Our seeds, we planted. Now, we wait.
The hundredfold won’t hesitate
nor rush beyond a righteous rate
rejoicing in the Lord.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “thrive” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge.
Matthew 13:23
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Like most of us Jerry believed in neither gods nor demons. Nonetheless, he had no more than a grain of sanity planted in that noodle of his since he kept insisting we were computer simulations. I’d ask him, what did he think we were simulations OF anyway, to smack some sense into him, but it didn’t work.
Eventually something did happen to Jerry (not my doing, mind you), that caused him to start following Jesus, of all people, especially since just the day before he was talking that simulation nonsense.
Jerry spent the last year blooming like a goofy, exotic flower which truly amused us. I’d remind him, though, on occasion, that by his own assessment he wasted most of his life since he “repented” of nearly all of it (including the simulation stuff), but all he could say was that he wondered when I would stop wasting mine.
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Denise offers the prompt word “grain” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Dale offers the prompt “out in the country” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
These are from three different places and even different years.
I love the peaceful silence of walks in the country, alone, although always with the Holy Spirit as company.
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But we’re not helpless. He gives more:
His word, His voice and there before
us is the fully opened door
no man can ever shut.
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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “helpless” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
Revelation 3:8
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
As he prepared a nasty response to some nonsense, Steve heard the Voice.
Don’t let demons run your mouth for you.
“Yeah, but the level of this nonsense is really nonsensical,” Steve thought so only the Voice could hear him.
You were worse than he is now a few years ago.
“Yeah, but this guy really annoys me,” Steve thought.
When Steve’s heart remembered that, indeed, he was worse, he smiled and then laughed and then, because kindness is a blessing even the nonsensical understand, there were soon two mouths laughing.
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Denise offers the prompt “level” for this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Dale offers the prompt “distortion” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
All of these are distortions due to water which is nicely wavy.
It also allows one to see through it as well as see reflections of what is above it.
His voice is all I truly know.
His holy wind through fire will blow
and where He goes my seasons go
in faith as Spirit-led.
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Ronovan Hester offers “season” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.
John 3:7-8 KJV
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Steve’s faith was the only tonic he needed.
When times were peaceful, he harvested peace. When times were less than peaceful, he sowed the choicest seeds of peace he had hoping for a hundred-fold harvest. When times were joyful he laughed with gratitude. Indeed, some thought he laughed too much, because—face it—nothing was all that good.
When all hell broke loose, as most everyone believed it would sooner or later, Steve didn’t notice.
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Denise offers the prompt word “tonic” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 