Need wisdom?

You made us a promise
If wisdom we lack
Just ask and believe
There will be no lack

My years that are left
Are less than those past
Be clear with me Lord
That the last may be best

The years that I live
The greater I know
That what I accomplish
Is really your show

All that I have
Was given to me
What I accomplish
Is what I can see

But what I can see
Is one of those gifts
Along with my will
And my strength, and my whit

You have made me as one
Who needs to contribute
Who lives with ideas
And gives you my tribute.

© 11/10/08, Glenn

Flowing in your gifts

What do we do
With the time that we have
Tells the great story
Of our life – is it sad?

Or does it proclaim
A joy that comes up
Bubbling forth
Overflowing our cup

Does it proclaim
Our life on the earth
A statement of glory
Or challenge of worth

How much is a choice
How much is a gift
How much is our purpose
That we are to live

Give it a try
Tune in to that voice
Quiet your thoughts
Cut back, it’s a choice

The ancients they knew
That life on this earth
Has greater dimension
Has very great worth.

© 11/9/08, Glenn, prompted by Pastor Doug’s sermon on Hebrews 4.

Business or Self-Employed Professional

Make it a business
Or keep it a job
Can I transition
Or continue to plod

Who am I really
What can I do
How do I fit
In eternity view

When it’s a job
The limits are great
But can I change
Or is it my fate

Are we so wired
That all is ordained
What a limited view
And so I complain

There must be more
As we open our eyes
Re-frame our world
Let vision arise

Yes we are wired
For things that we like
Things we are good at
Things that are tight

But how they fit in
We limit by sight
Assumptions we make
Block out the light

So choose to believe
You have a fine place
Always evolving
Increasing in grace

©10/30/2008 Glenn

The Time That I Have

The time that I have
A most precious thing
How I deploy it
Determines all things

It’s up to me
The boundaries I set
The choices I make
Influence I let

So how do I know
The virtuous path
To be most productive
To make myself laugh

So how do I know
The values to take
To have as the guidelines
My history to make

© 10/28/2008, Glenn

Blowing on the sea

Today I feel your breath
Spirit of the mighty God
Your presence in my life
Desired every day

The din at times surrounds me
Challenging the flow
Of spirit, peace, anointing
Yet even then I know

I know the God
Of all there is
Author of it all
Planner of the universe
Redeemer from the fall

Partner in life and death
Secure beyond the veil
Knowing what we see each day
Your glory does it pale

© 8/15/08, Glenn

Oops!

I did it again
It’s hard to believe
Screwed up big
Need grace to proceed

There is a risk
In life on earth
You hurt the ones
You most give worth

© 8/12/08, Glenn

Hilton Head Sunrise - Quiet

Its been a very full time
We’ve grown some in the process
Occasionally a thought
A rhyme
A verse comes bye

Presence has been elusive
It’s peaceful now
The room is very quiet
Here is Memphis Tennessee

© 8/5/08, Glenn

Hilton Head Sunrise - A good plan

Look Past the things
You do not like

Focus on the good in life

And when you do
Your soul will see
That even in the darkest sea
The long-term plan is good for me

© 7/23/08, Glenn

Hilton Head Sunrise - Personal effectiveness

Shame is there
Against our goal
Who are we Our self to hold
Accountable
For who we are
and what we do

Yet fruit comes forth
By seeds we plant
And grace is their
For what we can’t

©7/20/08, Glenn

Hilton Head Sunrise - Remembering a Quiet time

I miss the time
For writing verse
In touch with the king
As we converse

Feeling no pressure
Of time or place
Suspended in
A field of grace

Nothing to fear
Or care to take
For all is ordered
In his wake

For all is ordered
In his wake

© 7/18/08, Glenn

Hilton Head Sunrise - It's nice to be in flow

The idea of God sending help makes some assumptions about our relationship and desire and willingness, and acceptance, and faith.

I will confess the job it can be done
The list is long but we can do what’s needed
For God sends help and orders everyone

Strengthen us Oh Lord and grant us wisdom
No wasted steps, diversions are not fun
Let things flow empowered by your presence

Meet the needs before us every one

© 7/5/08, Glenn

Hilton Head Sunrise - Choices

The things before us in this life
The choices made for peace or strife
The learning that our God is good
Blessing us when e’re he could

© 6/29/08, Glenn

Hilton Head sunrise - With some background noise.

Finding the things to say
When emotions are being frayed
When the facts that make up the truth
Are well twisted and made to suit

Is it better to slink away
Let them live with what they say
To bring it before the court
Or with mercy as Jesus taught

© 9/1/2008, Glenn

Hilton Head Sunrise - How Great is God's Love

How great is God’s love
In spite of knowing
I fall short
I’ve caught a glimpse
Of what is taught

A love beyond the grasp of men
A love where mercy never ends
A love available to me
To bless the earth
And set men free

As I sit at break of day
In contact with the way
The knowing grows, and grows, and grows
He is just what he did say

© 8/30/2008, Glenn

California Sunset - Russia's comming

Things got a little intense before the Russian trip.

I need your prayers
A move of God
To order my steps
To move not plod

Russia’s coming
Nine days left
A pile of work
There is much left

I’ve seen it happen
In days gone by
All flow together
When grace applied

Dearest Father
I make my plea
Order my steps
Set me free

© 9/5/2008, Glenn

Heathrow Sunrise Two - The Right Work

I must have been a little overloaded when this came. Today I relate to the second verse more than the first, it's good to know these tings change.

