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

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

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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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

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

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

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