we are, one and all
Little Bobby has grown so tall
God seems pleased with our whole
Winter was cold, took its toll
But healthy we remain to this day
Survived the tricks of the darkened way
Laughed enough to make us try
Hard enough to bring the cry
Wished for better but enjoyed the good
Harvested on time like good folks should
Minded our words and actions, too
Forsook the lie, pursued the true
No new shirt could Papa buy
Mama, stay simple–don’t ask why
The kids giggle to forget the lack
The work is tough, ‘twon’t break your back
Some say we ignorant, absent thought
Judging by what be sold and bought
But nuttin’ else do we require
A quiet place with a warm fire
‘Cause happy never treks to town
Just pleased to be still around
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Discovering that he was heading for Florida to spend Christmas with family, one of his sons asked G-Pop if he was going to miss the snow.
G-Pop: Snow is most beautiful when viewed from the window of a 72-degree, well-insulated house.
Having the full attention of G-Pop, the son continued by asking him what he felt about Santa Claus after all these years.
G-Pop: Santa Claus is the only fat man never laughed at by children. The message? The obese should always arrive with a bag of toys.
“How about winter, G-Pop?”
G-Pop: For old people, it’s the threat of a broken hip. For the middle-aged, the possibility of a heart attack while shoveling snow, for younger adults, it’s sliding off the road in your car because you have bald tires, ending up in a ditch and discovering that your AAA has lapsed. The only payoff is for kids … snow days.
Finally, the son inquired of G-Pop about his feelings concerning Christmas.
G-Pop: Christmas is our next, best chance to birth a great idea, shepherd it to newness and end up looking like wise men.
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“God has a wonderful plan for your life.”
I’m sorry. Just not so.
After a billion years of pursuing human free will and “raining on the just and the unjust,” God has no intention of revising His perfect system by forfeiting His authority to a small group of contemporary theologians, filmmakers, greeting card producers and novelists.
It is impossible for God to be “no respecter of persons” and then turn around and delegate mission, talent, ability and position to specific human beings. What He came up with is brilliant.
It’s a system. A climate. An energy in which we all live, to rise and fall on the merit of our abilities and attitudes.
“As long as you shall live, there shall be seed-time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”
I refer to this conglomeration as The Natural Order.
It’s what we all share in common–and because we do, we can share in common. OR we can try to express our supremacy over one another by insisting that the Universal Creator has singled us out above all others for some unique posture which sets us apart from the rest of humanity via our traveling orders.
Ridiculous.
1. Seed time and harvest.
In other words, we have the same soil, so it’s important that we get the right seed. For instance, this is not a great time in the history of mankind to stubbornly pursue intolerance. It is also fairly foolish to follow the bandwagon as it marches down the road repeating old tunes, old ideas and old arrangements instead of creating new music. Get the right seed. That’s how you gain your personal advantage in this life.
2. Cold and heat.
Set the temperature. Sometimes it’s important to be hot and passionate. On other occasions, wisdom tells you to cool your heels–relax and trust what you’ve already planted to grow, instead of becoming impatient. Setting the temperature for your endeavors grants you the insight of surviving the wait without feeling the weight.
3. Summer and winter.
Learn the seasons. As Ecclesiastes says, “to everything there is a season.” What does that mean? It means you should not be harvesting when you haven’t planted and you shouldn’t insist on pursuing ideas which have proven to be ineffective simply because they favor your party line. Study the world. Study the faces of the people around you. See what is conducive to change. See what change is conducive to the people.
4. Day and night.
One of the ways we know that young humans have actually grown up is that they stop feeling the need to stay up all night in order to prove their independence. The human experience requires compartments of time. I believe there are two things you should do every day to create faithfulness, two things you should do every day to generate adventure, and two things you should do every day to remind you to be merciful. Work the clock.
This Natural Order is the four-part system given to every human being, and NoOne is better than anyone else. Learn it, use it, expand with it and honor it. You will succeed.
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