Same old thing today
Work that seems not play
Not the tasks I do
But volume to push through

What is the work that fits
Releasing joy, enjoying bliss
The perfect mix creates a flow
Makes each day a blessed show

© 8/27/2008, Glenn

Heathrow Sunrise - Words to say!

I've been off line for a couple of months. Seems that adding pictures has increased the required effort quite a lot. Been traveling too. Moscow among other places. I'm going to feature a string of sunsets and sunrises along with verses for the past two months.

Do I have words to say?
Berried deep within
Caught a glimpse last night
A void I’m living in

Walks around the edge
Of meaning in this life
Purpose we are here
Mold eternal life

Take hold, take hold of him
By faith don’t let him go
For resident inside
The author of the show

Recognize that love
The greatest power here
Accessible to you
Reach in, release, its near

© 8/26/2008, Glenn

Self worth

Self worth is a thing
That builds up your life
Do the ones you respect
See you in that light

Why should I worry
Why should I fear
The ones I respect
I give them my ear

Do lift me up
Say a kind word
By your action show
I have been heard

© 5/5/2008, Glenn

Don't stop at the door, enter right in!

There is nothing better
Than to be in touch with the king
A place to be found
To kiss the ring

The door is open
Invitation clear
Just step right in
I would meet you here

Many who come
Find it hard to enter in
To leave behind
The burden of their sin

Yet the price is paid
Your covered in the blood
Just take my word
Be enfolded by my love

© 5/30/08, Glenn

Life like a tunnel?

My son, my daughter
Its not for you to fear
Or worry on the earth
My promises are here
To always care for you
Place trust in what I do
My grace will see you through

© 8/6/08, Glenn

Rest in flow

Help me Lord this day
That work might seem as play
That I may flow with you
As part of all I do

Communion with the king
Cause my heart to sing
Lifted up to you
Brings life to all I do

Where has the time gone
It just keeps flying by
I’d like to stop for a moment
Relax, relate, reply

Relax from the pressure of life
Relate to those nearby
Reply to the life within
Flow with the God inside

© 6/30/08, Glenn

To travel?

Am I to go
Around the world
To teach some stuff
Let others sail

Let them have
A knowledge base
Beyond some other
Work of grace

© 6/30/08, Glenn

Eternity

I won’t confess I’m on the edge of overload
For the promise is I won’t be tested beyond what I can bear
For a way will open up to me to pass on through
Unscathed and better for the fray

The Lord’s at work molding my humanity
His eye upon the ages I will see
I am locked in flesh and time and what I see
This life a wisp of all there is to be

There is so much more before us if we could see
Connectedness that flows in you to me
For God is life and life will find a way to be
And we will come to know eternity

© 7/1/08, Glenn

Keeping on track

How do I know
Preparations to make
So I won’t be a fool
And fall on my face

How do I know
When the Spirit is there
And I’m able to speak
Words of truth in the air

It would seem to me
I do need a list
Of the points to be made
Barring a twist

So the minimum thing
Is an outline of sorts
Some bullet points
So I won’t get lost

And easier still
Are slides on the wall
The ultimate lean-on
So one doesn’t fall

© 7/2/08, Glenn

Another glorious day

How can I discover
The things in the way
To do’s pushing on me
That lengthen the day

I find it so easy
To other things do
Within the resistance
There must be a clue

© 6/14/08, Glenn

The plan

Thank you Lord
For words of hope
That keep us going
Though we grope
That move us on
An unseen strand
Guided by your unseen hand

But now and then
We catch a glimpse
Of world changing thoughts
That do convince

We’re part of a larger plan
Guided by your hand
Bring restoration
To the land

© 7/12/08, Glenn

Or many years

Thinking about my latter years
Anxious over the poor preparation
Feeling behind the pace of time

Yet from the start
I’ve placed my trust
In the holy God
Deliver us
To save us from our own miss-steps
The important areas we’ve been inept

From early years I had the dream
To walk with God in plans unseen
To live in supernatural flow
Not bound by natural laws
And know – that all is well

With purity of heart went forth
Attending to what I’d been taught
Of trusting in the holy writ
Extremely loyal not to quit

Now looking back o’r many years
Having questions
Near to tears
Seeming little left behind
In contribution
Or work combined

So once again reach deep inside
Ask for wisdom from our guide
Not only for the way to go
But augment us with those who know
What’s needed to complete this show

© 3/28/08, Glenn

Lots going on

Many loose ends
What do I feel
How do I prepare
For days to be real

Age comes along
An end is for sure
What is right action
What life is in store

Pick up my pen
Words do come out
Stream of consciousness
To glory do shout

Not very smart
In the things of the world
Yet that’s where we live
Till ages unfurl

Exhorted to wisdom
As serpents on earth
Not being so wired
Can act like a jerk!

© 6/26/08, Glenn

Guide us Lord

Guide us Lord
To do what’s right
To give advice
That will not bite

Prompt us Lord
The way to go
That hope comes forth
To move this show

Open up
Our eyes to see
The path you’ve planned
This value tree

© 7-10-08, Glenn
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Love!

I love you God
Your goodness is beyond comprehension
As I recall our walk together
I am filled with wonder

I could feel such guilt
At the level of my inattention
Yet when I turn to you
All that fades in the light of your presence

Your presence. such a precious thing
So close
The turning of a thought
Attending to my heart

A friend
My comforter
Companion when I can
My heart and mind attend.

© 6/29/08, Glenn

Birds!

