100, 10-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/20/2023)

Today we are reading and discussing a poem about what God has offered us and 2 new poems written for today’s podcast.

We’ll start with a poem from God’s Rhyme, on page 106.

JOHN 3:16

“For God so loved the world that He gave His

only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him

should not perish but have everlasting life.” (NIV)

God loved us,

He gave us,

His only Son,

For everyone,

Who believes

In His Son

Should not,

Will not,

Perish,

But have

Life

Everlasting.

What could be more poetic,

More comforting than this?

No words of yours or mine

Could convey love like His.

Gave His son,

Whoever believes,

Life everlasting,

There is nothing,

Not a thing,

Left to say.

Except,

Thank you Lord

For Your love.

Reflection:

So, one day I thought I could make god's love for us sound more poetic, make it sound more . . . whatever that it is in the Bible. I couldn't and happily admit it. The work of God in human hands . . . It should be left in God's hands.

Discussion:

THE PRAYER ROAD

The time has come,

At least for some,

To kneel in prayer

For what is there.

‘tis not the end,

Hearts left to mend,

Once having heard

Through prayer a word.

In the race we run,

Is the shining Son,

Filling us with love

As we look above.

The road we take,

That God did make,

Follow through faith

Knowing His grace.

It is not goodbye,

No question of why.

We did kneel and pray.

He will lead the way,

And in knowing Him,

So we will follow. tcarter, 4/9,10/2023

Discussion:

NOT PERFECT

Not perfect, but willing.

God continues instilling,

My soul constantly filling.

I look to the skies,

Wipe tears from my eyes,

Answering my whys.

Not perfect on this earth,

Yet I have found my worth,

That began with a birth.

Not perfect today,

So again I pray

I follow God’s way.

I am not perfect in my present life,

but God is perfect and Jesus will

lead me to perfection. (tcarter, 4/11/2023)

Discussion:

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father, Dave, I thank you for the time You have given us to record these podcasts. Through this time, we both have experienced growth in our faith and the need for You in our lives. We hope that we have been able to touch at least a few listeners when they needed to hear what You have done in our lives and the patience You have had with us during this time, and before, in our lives. We know that this is not the end of our days with You. We trust in You, knowing that if we are open to Your will for our lives, tomorrow, at its worst, will be better because of You, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

We pray for those who have listened to a podcast or a few that they feel their presence in their lives as they have given their lives to You through Your Son Jesus.

You are a mighty God, The one true God, Your love is perfect. Thank You Father for Your Son, Jesus, and Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for the blessings you have bestowed on us,

We pray in the name of Jesus.

Amen

And may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seem.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

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99, 10-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/13/2023)

Today we will be reading poems about prayer.

The first poem is in God’s Rhyme on pg. 33.

PRAYER

Dear Jesus, how do I pray,

what do I say?

What words do I speak

for the peace that I seek?

I give thanks to You

for all that You do,

for the blessings You are giving

in this life I am living.

I praise Your blessed name,

forever & always it is the same.

Yesterday You guided me,

today You helped me see.

Forgive me for all the wrongs,

keep me singing happy songs.

From temptation set me free

so that in You I can be.

I praise You

I thank You

I worship You

I honor You

Jesus, You set me free,

now I can see.

When my vision is blurred

You show me Your word.

As I have been blessed,

now I pray for the rest,

for my sisters & brothers

who think they have no other.

For our salvation You are risen,

for us new life You have given.

Use me as You would

that others may have what they should.

I praise You

I thank You

I worship You

I honor You

On bended knee or with hands upraised,

it is Your life that is praised.

And as I give You my life

You take from me my strife.

You have given me so much;

joy, life, love & the such.

& all You have taken

is my life’s burden.

You are all the love

from Heaven above.

& Jesus, each time I pray

there is not enough to say.

Except,

I praise You

& Your holy name,

I thank You

for what You have done,

I worship You

as my Savior & Lord,

I honor You

as only You deserve,

& I do Love you,

my Jesus, my Lord,

my Savior, my friend.

Amen

Discussion:

The next poem is in Living In God’s Rhyme on pg. 83.

MY CHANGING PRAYER

Lord help me today

As I go on my way,

For this I do pray.

There is more to pray for,

Those who are ill

That their healing will

Also heal their souls.

There are those who need to be found.

Those who have not heard you sound,

There is a world full of pain

Waiting for your healing rain.

And for me, I pray for your help,

What I think I need for myself.

Then I read from Peter’s first letter

And know that I need to do better.

“Live such good lives among the pagans that,

Though they accuse you of doing wrong,

They may see your good deeds

And glorify God on the day he visits us.”

(1 Peter 2:12)

How do I live

With what the life

That surrounds me

Has to give?

I need more than the help for which I ask

If I am to complete my given task.

I must pray for that I understand

That he will carry me across the sand.

So now I pray in a different way.

I ask that God make me aware

That as I go through the day

If I open the door, he is there.

He wants to share his blessings

But I have to open the door

So that I may receive more

Of what he has for me.

I pray that God helps me open my heart

As each new day doe s start.

I pray that I am open to receive

So at the day’s end I do not grieve.

Lord, take my life today and is it as you would,

I know that you can do more than I ever could.

I pray that I open the door to allow your spirit

Live within me and that I always hear it.

If I hear you speak

My prayer will be,

It will be complete.

Discussion:

The last poem about prayer is also in Living on God’s Rhyme on pg.85.

THE STORY OF MY PRAYER

Dear Father in Heaven I pray that I live for you today.

Dear God I pray that all I say

Is that your will be done, that I live for your Son,

That with the setting sun, your will has been done.

My heartfelt hope, my desire

Is that I not deserve your ire,

That by your indwelling spirit,

The voice of your words, I hear it.

So why today do I feel defeated?

Why do I know there is a distance

Between you and me, and what I see?

Why do I know it is all because of . . .?

As I am lay my head upon my bed

I feel the fear that you are not near.

The fear that I know is that of what I did sow,

That when I shut the door, I feel your presence no more.

It is time that is wasted,

In a vast waste land that is my mind.

It is blessings that are squandered

As not trying, you I did not find.

Then your word as I pray to repent:

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy

and to walk humbly with your god.

Micah 6: 8

As I get ready for sleep, as my soul does weep,

I pray that what I did sow, tomorrow will not grow.

As I get ready for sleep, I pray that my soul you keep,

Keep it from the dust, that I do what I must.

Yes, Lord I pray for your help in living my life

In a way that pleases you and those I meet.

I do pray for your help keeping me from strife,

From falling in the gutter of the crowded city street.

But more than that prayer

I pray that you remove the door,

The one that I keep closing,

That when closed keeps you out.

When that door is closed

My voice is silent

And my hearing deaf,

My sight is blinded.

So I ask Lord that this be my prayer:

But for me, I watch in hope for the LORD,

I wait for God my Savior;

my God will hear me

Micah 7: 7

Discussion:

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

Dear Lord, prepare us and our listeners and viewers for the coming week. We pray that it is You we live for and You who leads us. As we walk with you this week, may it be Your hand clasped around our hand so we may feel the grasp of Your love.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seem.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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98, 10-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/6/2023)

Today we are reading and discussing 3 poems about Jesus, the Lamb of God, what He has done for us and the blessings that we receive as we receive as we believe that Jesus is the Son of God, lived on the earth as one of us, a life without sin, took the sins of the world upon Himself, as called to by His Father, a death that was the final sacrifice God required for the forgiveness of man’s sins. If we will believe we will receive everlasting life in Heaven with our Savior.

THE GATHERING LAMB

Page 110 God’s Rhyme

“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us

has turned to our own way; and the Lord has

laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6, NIV

The Lamb of God, with God before time,

perfect, as is God, in every way,

before the words were written in lines

Jesus, the unblemished Lamb was there.

Jesus and God, with the Holy Spirit,

indivisible, the Trinity;

so the Lamb of God is also God,

who saves our souls for eternity.

We, living on this earth, a herd of sheep,

we wander, are lost not knowing the cost,

not knowing, we cause a pain so deep

that God sent Jesus to find and save us.

An earthly shepherd has a special one,

one of the herd that seeks the wandering,

those sheep that are lost, that have gone astray,

returning them home before the day is done.

Our Heavenly Master has sent His Son

to find the lost and to gather the strays,

to bring us home before the end of days.

The Lamb of God, a never ending search.

Before we knew Him

He knew who we were,

He knew our thoughts,

He knew our prayers.

And He knew of our rebellion,

Before, He has always known.

Yet He loves us still

and He always will.

He sent His Son

to be the one

that would seek us out

even as we doubt.

He sent His Son to gather us in,

the unblemished Lamb, the Sacrifice,

to pay the price, to die for our sins

so that with God we are finally put right!

Reflection:

The result of Bible study. The lamb who gathers us in, who died for our sins.

Discussion:

THE LAMB OF GOD

Page 14, Living in Gods Rhyme

“Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah,

the root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open

the scroll and its seven seals.”

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain,

standing at the center of the throne . . .

Revelation 5:5-6

As I sat reading of John’s vision

I felt as if I never fully understood

That for eternity God’s decision

Remains forever for my good.

Yes, I have read of the cruelty

Of his beating on the way to the cross,

Of the agony of his death,

The death of God’s son.

The death of my condemnation.

I know that by God’s grace

I will be with him forever.

I know I will see his face

And feel his loving embrace.

But reading the words of what John saw,

Though they shouldn’t, they rub my wounds raw:

“A Lamb, looking as if it had been slain,”

Knowing it is from my pain.

The resurrected Jesus in human form

Appeared as if he had been reborn,

Perfect in every way.

And with us he will stay.

Though forgiven, the wounds I caused

Are still there, showing his care.

May I never forget his love for me,

The suffering,

So that with him I will forever be.

7/3/17

Reflection on The Lamb of God

In God’s Rhyme I wrote a poem called “Love” about the pain and suffering Jesus experienced on the way to and on the cross. When I read the line in Revelation it inspired this poem, I was struck by the Lamb looking like it had been slain. I know that my sins have been forgiven. I know that my sins and my straying cause God pain, but I never really thought about how deeply that must affect God. And then it is ever harder to grasp how much he loves me if the scars are still visible.

Discussion:

THE VEIL TORN, THE PRESENCE OF GOD

Page 140, Living in God’s Rhyme

A Time Before

An when Jesus had cried out again

in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.

At that moment the curtain in the temple

was torn in two from top to bottom.

Matthew 27: 50,51

The veil in the Temple of the Old Testament

Concealed the Holy of Holies, the place

where the Ark of the Covenant

and God’s presence rested.

One time each year the priest entered

To offer atonement for the sins of God’s people.

Then Today

The veil is taken away. But whenever

Anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

2 Corinthians 3:16

The veil was torn, God’s presence now shown

To those who believe in his atonement for our sin.

It is now through Jesus that we see the face of God,

That we can live in his presence, that his face is known.

Jesus is the high priest that sits at God’s right hand

Making intercession for us as our prayers we present.

It is through his atonement for our sin that we now stand

Knowing that through his Son, we are always in God’s presence.

If we accept God’s gift,

The grace of his love,

The death of hIs Son

In a way that by us

Could never be done,

We will not see the veil,

We will see only his love.

We now come to God through Jesus

Who lived facing the temptations

We live with each and every day.

He understands our weaknesses.

Now and Forever

Therefore, since we have a great high priest

who has ascended into heaven, Jesus, the Son

of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable

to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have

one who has been tempted in every way,

just as we are – yet he did not sin.

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace

with confidence, so that we may receive mercy

and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:14-16

It is through Jesus that we are now able to be in God’s presence.

Discussion:

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seem.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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97, 10-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/30/2023)

Today we will be discussion the call to missions in our lives. We are called to spread the gospel to the nations.

THE MISSIONARY’S MISSION (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 65)

They leave the comfort of home

Where they were raised and grown,

Where seeds of faith were sown,

By those who gave them a home.

With the love for those,

These that God chose

Have a yearning to share

The love of God’s care.

Traveling across continents and seas

To spread his word and plant the seeds,

Prayerfully hoping that their good deeds

Will show more how God’s grace does please.

Where language is a barrier

His word speaks to all,

No matter the carrier,

More will hear your call.

More will hear your call

Because they, many of them,

Love you and those in need

Of hearing a word,

Of sharing a good deed.

It is God’s love that leads the missionary.

It is his call that sends them forth,

That sets the missionary on a course.

He has set their hearts on fire

With a spirit full of desire

To help their sisters and brothers

In a way not done by others.

God will bless

Those who help

More who have less,

Those who reach,

Those who teach

The one or more

Who need help.

He will bless evermore.

Pray for those with a heart,

A desire to live apart

From the comforts of a life,

To live with those in strife.

May their living,

May their giving,

Be the gift,

Give a lift

To the spirit

Of many more adrift,

Perhaps not knowing

That as more do hear it,

The words of works

More will share,

More will care

That it is God’s word

More will be sowing.

Reflection on The Missionary’s Mission

I got the idea for this poem on my way to work . I had a few good lines that I fortunately remembered to write down when I got to work. However, when I wrote it, I struggled. I’m not sure what that means, if anything. Maybe it was because I was writing about something I know little about. But upon reflection during the day I realized that we are all called to be missionaries. Where ever we are we are to share the good news of salvation. At work, on the street, with friends, and especially at home. And it all starts with our story.

HIS WORD MAY IT LEAD US (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 63)

Matthew, Mark Luke and John,

Paul, Peter, Timothy and Jude,

Books and letters written

To show us the way to God’s love,

The love of his sacrifice,

The love of his grace,

The love he has for us,

The human race.

Jesus said,

Believe,

Be baptized

And spread the Gospel.

We should not only pray,

Pray every day,

For those who have not heard

His mighty saving word.

We should speak

So that we reach

Those souls we know

Of the gift we have received

So they will not be deceived.

We need to shout

To the world about

That Jesus saves,

He is what God gave

So the end will be better,

So it will not be bitter.

After Thoughts

As believers we can meet in clusters

So that faith and desire we can muster

That as we leave the room

We do not have a sense of doom

But the faith to share,

Share that we care,

That others hear

What we hold dear

To our hearts

So they may start

To see what they can be

That when with Jesus

They will be free.

Discussion:

A SOLDIER FOR THE LORD (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 191)

There is more than the battle to be won

There is more that we are here for.

If we are to follow God’s Son

We do not fight as if it’s a war.

No, our mission is to share his love.

If we love God, we are commanded to love others.

Maybe the battle rages within us.

If we are one with Jesus,

The battle has been won.

We are raised with his Son.

If God is in us, his love we must share.

Through our sharing we show we care,

Not just for others, but for the Father

Who loves us in spite of ourselves.

We must show the love in our heart,

Love that is for all to see.

As the sun rises our days start.

Is love what our day will be?

Love will overcome hate.

If we do not show His love,

What will be the fate

Of those we overlook?

A soldier, marching forward,

Sharing God’s loving word,

Showing his saving grace

To a stranger’s face.

If we are to stand,

We must follow his command.

Discussion: A few readings for the Bible

Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 28:19-20 ESV

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Mark 13:10 ESV

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations

Matthew 9:37-38 ESV

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seen.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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96, 10-6, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/23/2023)

Today we are going to follow up on Dave’s suggestion to read a specific poem. This poem has one of my favorite titles, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrowday. Sometimes I like to play with words and even make my own words. Yesterday, today and tomorrow are all days of our lives. And no, I have not watched this soap opera on tv. I’m not sure how clean I would be after watching an episode.

Ok, enough, I’ll get to reading. Our first poem is found in Living in God’s Rhyme on page 157.

YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROWDAY

As I write this it is today.

I wrote the one for yesterday

Sometime earlier today.

You will read this tomorrowday.

Yeah, it sounds nonsensical.

Maybe it’s like something from

A long lost, thankfully, musical

Whose tunes you cannot hum.

For some that is the total sum

Of a week of days ever so weak;

There was yesterday’s yesterday

And then tomorrowday’s tomorrowday.

But we must remember the times

When writing of the week’s rhymes

That spellcheck continues to tell us we that we are wronger

With those red squiggly lines under words that are stronger.

(Writers comment: Man versus machine, God always wins.)

One day tomorrowday will be yesterday.

We cannot worry about whatever day

We find ourselves living in

Whether we lose or we win.

As we face each day we must pray,

Pray aloud that God removes the cloud

Of doubt so we may shout

For the world to hear that we have no fear.

Yes, we will have our coffee,

We will have the lives we live,

But these things become small

When we answer God’s call.

Yesterday I wrote, and today I write

As I will tomorrowday write,

“All I need today is a little Dr. Pepper

And a whole lot of Jesus”

Pray that we may

Stay with him always,

That what we say

May reflect the way

He has saved us,

God’s Son, Jesus.

Discussion:

Not much to say. It’s how my mind works. Crazy, I know; the voices in my head are constantly telling me so.

Let’s see what I wrote some other day. This is found on page 53 of Living In God’s Rhyme.

SUDDEN DAY

The first day of the week,

We worship him in church

As comfort in our lives we seek

Before out the doors we lurch.

Tomorrow begins the weak days,

Those days when we can easily forget

What on Sunday he did say.

As we step in the puddles our feet are wet.

It is me

In the mirror

I do see.

In the morning

There is a warning

In the prayer said

That all I need

Is his word to heed

And I will be led

My soul will be fed

And then I open the door

To the world that wants more.

Each and every day I see

A reflection in the mirror.

But there are so many about

As our lives we live out

That have not heard

Us speak of his word.

We must care,

We must share,

Let them know

As we sow

The seeds

That will feed

More than five thousand,

More than loaves and fish,

More than they could ever wish

In years beyond a thousand.

We can lead them to eternity.

Away from God’s enmity,

So that when it does arrive

Sudden Day they will survive.

Discussion:

As I was putting together the show notes, this thought fell into my mind: Every day I pray that I follow God’s way. What can go wrong as I sing a song of praise to the One He did raise

We’ll end the poetry with one more from Living In God’s Rhyme. This one is on page 58.

ANOTHER DAY TODAY

Not an unusual day,

But I’m glad it’s over.

There’s not a lot to say

Except the day lost its way

About a third into its hours.

Thankfully it didn’t turn sour.

Driving home, seeing the clouds

And thinking, as usual, aloud,

With the threat of rain

There were patches of blue.

There were more than a few.

It made me think of a refrain

From a song

From a time long

Beyond the past,

Time that did not last

But is reborn every day

As to the Lord I pray.

Today when I looked at the sky

I knew there was a reason why,

I finally was glad

For the day I had,

Before I saw the blue,

Before I once more knew

That God is always there,

That he always does care.

When I am otherwise

Occupied with my time,

When I feel the seas rise,

At the end of the day

He always finds a way

To share with me his rhyme.

There is beauty in every day

And at the right time

He shows me the way,

Every day, all of the time.

Discussion:

When the day starts to lead me astray, God shows me the way.

My final thought about todays poems is, Pray, always. God is there in prayer.

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seen.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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95, 10-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/16/23)

Last week I asked for prayers that God would answer a question: Should I read poems I have written and posted on Facebook about the times we are living in. My concern was the political content of some of the poems. And again, I am stating that it is not the politics of today I want to discuss, rather it is the fight of good and evil that overrides all things.

