Season 3 Episode 4, Threading the Needle

24, 3-4 - SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (10/1/21)Not sure where this one is going.  4 poems from all three  books.  The common thread is God and Jesus.  The is  more than good enough.  We’ll just follow the Spirit where He leads.From God’s Rhyme, pg 41PLEASURES FOREVER MORE “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand are pleasures forever more.”     Psalms 16:11, AmplifiedThe old Testament speaks of Him.Prophets and kings were aware of Him.God’s children did seek of His coming,Praying to be heirs of His coming. The path He has shown – straight & narrowthe way to Heaven is known. Thru His life He did givethe Father’s wayof how we should live. His joy is ours forever more –thru His resurrectionHe has opened Heaven’s door. & by being born againwe will enjoy His presencein spite of our sin. He sits at the Father’s right handwhere all is goodfor those who will stand. By faith we know of His presence.Thru His spirit we are aware of His presence.& someday we shall go to His handbecause thru Him we are heirs to His hand. Be joyful for evermore.  Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father & there for evermore are pleasures as only Heaven knows. © 2019 God’s Rhyme by Tim CarterWritten in mid-1980sFrom God Still Rhymes. pg 32 MISQUOTED OUT OF CONTEXT Misquotedout of contextnothingwill beneithersought afternorforgottenmisquoted out of context Unable to defendyour silencenothing dependson a wordas much as whatsomeoneanyoneheard misquotedout of context The more you knowthe less you saybecause no matterwhereor to whomyou oughtto know your wordswill bemisquotedout of context So perhapsit is betterfor the soulof those soulswho repeatwhat youhave not saidthat only nowis your silencemisquotedout of context  Reflection on Misquoted Out of Context When I read this poem today, I think of Christians, constantly having our words misquoted, misconstrued and completely taken out of context.  However, unlike the poem, we should not allow our silence to also be misquoted, for that will always be done out of context.  We must always speak in love.  It may be misquoted, but it can never be mistaken for anything other than what it is, loving our neighbors enough to care about their context in the world in which we all live. © 2019 God Still Rhymes by Tim CarterWritten to  many years ago to remember.  But as I said in the reflection . . . From Living In God’s Rhyme, pg 25MY HIGH TIDE My life is  like the ocean,With highs and lowsAnd an ever ebbing flowFrom your love into the deep. You, Lord, are my high tide,Covering my fears, the tears I cryAs I face