One of my favorite pictures. Daniel and I took it out of kiaks at Hilton Head. The connection with the poem is really stretched as I don't recall hearing pelicans sing.

I hear the birds outside
Now a different one
A chorus to be heard
Welcoming the sun

Welcoming the day
Celebrating life
Creation singing forth
To honor God of light

© 6/27/08, Glenn

There is more to being connected

Am I connected today
Did I find that place to tie in
Am I kidding myself
No! It is the place to begin

Touching the whole of creation
Releases a knowing inside
I’m not an isolated being
There is more than you see outside

Paul speaks of seeing by spirit
Of being present when flesh was not there
Was it all an illusion
Or proof there is more to share

© 6/26/08, Glenn

Will there be faith on the earth?

Words they come out
Promises they shout
God is faithful – true
Hold on his word to you

When he comes again
Will faith be in the land
With you and I and sue
Holding to his words as true

May we never loose out place
Holding true to heavens grace
Standing strong before his face
Connected through his words of grace

© 6/19/08, Glenn

Took a spill

On Monday morning I took a spill. Slipped on wet tile floor. Didn’t realize it was wet and I was beginning to sprint up the stairs. Smacked my knee a good one. Praise Good, no apparent damage. Did Aikido on Tuesday evening. By Wednesday morning I prayed these thoughts. Its Wednesday evening and I seem to be well – just swam some laps. Our God is an awesome God.

Sometimes things happen. Its good to have a great God.



Fell the other day
Smacked my knee pretty hard
Limping around today
Like an old dog in the yard

The doctor is out
Couple weeks for sure
I’m on the road
Could you ask for more

Yet I have a God
Who is greater than all
He cares for your health
And sees when I fall

My precious God
I make a request
Straighten my out
Line me up with the best

I know its your will
For me to be well
Bones, joints, and ligaments
No longer to swell

© 6/18/08, Glenn

Always have liked Dr. Seuss

A colleague commented on my poetry occasionally having that Dr. Seuss feel. Fox in Sox being one of my favorites. I loved it when the kids asked me to read it. I recognize that most of the versus tend to be heavy on the rhyme side, not the way of the more modern poetry. Well, the comment was an encouragement to make way for the more fun side.

Teach me Oh Lord
To rest in my work
To flow with your spirit
And not be a jerk

How brazen of me
To think I’d do better
Than the creator of all
Who can change even the weather

But I believe
He really does care
The mundane of my life
Daily to share

Yes I do, yes I do
He’ll share your life too
And order your steps
As no other can do

Just believe, just believe
He lives in your heart
The core of your being
Knows your part, knows your part.

© 6/17/08, Glenn

More on purpose

Wellington, NZ


Holy God
Source of all life
Maker of heaven
Dissolver of strife

Fountain of love
Poured forth on the earth
Creating in us
Good that will last

© 6/17/08, Glenn

Considering purpose

Wellington, NZ


How might we spread
Your life on the earth
To be fonts of love
Of grace and of worth

How might we be
In touch with your flow
Always at peace
Secure for we know

Connected with you
Our mind and our heart
Anchored to spirit
Never apart

Looking right past
The causes of fear
Thoughts of anxiety
That pull on our ear

For greater is he
Whom we choose to serve
Provides us a place
Secure in his word

© 6/15/08, Glenn

Who's in charge of my results?

So much of our result is a result of hard wired aspects of our personality. If we are judged by works, then the “fair” thing would be how do we do with what we have. Even then, what choices in the use of what we have impact our effectiveness. Is developing our body worth more than developing our mind. Is helping others worth more than developing self?



Come on board with me today
The ocean and the spirit say
Rest in me take up the flow
Secure the stream with goodness show

Carry not the heavy weight
Responsibility for your fate
Rest in me it is your part
For I put purpose in your heart

Sure you have some things to do
I ask your best – apply – be true
Yet when it comes to bottom line
Accountability for results is mine!

© 6/13/08, Glenn

Who's accountable for your purpose in life?

What is the purpose of life
It can’t be for bitterness and strife
If I believe there is a greater one
There must be something to be done

Does it happen to me
Like the growth of a tree
Or is it up me
To make myself be

Am I the captain
Of the pre-ordained plan
Or do I work to be me
Till the planner shows his hand

Are you driven by work
Are you driven by fear
Look deep inside
What drives you from here

Must you be known
Must you be remembered
Will you leave an inheritance
For those you intended?

© 6/11/08, Glenn

How much do I influence my life?

God is Lord of all
So all there is he did allow
Whatever is before my face
It must be in his plan of grace

Yet what I face each day
Relates to what I say. . .
And think . . .
And choose . . .
-- my way
The principles are his

The choices that I make
Influence what I break
But also what goes well
Earthly heaven and not hell

Yet wired from the start
Does in major way impart
Just what I choose to do
Even what I see as true

So trust the holy hand
That the plan is really grand
Give thanks along the way
With excitement greet each day

© 6/5/08, Glenn

David asked to see his latter end

Show me oh lord
The path of my life
That I may fulfill
Walk without strife

Trust in your care
Provision and health
Rest in your love
Not fear for myself

Know that in many
Ways I fall short
You fill in the gaps
My life you have bought

What is my job lord
Mission on earth
Be moved by your love
Plant seeds of great worth

© 6/3/08, Glenn

Meet with the spirit...