About 3 hours after finishing recording last week’s podcast I went to the computer, got on line and checked our bank statement. Then a thought came to me while looking at the 3 books on the desk next to a pile of podcast files. I wondered to myself, are the poems in here and is this what God has led me to. I picked up Living in God’s Rhyme and was led to 3 poems.

I love the answers to prayers.

The first poem is found on page 114.

IS THIS THE HUMAN CONDITION

(This is not a question)

Where is God when we need him?

Why has this happened again,

Over and over again?

We were told you were a good God,

A loving God who cares for his people.

Where are you in our times of need!

Before our time of need

We should take time to read

Of the history of his chosen ones,

His beloved daughters and sons.

In their times of greed

They did not see the need

To honor his glory and heed

His word, words that feed.

It is there for us today.

Did we not know so we cannot say?

Did we not know as we walked away

That you despised our way?

Did we not hear that Jesus came

Not just for the Jew, but also the Gentile?

He came so that with God we could reconcile

So as Jew and Gentile we are all the same.

If we love God and his Son,

No matter what we have done,

His love for us never is never ending.

Our lives forever he will be mending,

If we love him we must follow

With words and prayers not hollow,

We must be true to him who loves us,

Loves us so much he sacrificed Jesus.

There is a reason us rhymes with Jesus.

But we never learned the lesson,

Maybe because we never read

Of God’s anger over the adultery

Of his chosen ones with idols

And false gods, the gods of others

That do no good, but only harm.

Gods of wood and gold, some were so bold

To worship nothing instead of everything,

All that their God had for them.

So where is God today as children are slaughtered,

As lives are abandoned and hope forgotten?

He is everywhere, where are we?

Reflection on Is This The Human Condition

I think that I mentioned before that I had no idea what direction the book I am writing here would lead me. Although I talk of reading God’s word and receiving the words of the poems from God, I am probably the last person, if I were on the outside looking in, that I would think could have that relationship. It has grown since I started writing this book. But the poems continue to surprise and amaze me. I was reading Hosea before writing and I just stopped and wondered at the times God’s chosen people walked away from Him and then when trouble came, well you know what we all do at those times. Today we are in the same place. I had no idea I would what I would write other than the title

Discussion:

The next poem is found on page 159

MEANINGLESS WORDS

First came the revulsion,

Followed by the revolution

That was followed by the revolt

That struck like a lightning bolt.

These are but words written on a page,

Knowing that I am certainly no sage.

Who could ever imagine the rage

That is not a performance on a stage?

Just words, what do they mean?

Is it more or less than they seem?

Or maybe it is just a movie scene

Or a restless night time dream.

Did anyone read as if they cared

As meaningless words were shared?

Is there something not written,

Words that need to be spoken?

They live with revolution

As so many live to revolt

Against God’s judgement,

Expecting a deferment.

The lightning bolt will appear in the skies

As those who have lived to deny

Will suddenly have a need to rely

On their creator to hear their cries.

We who have believed will be relieved

Because we received and were not deceived.

There is good and evil, the fruit of the tree.

But the Lord fed our hunger and set us free.

As the world rebelled

Nations were felled,

After which His word prevailed

Until again false words were regaled.

We who believe in Jesus, God’s Son,

At the end our lives will not have to run

From the lives we lived and what we have done,

We will be saved, our redemption has been won.

As others fight against what is right,

They are blind to the light, blind without sight,

They may live, but what they give

Is a meaningless word, because they have not heard.

Too busy in their confusion

Of living for the revolution

They do not hear

That God is near.

As we approach the end

We do not life insurance,

We need life assurance,

The salvation that God sends!

Reflection on Meaningless Words

This poem started after an afternoon of going over words that rhyme in my head. I had written a poem in the morning and found that joy and satisfaction of writing again. The first three stanzas came to me as I was watching TV. I had to get paper and a pencil so I would not forget the words. I wrote of this problem in a book years ago, the title of which explains everything, I Can’t Remember the Things I Forgot. It was short with a lot of blank pages. Ok, back to the poem. After making a grilled cheese sandwich I asked for guidance and the words to make sense of my thoughts. This is it, a collaboration between God and me. But somehow I am sure He was there at the beginning and the whole poem.

Discussion:

The last poem is found on page 177.

WORDS THAT ARE SHARED

Don’t worry, there is no forecast for a snow flurry

And the judge and the jury are no longer in a hurry

To hear another story with details so gory

Yes, I am sorry to have found sentences

For my crime, inserting words that rhyme

Sometimes when exercising the mind

In sorting and cleaning one does find

Thoughts that become words to write

Words in lines that together just might

Be more than one may dare to dream

Words that make the reader want to scream

Either scream with joy or anger

Voices that make the sounds

That express without words

Emotions they have found

From the words of one’s thoughts

That others should at all times read

What do you think, what do I think

Do you drink from the glass that I drink

Do your beliefs give you relief

Do my beliefs bring you grief

Or maybe it is the other way

That I grieve at what you say

But we must talk as together we walk

In the life we live, in the love we give

To disagree we must understand

The reasons for another’s stand

Just as when we present our side

We must do so not to divide

Respect one another

Our sister and brother

Whether right or wrong

So we may sing a song

Of peace and brotherhood

Of showing each other the good

Pray that we not lead others astray

Pray that there is truth in all we say

Pray that we will find the way

Pray that together we will stay

Pray that the love of God will engulf us all

Pray that this happens before we fall

Before we fall from grace!

Discussion:

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seen.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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94, 10-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/9/2023)

Today, we will be reading and discussing 4 consecutive poems from God’s Rhyme. They are found on pages 5 through 11. My journey to salvation may sound unusual to some. I first had the desire to know Jesus and understand His love for me through the love Father Larry Dunn shared. I have shared before, I was raised In the Episcopal Church, was married in the Catholic Church and later converted to Catholicism, and many years later was led by God to leave the Catholic Church and am now attending an Evangelical, bible believing, teaching and professing church. The following poems are 4 of the first Christian poems I wrote in the later 1970’s.

MY FRIEND JESUS

Take my hand

as we walk this land,

feel the sand

as time drifts away,

hear what I say,

just be what you may

with my friend Jesus.

A little boy, a baby girl;

sometimes the days

like a waterfall swirl

until I feel the sun’s rays

& I know it’s the Son,

Who, tho blinded to some,

is Who I will follow.

A walk thru a field

& I find I must yield,

give of myself, die to my wants.

I opened the door

& found Him waiting there,

wanting no more

than that breath of fresh air.

I found the way.

As people had said,

it’s not what you say

or the thoughts in your head.

It’s not just the grace of an evening meal.

It’s something you always feel,

something that starts deep in you heart.

Take my hand

& walk with me;

There is so much to be.

Together we can stand,

not just the two of us,

because we are three

with our friend Jesus.

Discussion:

FOR YOU TWO

Thank you Jesus for loving me,

for being able to see

that I am more

than I think I can be.

When the world

seems to swirl around

& sounds are blurred,

somehow your love is heard.

You’ve given me a life;

a loving wife,

the sweet joys of a baby girl

& a little boy.

I have been blessed.

I just need to take time

to look between the stress

of a world that wants what is mine.

I know I don’t often tell You,

I’m so often overdue

in remembering it’s not just the words,

but more the actions that are heard.

With You tho, I have a new start

In seeing thru the lies,

for it’s not just with my eyes,

but now I see with my heart.

Thank you Jesus

when I think of us.

For if it’s Your life we’re living,

we have so many thanks to be giving.

Discussion:

When we started going to Guadalupe we had a two year old son. Then a daughter, and another, and another, and two more. I wrote a book for one Christmas for the kids, a fictional biography. At one point I wrote about the discussion between a priest and myself occurring in the hospital hallway as my wife was wheeled toward the delivery room. The imaginary priest was telling me that before number 4 or was it 5 I had to convert before the baby could be delivered. After all it is Catholic families that have alot of kids.

When I finally experienced the joy of Jesus, everything was right.

One thing I noted at this time in my life occurred at work. I worked outside, surveying. I noticed the sky was bluer, the clouds whiter and the air clearer. All around me, nature was at peace and beautifully so.

I BELIEVE IN JESUS

I believe in Jesus

His body & blood shed

that I might live.

I believe in Jesus

knowing what lies ahead

for me in life

He died

for the times

my eyes

failed

to see Him

in my neighbor

as my Savior

I believe in Jesus

His life, His word

are Truth forever

Yes, I believe in Jesus

and how He served

that I might too.

Discussion:

MY SWEET JESUS

Oh Jesus, sweet Jesus,

I pray that when you lay

me down for my final rest

it is in Your arms, I pray.

But for now, let me live

such that in all I do

in my life is to give

as You have to me.

In this life I am living

may I pass on to others

the way of gentle forgiving

You have given to me.

May the weakness

in this life

give way to meekness

everlasting with You.

Living here today,

maybe gone tomorrow,

Your word shows me the way,

the path I must follow.

Discussion:

During a second Marriage Encounter weekend I remember sitting in the auditorium of an old convent surrounded by other couples when suddenly I felt a peace within my body that I had never experienced before. After that weekend the sky was bluer, the air clearer, the snow whiter, life absolutely enjoyable.

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

And this week may we remember the words from 2 Corinthians, 12:9;

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.”

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seen.

(from God Still Rhymes, Concluding Prayer)

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/26/23)

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"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

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93,10-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/2/2023)

Revised 2/26/2023

Today we will be reading and discussing poems about what God gives us.

AS ONLY YOU CAN (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 116)

I look at the clouds and I wonder aloud

What lies beyond the skies?

What ever can be though looking I cannot see.

I look at the wonder of it all and I hear your call.

Beyond the skies is Heaven above,

Where there are no whys, just your love.

But first we share in this world of ours

For what we care in each day’s hours.

The mountains, the valleys,

The meadows, the deserts,

And the vast deep waters,

They all exist inside of us.

You spoke the earth into existence,

You breathed your breath into man,

Your power knew no resistance.

It was only and is only you who can.

May we live in your glory,

Be a part of your story.

May we every day strive

To have you in our lives.

May we see the splendor,

Of all you do, of who we are

As we shine brighter than the stars

When we let you, Lord, be who you are.

Discussion:

THE WONDER OF GOD’S WAY (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 182)

God’s love is shown and Jesus is known

As the words of King David are heard

Many years after and many years before,

After the creation and before the resurrection.

In times of grace and in time of waste

God’s love for us never falters, never fails.

His is a love we may never understand,

While on this earth we are merely man.

David writes:

the LORD is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger; abounding in love.

He will not always accuse,

nor will he harbor his anger forever;

he does not treat us as our sins deserve

or repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his love for those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west,

so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

(Psalm 103:7-12)

How can we on this earth understand this love?

We live our lives struggling for love

While we struggle at times to give our love.

We shake our neighbor’s hands with winter gloves.

If we have fear for the Lord, the awe and respect he deserves,

We have opened the door to our hearts to receive his grace,

If we truly believe and accept this and are not reserved

In our faith, he is faithful to forgive and remember never.

Be thankful that as Isaiah writes of God,

For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways.”

declares the LORD .

As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

(Isaiah 55:8,9)

Live in awe filled wonder and his voice will not thunder

Because of who he is, as we live, he forgives.

By faith through his grace, we have the gift to forever live

Through the death of his Son, who took upon himself our sin.

Be thankful God is who he is and always will be,

Be thankful God loves you and loves me,

Be thankful God created us in love

So by believing we will see him in heaven above.

God so loves us that he sent his only Son to die for our transgressions.

If his ways were our ways, we would still be dying in those transgressions.

Be thankful and accept his love, the gift of his son

So one day you will be with him when with this world you are done.

Discussion: As I was putting together the show notes after copying the first two poems and reading the last four lines of the last poem this from Psalm 46:10 came to me: Be still and know that I am God. I couldn’t help but think the times I have had to tell myself to let go, God has this, He is in control. Be still and quietly, patiently wait for Him. He is always, in al ways there for us. Be still, listen and wait for God’s blessing.

Discussion:

WHO AM I? (God Still Rhymes, pg. 130)

Jesus asked his disciples,

“Who do you say I am”?

Who did they think he was?

And in times of doubt I ask myself,

“Who do I think I am?”

At these times in my life

I know I must reply,

I am reborn,

I am saved,

I am forgiven,

I am redeemed,

I am made holy in his sight,

I am blessed,

I am loved,

I am a child of God!

And there, without words,

Is the rhyme of who I am,

I am one with God!

Forever in his sight

I am now made right.

Though I may stumble and fall,

My name he will always call,

Always and forever,

He will leave me never.

Yes, I am a child of God.

That is who he says I am.

Discussion:

Dave brings up the last poem in God Still Rhymes on page 131, Concluding Prayer. We discussing using it as part of our podcast concluding prayer.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,

my power is perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor 12:19)

At the beginning and at the end

And every moment in between,

May our strength be for His strength

So His perfection may be seem.

As we come to the end of today’s podcast, let us pray.

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (12/1/2022)

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Tim and Dave

"If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes "

"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

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Today we have poems about prayer and a poem competition that I think I lost years ago.

The first poem is unpublished and was written in September of 2020.

AN ANSWER TO PRAYER

I thought I could stop

The up and down hop

Going on in my mind.

Could peace again I find?

Speak up

Shut up

What is right

Not what might

So, I knelt and began to pray.

The answer, “do not betray

Your fellow believers,

Expose the deceivers.”

There are moments

I hear comments

Saying words I’ve written

Should never be hidden.

As my mind started to wander,

I knew it was time to pray.

Tilting my head I looked yonder

And asked God, “what do I say?”

I see the world in a haze,

With so many in a daze,

Not knowing where the truth lays

Too many yays, too few nays.

I said, “Lord, what can be done?”

He answered, “it is simple my son.

Read the book of prophecy.

Not books of philosophy.”

“Today you pray

To know the way.

You already know it,

Now you must share it.”

So, I will continue to write

Of how yesterday and today

Have and still explain tomorrow,

As the “god of this world” brings sorrow. (2 Cor. 4:4)

I was left with this:

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Put on the full armor of God, so you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For your struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians :10-16, NIV)

9/19,20/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

The next poem is also unpublished and was written in August of 2022.

WORDS FROM A PRAYER

Words to write on this night,

I had a thought of what they ought

This night to say, first I must pray.

Dear Father in Heaven above,

I pray this night for words of love,

The words I can share

Expressing Your care.

The words of thanksgiving,

The life I am living,

My tomorrow

Without sorrow.

May the word

I have heard

Be what I write

This blessed night.

In Jesus’ name I pray.

Amen, again this day.

Thank You Lord.

I have adored

The rhymes You are giving

And the life I am living.

May I now be led to share

The blessing of Your loving care.

tcarter, 8/8/2022, 10:49 pm

Discussion:

Now for the competition: Years ago, I challenged my wife to write a poem in response to one I had written. They are in God Still Rhymes on pages 26 and 27.

Here is mine.

HIS – SUNDAY EVENING

sitting

the chair is

comfortable

as are

the thoughts

of you

remember the times

good and bad

yes

but

like this chair

they are comfortable

I do

yes

I do

Love you

I have

through

the years

my dear

And now hers.

HERS – NOVEMBER 9, 1975

you

blue eyes

my love is

all in you

you

my dear

have in you

all my happiness

cuz my

happiness is you

you

forever

will have my

love

for

you alone

are my

love

my happiness

my life

you have been

God-send

husband

Reflection on His – Sunday Evening

Sometimes I’m not sure who the better poet is. I do know who the better of the two of us is. As I have loved her, as she has loved me, I have learned.

Discussion:

Now another poem about prayer, one I should start every day praying. It is in God Still Rhymes on page 27.

MY PRAYER TODAY

Lord, tell me what to pray.

Tell me what I should say.

May your Spirit that is holy

Be at my side, my guide solely.

What I do learn

I do not earn,

But by your grace

I now have faith.

You lead me not astray.

You show me the path to stay.

It is thru your Spirit

That I now can learn it.

Lead me, guide me,

Take my life and set me free.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We pray that today has been pleasing to You and honors Your glory.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen (2/15/23)

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Today 2 poems that could have been part of last week podcast. One about church and one about the Cornerstone. And 2 more unpublished poems.

CHURCH IN THE SKY

The steps into the church

Leading to the Heavens

Once filled with believers

Looking beyond the day

All that was heard

Was a love song

God’s saving word

Forever long

Singing as God they praised

Overcoming all fears

Singing so many years

Through faith the roof was raised

Today walking through the open door

I look above to where eagles soar

And hear the praise of many voices

Celebrating their saving choices

The church was raised

As God was praised

Lifted through the sky

Faith the reason why

tcarter, 9/7,8/2022

Inspired by painting by Cynthia Gonzales

Discussion:

Cindy’s paintings inspired the poems Church in the Desert in God Still Rhymes and Wind River, an unpublished poem we read on a previous podcast.

CALM IN MY DAY

The constant motion,

Then the commotion

From dawn through evening,

Not ever leaving,

Ever testing my devotion

That leads me from my grieving.

In the smog covered hue

Of the morning sky

Another day may be new.

I again ask why.

Then the Lord said to me,

“Sit quietly and reflect

On what is and what you see.

As your thoughts you collect

There is more for you and Me.

As you pray I will protect.

It is not the color of the sky.

It is not the reason why.

If you need, take time to cry.

The days will still be young.

There are hymns to be sung

And church bells to be rung.

Remember my child,

Through your faith

And by My grace

You run the race

With your faith.

Know you are my child.”

Salvation has been won

Through Jesus, God’s Holy Son.

Now at the rising sun

My worry is done.

In this world I no longer live alone,

My life now built on the cornerstone.

Now as I live,

As I believe,

I do receive

What God does give.

8/31/19, tcarter

Discusssion:

TRUST TO BE LEAD

In God I will trust

Not in my lust,

As thoughts are swirled

Around in this world

In which I live.

I will let God give

To me His all

As I hear His call.

From my eye remove this log

So I may see above the fog,

And at the end of night

I will have won the fight.

May I not judge

Nor hold a grudge.

I will forgive

As life I live.

May Your love I share.

May I be aware

Of other’s fears,

Shedding their tears.

As I walk,

As I talk,

May my foot prints be

Spoken words not of me,

But the words God has spoken,

Mending lives that are broken.

May I live

That I give

What I received

When I believed.

tcarter, 7/14/2022

Discusssion:

WE WILL

We will fight

In the light

For what is right,

Forever long,

Always strong,

Singing His song.

With God’s might,

Never wrong,

With tomorrow

Always in sight

Without sorrow,

We will be

For all to see,

A reflection

Of His protection.

Truth and justice will prevail,

God’s power will never fail.

tcarter, 8/22,23/2022, 4:34pm

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We pray that those listening and watching the podcast will feel your presence in their lives.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. Father, as Christians lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. We pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people; its leaders, those who have fled the country to find safety, those who are still trying to leave the country and those who are staying to fight the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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90, 9-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 2/10/2023)

Three poems today, one from each book. They all were inspired by thoughts of church.

The first one is from God Still Rhymes, and is found on pg. 67.

