THE GATE OF THE YEAR

I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year,

“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”

And He replied,

“Go out into the darkness and put thine hand into the hand of God;

that shall be to thee better than light and safer than a known way.”

by

Minnie Louise Haskins

(1875-1957)

(Minnie Louise Haskins wrote a poem in 1908 called 'The Gate of the Year', from its first line: 'I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year'.   King George VI recited some of the poem when he gave his Christmas Message on the radio in 1939.)

Christmas Love-Letter...

I never knew the ‘meaning’ of LOVE until

I fell head-first in LOVE with YOU…

there is --

A ‘serious’ LOVE… with this LOVE there is a ‘knowing’ that you’ve  been given a precious gift, GOD’s gift of a very unique soul…

one soul given in trust, one to the other,

to LOVE, to hold, to care for… Beyond and more.

A ‘teasing’ LOVE… with this LOVE you laugh with each other in that special way… knowing that each of you can do anything to the other

because LOVE is at the essence of it all !

A ‘respectful’ LOVE… with this LOVE you are always caring for the other in a tender, care-full way… showing, in little ways, just how important this LOVE is !

A LOVE that is ‘FOREVER’ … with this LOVE, it is one that lives beyond this morning, this evening, this year… far into our next life together as

each other’s Best-Friend, Partner and Lover !

                                        MERRY  CHRISTMAS Darling !!

Life Line...

Though adrift we may be midst the fortunes of life, salvation is ever at hand.  Hope’s life line lies deep within each one of us.  We have but to visualize it, to grasp hold of it, thence to cast it into the light of our God-given goodness.

It is this alone—our divine inborn goodness—that sustains and uplifts us.  Our very well-being, morally and spiritually, demands that we honour this gift, in our every thought and in our every deed.  Moreover, we invite the goodness in others to reveal itself through our own conduct.

Garry D. Kilbourn

bwfaithministry

“Hope’s life line lies deep within each one of us…in our every thought and in our every deed…invite the goodness in other to reveal itself…”

The other day, as we walked together, I watched a friend give a “life line” to a dear, humble homeless soul.  As their eyes met, the goodness in each other was revealed as they said ‘hello’.  She noticed that he was holding a plastic bag not yet full of empty bottles…no gloves—his hands visibly cold, she offered her warmed mittens.  ‘This feels better’, he said, as he pulled them on…     We continued our walk in awesome silence…   grateful that heaven is here and God is always near.  blw

                                                                                                  

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i 99

Washington and Wall Street, engines of greed

Stealing the future of those in need

We are the millions you choose to ignore

Stand aside for the people, we’ll show you the door.

i 99 is our gathering cry

Pay heed all ye wastrels

We’re here, do or die.

Our money is squandered on permanent wars

Our children go hungry, our home the outdoors

Workingman’s jobs are all that we need

Washington and Wall Street, engines of greed.

i 99 is our gathering cry

Pay heed all ye wastrels

We’re here, do or die.

Included we shall be, our fair share to claim

For all that is good you’ve shown but disdain

The moral high ground we’re here to restore

You’ve had your run; waste no more.

i 99 is our gathering cry

Pay heed all ye wastrels

We’re here, do or die.

by  Garry D. Kilbourn

December 9, 2011