I am the wind of the spirit
You hear me flow in your soul
Calling you forth to communion
Calling you forth to be whole

I am your source of fulfillment
When you listen with all of your soul
I am ready to meet in communion
To show wisdom to make you whole



I am awaiting your presence
I would share to the depth of my soul
Come let us commune together
That others may be made to be whole

© 6/1/08, Glenn

Faith and purpose -- hearing the book

Why are we here?
What is our worth?
Clear is the purpose
For life on the earth?

We look at our life
Examine our ways
Leaves many questions
For the ancient of days

What will you believe
As origin of all
An act of creation
Or a random atoll

I found a book
It serves me well
It tells of a story
Of heaven and hell

It gives me a way
To fame all there is
To put in perspective
Gives answers when quizzed

The rules of engagement
Are perfectly clear
Faith is required
For a functioning ear

Believing comes first
Before you can know
The truth in the book
The rules of the show

© 3/25/08, Glenn

Work like play

I center in today
For I have this need to know
That my faith is alive and well
And precious to my God

He promised blessings grand
Should I but take his hand
So to this place I come
Reach out to the holy one

I recall some days in the past
When the anointing did last and last
And the work that was done that day
We did together each step of the way

Today could be such a day
When the work is really play
In the company of a friend
Who created the perfect way

© 5/29/08, Glenn

With God as coach

With God as coach
How would I fare
The perfect word
Is always there
When I need it
Silence too
When I’m ready
He is too

© 5/28/08, Glenn

Abiding presence

I hunger Lord to be with you
Your presence permeating all I do
And as I look into my heart
Connection made
It’s just a start
An inkling of things to be
Unity of soul that’s free
Communion between you and me

© 5/28/08, Glenn

Little Children

Kenya children: On Heidi’s return from photo documentation of orphanage project.

Little children
I placed here
Entrusted to
Your love
And care

They’re fertile ground
For planting seed
To bring forth life
Meet nations need

Know you not
That they will grow
And bring forth seed
For good or no

So make a choice
To do your part
Godly seed from
You impart
And change the course
Of life on earth
Overcome darkness
Harvest worth

© 3/9/07, Glenn

Connection

Connection made today
Communion
Is it work or is it play
Matters not
It is a holy place
Walk together
Face to face

© 5/27/08, Glenn

Internal clock

The clock has come around
Another life cycle wears down
Adjustment to be made
More life is to be played

Tune up the daily show
Find the place of flow
Profit as you go
Have legacy to show

© 5/26/08, Glenn

Connect too

I missed our time this morning Lord
And went about my day
The things that are before me
Are more like work than play

The holy God is with me
How do I connect
That I might enter to abide
Avoid today a wreck

© 5/23/08, Glenn

Connect

Connect!
Connect!
Its like turning a switch

A place inside
I know when I’m there

It settles my being
Grounds me, makes aware

Something elusive
But always a joy
Well worth the effort
To learn

To enter in

© 5/23/08, Glenn

Presence -- to build others

Its all about presence
You have it to give
You can withhold it
Or help others to live

Presence is deeper
Than just in the mind
It lives in the soul
Release spirit – unfold

We see it in some
Who are great on the earth
They focus their presence
Draw forth one’s great worth
And when you are with them
There is no one else
There presence enfolds you
Enlarges yourself

Give out your presence
Be free with the gift
Learn to release it
So others may live

Learn to attend
To that one in place
Before you this moment
Be full in their face

© 05/23/08, Glenn

Thankfullness

This morning I turned my thoughts toward thankfulness
Instantly God’s presence came
As I touched the thankfulness within
The sense of his presence increased

Be encouraged, for I am no one special
God loves you just the same
None of us is perfect except the son
So forget you falling shorts

Grasp hold of the blessings you have been given
Thank God
Dwell on his goodness
Dwell on his love

Be thankful for life
His presence is with you

Yes, even now

© 5/19/08, Glenn

Finding where we fit

Here I am upon the earth
Sent to do a thing of worth
And the things I’m meant to do
Are perfect size for me not you

I poke around, work here and there
Learning what might be my share
Finding place for me to do
The things that match, are good, are true

So puzzle be this time on earth
To find the place where my great worth
Finds its place releasing mirth
My work completed on the earth

© 5/18/08, Glenn

Inkeling of things to come

On the horizon
The tip of a dream
The sum of all goodness
Can almost be seen

The bits come together
Making a whole
The good things I’ve dreamed of
Begin to unfold

The hand that is hidden
Is guided by love
The plan that’s unfolding
Ensured from above

© 5/15/08, Glenn

Transition time again

Why am I here
This question again
Something to do
But what and when

The more that I know
About what I can do
The more that I realize
Its not up to you

Sure there’s free will
Choices are ours
Yet how do we know
What’s writ in the stars

© 5/9/2008, Glenn

Invitation to communion

We have an invitation to come before the Lord (Hebrews 4:16). My experience, when I act on it, is an open door.

I am God’s creation
Placed upon the earth
Spirit, soul, and body
To him I have great worth

Communion with the most high
Is not beyond our grasp
Walking in the garden
In touch with life that lasts

Come with me my child
I’ll teach you ways to be
Beyond the grasp of darkness
With me forever free

I sense a deep connection
A knowing I’m a part
The God of all creation
Is resident in my heart

© 5/12/2008, Glenn

If your thoughts could be heard.

I've read accounts of heaven. Some propose that communication is through thought. Not a foreign concept in science fiction and even eluded to in scripture concerning Jesus: (John 2:24-25)"He knew all men... He knew what was in man."

Suppose you knew that your thoughts will become an open book.