UNDER THE STEEPLE

Everyday people

under the steeple,

bells are ringing,

voices are singing

songs of praise

for the life

he did raise,

Jesus Christ,

our savior and Lord

whose life we savor.

We live in God’s favor

whose love we have stored

in each and every heart

as we wake

and then make

the promise of a new start.

In his grace forgiving

the life we were living

with Jesus we are raised,

In worship he is raised.

Our God is good,

he understood

our fear of belief.

He gives us relief

in the trouble

of life’s rubble.

He loves us.

this Jesus,

God’s only son,

his holy one.

His life sacrificed,

we have been made right,

we will never die

so we sing,

the bells ring

because we are his people

gathered under the steeple.

With the cross

There is no loss.

The lost have been found

making a joyful sound.

Discussion:

The second poem is from Living in God’s Rhyme, on pg. 152.

THOUGHTS ON THE WAY TO CHURCH

The lost sheep,

Are we led,

Led to the way

Or led astray,

Are we fed

By the Bread of Life

Or captive to strife

There are random thoughts that cross my mind

That make me seek the words to find

That will feed me and lead me

To the right words to write

No questions,

No exclamations

Period?

Just the question,

As lost sheep are we led,

As lost sheep are we fed

To the truth, by the truth

Of who God is,

What Jesus has done

And the mission

Of the Holy Spirit?

Do we ever question God’s love?

Do we ever shout an exclamation?

Or do we just end with a period?

God’s love for us is never in question,

We should shout to the world in exclamation

That with God our lives will not end with a period.

Discussion:

I was driving to church, as the title says, one day and these thoughts came to me.

The next poem is from God’s Rhyme, on pg. 122.

THE CORNERSTONE

The cornerstone, the first block laid,

upon which the foundation is made,

in which the line is straight and true,

the beginning holding the clue.

A clue of the temple

A view of the house

A pew of His church

The few

The blessed

The meek

The poor

The Spirit

The Son

The Father

All found in . . .

the cornerstone.

Old and new, we can read testaments

of the blocks which rest on the cornerstone;

so perfect in line, lest we lament,

lest we reject, lest we build on our own.

Jesus, the cornerstone on which we build our lives;

a temple, we as one become a church

building on His perfection we strive

through His life, we end our search.

Building on the cornerstone

we are no longer a stranger,

we no longer build alone,

not since that birth in the manger.

“We are members of His household,

Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,

With Christ Jesus as the chief cornerstone.” Ephesians 2: 19, 20, NIV

Before the beginning and beyond the end,

Jesus, our Savior, is our cornerstone;

building on a life, a death that God did send,

the house He builds becomes our own.

(Yes, He was the cornerstone the Psalms tell us the builders rejected.

But for those who believe, He is the cornerstone for all that is good.

In Him we have our faith, our hope, our joy, our eternal salvation.)

Reflection:

This is about the church I started attending while in Bible study. In researching "cornerstone" I was amazed how many songs have been written about it. I just wanted to express my gratitude for finding the Cornerstone.

Discusssion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

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Today we will be reading and discussing 3 poems from the Last Notebook, an umpublished manuscript from 2020.

March 29, 2020

An interesting evening last night and an interesting morning today. Interesting, more like enlightening.

The following poem is a result of last night’s revelation from God. This morning when I opened my Bible, it opened to Psalm 31. This was not of my doing. I know that the poem is rather cryptic. But is what I believe I was lead to write.

Psalm 31

For the director of music. A psalm of David

1 In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness, 2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. 3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. 4 keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. 5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me LORD, my faithful God. (NIV)

BEWARE

Yesterday my world was turned upside down,

Or so I thought.

I had been caught

Believing the lie

And was wondering why

The words of the song

Were ever so wrong.

Jesus often said, “Let those who have ears hear,

And those who have eyes see.”

What did I hold dear?

What would I be?

So many times we were warned

By the voices the world scorned.

We were told to take beware.

We were told to take care.

I had believed more than one false teacher.

For that there is no rhyme.

My focus was still Jesus,

God’s Son who saved us.

But there are those who changed God’s word

So often through songs we have heard.

Yesterday I was given sight

Into the darkening light

Of too often believing

Those who are deceiving.

One can say Jesus is Lord

To the lost earthly horde.

But what lies behind the word

They have sung that we have heard?

When the singing does end,

What message do they send?

We must understand

This has been planned,

Beyond the song,

For way too long.

May our faith be strong.

Our God is never changing.

We are not to be rearranging

His word spoken that we have heard.

Jesus is the Word.

He is all we need.

Our needs he does fed.

There is nothing beyond

The word of God,

Nothing to add to it.

Look beyond the song

Through faith strong.

Look beyond the song book.

Look for the hook.

My world turned upside down.

No, it was set right

So I would not drown.

In truth there is no fright.

3/29/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

NEVER FORSAKEN

Those who know Your name trust You, for You, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek You.

Psalm 9:10

What words of hope

As we live to cope

In the world that surrounds us.

Never forsaken, God sent us Jesus.

We believe,

We receive

God’s loving grace.

We do run our race

Knowing we will fall.

We will hear His call

As our bodies raise.

It is God we do praise,

His forgiving ways

As we live our days.

Seek and you shall find.

Knock and the door will be opened.

Having done so,

He will never forsake us.

And this we know

Because we walk with Jesus.

4/3/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

April 25, 2020

It has been a rough couple of weeks. I have found that it is one thing to stay home for days on end. It is completely different when told to STAY home. I have had thoughts of not writing anymore. I even talked to God about it. So as I was walking to the kitchen this morning the first two lines of the following poem came to mind. I knew I had to write them down. Over the next half hour more lines came to me and I went to the kitchen to write them down. Finally I sat and wrote the last 8 lines or so. The Last Notebook is now finished,

THE LAST POEM

The crystal hue

Of the morning dew,

The skies are blue;

Begin the day anew.

Heaven in its glory

Continuing the story.

The sun, the stars and the moon

All will be seen soon;

Always somewhere,

Everywhere.

Stop and stare,

If you dare.

And then share.

Lay your soul bare

And understand

When you stand

It was not man’s command;

It was by God’s hand

The heavens and earth were formed,

All to His word conformed.

Then he placed us here,

Always knowing without fear.

Look up, He is always here

To wipe away a tear.

Though we may turn our wandering eye,

Through His Word, Jesus, we will not die.

As we look up

Receive the cup

He poured out for us,

The sacrifice, God’s Son, Jesus.

4/25/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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88, 9-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 1/26/2022)

Today we are going to follow up on a thought that came to me during last week’s podcast – Colors, In looking through poems I found 3 with the word color in the title. Unfortunately the last one I hoped to us is rather lengthy and I couldn’t break it down into sections that would make it easier to understand and discuss. The title of it was Colors. That leaves 2.

The first poem, A Flood of Colors, I was challenged to write. In 2019 I attended Book Con, a national book fair in New York City. I was one of three authors highlighted by my publisher. One of the other authors was also an artist. Over lunch one day he challenged me to write a poem about colors. The following poem is the result of that challenge.

A FLOOD OF COLORS

Red,

Orange,

Yellow,

And green,

Blue,

Indigo,

And violet,

Together become a rainbow,

A promise of God so long ago.

The blood of Jesus,

The blood of the lamb,

The blood that saves us,

Salvation, God’s plan.

The fire of God’s deliverance

As we passionately praise

Through our faithful observance

Of the life God did raise.

The glory of God now shown,

Finding joy in our faith,

Knowing we will see God’s face.

Through His reign we have grown.

The new beginning,

Promised restoration

From lives of sinning,

Now with adoration.

The authority of Heaven,

Fed on bread unleavened,

Led by the Holy Spirit,

God’s word, we hear it.

The infinite and the finite,

One is God, the other man.

Jesus is the bridge over the chasm

That was created by Adam.

The priesthood, the kingship,

The royalty, the mediator,

It is Jesus we worship

Who is One with the Creator.

The rainbow, a sign of the mercy of God (Genesis),

The colors, the glory of God (Ezekiel),

At the end, the power of God (Revelation),

The rainbow, a reflection of God,

Yesterday,

Today,

And tomorrow.

Post Script:

An artist paints with colors,

A poet paints with words.

Both tell a Story

Of all God’s Glory.

Tim Carter

July 7, 2019

Discussion:

The next poem was written in august of 2021. It happens to have a color word in the title.

SATURDAY EVENING BLUES

8:09 pm, looking out the window,

Watching as the setting sun still glows.

Earlier, the rising sun and sky of blue

Brightened the welcoming of the day anew.

There was rain in the afternoon,

But it stopped fairly soon.

The clouds moving over the lake

Leaving a gentle breeze in their wake.

The light of the setting sun

Gives the sky of different hue.

The blue sky now shining bright

Mixed with the Son’s glorious light.

Above the horizon,

Beyond the sun,

Above the stars,

And what is ours

The Son shines bright.

He is our guiding light.

8/1/21, tcarter

Discussion:

The next poem was written on January 13th of this year. It is one of my favorite poems. It, as usual did it end up like I thought it would.

HIS WORD, HIS LOVE

Time for reflection

On the collection

Of the words and deeds

On which my mind feeds.

Time after time

I find a rhyme

Of God’s given revelation

In the Book of Revelation.

I have found the Bible a love story,

Revealing the constant love of God’s glory,

A love beyond my understanding,

A love that will not leave me standing . . .

Alone.

No, never,

Not ever,

Forever

In His love.

I am now a child of God

Through His Son Jesus.

With His love I am filled,

My heart will not be stilled

From His perfect love

As I look above.

Tim Carter, 1/14/23, 7:43, 10:04 pm

Reflection:

At church, Cornerstone Church, the Pastor started a six month sermon series on the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible. I have been intrigued with Revelation and End Times prophecy since I read the Late Great Planet Earth in the last century. I also attend a Thursday night Bible study where we will also be studying Revelation. And, I am also reading the Bible in a year, based on a daily reading list in the back of my Bible. When I did this previously I was absolutely amazed how much the Old and New Testaments are intertwined. I started writing this poem wanting it to be, in some way, about the Book of Revelation. After writing the first stanza, out of nowhere the thought came to me, the Bible is God’s love story with those of us created in His image. God is LOVE.

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We hope that today has been pleasing to You and honors Your glory.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. Father, as Christians lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. We pray for the protection and needs of the people of Ukraine. We pray for the leaders and those who are remained to fight the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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87, 9-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 1/20/2023)

Corrections, 1/15/23

Today we are reading and discussing poems from the first book, God’s Rhyme. The first two were written in the late 1970’s, when I first stated to fully understand God’s word and got to truly know Jesus and salvation. The third poem was written in 2014.

MY FRIEND JESUS (pg. 5)

Take my hand

as we walk this land,

feel the sand

as time drifts away,

hear what I say,

just be what you may

with my friend Jesus.

A little boy, a baby girl;

sometimes the days

like a waterfall swirl

until I feel the sun’s rays

& I know it’s the Son,

Who, though blinded to some,

is Who I will follow.

A walk thru a field

& I find I must yield,

give of myself, die to my wants.

I opened the door

& found Him waiting there,

wanting no more

than that breath of fresh air.

I found the way.

As people had said,

it’s not what you say

or the thoughts in your head.

It’s not just the grace of an evening meal.

It’s something you always feel,

something that starts deep in your heart.

Take my hand

& walk with me;

There is so much to be.

Together we can stand,

not just the two of us,

because we are three

with our friend Jesus.

Discussion:

Make Melody to God is on page 41

Let the word (spoken by) the Christ, the Messiah,

have its home (in your hearts and minds) and

dwell in you in (all its) richness, as you teach

and admonish and train one another in all insight

and intelligence and wisdom (in spiritual things

and sing) psalms and spiritual songs, making

melody to God with (His) grace in your hearts.”

Colossians 3:16 Amplified

MAKE MELODY TO GOD

We sing Your Word

which we have heard

with our ears

throughout the years.

We sing

& the words ring

of what You have done

thru Jesus Your son.

Psalms & hymns

sung of Him

Whose life is praised,

from death he was raised.

Living

for years

knowing

life’s fears

crying

hurt tears

Then,

believing

without sight

accepting

now the light

living

thru His might.

We sing even more

of His glorious splendor,

of the life He has given

unlocking the gates to Heaven.

Psalms, hymns & spiritual songs

of His righting our wrongs,

we sing of His glory

that all may hear his story.

May our living be a melody

to God & His Son’s body.

May we sing with His grace

In our hearts in faith.

Discussion:

HAVE YOU, HAVE I (pg. 95)

Have you seen how beautiful is grace?

Have you felt the comfort of His embrace?

Have you looked into your neighbor’s face?

Have you heard the sweetness of the sound?

Have ever you been lost, but now are found?

Have you known a love that is never bound?

Amazing how our daily lives never end,

How a thoughtless word said never seems to mend,

How amazing the ease with which we pretend

To be as one whether stranger or friend.

Forgive us Lord for what we do not say.

Please forgive us Lord each and every day.

You are waiting and we get in the way,

Wanting the world, knowing that we should pray.

Without You in our lives who can we be?

Without forgiveness how can we be free?

It is only with You that we can see

That without Your grace there is only me.

Reflection:

I think that the last line of this poem is what I wanted to write as the last line of CREATIVITY.

Discussion:

Creativity was probably written in the early 1980s. I have been up and down in deciding whether to read Creativity. This is what the refection at the end says: Just a poem, an exercise in creativity. It was probably a bad day also. But more than an exercise on a bad day, I think that this was a acknowledgement that the way of the world isn't the answer.

CREATIVITY (pg. 57)

like a knife rifled thru the still air

your thoughts are stifled by those who care,

unnoticed by you at that minute

when you first take view of your limits.

all around are sounds

that abound & drown

thinking maybe it’s spring –

annually this comes you say,

but does it really every year

or is it only Friday waiting?

take a trip somewhere afar

to air the brain anywhere by car.

take life & strip the walls away,

relieve the strain of care today.

above,

the blue with hues

so few can view

take a trip home to find

just if you are really that kind

who when alone can thru your eyes see

beyond the stars to what you can be.

truth, the saying doesn’t ring,

perhaps it’s more than just the day.

perhaps you’ve stopped looking in the mirror

to see it’s only you that’s waiting.

Discussion:

WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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86, 9-6, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (1/12/2023)

Today, 1 poem from God’s Rhyme & 2 recent ones.

THE RETURN (God’s Rhyme, Pg. 38)

listen –

I hear,

I hear a whisper;

a sound

ever so gentle,

as if a cool breeze

comforting

in the heat

were found

when standing still.

Shh . . . . .

I hear it again,

calling,

calling me, . . . “come,

come,

you are falling,

feel My arms,

I will catch you.”

“I’ll comfort you son.”

Oh, thank you Father,

I love You, I missed You.”

“Welcome home,

We rejoice in your homecoming,

son.”

“Your room

is as you left it;

as are you & I,

as we once were.”

The water drops

on His sleeve

were not from storm clouds;

gone they now are.

No, my tears fell,

fell freely

on His majestic robes of grace.

He so loved me

and rejoiced in my return.

I wept

joyfully

in His arms,

My Father,

My Redeemer,

My God.

Reflection:

THE RETURN, a recurring theme. One I wish I didn't have to write about, but am glad that I can write about. No matter what I may do, God will always welcome me back. And when I later realized how I must hurt God when I wander, I also realized that I must also forgive myself. If I don't, I am still distant from God until I do forgive.

Discussion:

The next two poems were written are the first two written in 2023.

DAY TWO

Day two,

The year is new,

So much to do

Beyond day two.

As I have been blessed,

I must help the rest

Find peace in their life

Overcoming strife.

Yes, I can write a word

Others may have heard.

Now I must share

With love an care.

My life no longer mine,

I have now seen the sigh

Of words ever divine.

I see the finish line.

I will follow where He leads,

I will pray and plant the seeds.

He has prepared good deeds

For me to serve other’s needs.

tcarter, 1/2/2023

Discussion:

WHAT IS WRITTEN

(1/2/23)

Opportunity knocks

And the door unlocks.

I once wrote of Dirty Socks

And God In a Box.

(1/4/23)

What is left,

Writing in bass clef*

Or should I rest

And hope for the best?

I break words down**

Letter by letter,

And only frown

When I am not better.

That was then,

This is now.

This is not about me

And who other’s see.

My life is about God’s Son

And the battle He has won.

The word is His,

The healing is mine,

And as the world I live,

To other’s I must give.

What I have received,

As in Him I believed,

No longer deceived,

By His word I am set free.

tcarter

Discussion:

I played the trombone in elementary and junior high, music written in bass clef.

** I like to taka a word and see how many other words I can make out of the letters.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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His word rhymes

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85, 9-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 1/5/2023)

Today we have a mix of poems. Three are poems written on the Notes app on my phone and one is from Living In God’s Rhyme. The theme that ties them all together is Jesus.

BROKEN HEALING

Thinking of words that rhyme

Yes, I do this all the time

There’s that voice

There’s a choice

Then . . .

When . . .

I’m not sure

There’s a cure

So I endure

Knowing in the end

Patience will mend

My broken thoughts

Battles are fought

And ultimately won

As I pray to God’s Son

For the peace of mind

In Him I will find

I will follow Jesus

The way

The truth

And the life

tcarter, 9/18/2022, 8:37 pm

Discussion:

WORDS FROM A PRAYER

Words to write on this night,

I had a thought of what they ought

This night to say, first I must pray.

Dear Father in Heaven above,

I pray this night for words of love,

The words I can share

Expressing Your care.

The words of thanksgiving,

The life I am living,

My tomorrow

Without sorrow.

May the word

I have heard

Be what I write

This blessed night.

In Jesus’ name I pray.

Amen, again this day.

Thank You Lord.

I have adored

The rhymes You are giving

And the life I am living.

May I now be led to share

The blessing of Your loving care.

tcarter, 8/8/2022, 10:49 pm

Discussion:

The next poem is found on page 135 in Living in God’s Rhyme.

An Eternal Heart

Therefore we do no lose heart.

Though outwardly we are wasting away,

yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16

As our years pass our outer body shows age.

In the book we write of life every year turns a page,

But with God every day our soul he renews.

The outside and inside present different views.

For our light and momentary troubles are

achieving for us and eternal glory

that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:17

In the earthly life we live we will face

Trials and troubles that will test our faith.

It is in each trial and trouble that we find

An answer from God that is beyond our mind

To understand because his ways are not ours.

He loves us all for all time through all the hours.

The strength of our faith will grow

As his seeds God does sow,

Seeds of love for him in those who are meek

So that at all times, in all things it is him that we seek.

So we fix eyes not on what is seen,

but on what is unseen,

since what is seen is temporary,

but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:18

It is only with God that we can look at the unseen

With the hope and promise that goes beyond our being.

We have the promise through Jesus, God’s Son,

That after our death, for eternity with him we will be one.

We live in a temporary state in these jars of clay

Knowing that we will be with God at the end of our days.

Through eternity and beyond we will be forever

With our Heavenly Father, we will live forever.

Discussion:

We’ll end with another poem from the Notes app on my phone.

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

The sun is setting,

But I’m not letting

That become the end

Of another day.

No, I won’t my friend.

It is time to pray

To the risen One,

God’s one shining Son,

The light of this earth

Who gave us our worth.

