Here are a couple of my favorite poems from one of my favorite bloggers, Dane Johnson. He has committed to writing one poem a day until he turns 30. His name means "poem." :O)
Follow him at http://ramblewithaplan.blogspot.com and http://ramblewithaplan.tumblr.com.
Keep it up Dane!
Suffering is mercy, unfiltered (30/191)
Thursday, April 30, 2015 7:34 AM
April 30, 2015 Chicago, IL
When you spend the greater part of your life climbing away from grace
Don’t be surprised how far you might fall one day
The gravity of weighted glory captivates
As God’s embrace is often wrapped in pain
Transformation happens when it hurts to stay the same
No one longs for suffering
But what if suffering is mercy, unfiltered?
To know it requires humility
Until humility becomes identity
And identity becomes nothing
And the void left by our scattered ego fills with God.
Decision (41/191)
Monday, May 11, 2015 10:45 AM
May 11, 2015 Chicago, IL
(Personal note: I finally made up my mind on what I’d turned into a “big” decision. Now, reflecting from a still place, I am compelled to share what it taught me about the decision-making process.)
A mind won’t rest in indecision
A heart won’t love without commitment
A way won’t be made without determination
Decision isn’t always a choice between right and wrong or good and bad
Mostly, it’s an adapted frame of mind,
It’s holding on to an object of love,
It’s a first step in the direction of hope
We are all so resilient
And we can draw good out of any choice we make
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