There will come a time
When your thoughts
Are free
Abel to be heard
For all to see

So practice now
Within your mind
To think thoughts
Holy, nice and kind

Thoughts that bless
And lift up
Thoughts that share
The holy cup
Thoughts that send
A word of health
Encouragement
And of wealth

Begin you now
This noble quest
For thoughts that are
The very best

For you don’t know
That even now
The thoughts you think
Are seeds that
Words do plow

For mighty power
Is in your tongue
To transform thoughts
To actions done

© 5/2/2008, Glenn
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The very long horizon

Grant me understanding Lord
The nature of my being
How we are connected
In touch with things unseen

Created in your image
Placed upon the earth
With plans for many ages
Revealing your great worth

When I touch my heart, Lord
An organ of my soul
I sense we are together
Communion – being whole

How much of my action
Is really by your plan
What more may I do
To align with your unseen hand

© 4/27/08, Glenn

Stay in touch

My Lord
There is hunger
In my heart
For union when apart
With mind on worldly care
At times I’m not aware
Connection always there

© 4/27/08, Glenn

Learning to flow in the gifts

Attended a meeting on the above topic. Here are some versus that capture the basics of learning to move with the holy spirit.

I believe
There are things to say
To lift you up
To make your day
To edify
To make you strong
To meet your need
Know you belong

I’ve placed these gifts
Within the church
You carry them
Your give them worth
It’s up to you
To let them loose
Step out in faith
I’ll give you proof

Its up to you
To make a start
Obey the leading
Within your heart
I need your movement
To work my part
To free my gifts
Set me apart.

© 4/25/08, Glenn
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Balancing a busy schedule

I miss my time
Of quiet place
To just be still
And sense the grace

Not competing
With hectic pace
Much to do
Meet face to face

Check that list
Respond at once
Get back with me
Do all at once

Or pull aside
Side step the flow
That carries you
Where not you know

So take a breath
Settle down
Re-connect
With holy ground

Enter back
Above the race
Touching now
That perfect place.

©4/23/08, Glenn

Walk in His presence.

The idea of being in continuous touch with the almighty has been present with me for 30 years. The practice is still elusive.

I have believed
That it is your will
To abide in your presence
Walk with you still

When I make the connection
Enter that place
All else fades away
Save your fondest embrace

I step in and step out
Don’t seem to know how
To stay in your presence
As you would allow

Elusive it is
Yet the hunger is there
To live out my life
Your presence to share

© 4/3/08, Glenn

Is it safe!

No weapon formed against you shall prosper -- do you believe it?

This morning as I dwell
On the goodness of my God
His presence is so near
No fear he’ll use the rod

Each day upon the earth
I’ve had a biased view
He’s been so good to me
How can it all be true

Be thankful precious soul
Bless God with all your might
Attribute good to him
Expect a shining light

Expect to walk in peace
Free from hurt and pain
Magnify the good
He wishes for your gain

Do not be confused
The pain is from the curse
It is the wish of heaven
In peace you may traverse

Jesus paid the price
He did it all for us
Can we just believe
Without making such a fuss

© 4/16/08, Glenn

Catching up.

Blogging is an interesting thing. Most of them start off strong then fade away. I began sharing my verses at a coache's suggestion. I'm still doing it based on that commitment -- even though my audience is few -- the most faithful being my daughter -- thank you Heidi.

I've been on the road for 5 days and haven't made an entry. The poetry spout seems a little dry right now. So here is one I did when frustrated over the difficulty I was finding to get myself to do some of the things that needed to be done. Anyone else relate to that!

Oh my precious God
Why is it so hard
To do the little tasks
Before me

In themselves a breeze
Why push they to my knees
I need a different way
To frame them

Today I’m faced with two
Same story much adieu
Just do it now
Be done

Funny how the mind
Can many things entwine
Make easy things
A story

Back to that idea
We really must adhere
To who we are – be clear
To walk in greatest cheer

© 2/10/08, Glenn

Traveling this week --

Much to do to get ready. I'll bet I'm not the only one who can relate to this.

Time to be quiet
To listen today
To push back the frenzy
Hold the list at bay

The mind says get busy
There is much to be done
The heart knows communion
Will keep you at one

At one with the universe
At one with your heart
At one with creation
Knowing your part

© 4/8/08, Glenn

Don't let go

The promise is ahead
Signs show their form
The mist is fading back
The clarity of dawn

It’s only been a night
Of twenty years or so
Never letting go
Questing for the flow

The promises are due
Ere this age is through
Throw off the limits too
The impossible is true

©2/8/08, Glenn

The "still small voice."

I’m in the world
If I believe there’s a plan
There must be a place
To apply my hand

The God of all things
Is efficient and kind
Effective and loving
Wise and sublime

Would he allow
His resources to waste
By withholding direction
When they are asking for grace

He has made us so different
In heart and in face
The skills that we have
Range all over the place

Deep inside
He gave us a voice
Connected to him
With the power of choice

Quiet it is
Can be lost to the din
But those who do heed it
Experience him

So get in the flow
Do pay the price
Acknowledge the knowing
Heed his advice.

©4/2/08, Glenn

The Intuitive General

This one could use some contextual help. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) speaks of dominant and auxiliary functions. The dominant function can be referred to as the general, and the auxiliary function as the lieutenant. As you would expect the general is in charge and the lieutenant carries out instructions. In the INTJ personality (1% of the population), iNtuition is the general and, Thinking the lieutenant. This is one part of the personality puzzle: there is a second.