As He is risen forever

We will live in darkness never.

6/7/21, 9:14 pm, tcarter

Discussion:

In looking through the poems on my phone noticed that there are a lot of poems about the time we are living in, the confusion and changing of the meaning of life. The time we are living in have been in my thoughts for a few years now. We’ll get int these poems in a podcast, probably sooner than later. Just a warning.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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His word rhymes

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84, 9-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 12/29/2022)

Today we are going to talk about the new year and what it can and hopefully will mean for us.

We’ll start with a poem that comes after the Christmas poems in God Still Rhymes. This poem was probably written in 2017

THE YEAR’S LAST THOUGHT (God Still Rhymes, pg. 125)

(Not what it ought

Not what he brought

Not what he thought)

At that hour it was dark.

He was carrying the books

As he walked through the park.

Strangers gave him strange looks

As they crossed his path.

Pausing – you do the math:

What is two times too many?

More than a penny

But less than time?

He asked, “what of me is mine?”

Then it was as if the soles of their feet

Had trampled his soul as he crossed the street.

The task . . .

Was it lying or lying ahead?

Where was the truth

Where all was false?

Could there be an heir

Waiting in the air?

What is there,

What is fair,

Does one care,

Does one dare,

As one stares

At the stairs?

Is there danger

With the stranger?

Can the doctor

Cure the sick

By doctrine

Of infectious words

That cut and sting,

That strangle

One’s life

And maybe another’s?

Yes, in the Almighty Healer

there is Hope.

Reflection on The Year’s Last Thought

I’m sure I know why I get in moods like the one I was in when I wrote this poem. Sometimes I distance myself from the people I should be getting closer to. For some reason I had this foolish thought going through my mind for quite a few days. The thought, are all poets tortured souls. I had no I idea. I just knew that I was allowing myself to be that tortured soul. Was it so I could write this poem? I didn’t know. But, I do know there was a reason for it. Now as I am writing this explanation I know it was God calling me to come home again. I added the last two lines after realizing God’s purpose for this poem.

Discussion:

As I reread this poem when looking for poems or today’s podcast, I realized that is reminds me of today, how in the world we are living in now can do this to us if we do not have Jesus to lift us up and above the everyday – everything the world wants for us.

The next poem is from one of the unpublished files.

GO GENTLE

Go gentle into the night

And into the fading light.

There is no more fight

Surviving on God’s might.

The shadows will fall

As you hear God’s call.

There will come a time

When you hear His rhyme.

Worry not about the morning dew

Knowing that God loves you.

Go gentle into your living,

Embrace what God is giving.

7/30/19, tcarter

Discussion:

Even though this was written many months into the year, I believe that it is how we should start our new year, by turning over our lives to Jesus. We can turn over a new leaf with a New Year’s resolution year after year, or we can turn over everything to Jesus and let Him lead us into joy and satisfaction that is everlasting. Once and always forever.

One from God’s Rhyme

HIS BLESSINGS RHYME (God’s Rhyme, pg. 88)

My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills

All in God’s time

By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills

His blessings rhyme

Day by day and night time too

It seems the hours though many

Are more times than not too few

As I’m earning that penny

How many times can I say

As ev’ry day passes by

If I could only now pray

Do I ever question why

My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills

All in God’s time

By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills

His blessings rhyme

I must make the time each day

Although I may wonder how

To be more thankful, to pray

But the time, it must be now

He answers when I need Him

My spirit He can raise

When my prayer is like a hymn

Said like a song of praise

My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills

All in God’s time

By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills

His blessings rhyme

I can pray when life’s gone wrong

If I pray when all is right

How much more blessed will the song

Be I can hear in His light

Through His Son’s death on the cross

He has saved my soul from sin

Thru prayer He saves me the loss

Of joy I will have with him

My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills

All in God’s time

By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills

His blessings rhyme

Discussion: If I remember this, every day, though maybe not perfect as I live on this earth, is a day of hope to experience God’s rhymes. The past is behind me, God is with me today and forever. I need one new day; the day I give my life to Jesus.

Finally, a poem for the New Year written at Dave’s request.

IN THE COMING YEAR

Consider the power

Of every hour

The Father shares with us

Through His Son, Jesus

In this coming year

Do not live in fear

Of the unknown

Seeds others have sown

Start this year

Kneeling to pray

Throughout the day

So you may hear

His saving voice

And know the choice

Before you

In all you do

Is to take God’s hand

And understand

You have found your worth

Is not of this earth

Be blessed

In God’s rest

tcarter, 12/13, 20/2022 (83/27)

Discussion:

Spend time with God, be willing to receive what He has for you. Open your heart and let Him speak into your heart, going deep into your soul.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into the coming new year.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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"We are the King’s kids and you’ll never get rid of us because we are His with Jesus."

If you give

Him the times

As you live

His word rhymes

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83, 9-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (12/22/2022)

Today, 2 Christmas poems from the unpublished manuscript, The Last Notebook and one from God’s Rhyme.

THANK YOU JESUS

Read the text,

Know what’s next.

Jesus is risen,

Sins forgiven.

We will know,

He will show

The great sorrow

Of tomorrow.

From the grave

He did save.

When fear

Is near,

Then upon us,

It is Jesus

Who gives us rest

Where we are blessed

Through His love

To rise above

The sins of man.

It is He who can,

He has won,

The risen One.

Live today.

Kneel and pray

Then raise your hands.

He understands

This life we live

As He did give

His!

4/23/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

MY CHRISTMAS WISH

Dear Lord,

As I prepare to share

This holiday with others

May my wish become a prayer

For my sisters and brothers;

That they may find Your care,

That they receive the gift

Of Your grace as you lift

Them to rise above,

Feeling Your love.

My prayer is that we know

It is not the gift of a toy

That brings eternal joy.

It is the gift as we grow,

Having received Your grace

That we share this season,

A reflection in our face

Of the love of Jesus

Who receives us

Tattered, torn

And forlorn.

May others find the joy

And their worth

In the birth

Of this baby Boy.

May your Merry Christmas become Blessed.

May the lights on the tree shine forth.

May your present be His presence.

12/18/19, Tim Carter (135/31)

Discussion:

The next poem is from God Rhymes, page 138.

ONE CHRISTMAS DAYS

" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word

was with God and the Word was God. He was

in the beginning with God." John 1:1,2, NKJV

Before the Christmas carols we did sing,

forever before a single church bell did ring,

before we could shout to the world with joy,

was the Word, God's baby boy.

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among

us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the

only begotten Son of the Father." John 1:14, NIV

The Word was born in the flesh, as is man,

dwelling among us, as only God can,

from creator to sacrificial blessing,

born of a woman to cure our distressing.

What would this world be like without His birth,

amid the chaos what would life be worth?

In His saving grace, if we believe,

our sins, our sorrows, He does relieve.

God loved us before we loved Him.

His love is there for each of us,

today, tomorrow and yesterday,

manifest through the God man, Jesus.

"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take

to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived

in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring

forth a Son, and you shall call his name JESUS,

for He will save His people from their sins."

Matthew 1:20,21, NKJV

We have read His word,

we have heard the story,

songs of joy we have stirred

proclaiming His glory.

Given freely, a gift of freedom

from a world so full of hate and greed,

no longer living in life's serfdom,

now thru His Son we have all we need.

We can sing songs from the mountains high,

we can celebrate His birth on this day,

we can shout joyfully knowing why,

we can speak of Him, knowing what to say.

yes, tis a happy season

an angel, Gabriel

a stable, no room at the inn

shepherds worshiping the Good Shepherd

a star in the sky for three wise men

all, then and now, knowing

joyfully believing

God's gift, His only Son

So on this Christmas day let us pray,

may the songs of the season we are singing

be louder than the church bells ringing.

May our joy prevail past the end of days.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His

only begotten Son, that whoever believes in

Him shall not perish, but have life everlasting."

John 3:16, NKJV

Merry Christmas to all

and to all a good life.

Thank you , Lord.

Happy birthday,

Jesus. (11/25/14)

Reflection:

My view of Christmas over the years. We sent The Wonder of Christmas out as a Christmas Card. The First Gift languished in the computer. One Christmas Days is a continuation of my view of what we/I need to remember during the Christmas season.

We sent this to a few friends and co-workers (a big leap of faith for me).

If time permits, from The Last Notebook

THIS CHRISTMAS TIME

Christmas’ past

Forever last.

Yesterday

Became today.

Forever the same,

Jesus is His name.

We celebrate this season

The birth of the One.

Our worth found in God’s Son.

His birth is the reason

That beyond this season

We continue to praise

The one our God did raise.

Angels did sing,

Church bells ring,

Voices are heard,

It is God’s Word

From the beginning,

Beyond the ending,

Before time,

Now our rhyme.

The world ever sings with joy

Because of this baby boy.

It is Jesus

Who saves us

So we may face

God’s loving grace.

May your Christmas time be blessed

beyond all understanding.

Tim Carter, 12/3/2019

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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His word rhymes

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Poem added 12/11/22

Today we are reading and discussing 2 poems about walking with God and Living in His light. We are also reading a Christmas card poem that can be found in Living in God’s Rhyme.

Discussion:

WALK WITH GOD

For every season

There is a reason.

In the good times

And those not so

Our faith, it does grow,

As we find His rhymes.

With every day,

With every prayer,

God leads our way.

He’s always there.

Feast on God’s peace,

Find strength so kind,

His righteous way,.

Throughout our days

We shall then find

Will never cease.

Don’t know what to pray,

Then take a walk

And start to talk

To God in Heaven above.

He will show you His love

As you follow His way.

12/6/2022, tcarter

WALK IN THE LIGHT

There is a time

& there is a place

in this world we face

to hear His rhyme.

As we look around

we do hear the sound

of many voices

speaking their choices.

Whether slight or wrong,

their words ever strong,

spoken with the starkness

of living in darkness.

While those living in God’s sight

now live in His constant light.

With their eyes they see,

with their ears they hear,

knowing that fear

will never be.

Walking in the light,

always in God’s sight

throughout your earthly time

He will give you His rhyme.

4/5/2022, tcarter

Discussion:

This poem came to me in the Gospel of John, Chapter 11, where Jesus brings Lazarus back from the dead. Then after 2 days He told the disciples, “. . . Let us go to Judea again.” (John 11:7, NKJV) The disciples questing this and He replied, . . . if anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” (John 11: 9-10, NKJV). Read Chapter 12: 42-50 for more on walking in the light.

Side note: Although I had read John’s Gospel numerous times before, it really came to life for me this time. Starting around Chapter 10 to the end it was like something I had never read before. The words I read suddenly came to life and gave meaning to me that I had never felt before.

The Christmas card poem can be found in God Still Rhymes on page 123.

THE EVERLASTING CHRISTMAS

What is it that we want,

That is for Christmas?

What is it that God wants,

That is for us?

To open the gift he has given us,

An expression of his love

As he looks down from above.

Through his grace this Christmas day

And every one before,

And those yet to come,

He has given us a present,

To live forever in his presence.

To live with eternal joy

Unwrap the gift of his son Jesus.

It’s not just this Christmas day

Or those of yesterday,

It is that every day can be

A Christmas day.

Today or tomorrow the gift is there

To become one of God’s heirs.

And so every day of the week

It is you and me he does seek.

If you have opened his gift, shout.

It isn’t just you this is about.

Sharing his gift is the most loving thing

We can do, so let your love sing.

We care for others because God so loves us.

He shows us his love through the life,

The life born as man, loving as God,

His gift of grace, his son Jesus.

Share the grace of his saving embrace

That love may be reborn this Christmas day.

(and every day)

Wishing you a most joyful Christmas

as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Reflection on The Everlasting Christmas

This was our 2016 Christmas card. The cards from 2015, 2014 and one from many years before

are in “God’s Rhyme” as The Christmas Progression.

Discussion:

An extra Christmas Card reading:

THE FIRST GIFT

Another year again gone by,

Another year older.

We are now near the lullaby,

Are we any bolder?

The manger

The birth

The star

And strangers

Have we met that baby boy child

So glorious and mild?

Is He more than a memory,

A nice Christmas story?

An everlasting gift of God’s

In the birth of His Son.

A miracle that seems at odds

To the world, this one.

With His birth

His death

And resurrection

Our sins

Forgiven

And now it is Christmas again.

His gift, open the door

And you just have to let Him in

And unwrap salvation.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

4/3/2022

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His word rhymes

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81, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 12/8/2022)

Returning from November hiatus.

The why
The rest
The rethinking
The result
The praying

Our first poem is titled

ONE SUNDAY IN CHURCH

Let the little children dance to the Lord,

And in doing so find the lost chord.

May they dance a song of joy

With love for God’s baby boy.

The congregation will sing

And the children will bring

The pleasure of their smile,

Leading us through our miles.

May we all be that child

Whose heart is so mild,

That we will sing and dance

When given the chance.

Yes, the children will teach us

To be happy with Jesus

As we sing and pray

Each and every day.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me

and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the

kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:14 ESV)

11/27/2022,. Tim Carter

Discussion:

The church I attend has chairs instead of pews and the music is mostly songs written

more recently than the hymns Dave and I were raised singing. I have seen some of the younger children dancing as the songs are sung. They have big smiles on their faces and some times the mothers join them. After seeing this, the dancing and the smiles on the girls and mothers faces I was moved to write the poem. I never thought this was inappropriate, but I realized that Sunday the children were dancing for God, for Jesus, and as they grow older that joy of dancing will follow them in their faith and the joy of celebrating the birth of God’s Son, our Savior, Jesus. I then knew that they were experiencing worship more deeply than I did as a child when I had a coloring book and crayons, and sat on the kneeler with my coloring book on the pew. I was, for the most part, unaware of my surroundings. So, yes, let the children dance to God, to Jesus as we sing our songs of worship.

I made a card with the poem to give to the mother’s of 2 of the girls. My 7 year old granddaughter, Aria, drew the picture.

The next poem is from God’s Rhyme, page 134. It was written in 1984 and was our Christmas card that year.

THE WONDER OF CHRSTMAS (GOD'S GIFT)

Oh let us sing today

Filling our hearts with joy

The Prince of Peace has come

With the birth of this baby boy

For to us a child is born

To us a Son is given

And His name will be called

Wonderful Counselor

Mighty God

Everlasting Father

Prince of Peace

Sing with a joyful noise

So those around can hear

As our hearts now rejoice

In our Almighty God today

Father everlasting

In the birth of Your Son

We find the true reason

We do celebrate this season

Wonderful Counselor

The Messiah from birth

God’s gift to us on earth

May we return His love with joy

For to us a child is born

To us a Son is given

And His name will be called

Wonderful Counselor

Mighty God

Everlasting Father

Prince of Peace

12/84

Discussion:

May we fold our hands and pray,

Pray that all God gives

in the lives that we live,

we will receive,

as we believe

that His Son was sent for us,

(His Son, the man we knew as)

the man we know as Jesus

was sent to save our souls,

save us from sin,

lived among us without sin.

And that sometimes I imagine, or I can't imagine sometimes, what type of temptation he faced. But knowing the hatred people had for Him, I can still know.

(That) I have the faith in God, His Father that He had some measure of it, faith, to lift me up this holiday season and focus on Him. It is only through Him that we are able to find eternal joy and that eternal joy that was born in the form of that baby boy. That baby boy who was God's joy to give to us. And I just pray that we can this holiday season, uh, keep that in mind and hopefully make Him the focus of all we are, of all we desire and all we do.

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We thank You for all you have led us to and through.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, healing and the salvation of those who have not yet accepted the gift of Your grace by faith.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

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His word rhymes

And don’t forget, “We are the Kings kids and you will never get rid of us for we are His with Jesus.”

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80, 8-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 10/27/22) Today, more cell phone notes app poems.

Discussion: Update for November podcasts

THE SHADOW ON THE WALL

Entering the room I heard a sound. Looking as I turned around I saw a shadow on the wall. And again I heard a voice call.

There was only me. How could this be? The shadow did not move, Nor did itself remove.

Again a voice I heard It said only one word, “Believe.” Believe.

Then, “the battle has been won. Why do you worry my son?” Then the shadow moved from the wall, And again I heard a voice from within call.

“Life, do not fear it. I am the Holy Spirit. Sent from God above With his infinite love.”

“I will lead you in all you do. The old is gone, we will find the new. As you believe Now do receive.”

“God has a plan For every man Who confesses And professes.”

“Be still, and know that He is God.”

The shadow then entered me, And now all that I can ever be Is what God does see. I have been set free.

11/20/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

THE WALK Oh those old and aching bones Walking on a sea of stones, Following the path set before him He smiles and sings a mighty hymn.

There is One who walks before, Who once did open the door And invited the other to walk, And follow, to pray and talk

There were many star filled nights And many sunlit glorious sights. He who walked first would pray, The other only wanted to stay

One day the journey did end. The other said to his new found friend, I believe it is time, I have lived my rhyme.

The One took him into his arms. And the other knew no harm Would come upon him, He had sung the hymn. Before, he had given his life To the One who took his strife And led him to the certainty Of being with the One for eternity.

Who is leading your journey? Know the Truth of Jesus and be set free from worldly distractions. Find peace in your day and eternity’s days.

9/17/2021, tcarter

Mute. Okay. That would be a good title for a poem. Mute the sound in that I have found. Weakness will abound cuz no one will hear, No one will fear what the world has for us without Jesus.

10/23/22 @ 1:20pm

MY CONFESSION

God uses a sinner Though not a beginner To pen each word That he has heard Did this man wonder Having gone asunder Why the words were there Found floating in the air

What did God see Why could this be In times of distraction Why now this attraction

Because the world abounds With the Heavenly sounds That will astound As one is found

Forgiving his sin God never gives in On His love for us So he sent us Jesus

That is why this man Writing the words can Write each word He has heard.

12/29/2020, tcarter

I wrote two tonight And I wonder why It is not a fight Distracted to try

Discussion:

WHERE HIS WORD LEADS

Reading the prophets, Reading the Psalms, Praying and giving alms. Hoping all that calms My soul will grow In the seeds I sow. From deep inside my pockets I will remove my hands to praise The One our God did raise. Having suffered and died My sin He could not abide. He took my rightful place For my life of disgrace. I more than know, I believe And through God’s grace I receive Forgiveness of my sin. Now in this race I...

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79, 8-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 10/20/2022) Today we will be reading more poems that were written at night on the notes app on my cell phone. LEAD ME Jesus, lead me Where I do not see So that I may be More than just me But become we 6/25/21, tcarter

Discussion:

4 A.M. WEDNESDAY MORNING

Come on into the light Where all is ever bright, Where the starkness Of the darkness Has been overcome And the total sum Of all we have done Erased by God’s Son. The Son has risen. We are forgiven If we believe And receive God’s grace, Our place In forever, It will never Be in doubt As we shout Jesus Christ is Lord, God’s Son is adored, He is the light Making us right In the Father’s sight. We no longer fight In the dark of night, It is through His might We see the truth of all Having heard His call.

