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Striking the Rock—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Though bold explosions kill and shock
like magic blowing tick from tock,
a miracle won’t strike the rock,
but speak His words to it.

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

Numbers 20:8-12 KJV
8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

Ezekiel 36:26 … I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Political Correctness—Six Sentence Story

Brian told Steve that he better be careful. He could tick off a lot of people.

Since Steve was by disposition a hermit wannabe, except for his internet connection, he said that his goal was to tick off everyone who needed it.

And so he did.

And so they did.

And when that was finished everyone lived happily ever after, or, at least Steve (thought he) (knew he) (wondered if he) did.

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

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Next week I will be away for a couple of weeks after turning off the computer.

Dad—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Like a child may we see
our Father moving lovingly,
the source of every mystery,
and rest within His hands.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “Dad” to be used in this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Matthew 6:9 KJV
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

I am grateful to Mark Shields for his poem accompanied by a link to the song below in “For the Heart and Mind”.

Frequency—Six Sentence Story

With a frequency that annoyed Steve, Brian would tell him, “You better get whatever you were supposed to do done before the world ends.”

“The world’s not going to end,” Steve responded one afternoon putting his attention back on the game which his team was winning.

“You never know,” Brian countered.

“I know.”

“You don’t.”

And just like that, to the surprise of both Steve and even Brian, the world ended.

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

Luke 12:40 KJV
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.