Month: December 2024

Six Sentence Story: After Eden

Somewhat less than eight thousand years ago in Eden, before the flood plowed, sifted and buried the place below a mile or so of sediment, Eve, and then Adam, found out the difference between good and evil. Henceforward, the only Creator-creature distinction that would be worth remembering was that God was good and they weren’t.

Before the incident with the forbidden fruit they didn’t need to know that. After it, creation itself shook, because they had been given dominion over the Earth and their style of dominion messed things up.

Today the Jacks and Jills, fighting all the way, are still climbing hills which rose above the retreating flood waters searching for the Living Water that would give them the power to stop falling down again and again. Should they ever find that Water, creation itself would rejoice.

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Denise offers the prompt word “style” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Story.

Rom 8:19 KJV – 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Jack and Jill
went up the hill
to fetch a pale of water.
Jack fell down
and broke his crown
and Jill came tumbling after.

Mother Goose (from memory)

Where the Flood Waters Went as the Mountains Rose

From Holy Night to Merry Christmas—Six Sentence Story

Some rambling prophet said, Either the Spirit or one of those other spirits will be blessing or cursing….

James heard enough. He closed the YouTube tab.

Downstairs his younger brother and sister were running about in the early morning light excited to see that Santa came.

And I will be joining James downstairs as soon as I figure out a way to use the prompt word, “admission”, in this six sentence story. Whether I figure that out or not, whatever words I do write may they be words of blessing to shatter every curse: Merry Christmas!

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Denise offers the prompt word “admission” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

Today—Ovi Poetry Challenge

The Lord is true. He knows the way.
Remember: He is here to stay,
forever and this present day,
this day our Lord has made.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “remember” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Psalm 118:24 KJV – This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Transforming Obedience—Six Sentence Story

The promise moved from Eve down through the generations. At each dip along the way the Lord was faithful to break every faithless fall.

Finally, as sure as the rising of the sun but against every natural odd, the promise reached a young virgin whom we know today as Maria or Mary. As a servant of the Lord she spoke the simple, but universe transforming, words of obedience: Be it done unto me according to your word.

And so it was.

Mary gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem Who would fulfill the promise the Lord made to Eve long, long ago.

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Denise offers the prompt word “dip” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

Genesis 3:13-16 KJV – 13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Gen 4:1 KJV – And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

Luke 1:38 KJV – And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:46-47 KJV – 46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

The Best of the Rest

Dale offers us the challenge this week to post whatever we consider our best photographs of this past year.

I took these last summer, but I had no reason to post them.

Thank you for the the prompts this year, Dale!

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Charles Bridge of Prague
Chesky Krumlov castle along a back trail leading where I never found out
St. Moritz Sea in Switzerland

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Aware

Aware, but then not that aware
of all the stuff that’s there out there.
But where is truth? And do we care
enough to search for Him?

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “aware” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

John 14:6 KJV – Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Temptation—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Temptation teases like a tune.
Beware strange gods. Don’t praise the moon,
but praise the Lord. He’s coming soon.
May all our lamps stay filled.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “temptation” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Matthew 25:1-13 KJV – 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.