1/6/21, tcarter

Discussion:

THE LETTER

I’m feeling better. Read your letter, Your year in review Continues to renew, Not your fears, Not your years. But your tears Like a river flow And the weeds still grow. What is left to reap? That is why you weep. And you shared your hope, How it is you cope With the daily news, Differing views. You shared a voice And you made a choice. It said, “My son There is Good News, Jesus, My Son. The battle now won, Death overcome. What the world will bring You shall never sing. I have your hand. Walk through the sand And I will carry you Through all you will do. You are not of this world. You are forever Mine. Forever through time, Yes, that is Our rhyme.

1/13/2021, tcarter

Discussion: The Rewritten Letter

Stupid Love Like a glove It covers your fingers, All that lingers. The burst bubble From your perceived trouble. Hard to move forward Without God’s Word, Though as we live our day May we constantly pray To the Lord Jesus, Who died to save us Will always be there When we are in his care

T. Carter 10/16/22 at 2:00pm

MY HEART

My heart was stirred Reading God’s word My burden lifted As I was gifted By God’s grace His embrace I saw the light Ending the fight

As I continued to read I was reminded my need Was not of man Nothing he can Can ever save my soul As I run toward the goal

I will follow what God has planned As I forever understand It is only the Son of Man Who fulfilled God’s Holy plan Dying for our sin Whatever it has been Then rising from the grave It is Jesus who does save Our hearts so torn As we are reborn

Believe Professing Receiving Blessing

tcarter, 9/5/2022, 9:45 pm

Discussion:

IN THOSE TIMES

In the times of trouble, Those moments of struggle, When you need to snuggle, As you feel life’s harms Then raise up your arms And feel God’s embrace As the world you face. In the world’s rejection Live in His protection. You are safe in the love Sent from Heaven above. And as you rest You will be blessed.

God’s love is forever plentiful, So we may live forever thankful.

8/5/2022, 2:10 am, tcarter

Discussion:

PSALM 51:10

10 Create in me a pure heart, oh God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence Or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation And grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

I have been reading the Psalms, Revelation and rereading Ephesians 6:10, The Armor of God. I have found peace and hope and also understanding: Peace and hope in knowing God is in control, and the understanding of the tomorrows...

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78, 8-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 10/13/2022) Today we will be reading and discussing poems about prayer and God’s rhyme written later at night, sitting on the edge of the bed on my cell phone. ONE AND THE NEXT DAY The end of my day, I took time to pray. Nothing left to say, Except . . . I praise God for leading me From where I could not see Beyond my doubts, Where trouble mounts, Where I will mumble And may well stumble. That was yesterday, What follows is today. Gone is the sunlight, Giving way to the night. It was a blessed day Through which I did pray. Mistakes were sighted, Then they were righted. I was patient with time And could sense the rhyme Of where God was leading me. Into the night I could see An old and open book. So I went to take a look. It was the book of God’s word. Seeing that my heart stirred. Psalms led to John’s first letter. The night was getting better. What had been on my mind While reading I did find Answers to my doubt Swirling around in my head From other’s words I had read. His words turned my heart about So all I could then see Was Jesus in front of me. Believe, Trust, Wait, Receive. Amen 10/3,4/2021, tcarter Discussion: WORDS FROM A PRAYER Words to write on this night, I had a thought of what they ought This night to say, first I must pray. Dear Father in Heaven above, I pray this night for words of love, The words I can share Expressing Your care. The words of thanksgiving, The life I am living, My tomorrow Without sorrow. May the word I have heard Be what I write This blessed night. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen, again this day. Thank You Lord. I have adored The rhymes You are giving And the life I am living. May I now be led to share The blessing of Your loving care. tcarter, 8/8/2022, 10:49 pm Discussion: HE IS THERE IN PRAYER I sat out of sight As I prayed tonight Praying for a prayer That an answer be there With my head bowed I spoke not loud Knowing God would hear And wipe away the tear Of uncertainty Giving clarity In His time With His rhyme I’ve seen His grace In another’s faith I’ve felt His grace As I run my race I will move forward Following His word Knowing the reason For this season I will pray Every day Hearing His call Thankful for all For me He has done Through Jesus, His Son tcarter, 9/19/2022, 9:40 pm Discussion: AT NIGHT KNOWING TOMORROW Sitting beside the dim light The day has turned into night As I bow my head to pray I am thankful for this day As I lay my head to rest I know that I have been blessed And when I awake in the morning I will not live as before in mourning It matters not the day I will follow God’s way I will answer His call As the world does fall Division Derision The governed way Now led astray I will survive Remain alive Through another’s death And resurrection I will follow Jesus He has made me worthy Not at the world sees us As only worthless I am a child of God As Jesus has risen I am now forgiven No longer of this world. 3/7/2022, 9:52 pm, tcarter Discussion: THE ROAD, GOD’S WORD At those times, There are rhymes, I often find I am not blind To what I have heard As I read God’s word. What is true, Is not new; It was yesterday As it is today. And in believing tomorrow He will overcome our sorrow. Once walking the lonely road, Weighed down by my earthly load, I grew tired and weary Living a life so...

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77, 8-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 10/6/2022) Today, poems about the joy of the peace of living our days with God in our lives, living in the promise and hope we have in Jesus. THE GATHERING LAMB (God’s Rhyme, pg. 110)

“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6, NIV

The Lamb of God, with God before time, perfect, as is God, in every way, before the words were written in lines Jesus, the unblemished Lamb was there.

Jesus and God, with the Holy Spirit, indivisible, the Trinity; so the Lamb of God is also God, who saves our souls for eternity.

We, living on this earth, a herd of sheep, we wander, are lost not knowing the cost, not knowing, we cause a pain so deep that God sent Jesus to find and save us.

An earthly shepherd has a special one, one of the herd that seeks the wandering, those sheep that are lost, that have gone astray, returning them home before the day is done.

Our Heavenly Master has sent His Son to find the lost and to gather the strays, to bring us home before the end of days. The Lamb of God, a never ending search.

Before we knew Him He knew who we were, He knew our thoughts, He knew our prayers.

And He knew of our rebellion, Before, He has always known.

Yet He loves us still and He always will. He sent His Son to be the one that would seek us out even as we doubt.

He sent His Son to gather us in, the unblemished Lamb, the Sacrifice, to pay the price, to die for our sins so that with God we are finally put right! . Reflection: The result of Bible study. The lamb who gathers us in, who died for our sins.

Discussion:

BLESSED IS LOVE (God’s Rhyme, pg. 25)

Blessed are they who love the Lord thy God, for they shall love one another & those around them.

We are commanded to love God our Father with all our heart & all our soul.

And after, to love Thy neighbor As we would love ourselves who are created in the image of our Creator.

Love with all our hearts & all our souls as He did who saved our souls on Calvary’s hill.

Father, Son & Holy Spirit; One & the same for eternity. Likewise, the Ten Commandments Jesus said are one; “Love one another as I have loved you.”

The love that God commands is the love He has given. Blessed are we who accept His love, for we can return the blessing.

Blessed are they who love the Lord for they, like God, are love, & love, like God, goes on forever.

Discussion:

HIS GRACE (GOD STILL RHYMES, pg. 127)

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God – not by works so that no one can boast.” (Eph : 8-9, NIV)

It is by grace that we embrace Our salvation, our hope, That in this race we see his face, That in this world we can cope.

What is grace? His love for us, A fallen race. We have lost Our way, our place, Since the time In the Garden. Asking what is mine Without thought Or concern For what we ought To do or think. And as the eye Does blink We wonder why As we wander, As in the journey The path meanders, Til the day’s end

Not knowing Whether friend Or other We did treat One we did meet As a brother.

Grace is his love given freely, A gift we will never deserve. But it is there for us to accept, Accept the love he does give In this life we do live. And we share that gift As others we uplift So as we follow, we serve.

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76-8-6, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 9/29/2022) Today we are going to read poems about and discuss man’s rebellion against God; what it has done and what we can do about it. BROKEN HEARTED (God’s Rhyme, pg. 141)

A chosen people led to a land promised by God, And in another land God chosen by the people.

I. The Promised Land

After the fall of man sin prevailed. There were times when sin was hailed. Amid that sin in which the world regaled Lived a people, God's chosen ones.

Throughout their history in Old Testament times, Through prosperity and captivity, perils and dangers, Whether living a promise or amidst strangers, They were at times distracted from looking toward the manger.

Though they had the Law, All around they saw The perversions of idols As their faith became idle.

If they could only have seen God at the end of the prophesies. Knowing what it would mean, Would they have forsaken idolatry?

the rebellion the forgiveness again and again and over again

God's chosen people since the time in the Garden Sinned and mocked their Father Creator, Then the sacrifice of a spotless lamb of wool To forgive the sins of their hearts so full.

year after year tear after tear a new sacrifice for the after life

After so many years and so many tears The ultimate sacrifice had to be made, Sorrow upon sorrow Left no time to borrow.

Discussion:

II. God As Man

So . . .

God, through Jesus, by human birth became man, To become one of His own creation, To live in this world as one of us So He could complete His saving plan.

Jesus, one with God, humbled Himself, The ultimate and eternal sacrifice, To pay the price, not by earthly deeds or self, But by His precious shed blood.

Not a sacrifice to be repeated year after year, Jesus died for sins from the time of the Garden, Now and until the end of days So we may stand before God without fear.

Discussion:

III, The Days Anew

Then as an hour in a day Of a thousand years, A people persecuted for their faith Left where they could no longer stay.

Their ocean voyage a second journey to the promised land. Believing they were fulfilling what God had planned; As Israel became the first Jerusalem, America was to become as a new Jerusalem. *

God prevailed a people thrived the land was hailed for those deprived

now able to worship to pray to God without the kingship commands of man

but the world interrupted and lives were corrupted idols revered God not feared

As in ages before. though a revival or two Man still ate from the tree of strife.. They were so many more than a few Never, not ever, foreseeing their life.

Discussion:

IV, Yesterday And Today

The chosen ones, worshiping false gods, Sacrificed their children on altars of sin; Hundreds, thousands, breathing now dead. Hoping ... , forgetting ... , denying God.

Now today, a people who chose God Are taking their children, those unborn, And, though not understanding the sacrifice, Are killing their children at the altar of Satan.

There are those today who believe we are falling Again - failing and flailing as we turn, Not just our backs, but our hearts, from God; As those before us, so do we burn.

Yesterday, today and tomorrow Worshiping all but what is right, Seeking, then reeking, lying in sin, Rebelling openly and eagerly in His sight.

For seventy years in Old Testament times Jerusalem besieged, taken captive by Babylon. Today, the new Jerusalem can look to the future To destruction by the rise of the new Babylon.

Discussion:

V. The Broken Hearted

"My God, my God, why have you...

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75, 8-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 9/22/2022) Peter Foxwell Interview, Part 2 Today we have part 2 of our interview with Peter Foxwell, the Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Clyde MI.

Discussion:

INTERVIEW, PART 2 I would , as I did last week, read a poem inspired by Cornerstone Church.

WINDOWS TO GOD ( God Still Rhymes, pg. 65) Continue discussion on church during covid: Loss of members

The structure of church services: Differences between experiences growing up and today

Sermons: What is reasoning for decisions on what topics to use Pastor’s main calling is teaching and preaching from the Bible Explaining, clarifying passages from the Bible

Structure in church services: Discussion between Dave and Peter Leadership Team Discussion: Elders Team Staff Team

Dad and 10-minute sermons

Peter, some structure and the Holy Spirit

Cornerstone, life changing

Need for another Great Awakening There is hope

Jesus’ call to build His church

Go to www.FamousGod.com and click on the Jesus tab Dave talks about what he found there

Thank you Peter for this interview.

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74, 8-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 9/15/2022) Peter Foxwell Interview, Part 1 INTERVIEW, PART 1

Today we are going to share Part 1 of our interview with Peter Foxwell, the pastor of Cornerstone Church in Clyde, MI, just outside of Port Huron. This the church I attend. I have always found the parts of Peter’s story that I knew to be interesting. I also find his faith and teachings to be inspirational. PETER FOXWELL INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS

PART 1 Introduce Peter

His Journey: Born and raised in Scotland After high school, attended Aberdeen University, graduated with law degree Encountered Jesus second year of college, changed trajectory of his life Became a lawyer Years he was led to be led to the ministry Attended Divinity School in Grand Rapids, Michigan After graduation he returned home only to return to attend Seminary in Michigan Met his wife, a Michigan native After graduating from Seminary Peter and his wife spent 7 years in Canada in ministry Last 25 years at Cornerstone Church

Discussion: What would Peter tell people about Jesus? Christian faith Jesus lived, He was real Son of God Jesus intercedes for us with His Father Talking to people about Jesus

Recent College Experience: PHD in Leadership Online 5 years Discussion on the process ad research Stress of pastors during Covid Interviews with pastors

Further Discussion: Stress & struggles during Covid Need for churches to have online presence

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INTERVIEW, PART 1

Discussion:

I’d like to end with a poem from God’s Rhyme I wrote after attending Cornerstone church for awhile.

THE CORNERSTONE (God’s Rhyme, Pg. 122)

The cornerstone, the first block laid, upon which the foundation is made, in which the line is straight and true, the beginning holding the clue.

A clue of the temple A view of the house A pew of His church

The few The blessed The meek The poor The Spirit The Son The Father

All found in . . . the cornerstone.

Old and new, we can read testaments of the blocks which rest on the cornerstone; so perfect in line, lest we lament, lest we reject, lest we build on our own.

Jesus, the cornerstone on which we build our lives; a temple, we as one become a church building on His perfection we strive through His life, we end our search.

Building on the cornerstone we are no longer a stranger, we no longer build alone, not since that birth in the manger.

“We are members of His household, Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, With Christ Jesus as the chief cornerstone.” Ephesians 2: 19, 20, NIV

Before the beginning and beyond the end, Jesus, our Savior, is our cornerstone; building on a life, a death that God did send, the house He builds becomes our own.

(Yes, He was the cornerstone the Psalms tell us the builders rejected. But for those who believe, He is the cornerstone for all that is good. In Him we have our faith, our hope, our joy, our eternal salvation.)

Reflexion: This is about the church I started attending while in Bible study. In...

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73, 8-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (9/9/2022) Recent poems, some written on my notes app an my cell phone, others written in a notebook or random piece of paper, and one on the computer. No set theme, only the theme of my wandering mind.

THE ROAD

As the week is ending I am feeling God’s mending Through the love He is giving. With the world I am dealing It is through His healing The peace I am feeling.

Now and forever, Leaving me never. I shall move forward Following His word. As I faithfully follow His words are not hollow.

As He lifts me up I shall drink from His cup, No longer living in fear As he holds me ever near. He has taken my load As I travel this road.

As He leads I succeed. As I pray I find the way Beyond what I see To what will be.

tcarter, 8/26/2022

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THE CALL

The wall was breached As the message was preached. Many heard the call As the mighty wall Through words did fall. More lies to expose As the Spirit rose Of so many voices Making their choices. With hands upraised The Creator was praised. And with the rising Son, The reign of Jesus begun.

Lies repeated, Now defeated. May we know the way As we kneel and pray For God’s protection Through the resurrection Of God’s Holy Son. Jesus is the One Who saved us And will raise us Above the fray Of our earthly day. Give thanks in prayer, He is here, there, He is everywhere.

tcarter, 8/26/2022

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THE TRUTH

The meteoric rise Of one man’s pride; Many have cried, Many have died Believing the lies Misleading their lives So another may rise Above human pride. Those who have cried Over the ones who died Still believe the lies Rearranging their lives.

My friend, Before the end Kneel and pray That this day You know the King Promised to bring, Through His worth, Peace on earth.

Lord, Jesus, Please save us. On You we rely To hear our cry, Our constant prayer Always and everywhere. As we are blessed We pray for the rest.

tcarter, 8/27/2022, 11:07 pm

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THE LETTER

I am writing this letter To family and friends Asking for forgiveness And to make amends For the uncertainty and fears I have caused over the years, Too much pain, too many tears.

I look at the clock, So many thoughts block The words I need to say. But they have gone astray. Looking for a rhyme, Can I find one this time?

I could read no more. Looking at the door I felt a hand on my shoulder. Why now, I had grown older? Then as the hand did squeeze I was then set at ease.

I felt a release, Suddenly at peace, Overwhelming love. I turned and looked above And I saw Jesus smile. He had been the all the while.

tcarter, 8/27/2022

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By my believing I was receiving The confirmation Of my salvation, The promise of God’s Son Overcoming all I have done. 8/29/2022 Discussion:

THE CHURCH

Colossians 1:24 24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,

The Bible, God’s written word, Read or spoken we have heard In prophecies, gospels and letters How One life would make us better.

By the spirit, through the body of man, What we cannot do, surely God can. He has and continues to lead us By the life and death of His Son, Jesus.

The church today filled with believers, Having rejected the worldly deceivers, In churches gathered together To praise the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Through the storms we do weather By God’s love, so we then must share it.

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72,8-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (Scheduled 9/1/2022) Today we are going to talk about taking up our cross and following Jesus. I was given a wooden cross that gave me the inspiration for today’s podcast. We’ll start with three times in The Bible Jesus tells those He is with to do this.

Matthew 16:24-26 NKJV, Jesus is with His disciples after feeding the four thousand. 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

Mark 8:35 NKJV, Jesus and His disciples were at a house in Capernaum. When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Luke 9:23 NKJV, Jesus is with His disciples after feeding the five thousand. Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

THE CROSS OF JESUS

How do we react to the cross? Yes, there is death and loss. And beyond in our strife There is a promise – eternal life.

The Son of man, living as one of us. The Son of God, the God/man Jesus Showed the way As He did pray On that fateful night When good an evil did fight.

His prayer: “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” (Luke 22:42, NKJV)

Dying for the sins of others, His sisters and brothers, He gave of Himself For our Heavenly wealth.

No, not money or fame. Nor words that do not rhyme. It was for the forgiveness of our sin So forever we might live with Him.

We must also commit to the cross. Overcoming sin is not a loss. No, we take up our cross for gain Knowing God’s protection always remains.

Jesus said, “Take up you cross and follow me.” On that fateful day, He took up His cross for all to see.

Taking up our cross we follow Jesus. We die to self in absolute surrender.

We will lose the live we lived on this earth, We will follow as Jesus walked And greet others as He talked. We will find our Heavenly worth. (tcarter, 8/19/2022)

Discussion: I would like to follow this with the Armor of God. As we take up our cross and follow Jesus, I believe it helps to also put on the armor of god, so we are able to stand against the forces of evil. I have no poem for this, I am just going to read the verses from the Bible. Ephesians 6:10-20, NKJV, 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [b]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known...

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71, 8-1, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (Scheduled August 26, 2022) Today we will be reading and discussing poems that were influenced by a picture or object that inspired me.

THE CLOCK, THE TIME, OUR HOURS (God Still Rhymes, pg 7)

Time, is it ours or is it hours, The hands that do not move? As we move through time Do we make life rhymes?

Whose face is on the clock? Does it reflect the number of years, the number of fears, the number of tears? The rhymes that age us As we look in the mirror, Is it ours or the face of time?

Will the hands on the clock Give us time to unlock The secrets we keep, Our sins so deep? Do we have the hours, At least to start, To open our heart And release what was ours?

Time will wait for no one. Will we be standing still At the end of time? Time will not go on into infinity As we wait for eternity.