These two functions (N and T) also have an orientation in the world. In the INTJ the thinking lieutenant is an extroverted function. So when you are facing an INTJ, you are speaking to the lieutenant, not to the one in charge, the general. If the lieutenant doesn't have it on his clip board, its not going to be available "just now." The general, on the other hand is an introverted function, one that does not directly interact with the outside world. Also one that does not process in a logical line.

As I have begun to better understand the INTJ, my peculiar type, I see that the poetry seems to help to express what is happening inside the hidden intuitive general.

_________________________

Why is there fear
When facing a man
Or a woman at work
When we’re working a plan

Why second thoughts
Running awry
Afraid they’ll be slighted
Throw sand in your eye

The lieutenant stands up
He knows he’s no match
For the whit and the ego
That leads the attack

Its better to pass
And not to engage
Than look like a fool
Forced to read from the page

Then there’s the group
That flows from the heart
Fearless with them
For each knows his part

Even at times
In the safest of places
There’s still a concern
At signs in their faces

Reading their face
Is frequently wrong
What’s taken for you
Can be their own song

So test the water
Ask what goes on
You usually find
You’ve done them no harm

Suppose you have
Stroked the wrong way
Its better to know
Than sulk the whole day

Set up a system
To quell your own fear
Before it can grab you
Tug at your ear

Keep you from hearing
The general inside
Who works for your best
To guide a smooth ride

©1/17/08, Glenn

Connecting with life

The presence of God
A tangible thing
Knowing its real
Engaging the king
Connecting with life
And love and with light
Becoming like him…

© 3/27/08, Glenn

By knowledge or by faith

Why are we here?
What is our worth?
Clear is the purpose
For life on the earth?

We look at our life
Examine our ways
Leaves many questions
For the ancient of days

What will you believe
As origin of all
An act of creation
Or a random atoll

I found a book
It serves me well
It tells of a story
Of heaven and hell

It gives me a way
To frame all there is
To put in perspective
Gives answers when quizzed

The rules of engagement
Are perfectly clear
Faith is required
For a functioning ear

Believing comes first
Before you can know
The truth in the book
The rules of the show

© 3/25/08, Glenn

Quiet time with him

Touch me Lord
In this time on earth

The highlight of each day
Is fellowship with you
Communion
Time to say
How pleasant
Is your presence

Communion with your heart
Enjoying holy presence
Would love to never part

I wish to tell
My fellows
This place is very real
A tangible encounter
With peace and life to heal

A place of generation
New strength
New peace
New zeal

Worth the quiet seeking
Acknowledging the seal

© 3/13/08, Glenn

Values at the root

What do I value
Its important to me
In many ways
Far more than I see

How I developed
Right from the start
Written by values
That work in my heart

How I fit in
Who I enjoy
The key to my work
The skills I employ

Values develop
They morph over time
Built on the past
Become more subtle, sublime

Its not at all random
There is order and plan
Not always perfect
In human hand

Under it all
There is a design
How blessed is the one
Who can fully align

©3/21/08, Glenn

Changing world

The world has changed
Time is not the same
Hours pass by
Like a breath or a flame

Time to meander
Let your thoughts run
An elusive pleasure
Not easily won

In the midst of it all
I know there is grace
An occasional touch
A glimpse of your face

Encouragement comes
I’m not alone
We’re coming together
To a unified home

We know its your role
Creator of all
To bring restoration
Redeem from the fall

© 2/19/08, Glenn

Presence

The need is a need
for fellowship

For communion with you
each day

Its entering into your
presence

It’s the sense of what
you would say

Its knowing the deep
connection

Being part of all
that there is!

©3/14/08, Glenn

Nice day in the Carolinas!

Do I have words to say
On this grand and glorious day
Or do I just take it in
The sun, the sky, and the wind
The good fortune of being alive
With health and clearness of eye
Breath deep, be settled within!

© 3/15/08, Glenn

Do you know the still small voice?

God of all the earth
Who has the master plan
A part that’s just for me
A part that’s in your hand

Too much he does not ask
Beyond what we can do
Yet there is a choice
Confronting me and you

There’s evil in the earth
Beyond what we can grasp
The part that is for you
The still small voice will ask

© 3/12/08, Glenn

Avoident personality

What does it mean
To avoid, pull away
As opposed to
Go in and go after

Why are we wired
One way, or the other
Our preference conflicting
At times with each other

Of course there’s a place
Of results that are great
When we learn how to lace
With each other

©3/12/08, Glenn

Quiet time

Quiet time
Has not been
Real quiet

Busy head
Do be calm
I’ll try it

© 3/11/07 Glenn

Times are changing

Times are changing once again
The things we sought
When we were young
No longer satisfy the youthful ones

© 2/5/08, Glenn

Vacation!

It is a hopeful time
With dreaming in the air
A time to think through
The things that got us here

We are the product of
The universe and love
Living every day
Molded by the way

At time the walk is hard
Each step with effort plod
At time the walk is fleet
Like wings upon our feet

So much is of our choice
Discover your own voice
Reach out or stay within
Overcome or just cave in

©2/1/08 Glenn

Have some vacation

Glorious is the day
When I think to say
I will find the way
The spirit leads today

For fullness is the place
Of holy spirit grace
In flow with holy pace
The universe’s embrace.

©11/18/07, Glenn

How does the introverted intuitive speak?

Why do I reach for the book
To record my thoughts
Before I know what they are

Somewhere inside
There seems to abide
A voice
Not yet heard

Something to say
Not found a way
To be on display
Still hidden today

©2/20/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Can I objectify my truth?

