It's not for me...
There is but one judge.63 total reviews
Comment from scongrove
Lovely post, my dear friend :)
I absolutely agree. We cannot be judge or jury. There's only one that can fill that place. He has given us so much. We are dearly loved and blessed with His grace.
Thank you for sharing this. I enjoyed it.
Always your fan,
Shana :)
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2020
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Lovely post, my dear friend :)
I absolutely agree. We cannot be judge or jury. There's only one that can fill that place. He has given us so much. We are dearly loved and blessed with His grace.
Thank you for sharing this. I enjoyed it.
Always your fan,
Shana :)
Comment Written 03-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2020
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Thank again Shana, for these amazing comments and review, blessings Roy
Comment from JLR
Roy, this is a wonderful end rhythm poem with a set Ron message and reflection on personal and interpersonal good works. Thanks always for sharing the Good Word In Your words...JLR
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2020
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Roy, this is a wonderful end rhythm poem with a set Ron message and reflection on personal and interpersonal good works. Thanks always for sharing the Good Word In Your words...JLR
Comment Written 03-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2020
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Thank so much Jim, for these wonderful comments and review, blessings Roy
Comment from Bill Pinder
Excellent poem that is very well written and focuses on a critical concept. We all need to repent of judging harshly, which includes God, ourselves and others. Only God is the righteous judge who can judge perfectly. Thanks for sharing your creativity in this form. Bill
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2020
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Excellent poem that is very well written and focuses on a critical concept. We all need to repent of judging harshly, which includes God, ourselves and others. Only God is the righteous judge who can judge perfectly. Thanks for sharing your creativity in this form. Bill
Comment Written 03-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 04-Aug-2020
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Thank so much Bill, for these wonderful comments and review, blessings Roy
Comment from Vanna1
I like the flow very nice. The presentation is good. I don't agree with the content but that is not an issue. I think we must judge ourselves or we will never change for the better. James 1:23. But as usual you have an exceptional way of conveying emotions.
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2020
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I like the flow very nice. The presentation is good. I don't agree with the content but that is not an issue. I think we must judge ourselves or we will never change for the better. James 1:23. But as usual you have an exceptional way of conveying emotions.
Comment Written 03-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2020
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Thanks so much Vanna, for these terrific comments and lovely comments, Blessings Roy
Comment from Boogienights
There is too much judging going on right now in this world, I think a little more love is in order. Your poem points that out very succinctly. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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There is too much judging going on right now in this world, I think a little more love is in order. Your poem points that out very succinctly. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 02-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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Thanks so much for these super comments and lovely review, blessings Roy
Comment from Pam (respa)
-Nice artwork and
presentation, Roy.
-A well written poem
that reflects on your
journey to faith, like
your friends, your wife,
and all of your lovely
children and grandchildren.
-The last verse is a very
good conclusion to your journey
so far. Very well done!
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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-Nice artwork and
presentation, Roy.
-A well written poem
that reflects on your
journey to faith, like
your friends, your wife,
and all of your lovely
children and grandchildren.
-The last verse is a very
good conclusion to your journey
so far. Very well done!
Comment Written 02-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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Thanks so much Pam, for these super comments and lovely review, blessings Roy
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You are very welcome, Roy.
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
This is a very articulate delineation of your philosophy regarding your faith. The honor you place on your wife is well deserved. Roy, you say "She was there when I was not" Perhaps God's love for her and her ways was so great that he Saved you, for her.
"My sweet, sweet wife, what can I say,
this debt I owe I can't repay?
For she was there when I was not,
she saved love's home from evil's plot."
Ralf
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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This is a very articulate delineation of your philosophy regarding your faith. The honor you place on your wife is well deserved. Roy, you say "She was there when I was not" Perhaps God's love for her and her ways was so great that he Saved you, for her.
"My sweet, sweet wife, what can I say,
this debt I owe I can't repay?
For she was there when I was not,
she saved love's home from evil's plot."
Ralf
Comment Written 02-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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I think you?re absolutely right, but then, He knows the future, and He loves selfish people too, what an amazing God we serve. Thank you for these wonderful comments Ralf. Blessings, Roy
Comment from mermaids
It is wonderful to read a faith based poem about judgement and how we should not be judge ourselves or others. Love your last two lines about God seeing you long before being born, a comforting two last lines. You have a smooth poetic form and your poetic form gives strength to your theme.
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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It is wonderful to read a faith based poem about judgement and how we should not be judge ourselves or others. Love your last two lines about God seeing you long before being born, a comforting two last lines. You have a smooth poetic form and your poetic form gives strength to your theme.