We are free, what ever we want to be for all to see especially he that is in Heaven above. Will we choose his love before the end? Will we accept the grace he did send? In the shining sun, do we have time to accept his son, his sacrifice to make us right?

The hands on the clock sometimes move so odd. At times they do mock each and every minute of the day. But if we make time to pray we will see the hand of God, feel his infinite love his saving grace his sacrifice for our righteousness, that we will be for eternity.

Discussion: The clock that inspired this poem also inspired a full chapter in God Still Rhymes: The Broken Clock, Still The Clock Is Still, Our Time Standing Still, and The Clock A Few Months Later. Grandfather Clock was written many years before. It seem like a good introduction to the other clock poems.

WINDOWS TO GOD (God Still Rhymes, pg. 65)

An ancient cathedral, an old country church, filled with worshipers praying, singing, hearing as his word is heard as sun shining through windows of stained glass.

The history of our faith, of a journey through the ages, reflecting sorrows and joys ever present for us to see.

As it may seem the lighted beam seen through the glass as time does pass the hands of man reflects his plan.

Then at church today,

walking through the door, no windows reflecting a journey that has passed, now in muted hues photographs black and white, joy without sorrow, husband, wife, a child, give hope for tomorrow.

The journey unfinished, they are looking forward. We see the Son shine through many smiles.

Now we can see what we can be, the simplicity for you and me, life he did save, the gift he gave.

Whether by the sun shining through multicolored stained glass or the Son shining through a photograph of white and black, both are windows through which we can see the work of his hand.

Reflection: The church I attend was having its 18th anniversary. The only windows are in the entrance atrium and the classrooms. To celebrate this occasion pictures of some of the members were taken and enlarged. These were put up on the walls around the church. They reminded me of the stained glass windows in the churches I had grown up in.

Discussion:

WHICHEVER WAY THE WIND WILL BLOW (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 207)

A storm, a boat, the disciples with Jesus . . . He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be Still!” Then the wind died down And it was completely calm. (Mark 4:39. NIV)

When there is a gentle breeze Then we find a life of ease, But when the wind will blow Does our spirit sink low?

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70, 7-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, Revised 8/13/22 (Scheduled August 19, 2022) Today we are reading and discussing my evenings before going to bed. I like to sit on the edge of the bed before I actually get into bed and write a short poem on the Notes app on my cell phone. Today we will be reading some of those poems. PSALM 51:10 10 Create in me a pure heart, oh God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence Or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation And grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

I have been reading the Psalms, Revelation and rereading Ephesians 10, The Armor of God. I have found peace and hope and also understanding: Peace and hope in knowing God is in control, and the understanding of the tomorrows we will face. With God we will be prepared for tomorrow. With the Armor of God we will find peace in the hope we have through Jesus.

Our God has prepared us For all to come through Jesus, By His grace we are with His Son Through whom the battle has been won.

We will face fears, We will face tears, Still we will not die From another’s lie.

Living for this world, no, never. Living for Jesus, Our salvation will last forever. He has saved us.

Hallelujah, praise the Father. Hallelujah, praise the Son, Hallelujah, praise the Holy Spirit.

Praise God for His never ending blessings.

Amen

tcarter, 9/28/2021,

Discussion:

AN ANSWER TO PRAYER

I thought I could stop The up and down hop Going on in my mind. Could peace I again find?

Speak up Shut up What is right Not what might

So I knelt and began to pray. The answer, “Do not betray Your fellow believers, Expose the deceivers.”

There are moments I hear comments Saying words I’ve written Should never be hidden.

As my mind started to wander, I knew it was time to pray. Tilting my head I looked yonder And asked God, “what do I say?”

I see the world in a haze, With so many in a daze, Not knowing where the truth lays Too many yeas, too few nays.

I said, “Lord, what can be done?” He answered, “it is simple my son. Read the book of prophecy. Not books of philosophy.”

“Today you pray To know the way. You already know it, Now you must share it.”

So I will continue to write Of how yesterday and today Have and still explain tomorrow, As the “god of this world” brings sorrow. (2 Cor. 4:4)

Put on the full armor of God, so you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For your struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

tcarter 9/20/2021, 10:22 pm

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SPOKEN WORDS

There are days We live in haze Through our ways Our wayward daze

So many have spoken Many more are broken Their lives but a token Until they are awoken

Who are the fools Those making rules Or those who follow Words that are hollow

There is one word When it is heard Hearts become stirred Truth is not blurred

It is the Word of the Creator Not the sounds of a berater It comes without shaded hue No, the word of God is true

It is our choice As we have heard To use our voice And I pray it is To speak God’s Word

Today I pray for this

All words have meaning. Some, over time and context, have changed, others still are. Meanings change to change meaning to change reactions that lead to actions that change the ways we are led astray, so we don’t get in the way, but obey as we are led astray. There is One whose word is the same today as it was yesterday, and will still be the same all of our tomorrows. It is the Word of God. The Word of truth, the Word of creation and the Word of hope.

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69, 7-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, Today we are going to read poems and discus where faith leads us. All of the poems are from Living In God’s Rhyme.

THE GENTLENESS OF FAITH (pg. 125)

Our faith is a reflection That upon recollection By those whose lives we passed. Will see a love that lasts.

Our faith is not quarrelsome, We speak in gentle tones To those who do not know the Son So they see the love he has shown.

His spirit may raise our voice, Though never in anger, but in joyful song Of a love that will make eyes moist As the lost find that for which they do long.

Love is gentle in its forgiving As shown by how we were living, That as Christ redeemed us at the cross So now we may live without the loss,

The loss of, The love of his promise, The gift of his grace, That with Christ we will rise When his call will end our race.

For God so loved us he gave his only Son So we could join him and be the ones To share, To care, To be there, Anywhere He calls, Standing tall So others hear There is no fear In God’s embrace As the world we face.

Without love for others, For our sisters and brothers, Our faith is but mist in the air. So how to the lost do we share?

Pray that our faith leaves no question Of who God is and who we are in him. May the gentle love of God Be the gentleness of our faith.

Reflection on The Gentleness of Faith I was led, or more likely I meandered, through four books before getting the inspiration for this poem. It came from 2 Timothy 2:24. “And the Lords servant must not be quarrelsome But must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.” (NIV)

Discussion:

HIS WORD MAY IT LEAD US (pg. 63)

Matthew, Mark Luke and John, Paul, Peter, Timothy and Jude, Books and letters written To show us the way to God’s love, The love of his sacrifice, The love of his grace, The love he has for us, The human race.

Jesus said, Believe, Be baptized And spread the Gospel.

We should not only pray, Pray every day, For those who have not heard His mighty saving word. We should speak So that we reach Those souls we know Of the gift we have received So they will not be deceived. We need to shout To the world about That Jesus saves, He is what God gave So the end will be better, So it will not be bitter.

After Thoughts As believers we can meet in clusters So that faith and desire we can muster That as we leave the room We do not have a sense of doom But the faith to share, Share that we care, That others hear What we hold dear To our hearts So they may start To see what they can be That when with Jesus They will be free.

Discussion: THE RHYME OF GOD, THE RHYME OF ME (pg. 34)

There may be no rhymes As in other times. But it is not that the Lord Has struck a lost chord. (if he did it would be sung as every church bell was rung) His rhyme is his word, The scriptures we read Through which he plants the seed, With hope that we have heard.

It is through his grace That we see his face In those we meet And those we greet.

If we believe, In us lives his rhyme Forever in time. He will not deceive.

Then I decided to write About something right, But got it wrong Because it was me, Me, just me, alone.

I can wander in this world, Oblivious to all that is good. I can try by myself To lift myself up, Up above the Hustle without The bustle, And fail Because the bustle Of this world Is the hustle That tells me All I see Is all I need.

Then I awake from what I hope was a dream, Hoping that all is not what it seemed. I look in the mirror and see The reflection of what I used to be.

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67, 7-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (8/4/2022) Today: Christian faith and the world view have been at odds since the time of Jesus’ resurrection. I am using the word faith instead of religion because faith is from God not religion without the reforms man has instituted into religion. We Christians must be able to separate the word of God from the words of man. To do so we, will be led to pray to God our Father, the Creator. We must be ready to face and live in this world which . . . this world which does not like us. Sorry. I’m trying not to let words get the worst of me before we start reading. But as the world is against us, God is for us. And by His grace we can run the race before us and cross the finish line that those of the world are unaware of.

We’ll start with poems from God Still Rhymes.

SHELTER FROM THE STORM (PG. 83)

Who will give us shelter as we suffer and swelter from the impeding heat of the city street?

Who will in our lives so torn shelter us from the storm, from the pouring rains, from the winds of pain?

Some do not like to consider God’s wrath as out they strike along their earthly path.

His word on our path, where it leads do we heed, heed his word, have we heard? Do we care as we stare never knowing what we are sowing?

Do we live among the herd, do we ignore his word looking for treasure and earthly pleasure?

There are so many who refuse to hear, to look in the mirror. Joy there isn’t any.

They do not know the seeds they sow will always grow death in the weeds.

There are oncoming storm clouds as the world shouts not knowing the pain of the oncoming rain,

Not knowing the wrath because of their path, not knowing, having never heard.

Jesus has calmed the stormy seas, has rescued those in fear and need. And through his sacrifice for our sin he calmed God’s wrath for those who believe.

Discussion: Yes, I like Bob Dylan and have at times tried to write like him. This shelter from the storm is completely different than the one he wrote with the same title. They are like faith and the world.

Another from God Still Rhymes, pg. 85

BORN THEN SCORNED

Into this life you were born So that you might be scorned. Never seeing your worth While on this earth, Though seeing the torn veil, Not knowing that you would prevail. (John 11:45)

Jesus threatens the comfort of our lives Just as he threatened the Pharisee’s lies. For that he would die. Did they, do we know why?

The Messiah, the Son of God, For that and all he said They wanted him dead. The world hasn’t changed.

He who controls rules. The law, did it have the clues? Not for the ruling few Who believed they knew.

But what did they know? What seeds did they sow? Leading the lost sheep astray, Did they ever ask or pray?

Today, What do we say? Do we ever pray That we not be Led astray, But find The Way The Truth, And the Life?

Please pray that your life can be more than you see at the beginning of the day. Pray that your life may be changed, priorities rearranged, That all you say, that all you do, is not for you alone But for others through him that does atone. May God’s grace shine upon your face. May the gift of salvation be your restoration. May you be joyful in the Lord, Believing through faith That Christ alone is the Lord of your life.

Discussion:

The last one from God Still Rhymes, pg. 90

AFTER READING HABAKKUK

God will punish those who oppose him, Those who worship false idols as gods, Gods of wood, silver and gold, Those who oppress his holy people.

But at the same time the people of God Will also suffer at the hands of their oppressors, Those who do not believe that he is The God of Heaven above, the...

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67, 7-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (July 29, 2022)

Today we are going to talk about love, God’s love and our love. Reading poems about love came to mind having written down the words of I Corinthians, Chapter 13, verse in a notebook after reading one night. I have been wanting to use this verse as the theme of a podcast ever since. As I prayed about the poems to use the word “Love “ was the center of my focus. So, I looked through the index of each book and found 6 poems with “Love” in the title. His Love!

Paul had been talking about some of the gifts of the Holy Spirit as Chapter 13 starts. He ends with Verse 13: “And now abide in faith, hope and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (NKJV)

Our first one is from God’s Rhyme, pg. 13

LOVE

Love is a song of not just how long I have loved you but of Your forgiveness thru all I have done wrong

You are love & how I love You, my Lord, my Savior. You, Jesus, are love I can see.

Love is the warm sun before each day is done, that feeling inside that is hard to hide when walking with the Son.

You are love & how I love You, My Lord, my Savior. You, Jesus, are love I can feel.

Love, Jesus, is You & all I can do I know is give each day I live to those who need You too.

You are love & how I love You, My Lord, my Savior. You, Jesus, are love I can be.

Discussion:

Also from God’s Rhyme, pg. 25

BLESSED IS LOVE

Blessed are they who love the Lord thy God, for they shall love one another & those around them.

We are commanded to love God our Father with all our heart & all our soul.

And after, to love Thy neighbor As we would love ourselves who are created in the image of our Creator.

Love with all our hearts & all our souls as He did who saved our souls on Calvary’s hill.

Father, Son & Holy Spirit; One & the same for eternity. Likewise, the Ten Commandments Jesus said are one; “Love one another as I have loved you.”

The love that God commands is the love He has given. Blessed are we who accept His love, for we can return the blessing.

Blessed are they who love the Lord for they, like God, are love, & love, like God, goes on forever.

Discussion:

The last one from God’s Rhyme, pg. 31

We have read this poem on a previous podcast. And it fits into today’s podcast perfectly.

YOUR LOVE

Your love fills my heart at day’s new start.

Your love so fills me I give thanks to Thee.

Your love fills my life with children & a loving wife.

You loved me before I ever loved You. You love me still inspite of what I do.

You love me & because You do I try more to deserve You.

Your love shows me right. In darkness You are light.

Your love, as only it can, is so perfect, more than man.

Your love aways reaches my needs. I love you Jesus.

Discussion:

We have one from God Still Rhymes, pg. 103

LOVE

I can’t help but cry, No matter how I try As I wonder why He was the one to die.

To endure the pain That he may reign, His love to give That I might live.

At the cross My life’s loss Now forever lost As he paid the cost.

There is a song about being Before God in Heaven, “I Can Only Imagine.” Well, his sacrifice For the sin of my life, That I can never imagine.

The praying in the garden, The emotional turmoil The fears of man. Then as the Son of God Praying to the Father, “Not my will, but yours.”

Man and Deity, Knowing the end He endured

The brutality of a Roman flogging, The braided whip laced with metal balls,...

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Tim Carter sees God everywhere, even in the most difficult of times, reminding us that God is present in all moments of life. "I will let God give to me his all as I hear his call."

Tim Carter is a Christian poet and author. He has written two books of Christian poetry, "God's Rhyme: Expressions of Faith" and "Living in God's Rhyme."

This is Tim Carter's story...

Tim Carter sees God in the good and bad moments of life. He sees God in the smiles of strangers, in the birth of new life, and even in death. He is reminded that God is present everywhere, even in the most difficult of times..

In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. The power of rhyme in communicating and connecting with God 2. The importance of being aware of one's own judgmental tendencies and working to overcome them 3. The ways that God shows himself to us in everyday life, both in the good and the bad

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Chapter Summaries: 1) Tim is Tim's brother Dave's brother tim is Tim and Dave is Dave tim doesn't like to hear himself talk on the podcast, so he changed the name of the podcast to Living in the rhyme from Living in Grief's rhyming.

2) Tim and Dave are going to read and discuss some poems that have encouraged them as they have lived them. The first poem is called Trust to Be Led. The second one is called. I removed the log from my eye and I will forgive as I live. Recently, Dave has found that he is becoming a worse driver. There was a glass house on the lake shore between Marysville and St. Clair, Michigan. Dave used to throw stones at people. He used to do that too. But now he's aware of it less and less. He thinks it helps us to be aware of things, so we're less likely to do them.

3) This week especially for some reason, I feel his grasp has been a little bit tighter. I find myself asking for forgiveness more often, but I also find myself not doing as many things that I think I need to ask for forgiveness for. Believing and being around and being with Jesus is fun.

4) All right. That was a good discussion. There was some good thoughts and questions.

5) The rhymes are what got me started. I had to give up a few stances because I could not find a Rhyming word that made sense. I kind of liked where I was going, but because I started rhymes, I knew I needed to finish.

6) The first two poems are Christian poetry that aren't published. The second poem is found on page 31, and it's called Your Love. Jesus' love is perfect more than man. Jesus is a loving and righteous deity. He loves people lovingly even when they do wrong things in their lives.

7) Tim was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009. He was treated with radiation in the hospital for three days and 25 low dose radiation treatments. After that. The hospital where he had his treatment at was 45 miles away from home, but they took him there at 7:30 instead of 800. Tim was able to get back to work by 8:30.

8) As his faith expanded through church and through reading. He wants to read more of the Old Testament as it gives him more of a desire to read the Bible. He is not a Bible expert, but he has been in groups with discussion about the Old and New Testament.

9) Tim and Jesus are running a race two weeks in a row. They were talking about the director of their show earlier. Tim and the director got together this weekend and they can't wait to be with Jesus next week. They are going to do a podcast called Preparation. Dave is in Florida. Paul and Tim are in Michigan. Dave is thankful they are there. Dave has been to the hospital before. Dave and Tim have been hospitalized recently. Tim and Dave will talk about this in the show notes. They will also talk about Tim's and Dave's relationship with Jesus.

10) Dave and Dave pray for their listeners and viewers. They pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people. They also pray for those who have not yet...

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65, 7-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, Today we will be reading and discussing poems about ,the beginnng of our rebirth as Christians, then living our lives to reach the goal, the quiet of our faith, and the grace of God. 2wo poems each from God’s Rhyme and God Still Rhymes.

Discussion:

WE WERE BORN IN BETHLEHEM (GR, pg. 90)

We are the children of the Father of Abraham, children dispersed to all the nations We are the children of the Father of Moses who led his people from captivity We are the children of the Father spoken of in the books of the Old Testament We are the children of our fathers and mothers and generations that came before.

We are God’s children Both Gentile and Jew Through His death and resurrection And the promise of God’s covenant

We are God’s children We have been chosen Whether it is by His saving grace Or a promise to an ancient race

We are God’s children His face on this earth As the ancient scriptures did foretell Covenants old and covenants new

We are God’s children And so we must live Praising Him with words ever so bold Singing songs and hymns both new and old

Discussion:

RUNNING TOWARD THE GOAL (GR, pg. 129)

“All I want is to know Christ and to experience the power of His resurrection, to share in his suffering and become like him in his death in the hope that I myself will be raised from death to life.” Phil. 3:10 GN

The race I could never win, no, not on my own. I stumble & fall, I sin. & many times the race seems too long.

But for me, the race has been won. Following God’s heavenly course, Jesus, my Savior, His holy Son, has received all the glory.

Knowing where my life ends I continue to strive & run the course Jesus set before me, hoping that with Him I will become one.

“May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord.” Phil. 4:4, GN

I must look ahead, never behind, keep running by the power of His love straight toward the goal & prize – God’s call thru Jesus to life above.

As Jesus has done before me to see, I must follow the course He so perfectly set before me, avoiding the obstacles of this human world.

& when I do finally & joyfully arrive, He will take this weak & mortal body & like His it shall become alive in glory by the power of Him who has created all.

“May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again, rejoice!”

Discussion:

HIS GRACE (GSR, pg, 127)

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God – not by works so that no one can boast.” (Eph : 8-9, NIV)

It is by grace that we embrace Our salvation, our hope, That in this race we see his face, That in this world we can cope.

Not knowing Whether friend Or other We did treat One we did meet As a brother.

Grace is his love given freely, A gift we will never deserve. But it is there for us to accept,...

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64, 7-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, Today we will read and discuss poems about my need to be open to God through my day, throughout my life: what do I have to offer to God’ and finally thoughts I on the way to church one Sunday. All of the poems are from Living In God’s Rhyme.

