(Haiku)
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Walk on dry pavement
Thinking of the snow to come
Might be calling out
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Man’s struggle with drifts
Many legendary tales
Not all of them survived
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Walking on pavement
Thinking about fifteen inches
Winter battles come
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–J.E.C.
They had a frank discussion
About office fashion…
Memorable
Was it terrible,
He expected a concussion?
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Come to find out they agreed,
On dresses above the knee…
Some too short
She’d rarely sport,
There was not a problem he’d see.
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Professional presenting neat,
Of which she was a treat…
Both conceeded
Neither exceeded
Boundaries that were meet.
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Deciding what was and ain’t,
And obviously no complaint…
Some weren’t her style
He heard with a smile,
But neither was she old fashioned or quaint.
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He offered his cant expertise,
“Don’t change a single thing, please”…
Nothing more to say
Both went their way,
And both were put at ease.
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–Jonathan caswell
THE INNER FEAR
His church has no Pastor,
Their Pastor was called away…
But a working of the Spirit
Has the church leadership in play.
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A meeting with another member
Who prayed with hands laid on…
Brought up a time from the distant past,
Which set off an internal gong.
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He himself, lays on hands imparting blessing,
Speaks in tongues rarely at best…
His fellow member is more vocal,
Just like a test in his past.
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In Campus Bible Study, long ago,
Controversy sprang up in their midst…
Two different theologies clashed
Torn asunder, the ultimate gist.
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So now he fears for the life of his church,
‘Though he believes the Spirit’s in control…
It’s happened for him one too many times
So he grieves for misunderstood souls.
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A knee-jerk reaction could set off
The conflict he wants to avoid…
The worst thing that could happen
Is to see church unity destroyed!
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He thinks he’ll talk to an Elder,
Not voice it publicly…
He wants to avoid a firestorm
Set off by his being panicky.
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Pray for the unity of Christ’s Church.
–Jonathan Caswell
By the Mighty Mumford 