Comment Written 02-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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Thanks so much for these splendid comments and a lovely review, blessings, Roy
Comment from Selyob
This has the potential to be a great poem, and I LOVE where it is going and the clear expression of your faith and testimony, however, it falls short for the following reasons:
The line, "God alone will plumb his girth." contains a fundamental flaw in that it is not possible to "plumb" a "girth."
Plumbing is the act of establishing a point of reference by which a vertical is determined to be true or not true, i.e. straight up and down, while girth refers to a horizontal measure of either the circumference around or the distance between two points. The ONLY way the word "plumb" can be used with regard to the act of measurement is in reference to the physical weight applied to the end of a line where the line itself is used to measure depth.
My only other problem is the use of the visual of a "leaking sieve" in this application. How does wishing people would forgive tardiness connect to "care's leaking sieve." How does care slip through a sieve? Why does it do so? I cannot find the connection. I would love an explanation because I feel like I am missing out on something powerful in this image.
Lastly, I would like to have more specification as to what is being referred to as "gaps" in the line, "He fills those gaps on journey's curve." Without this clarity, as a reader, I cannot understand what is being referred to in this line, and for this reason cannot celebrate with you.
I love the last three stanzas. I think they are perfect. If not for the above issues, I would have given this 5, and perhaps 6 stars.
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reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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This has the potential to be a great poem, and I LOVE where it is going and the clear expression of your faith and testimony, however, it falls short for the following reasons:
The line, "God alone will plumb his girth." contains a fundamental flaw in that it is not possible to "plumb" a "girth."
Plumbing is the act of establishing a point of reference by which a vertical is determined to be true or not true, i.e. straight up and down, while girth refers to a horizontal measure of either the circumference around or the distance between two points. The ONLY way the word "plumb" can be used with regard to the act of measurement is in reference to the physical weight applied to the end of a line where the line itself is used to measure depth.
My only other problem is the use of the visual of a "leaking sieve" in this application. How does wishing people would forgive tardiness connect to "care's leaking sieve." How does care slip through a sieve? Why does it do so? I cannot find the connection. I would love an explanation because I feel like I am missing out on something powerful in this image.
Lastly, I would like to have more specification as to what is being referred to as "gaps" in the line, "He fills those gaps on journey's curve." Without this clarity, as a reader, I cannot understand what is being referred to in this line, and for this reason cannot celebrate with you.
I love the last three stanzas. I think they are perfect. If not for the above issues, I would have given this 5, and perhaps 6 stars.
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Comment Written 02-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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Thanking you, I know what plumbing is. And in the bible, there is a scripture referring to the ?belt of truth? truth has depth, and a belt is worn around the girth is it not? A poetic literalist misses quite a lot. Blessings Roy
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Your use was both grammatically and Biblically incorrect. Plain and simple.
If you disagree, I would accept the Biblical referrence which supports your usage, and correct my review accordingly. Otherwise it stands.
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Ephesians 6:14.
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Roy, glad you came back. That is one of my favorite passages.
Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
But notice that there is no reference to God plumbing the girth, as you said there was. Not even an allusion to the concept. This is the problem with that line in your poem. You cannot plumb a girth.
Food for thought.
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There?s no depth in truth, you?d have to say, Jesus has no depth, He?s the personification of truth, creation has no depth, nor do humans who wear the belt of truth. The message of this poem is clear. I don?t write to argue, I write to bring Christ to a fallen world.
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I never said nor implied the things you are saying I did.
Stop twisting my words because you do not like my critique.
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I?m not twisting your words, I?m merely explaining my view,
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Ah... I misunderstood your comment then, my apology.
I would agree with you concerning your comments about truth... however, it is not clear in your poem that God is plumbing the depths of truth. Perhaps you should clarify that.
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You?re perfectly correct and a genuine critique, I might change it. My wife is a linguist, we often ponder the evolution of language, people use ?decimate? differently from its original meaning and impact, it?s both a noun and verb now.
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What is the "it" to which you are referring when you said, " it?s both a noun and verb now."?
Comment from Sally Law
Beautifully penned, dear Roy. God saw and formed us in the womb, crafted us there and put a capacity to know Him. All we have to do is believe in the one God has sent for us that foiled sins' plan. In Him we have life anew and life eternal.
Sending you my best today as always and blessings in Christ,
Sal xo
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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Beautifully penned, dear Roy. God saw and formed us in the womb, crafted us there and put a capacity to know Him. All we have to do is believe in the one God has sent for us that foiled sins' plan. In Him we have life anew and life eternal.
Sending you my best today as always and blessings in Christ,
Sal xo
Comment Written 02-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 02-Aug-2020
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Thanks so much Sally, for these splendid comments and a lovely review, blessings, Roy