Just a side note for the show notes: in one of my radio interviews I was asked what my favorite Bible verse was; I answered, “The last one I read.” And today if you were to ask me which is my favorite of the three books, I would say, “The one we are reading and discussing on the podcast.” Yup, some days that could be 3 favorites.

DRAW ME CLOSER (PG. 122)

Dear Lord, draw me closer to you In all I desire in all I do. Lord, open my heart to your Holy Spirit, Your spirit that dwells within me. Lord, I do not want to knock on the door So that you may open it for me, I want the door to always be open. I never want it to close. Those moments when we share My prayers and your answers Are special moments I pray Will never end, but continue Throughout my day. With the door open I allow you to lead me from temptation, I allow myself to be in your presence, One with you, Abba, Father. Abba, that relationship I pray will never end. Thank you, Father For leading me to The way, The truth And the life With you Through your Son, Jesus. Amen. Discussion:

MEET ME (pg. 123)

Lord, meet me, set me free. You know where I’ve been, you know of my sin. And although you know, you continue to show That I am your child with a love so mild.

Lord, you met me when I could not see Beyond my sight, what I thought was right. You met me in the dirt of my earthly hurt. My life you did raise so that you I could praise.

Finally found, hearing your sound, The whisper of your spirit, loud enough that I did hear it. You met me in uncharted seas with the waves washing over me And calmed the storms in a life forlorn.

My Morning Prayer:

Meet me, Lord, every day As I lift my head from my bed. Help me to pray that each new day I hear you before rising to my feet.

You, Lord, are my anchor, You are my healer, You are my redeemer, My hope, My joy. You, Lord, Are my everything.

Without you, Lord, I am nothing. With you I can be everything You want me to be, Everything that you have for me.

My Evening Prayer:

May my life be as unleavened bread, Without the yeast as the world serves it, So when we meet I can hear the words said, Well done, my good and faithful servant.

Discussion:

I HAVE NOTHING (pg. 151)

I have nothing to add to the word of God. I have nothing to add to his love for me. I have nothing to offer to make me worthy. I have nothing to add to God’s rhymes.

That is true, but . . . I can believe in His word. I can accept his love for me. I can accept that through Jesus I am worthy. I can become one of God’s rhymes.

I can offer my life to God. I can spread the Good News of salvation. I can be a reflection of his love. I can share the end of the Christmas story.

I have nothing on my own to give to God, But with God I have everything to give. I have every reason to live for him. I have hope for life eternal with him.

I have nothing until I have God in my life, Until I accept the atoning sacrifice That showed his love for me. I can accept Jesus, my savior, My redeemer, my hope, my everything. Discussion:

THOUGHTS ON THE WAY TO CHURCH (pg, 152)

The lost sheep, Are we led, Led to the way Or led astray, Are we fed By the Bread of Life Or captive to strife

There are random thoughts that cross my mind That make me seek the words to find That will feed me and lead me To the right words to write

No questions, No exclamations Period?

Just the...

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63, 7-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, Today we are starting with the poems for Chapter 2 of God Still Rhymes. It is titled Just a Thought with a note that says, not long to read, not that long to write. Chapter 2 can be found on pages 11 - 19. I Wonder What I wonder what does this mean Snow falling in a summer scene Leaves falling from autumn trees From the wind of a spring rain breeze Life, so many questions Strife, not so many answers Like a surgeon’s dull knife Saving an alcoholic’s wife

Discussion:

Won’t Be In the Book

When I die Where will I lay On the judgement day What will I say It will be too late to pray In the great by and by

Reflection on Won’t Be In the Book It is how God works. The title was to mean that this poem won’t be in the next book. But with God, it means if you haven’t said the prayer of salvation, you won’t be in the Book.

Discussion:

Rest

When life has taken your best, Take a step back, but don’t look around. Do not be disturbed by the sound For all you ever need can be found. All you will ever need, in God’s rest.

Discussion:

Love Reborn

Your love is like a warm glove In winter’s storms. Your hand protects me Against life’s storms. When I feel tattered and torn You remind me I’ve been reborn.

Discussion:

The Words Of

The words of action, Our actions silently speak, Silently telling the story Of who we are Beneath the stars of night And the shining sun of day. I pray that all we don’t say Tells the world of God’s Almighty Glory.

May our actions Guide our words So that reactions Reflect what others Seeing have heard.

Discussion:

In My Pessimism

In my pessimism there is hope. Knowing what God’s word says Relieves my fears, Wipes away the tears, Knowing what the world faces The places that will burn. Yes, there is pessimism In knowing. But more, there is hope Knowing that there is time, Time for more to turn. Blinded by sight, There is time that They may be made right. Hope is always there, Always through prayer.

Discussion:

Our Loss at the Cross

The cross, not for our loss. The pain for what we gain.

We can withstand if we do stand, not as the world sees us, but through the eyes of Jesus.

As he was raised we sing with hands upraised that he might be praised til the ends of the day.

Discussion:

Through his Eyes His eyes are on me. Oh, it might be. Yeah. I pray that what he, that, what he does see is not what I will be, but who I am to the great I am.

Tim Carter Living in God’s Rhyme Podcast 6/30/22

We’ll end with a poem from Living in God’s Rhyme. It is on page 114.

Is This The Human Condition (This is not a question)

Where is God when we need him? Why has this happened again, Over and over again? We were told you were a good God, A loving God who cares for his people. Where are you in our times of need!

Before our time of need We should take time to read Of the history of his chosen ones, His beloved daughters and sons.

In their times of greed They did not see the need To honor his glory and heed His word, words that feed.

It is there for us today. Did we not know so we cannot say? Did we not know as we walked away That you despised our way?

Did we not hear that Jesus came Not just for the Jew, but also the Gentile? He came so that with God we could reconcile So as Jew and Gentile we are all the same.

If we love God and his Son, No matter what we have done, His love for us never is never ending. Our lives forever he will be mending,

If we love him we must follow With words and prayers not hollow, We must be true to him who...

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61,7-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (6/23/2022) Today is all about God’s Rhyme, poems from the first book, God’s Rhyme first published in 2015. The first part of the book has poems I wrote in the 1970s and 80s for The Jesus Poems. I submitted the manuscript for publishing in 1983. It was accepted for publishing, but I could not afford it at the time.

The introduction:

“The Jesus Poems” We all know that Jesus Is the Son of God & the Holy Spirit completes the Trinity

From the beginning of time & even before, Jesus, as God, with the Holy Spirit created the earth & all we know as good.

So, though not always mentioned as Jesus, this book is dedicated to Him to whom we relate in human form.

May this glorify His Holy Name. & may it also bless you as He has blessed me in knowing Him better.

An experience of growth, which even now continues, it, therefore, is offered incomplete.

Reflection: In 1978 my wife, Mary Lou, and I attended a Marriage Encounter weekend, a retreat to make good marriages better. We were led through the weekend by two couples and a priest. It was a weekend filled with revelations about each other, and others and God. The priest whose name was Larry Dunn was a Jesus filled man. As we found out that weekend and for many years to follow, to be with Larry was to be with Jesus. Larry was the priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission in our home town. And that is where we started attending church regularly.

Many of the poems from "In the Beginning" were written during those years we attended Guadalupe. It was a time and place where Jesus was celebrated; where everyone was hugged during the sign of peace; and the music, so full of joy, got you through the week.

Discussion: This was the beginning of my journey which has taken many twists and turns and led to the following poem also in God’s Rhyme

MY FRIEND JESUS (pg. 5)

Take my hand as we walk this land, feel the sand as time drifts away, hear what I say, just be what you may with my friend Jesus.

A little boy, a baby girl; sometimes the days like a waterfall swirl until I feel the sun’s rays & I know it’s the Son, Who, tho blinded to some, is Who I will follow.

A walk thru a field & I find I must yield, give of myself, die to my wants. I opened the door & found Him waiting there, wanting no more than that breath of fresh air.

I found the way. As people had said, it’s not what you say or the thoughts in your head. It’s not just the grace of an evening meal. It’s something you always feel, something that starts deep in you heart.

Take my hand & walk with me; There is so much to be. Together we can stand, not just the two of us, because we are three with our friend Jesus.

Discussion: Jesus became approachable to me in at this time in my life. Not only was he part of the Holy Trinity, he was a friend, someone I could talk to freely. My prayers and worship revolved around Jesus as my Savior.

MY SWEET JESUS (pg. 10)

Oh Jesus, sweet Jesus, I pray that when you lay me down for my final rest it is in Your arms, I pray.

But for now, let me live such that in all I do in my life is to give as You have to me.

In this life I am living may I pass on to others the way of gentle forgiving You have given to me.

May the weakness in this life give way to meekness everlasting with You.

Living here today, maybe gone tomorrow, Your word shows me the way, the path I must follow.

Reflection: During a second Marriage Encounter weekend I remember sitting in the auditorium of an old convent surrounded by other couples when suddenly I felt a peace within my body that I had never...

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61, 7-1, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (6/16/2022 )

Today we will be presenting the late night edition of Living In God’s Rhyme podcast. The poems we will be reading and discussing were written on my notes app on my cell phone at night as I sat on the edge of the bed. When finished, usually between 9:00 and 10:30 at night, I would post them to my personal Facebook page. So, here is the late night edition.

OUR LIGHT IN THIS WORLD AT NIGHT KNOWING TOMORROW TRUTHDAY THE RISEN LIGHT THE HOPE OF HIS CARE BEFORE I SLEEP AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

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60, 6-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (6/10/2022 ) When life gets in my way, or when I get in the way, then feeling God’s love again. SHAKEN

What we hold dear, Overcoming fear Of what has been taken When our life is shaken.

It is then to rest, Time to be blessed, Know that what was lost, It was worth the cost.

The pain of loss, Lost at the cross, The loss of one’s self, Taken off the shelf.

What loss does bring Costs not a thing. What then is found Is love profound.

The loss of strife To save your life, No longer forlorn, Now stronger reborn.

8/1/19, tcarter

MomentsofRhymesinGodsTimes

Discussion:

July 10, 2019 (Poem 9.9) Book 4 will be full of short poems, at least short for me. There is still my need to write the longer poem. This came out last night when the idea for a poem came to me. Not sure if it will make the book or not. And yes, I did pray before I write the first line. I NTERRUPTION God beat me up today. Not really, He let me do it to myself, He did, really. I had not wanted to pray, Then he took me off the shelf. Yes, there was a beating, It was me fighting and receiving the punches I was throwing at myself, Punches of despair And discouragement Solidly landing On my broken soul. The rhyme was gone, So was the song. It did not take long For all to go wrong. The Lord had blessed me. Jesus had set me free. So tomorrow I could see What God meant me to be. And then, Just when Doubt had crept in Began the sin, The sin of unbelieving, Rejection of my receiving. I had turned my back And did not want to ask Why I could not cry, Why I could not try. Was this my good-bye Or was it just a lie? Then I heard a voice, “My son, it is your choice. Have no fear, I hold you dear To My heart.” He removed the dart. Then came news of the rhymes. There came word of the times Of yesterday, Words for today. Words of hope That I may cope. God did quietly wait As I wandered astray, Wandering from the straight Path leading the way To the patience I need. If I wait, His word will feed. I had faltered, Though that hadn’t altered The love God has for me. When in darkness I cannot see, At the right moment in time He covers me with His rhyme. Afterthought: I once read a book, “Love Wins.” I would change that to, “God’s Love Wins.” His love overcomes sin. It is through His word we win. 7/9/19, tcarter Discussion:

DO WE DO THIS TO JESUS? (LIGR, pg 37)

Do you believe that every word Jesus spoke is true, Or do you believe of all the words in just a few; His word at creation, His word of the resurrection, His word of the door, The bread of life. His Father in Heaven, His word over death, His word that heals? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, It is his word we must follow.

And then we are told, What so ever you do To the least of my brothers, That you do unto me.

Do we as Christians mistreat Jesus? Do we see him in those we meet, Those we pass in the street, The homeless one, The child on the run, The one in rags, Possessions in bags?

Are we better than them? Are they not a reflection of, A reflection of his love? And when we judge them to be less, Can we expect to be blessed?

Jesus ate with sinners, And those less fortunate In the eyes of the world. Must we ask ourselves why? Do we ever try, Try to understand? His word is a command.

I can hurt Jesus when alone, With no one else, just my bones. But I must not mistreat him, Must not commit the sin Of judging him When I do others.

Reflection on Do We Do This to Jesus?

We may never know, perhaps the one we judge to be less is the one God sent to bring us to Him. Later in the day after writing this...

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59, 6-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 6/3/2022)

Today we are going to talk about children. Our children and the trust they have in us. And as God’s children do we come to Him? As children do we know how to pray?

This first reading is from a tentative manuscript title Moments of Rhymes in God’s Times. This is the Facebook post:

I need your help. The book I am writing now, Moments of Rhymes in God’s Times, started out as a book of short poems. Something different for me. The other night I had the idea to write children’s prayers. There are four of them. I would like feedback on what you think of them. Should I write more or go back to my normal writing? Thank you for taking the time.

Dear God, I pray for my family, I pray for my friends, I pray that Your goodness, That it never ends.

Dear God, Open my eyes As I get out of bed. I see the sun rise, Now I pray That I see You today.

Dear God, Thank you for today, Forgive me for my wrongs So I will sing happy songs, For this I do pray.

Dear God, I know You are everywhere, I know that you care, Today it is my prayer, To see you everywhere.

Dear Lord can be used in place of Dear God. 7/25/19, tcarter

MomentsofRhymesinGodsTimes

Discussion:

THE CHILDREN (God’s Rhyme, pg. 40)

Bless the little children for they are what we were & what we should be when we come to God.

Come to Me as children, He said, innocent trusting obedient. & most of all with love, unquestioned unchallenged undemanding.

Bless the little children for what they can teach us; to smile with a heart full of joy that comes from Jesus.

Reflection: Just a thought about Jesus telling the disciples to let the little children come to Him and how we must come to Him freely, openly and with loving arms outstretched without the requirement of expectations.

Discussion:

THE STORIES YOU COULD HEAR (God’s Rhyme, pg 56)

There was a time when every word in every line was heard, for only a dime your thoughts were stirred, riches of gold mines were yours to herd.

The old gray man and his yarns – do you think you can reap your farm with oriental fans and thatched barns, and not dam up fantasy with harm? Leaning on the ground, spinning tales, a journey you’re bound on thru gales on a ship aground hunting whales: pictures of sound sown never fail.

Ancient glory upon you so near, a sand quarry full of deer, dream lore he reflected like a mirror; oh the stories you could hear!

Reflection: What I thought a Grandfather should be like. My one Grandfather died when I was 12 and we had moved away from our home town. Now that I am one, I hope I can tell those stories.

Discussion:

THE DINNER TABLE (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 89)

At the end of the day, before the stars of night, A family sits at a table, holding hands they pray, Thanking the Lord for his bounty, the food they eat, The hands they do hold, for all they receive.

Perhaps it is the first prayer a child does learn, That all we need comes from his infinite love, That the fruits of our labor are on the table, And even more in our love for him and his children.

The family around the table shares their days, Their joys, their sorrows, their hopes, their desires. By starting their meal with a prayer They have set the course for their lives.

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Today, 2 unpublished and 2 published from Living In God’s Rhyme. Today my hope, my prayer is that it is God’s words, not my words, and God’s voice, not my voice that are heard. May the power of God lift us up as we read and discuss today’s poems.

8/11/19 A daily devotional I was given by a neighbor and I have been reading has led me to new understanding of what God has for us (me). It has led me to a more thorough understanding of prayer, waiting and hope. The book is Streams In The Desert, complied by L. B. Cowman. My neighbor thought I would like it because of the poetry that is in some the devotions. I’m sure there was another involved in this decision as every day since I started reading the devotions are exactly what I need.

VICTORIOUS

You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob. Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes. (Psalm 84:4-5, NIV)

A thousand and more years Overcoming our fears, Defeating our foe So onward we go. Love for His chosen ones, His daughters and sons, Through God’s grace They find faith.

Today, our foes still in sight, We have victory, through God’s grace Over the foes we fight, The enemies we face.

The battle against temptation Has been won through our redemption. The battle against sin Our savior did win.

Through death And by the grave, Through His resurrection, Jesus has defeated our foe.

As heirs to the Lord, When we face the horde, And as we live with the discord Of this world, Jesus is our sword.

Call out to the cross And proclaim the loss Of our enemy. Claim His victory.

Jesus was victorious, Victory is our chorus, The song we claim In Jesus’ name.

8/9/19, tcarter

Discussion:

I am still amazed how God works. From what I heard one the news today to reading His word tonight came the following. I also realized how His love works through the encouragement of others. God does work in His ways, not ours.

THE LOVE OF HIS COMMAND

I heard the news today. Yes, I changed a word, The lyrics from the sixties Last century that is.

Yes, I did hear and I did read the news. Sometimes when one speaks one’s views The truth comes out, then others shout, Wondering how views like that come about. I once wrote about a long ago idol Whose thoughts one day became idle. He sang the words all you need is love, To which I replied, all you need is God’s love.

I believed, he did not, what Jesus said, “A new command I give you. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, If you love one another.” (John 13:34-35)

The love of man, yes it can Give us relief from the grief Of the lives we live And what we did give.

It is there today and maybe gone tomorrow. There will be so many days with sorrow.

What is this love we need? This love, what does it feed? Is it freely given to everyone Living with us under the sun?

Maybe, Maybe not.

Jesus said, as I have loved you. Commanded, this we must do. Not a love of this world, No, with the love of God.

Sending his Son to live among us, This man, the Son of God, Jesus, Loved us all, the good and the bad No matter the lives that we had.

He loved those in need, That is you and me, all of us. Whether living in the weeds Or in the fields, he loves us.

Oh, there are those who will fall When it is time for the final call. But by loving without standing behind a wall There will be more in God’s love standing tall.

The rich man, the poor man, The tattered and torn And those dressed well worn, One and the same in God’s hand.

To deny our love to others We do judge our brothers, Judge them to be less, Judge them to be useless.

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57, 6-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 5/20/2022) Today’s theme is, He is always there. He is God of the good times and is God over the bad times. We’ll start with what started as 3 but became 4 recently written unpublished poems.

TO WANDER AND WONDER

He sat under a bridge Overlooking the ridge White skies of blues And various hues

It had been more than an hour Since he lost it all turned sour Though once considered a poet He no longer did know it

The sun began to set His eyes were getting wet The few he had met He did not regret

There were times There were rhymes Of nickels and dimes And words of the mimes

There were question marks Though with few remarks The sentence ran off With words of a scoff

Then in the distance a shout That triggered all doubt Whatever could this be That he could not see The oncoming clouds Were like woven shrouds Hiding the oncoming rain Thunder rattling the brain

He curled in a ball Then later did crawl From under the bridge Overlooking the ridge

Then startled he awoke And began to choke On the sense of despair He had felt in the air

5/9/22, tcarter

Discussion

WORDS OF A TALE, WILL IT PREVAIL?

Fighting the wind, It was then he sinned. Tree branches swayed. He should have prayed.

But instead he ran away, Resisting what may Be the end Around the bend.

There was a wall As he did fall To the ground Without a sound.