The presence of God
A tangible thing
When connection is made
It makes our heart sing

For dwelling in side
Is all that there is
Becoming aware
The superordinate quiz

I’m wearing the glasses
Pre-programmed from birth
That tell me the way
To connect heaven with earth

The way that I see it
Of course must be true
Thinking this way
Is just what I do

But now just suppose
I don’t have it right
My glowing thoughts
Dark as the night

How might I consider
A chink in my shield
Could it be possible
My truth is not real

Stand I before you
The author of all
Give me a glimpse Lord
That I might not fall

©2/17/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Continues to be complex

Who am I
You would think I know
Been living with me
Years in a row

In recent months
I’ve learned many things
Some that make
My heart sing

At the core
Is where I am
Believe it is
Eternal’s plan

Yet wrapped around
Are many voices
Great influence
On daily choices

In this latter
Stage of life
The work has shifted
Never light

More complex
It seems to be
To do the work
Aligned with me

So this I do
And this I don’t
Without more help
I guess I won’t

If there is
A universal plan
It makes some sense
To be who I am

An expression of
The God of love
Who made me thus
His plan to trust

So take my hand
Let’s find our place
And win together
The great race.

© 2/13/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Beginning to see the dream

Promise ahead
Signs showing form
Mist fading back
Morning at dawn

Dream taking shape
Moving from hope
To things seen
No longer grope

Stars do align
People in place
Flow with the plan
Follow the grace.

© 2/8/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Trouble doing some things...

Oh my precious God
Why is it so hard
To do the little tasks
Before me

In themselves a breeze
Why push they to my knees
I need a different way
To frame them

To day I’m faced with two
Same story much a due
Just do it now
Be done

Its funny how the mind
Can many things entwine
Make the easy things
A story

Its back to that idea
We really must adhere
Let who we are
Be clear

© 2/10/08, Glenn

The lighter side -- inside

Look inside
What’s going on
Think of good things
Drawing you on

Things to be learned
Things to be done
Walking with others
Very fine ones

Think of the joy
When things come together
Sharpen each other
Get better and better

Think of the times
When challenges huge
Felt overwhelming
Tempted to kluge*

Remember those times
With no way to pass
They did open up
Like very long grass

So hold on securely
The hope to complete
There will be a finish
With you on your feet

©1/29/08, Glenn Mehltretter
*Term used by tech folks to throw together a “patchwork” solution.
definition: kluge vt. To lash together a quick hack to perform a task

There is a heavenly place for each of us on the earth

Enter in to the work I send
Be at peace you are my friend
The things I ask are not that hard
When faced with rest, to do your part

Each one different, each one made
To do a part that I have made
When you find that place of fit
You’ll come to know what glory writ

I penned these many words to say
The glory’s here so come this way
You must believe and come by faith
The door is open do not wait.

If you choose to enter in
A place I have for you to win
Victory over flesh and sin
Walk with me your glorious twin.

©2/6/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Are the desires in your heart "heaven's plan"

Bow before the King
Lord of everything
Let heaven’s plan prevail
And goodness never fail

Serve the God above
With energy and love
In hope to get a glimpse
Of His magnificence

He places in our hearts
A reservoir of grace
Source of mighty power
The way of love’s embrace

I know there is a place
To step behind the veil
Draw His mighty power
Earthly issues pale.

©11/29/06, Glenn Mehltretter

On poetry

Here is one of my favorite poems. Heard it the first time spoken by David Whyte at a Center for Creative Leadership meeting.

My heart rouses
Thinking to bring you news
Of something
That concerns you
And concerns many men. Look at
What passes for the new.
You will not find it there but in
Despised poems.
It is difficult
To get the news from poems
Yet men die miserably every day
For lack
Of what is found there.

by William Carlos Williams, taken from
p. 16, The Hart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America by David Whyte, 1994, Doubleday.

Little more upbeat

Look inside
What’s going on
Think of good things
Drawing you on

Things to be learned
Things to be done
Walking with others
Very fine ones

Think of the joy
When things come together
Sharpen each other
Get better and better

Think of the times
When challenges huge
Felt overwhelming
Tempted to kluge

Remember those times
With no way to pass
They did open up
Like very long grass

So hold on securely
The hope to complete
There will be a finish
With you on your feet

©1/29/08, Glenn

Some thoughts on the intuitive general

Too much to do?

Is it possible God
That in this state
I might cross over
To a place that is safe

A place of peace
In the eye of the storm
Not yielding to pressure
To worry or morn

So many things
Wanting my say
The intuitive general
Holding the day

“Don’t let it go
“Need some more time
“What of this data
“More hills to be mined

Can you not see
Your building a cage
As the things you must do
Fill up the page

The urgent is pushing
The good things away
Letting them slip
To some future day

The things that do matter
Move further out
Make each day busy
With little clout

The horizon gets shorter
With each passing day
I seem to be holding
The promise at bay

The bondage gets tighter
The thoughts do not work
The ways of the past
Have little worth

So be ye encouraged
The box that your in
Is made for development
Find new ways to win

Oh God of the universe
You ordered things right
Open my ears
To ageless advice

Show me the ways
To reframe what is
That I may pass through
This development quiz

You know that embedded
Deep in my being
The need to contribute
To leave something keen

I’ve stated my case
I’ll say one thing more
I choose to believe
You will open the door.

