May 16, 2006
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Been without power since last week….
Which got me thinking…….
When power goes out
and all is dim
I cannot help
but think of Him
Who is the source of power and light
and turns to day the darkest night.
Who, at a thought belit the sun,
and set the cosmos all to run
In synchrony,
and set to time;![rsz_165[1]](http://xf2.xanga.com/1b0c766440c3577987107/m36551446.jpg)
God’s marvelous celestial rhyme.
Oh, Father set my heart to sing;
renew my mind,
and let it ring
With pow’r from You,
and with Your light.
Oh, set me dancing
in the night.
So let it be throughout my years
and when my course has run it’s way
Lord, let me dance among the spheres
and bask in Your eternal day.
© james a. smallish 2006
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And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…
the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the splendor
and radiance (glory) of God illuminate it, and the Lamb is its lamp.
The nations shall walk by its light and the rulers and leaders of the earth shall
bring into it their glory.
And its gates shall never be closed by day, and there shall be no night there.
Rev. 21:2b, 23b-25
Comments (28)
Neat post and picture, can’t wait to see the Lights of Heaven!!
Mike
I like how you’ve made your background match your post. I hope you always continue to use your gift of words to glorify our Lord and bless us.
I’m sorry you’ve been without power. That’s a long time! I like your poem and the ccelestial background. Hope you have power again soon!
Kathi
I love the poem, the picture, everything. Praise God. Gerrie
I like your poem. It is inspiring to me. I also want to dance to God’s marvelous celestial rhyme.
Hoping you get your power back, some things are fun for a short time, but long periods without power is not one of them. Yet, we do have an awesome God.
Heather
And I thought being without phone for 3 weeks was bad! No power would be *ahem* trying of patience in the extreme.
Your poem strikes me as even more beautiful than usual.
I like your Dave Wilkerson comment….welcome back, you were missed…..Mike
RYC: Now THERE’s a statement full of God-innuendo: [I was impressed how much changed with the power being out...] and fodder for a whole post; if only I didn’t have to rush off to another long day at work.
Later….
It’s good to see how something negative could give birth in you,for something to Praise God for!!
You’re an amazing man!! KEWL..LOL…
I love the poem and backgroung and how you use things and how you encourage with your ways and how MAGNIFICENT God IS!!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!
…And…Jim!!??!!!….
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!! dance among the spheres!!
A hug,
lucy
A poet responds to trouble by prose!
Was there a flood? or thunderstorms? that made all the electricity go out?
Oh my! You have a new look! Far out! Who is the little boy?
RYC Yikes!
I just noticed that your subscriptions are in alphabetical order. Can they be changed like that, cuz mine are in order of subscription.
Jim…?!!
HAVE A WONDERFULLY BLESSED DAY!
Hugs,
lucy
This is beautiful, Jim. I love the background pic. It bodes well with the force of this poem.
ryc: Thank you.
LOVE the background! Want to ‘steal’ it:) Let me know when you are done with it;) Thought provoking post as well.
Okay thanks will try to do.
great poem.
God always give us the light we need. 
ryc: Yes, I agree. I also perceive the chasm differently at times. Most times it is more like a tiny crack or an imperceptible gradient from gray to grayer. Only extraordinarily does it seem like a great chasm to me. I find the tiny cracks to be immeasurably more pleasant than the vast chasms.
That is the highest compliment you could have given me…feel free to share it with the stipulation that my work is noted with my name (L. Burman) Thanks:)
ryc, I am sorry to hear that you broke a tooth today, that’s awful….my wife has two, she is getting the one that is the most severely damaged fixed first.
Mike
You broke your tooth??
Hope it don’t hurt at leat…
Higs,
lucy
Have a great day!!
Ps
You ALWAYS have GREAT music..
I’m liking this and the background picture too! I’m glad to know that the struggle never ends. I find the worst thing in any situation is to think something will end and waiting for that end that never comes. I find that the one whose lips drip honey, but whose way leads to the grave (Proverbs), still she calls my name.
Still She Calls My Name…sorry to cut this short, but that sounds like the title to an unwritten poem! I need to do something about that!
lovely hymn and good lyrics. good that is!!! the background is awesome!!!
Wow, I’ve visited a lot of Christian sites in the last few weeks, and excuse me if I forgot that I already introduced myself to you!
Anyway, I hope I’m not intruding on anything personal here, but I’m new to Xanga so I’m not sure of all etiquette here yet! Anyway, I think you’re a great thinker and I’m glad to know you’re a fellow Christian.
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Wow, I love that background. Why so long without power?
I don’t think there is much I can add to what has already been said here regarding your contributions. I did want to take a moment–now that I’m back from a very busy week of being on the road–to thank you for your comments.
Thanks for the subscription Jim! I hope you enjoy the ride with “The Bad Penny”. I hope it’s never boring for you.
God Bless,
BP