©1/28,08, Glenn

Just for fun

I love you son
There is a quest
To walk on earth
To do your best
To rest in me
Share my zest
Recognize
My way is best

Open up
Your eyes to grace
Take your place
Within the race
That godly men
And woman face.

©1/26/08, Glenn Mehltretter

A quantum change

This week looks like it will be a good time for reflection. With that in mind:

A very peaceful time
Days are good … weathers fine
Deep inside there’s work anew
Sorting out
Planning too.

Roots of pressure
Have no right
To push on me
Drain insight
For God’s inside
I’m royal born
He has a plan
On me it dawns.

Yet spirit knows the pressure’s source
The hook that’s there must go. . .
in course
For faith is now
I call it forth

I’m one with God in present time
In flow and fellowship divine
To walk with purpose on the earth
Creating everlasting worth.

Oh God, where is that quantum leap?
The power is there
The knowledge deep
Release me now to walk as thee
Everlasting to be free

©1/21/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Abide in his love...

I’ve had a week’s gap in posting, and for good reason. Last week I attended client meetings. I saw executive work being done that was among the highest quality that I have seen in my career -- a real thrill.

We are getting ready to attend another series of meetings, more in line with spiritual renewal. With that in mind consider this…

Abide in his love
Rest in his presence
Warmed by his touch
Graced by his essence

Be in a place
Of glory and grace
Rest with the King
Let your heart sing

What is required
To let his love flow
Drive darkness back
With the strength
of his glow

The glory that shines
In the face of his son
Is living within you
Yes, every one.

©1/19/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Do you fit?

It has continued to be a busy time. Here are two shorts that are likely prompted by circumstances.

Am I kidding my self
All out of place
Trying to do
What I really can’t face

Thinking I’m A
When I really am B
Pushing ahead
Perhaps I’m a C

Yet much that I do
Is really a fit
Rewarding to do
Worth every bit!

©1/9/08, Glenn Mehltretter

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Simplify, simplify
There must be a way
For time to just be
For peace in the day

The older I get
The further I’ve come
To know there’s a place
Of fit for each one.

©1/10/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Einstein on the intuitive

Michelle sent the following link. Much of the coaching work has been around contrasting the characteristics of the “intuitive general” with those of the “logical lieutenant”. Thanks Michelle.

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift
And the rational mind is a faithful servant.
We have created a society that honours the servant
And has forgotten the gift—Albert Einstein

Development occurs...

When your values and thinking patterns no longer provide solutions for today’s challenges.

This morning as I wake
The myriad of things
Just to keep afloat
I need my heart to sing

Find that centered place
In spite of what surrounds
In touch with deepest life
Find goodness all around

The fountain in our heart
When flowing out of us
Brings forth very life
Change circumstance and us

At times it is a challenge
Choose the living path
Turn from heavy thoughts
Its life that’s in your grasp

©1/8/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Primitive thoughts

This weeks coaching assignment deals with discovering underlying assumptions, that have been built into my thinking, but don't make sense.

What do I believe
The nature of my God
How he works with me
Explain the earth
My part

How would one begin
To frame the thoughts behind
To understand the rules
Applied in deepest mind

What do I assume
Concerning how things work
Take as very truth
Without a slight alert

© 1/7/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Things have changed and stayed the same

Been thinking about those of us, members of human kind, who have not yet encountered the God of goodness and love. While the average level of development of human kind has been increasing, the core question is still the same -- it just looks different because the methods of seeking the answer change wih level of development.


Adventure great
In time of old
When men were brave
And actions bold

Attribution
To their God
Superstition
Rule -- the rod

Things have changed
In many places
Still their brave
Show strong faces

Split they are
To source of strength
Is it themselves
Or God of rank

Does life go on
A random base
Or is their God
With plan in place

Is their one
Who knows it all
With good in mind
Restore from fall

Or is it just
A random thing
With no purpose
With no king

For those of us
Who’ve touched the one
A settled issue
Its become

For those of us
Who still reach out
He is faithful
Won’t leave us out

For true to heart
The message is
Find your purpose
Flow with his

Follow simply
The inner voice
True to you
Make that choice

Transformation
Will take place
For we will find
The place of grace

© 1/5/08, Glenn Mehltretter

Busy days...

Relax my son and be at rest
For serving me is always best
And when the task is fully done
You and I will be as one.

©11/24/06

The Lord of love
Is in my heart
The one who made it
All to start

With promises he left us here
To take his place and make it clear
That love rules all and evil fails
When in our heart his life prevails.

©11/25/06, Glenn

New years eve 2008

Had an interesting experience last evening. Eleven of us, and a bunch of kids, came together to share some of the ways God intersected our lives in the past year. As people were sharing some verses came to mind. As I would write the verses the content of the next speaker would aligned with the just written verses -- interesting.

New Years Eve 2008

Thank you Lord
For mercy and grace
Times of beauty
Find our place
Walk together
Hand in hand
Growing up
To know your plan

Not a solo
Place to be
But joined together
To be free

Your spirit dwells
Within our hearts
Showing us
The other parts

My spirit will
Show you the way
To walk in fullness
For today
In fullness of my
Perfect plan
Your part revealed
By gentle hand
______________

I’ll bring you to
Your special place
Part of the larger
Work of grace

My body will
Behave as one
Needed for
The job be done

For in the end
All things will be
Brought together
Fully free
______________

Show us Oh Lord
Our place to go
Your holy purpose
Not for show

Replace with truth
The things we think
Draw us higher
Make complete

©12/31/07, Glenn Mehltretter