He had no voice To make his choice; The decision, Then the vision.

Right and wrong, Words of a song He once did sing. What did it bring?

Perhaps contentment Without resentment. Perhaps hesitation On his destination.

Once upon a time Committing the crime, It was then he knew What he must do.

But did he? Could it be? What did he see, A rising sea?

No one knows. The story grows With ugly turns And half-filled urns.

Will this ever end, This message we send? When the end is near, Will we live in fear?

5/6/2022, tcarter

Discussion

TO BE CONTINUED

I was sitting on a bench in the park, I had left my bad day at work on a lark. Rain was spitting down upon my head. Now bereft, I should have stayed instead

A passerby said, “Hey fella, Wake up and where’s your umbrella?” And I asked, “Why do you worry ? understand I’m in no hurry.”

As the time slipped slowly away Nothing was left for me to say. But the rhyme had always been there, And the buzz I heard off somewhere

What to do sitting in the rain? What is this sorting through my brain? This is new, can this ever be What I miss when I think of me?

Ever strong I shall now become Ever living, no longer numb, Now the song of my salvation I sing, giving Him adoration.

I did know of this yesterday I did grow and would daily pray. And now I am again amazed And I cry as His name be praised.

One bad day that led me astray Now I pray, to be led from pain. Ashes burned as I walked away Have turned now to Heavenly rain.

Jesus is risen, I am forgiven. Without the cross Life is a loss 3/10/2022, tcarter

Discussion

THE ROAD, GOD’S WORD

At those times, There are rhymes, I often find I am not blind To what I have heard As I read God’s word.

What is true, Is not new; It was yesterday As it is today. And in believing tomorrow He will overcome our sorrow.

Once walking the lonely road, Weighed down by my earthly load, I grew tired and weary Living a life so dreary.

Then shown a ray from the Son, The light of God’s Holy One. And all I could then see Was what He had done for me. At the end of the road He took my heavy load.

His rhyme, His time, Now I will live As He did give. My hands I will raise And His name will praise....

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Unpublished poems from the Last Notebook manuscript. The poems were written in March and April of 2020.

THE LAST NINE PAGES

Over the years there have been written Many pages of the times I was bitten, More pages of when I was smitten While living in Michigan, the mitten.

Now though has come the time To confess all my crime, Days when out of a rhyme I was covered with grime.

No point in looking back; The time I got sacked Or the book on the rack, So much still in the stack.

Now I must look ahead At tomorrow instead, Not forgetting today To let God set the way.

When confessed God will forgive Yesterday’s sins I did live. And I must repent Of those days spent.

I will write of this no more Knowing what may be in store For my tomorrows Will not be sorrows.

The last nine pages in this notebook Have now become seven, The number of God’s perfection, Living in His resurrection.

My prayer this day: May God bless you In all you do. May those you meet On the city street Feel His love Rain from above. As you live May you give All you have Because you have LOVE!

7/16/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

Monday, March 23, 20 After much reading and listening to the issues surrounding the COVID-19 virus, the following words came to me.

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE

When one is lost Is there a cost That must be paid, Confession made?

As this virus Does tire us Do we pray Night and day?

Without words to say In those times we pray It is through God’s Spirit Our prayer, He does hear it.

Lord, there are those ill And so many still Waiting in fear Of what is near.

Lord, may Your will be done, May we follow Your Son, May we see Your grace In the world we face.

Lord, draw us near. Lord, wipe the tear So our eyes may see What tomorrow will be.

Save us, Jesus, You our Lord, From discord.

Heal us, Jesus, Save us, Jesus

From our ills As you fill Our hearts with the love From Heaven above.

May we not be afraid, The ransom has been paid.

3/22/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

The next two poems are part of a series is must have written for Facebook. They are part 3 and 4. I couldn’t find Parts 1 and 2. But I did’nt look at every poem in the manuscript either.

Day 3

IN THIS WORLD WE FACE

I. TODAY Through our years We have faced our fears. We have overcome Better than some. And on one asks why. It is we who must try In this world we face To share God’s grace And stand and pray Before the end of the day For healing From the reeling Of this world’s disease And lead them to believe.

II. TOMORROW They will see the Son Rises in the morning, In gray clouds storming. They will be set free, Forever with Jesus be.

III. AFTER THOUGHTS A virus, Covid19, is our world for this season. Surely for the confusion we see there is a reason. As followers of Christ we must do more than pray. Knowing the love of God we must lead the way By living in the Truth, the Way and the Life So those now living in fear and strife Will find comfort and peace, healing of their souls As they encounter life’s rocky knolls. May we live a prayer, May we live to share Our faith in Jesus Who died to save us.

4/2/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

Day 4

NEVER FORSAKEN

Those who know Your name trust You, for You, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek You. Psalm 9:10

What words of hope As we live to cope In the world that surrounds us. Never forsaken, God sent us Jesus. We believe, We receive God’s loving grace. We do run our race Knowing we will fall. We will hear His call As our bodies raise. It is God we do praise, His forgiving ways As we...

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55, 6-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (5/6/2022) Today we have poems the unpublished THE NEXT NOTEOOK and THE LAST NOTEBOOK.

The first one is from April 26, 2020, Facebook

UNFINISHED

Thought One:

Drive on through the rain Whatever the pain. At the end of the day It is His way.

As I drive the highways I often find Thoughts of my ways Litter my mind.

The byways of life At times lead to strife. Do I turn left or right To take me through life.

Through the fog and haze It is Jesus I praise. He is never wrong. He is my song.

Thought Two:

Let us now sing Jesus is King His name be praised With our hands raised

Thought Three:

The end is near The end of days Though have no fear Following His ways

The world Has swirled Cast adrift From the rift

A Special Thought:

There was a schedule, Surgery to be performed. She was prepared, Then words were spoken Leaving her broken.

Her life had been blessed, Children and grandchildren, Family and friends always, And always her Lord, Jesus

There were times of distress, A loved one’s death. Perhaps times of doubt, But there was her Lord, Jesus.

As always she will pray That He lead the way Through each and every day Walking with her Lord, Jesus.

Let us all pray That in His loving embrace She will know His healing grace Throughout her days.

Tim Carter

From April, 2020

Yesterday I happened upon a music video of Simon and Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence. I find it haunting and thought provoking. The thought of this poem have been in my mind for years. What will we find in the silence?

Jesus said, knock and the door shall be opened. As a nation we at some time shut the door. And so many ask where God is today and question His silence. My prayer today is that as a nation we are healed of the divisions in our lives, of the hatred for others, of our trust in our leaders, and as sheep having the wool pulled over our eyes. We ask why and where, but do we care? Lord God, Heavenly Father I pray for the healing of this country and the hearts and minds of its citizens. I pray the we open the door, take it off the hinges and break it apart so it can never to be closed again. I pray Father in the name of Your son, our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus.

DO WE HEAR THE SILENCE

Amid the noise do we hear The silence of the sound That is only to be found When to one we are near?

Voices today shout And throw word about Rights and wrongs. Who writes these songs?

Death and destruction Led us to obstruction Of what was understood To be sought after and good.

Today people take Him to task As they have the audacity to ask, “If You are a God of love, Why not descend from above.”

Then a voice was heard And He spoke these words, “I have been here, But you refuse to hear.

You did not want Me near Because of your fear The truth would be found In the voices of the silent sound.”

God’s word is clear: Let he who has eyes see And he who has ears hear. What more do we need Than His word to heed? What could this world be?

4/16/2020, tcarter

Discussion:

Links to Sounds of Silence videos Simon & Garfunkel https://youtu.be/NAEppFUWLfc Disturbed https://youtu.be/Bk7RVw3I8eg

December 4, 2019 – More from The Last Notebook Many times I start a poem an a scrap of paper just so I remember my thoughts when I sit down to finish the poem hours later. I never got to those hours later with these 4 beginnings. I finally realized they are finished, they stand on their own.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

1

When life bodes ill, pray that it is God’s will not that of ours. In the passing hours we will see what will be.

2

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54, 6-4, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/29/2022) Today, we will be reading and discussing unpublished poems, no planned theme. We’ll just see where we are led. THIS WORLD AND THE DOOR He made an about face And then he found his faith. His journey has been long. Among friends he felt strong, Living, loving the days And his carefree ways. One day he stood still. He then looked around Hearing such strange sounds. Had he had his fill? Now empty to the core. There had to be more, More than he knew From his world view. He looked toward the sky And shouted out loud, why; Why must this be, This world I see, The evil that does live, The wrong we do give? Uncertain, to home he rambled, His thoughts and desires scrambled. He rummaged through the attic. Thinking he had been an addict, Knowing he had to look For that long lost book. In letters bold he saw As he looked in awe A family heirloom In that dusty, dark room. He picked up the book And his hands, they shook. God’s Holy Word He once had heard Will change your life, Erasing the world’s strife,. Opening the Bible he began to read. And as he read God planted a seed. One day a door did appear. He felt a calm and did not fear. He knocked on the door, Then he turned away. And when the door was opened . . . 6/8/2021, tcarter Discussion: CALM IN MY DAY The constant motion, Then the commotion From dawn through evening, Not ever leaving, Ever testing my devotion That leads me from my grieving. In the smog covered hue Of the morning sky Another day may be new. I again ask why. Then the Lord said to me, “Sit quietly and reflect On what is and what you see. As your thoughts you collect There is more for you and Me. As you pray I will protect. It is not the color of the sky. It is not the reason why. If you need, take time to cry. The days will still be young. There are hymns to be sung And church bells to be rung. Remember my child, Through your faith And by My grace You run the race With your faith. Know you are my child.” Salvation has been won Through Jesus, God’s Holy Son. Now at the rising sun My worry is done. In this world I no longer live alone, My life now built on the cornerstone. Now as I live, As I believe, I do receive What God does give. 8/31/19, tcarter Discussion: EVER THE SAME Your love is ever the same As is your Holy Name. Your love is ever growing, Constantly flowing Through my heart From day’s start. Your love knows my needs, Feeds my needs. Your love grows, Your love sows Seeds in me For others to see. Your love is all I need, Every minute of every moment Of every day in every way. Your love forgives The way I love. I live without scorn, I have been reborn. 7/12,13/19, tcarter Discussion: GO GENTLE Go gentle into the night And into the fading light. There is no more fight Surviving on God’s might. The shadows will fall As you hear God’s call. There will come a time When you hear His rhyme. Worry not about the morning dew Knowing that God loves you. Go gentle into your living, Embrace what God is giving. 7/30/19, tcarter Discussion:

THE LIFE I FOUND My ear to the ground I heard not a sound. Then looking around, It was then I found The way, The truth And the light. All I saw Was God’s awe,...

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53, 6-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (4/22/2022) Today’s podcast is about song lyrics. I have written lyrics for a few songs, but only a few with music also. I played the trombone from 5th through 8th grades. I college I bought an alto recorder and eventually graduated to a tenor recorder. I was able to play songs by ear. Later I was able to write the music to a couple of songs by giving the fingering positions on the recorder the same numbers I gave to the lines on the musical staff. I had actually thought of writing a musical play at one time using the songs. 2/15/17 (Facebook) I guess I will have to brush up on my music skills. This is going better than I thought.

WHO IS THIS ONE

Verse 1 Born of Mary’s womb the Son of God became the son of man (15) No room but the manger for the Word of God born of woman (15) Like you, like me the Word living like you, like me, just as we (15) Living our lives from morning through night, seeking to hear God’s word (15)

Refrain Who is this one, who is this son (8) The Son of God, the son of man (8) A lowly birth born on this earth (8) He came for us, God’s Son Jesus (8)

Verse 2 He became the son of a carpenter with hands holding nails (15) The nails of a carpenter who builds a roof for protection (15) This Son who would build a temple with nails driven through his hands (15) When did he know he would one day be the salvation of man (15)

Refrain Who is this one, who is this son The Son of God, the son of man A lowly birth born on this earth He came for us, God’s Son Jesus

Verse 3 From carpenter to shepherd building the temple within man (15) Becoming the Good Shepherd gathering the lost sheep of God (15) Straying, having lost the way he lived that we might see our hope (15) Saving then building our hope, preparing a room in Heaven (15)

Refrain Who is this one, who is this son The Son of God, the son of man A lowly birth born on this earth He came for us, God’s Son Jesus Who is this one, who is this son The Son of God, the son of man A lowly birth born on this earth He came for us, God’s Son Jesus

2/14/18, tcarter

THE BEGINNING

In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, He was with God in the beginning. John 1:1-2

Verse 1 Six days in His creation, then one to rest, (12) Seven became the number of completion (11) Of His creation, His divine perfection. (11) Then those created in His image began their quest. (12)

Refrain Did the angels sing (5) When creation was...

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52, 6-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (4/15/2022) Today is Good Friday and we prepare for the celebration of Easter this Sunday, the resurrection of the Son of God, Jesus. Today we have poems from all three books that were written about this time.

Discussion:

The first one is from God’s Rhyme, pg. 99

WHEN DID JESUS PRAY ABBA?

Someone asked, “Did Jesus call out Abba while on the cross?” “Abba?” was the next question to be spoken. “Yes, Abba, if one were to be speaking in Hebrew, to call out Abba would one be calling out daddy?”

And more Time and Translations Languages From one To another

To the Greek, Abba is father; it’s origin from the Aramaic. Abba, Father of a child, as in YAHUAH, the Creator of Heaven, the stars, the sun, the earth, the Father of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus.

Then the search becomes research, which is all well and good as long as it doesn’t get in the way by making the simple harder to say.

Simply put as would a child calling out to his father, calling out to Abba, his papa shows a child’s endearing love.

And so it was in the garden, where before the cross, Jesus prayed. knowing the end was the beginning. knowing, both as man and God.

He fell to the ground and prayed, “Abba, Father", he said, "everything is possible through you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” (Mark 14:35,36, NIV)

Abba, Father, Daddy, Father. Abba, the personal intimacy. Father, the proper sign of respect. Together, a cry of understanding.

So it was at Gethsemane. in the garden while the disciples slept. It was here that He did pray so that the very next day while on the cross, dying for the lost, His prayer would be heard, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” (Luke 23:34)

Sometime near the end of 2011 I had gotten restless, not with God, but in my celebrating God. Many more times than not, I felt worse when I left church than when I left the house to go to church. I had the opportunity to talk to a good friend about this. His memories of our friendship are philosophizing, and sitting on the front porch. I told him that I needed to find peace in my worship. He told a friend who told a friend who called me one day and asked if I would like to attend a weekly Bible study group. I said yes. This was a new experience for me. I felt alive and experience more growth in my faith than I had in years. This became my church, at least for awhile.) At on meeting the question came up, when did Jesus use "Abba." Dan, the friend of a friend, asked me to research this for the next week's meeting. I'm pretty sure he knew it would be written in poetic form.

PS: Dan and I lived on the same block, just around the corner. Even though our daughters played together and our wives knew each other, we had never met until Bible study.

Discussion: As I was preparing the Show Notes, the words from Luke 23:34, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do,” struck a chord with me. I asked myself, what am I willing to forgive.

The next poem is from God Still Rhymes, pg. 103.

LOVE

I can’t help but cry, No matter how I try As I wonder why He was the one to die.

To endure the pain That he may reign, His love to give That I might live.

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Season 6, Episode 1, who would have thought? Only with God. Amen

Reflection of the previous seasons:

Today we have one poem from God Still Rhymes and 3 unpublished poems. My hope is that these poems will lead us to Palm Sunday and Easter.

We’ll start with an unpublished poem,

I WEPT

I wept As a thought crept Through my mind Only to find I had left behind What did bind My heart At the day’s start. It was forgiveness, In which I had been living, But had not been giving To another. That guilt did smother The joy of my day. So I knelt to pray That as God does forgive That I may live As God has done Through Jesus His Son, Forgive And live.

Who knows why this came before I went to sleep. Then as I wrote the last sentence I understood. 4/14/2021, tcarter

Discussion:

Another unpublished poem. First the reflection at the end:

Leading up to Easter Sunday I read the accounts of the Jesus’ triumphant entry int Jerusalem, the last supper, His rejection by the people, His being nailed to the cross, dying and His resurrection in the four Gospels. Putting them all together was quite eye opening. Easter Sunday I started reading the Book of Acts. Following my previous days reading, it also was eye opening. Then on Monday I watched the evening news before reading further in Acts. This is the result of the news colliding with God’s word.

OUR ACTIONS TODAY

“Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy son Jesus.” (Acts 4: 29,30, NIV)

Yesterday, today and tomorrow The world does live in sorrow, By many accepted, By others rejected, The decrees of man Demanding what never can Bring everlasting relief, Just an everlasting grief.

As followers of Christ His name we praise. Risen from the grave We live with God given rights.

In pain the world squeals Not knowing Jesus heals. For others we must pray Each and every day That God’s word is heard And help those in need So they may overcome What the world has done.

Through Jesus they can have life No longer living in strife. 3/5/21, tcarter

Discussion:

Our next poem is from God Still Rhymes, pg 61,

THE TREES

From the garden to the cross, From the fruit that gave man loss, Thru Mary, the first fruit of her womb, And resurrection from the tomb,

The Garden of Eden, where life began, It was here that God breathed life into man. And of the fruit of the trees they did eat; Nourished, their needs God did meet.

There were two trees unlike the rest, One whose fruit gave life eternal, Constant blessing, forever in God’s love, The fruit of his blessings, nourishing eternal.

The fruit of the second was forbidden; The tree of knowledge of good and evil let sin in So that once eaten death would arrive, Man for eternity would not...

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50, 5-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 4/1/2021) Revised 3/24/22, 3/27/28 Today we are going to read poems about prayer. After praying for guidance, I found five poems that are about prayer. Prayer is in the title. And if we have time I’ii read a poem about prayer that I wrote after the five prayers were chosen. We’ll get April Fool’s day out of the way so we can move on to our theme for the day.

Today, April fools, I wonder who rules, The don’ts or do’s. Is it April Who does fill Our minds with nonsense, Not dollars and sense? Is it April herself, Now off the shelf, Who has the last laugh When it starts to rain On our parade, Turning our tears of laughter Into raindrops falling on my head?

Sorry if you were expecting a joke. April Fool’s day is no joke, You better be prepared for it.

Discussion:

Our first poem is from God Still Rhymes, pg. 57

MY PRAYER TODAY

Lord, tell me what to pray. Tell me what I should say. May your Spirit that is holy Be at my side, my guide solely.

What I do learn I do not earn, But by your grace I now have faith.

You lead me not astray. You show me the path to stay. It is thru your Spirit That I now can learn it.

Lead me, guide me, Take my life and set me free.

Discussion:

The next poem is also from Living In God’s Rhyme, pg 85

THE STORY OF MY PRAYER

Dear Father in Heaven I pray that I live for you today. Dear God I pray that all I say Is that your will be done, that I live for your Son, That with the setting sun, your will has been done.

My heartfelt hope, my desire Is that I not deserve your ire, That by your indwelling spirit, The voice of your words, I hear it.

So why today do I feel defeated? Why do I know there is a distance Between you and me, and what I see? Why do I know it is all because of . . .?

As I am lay my head upon my bed I feel the fear that you are not near. The fear that I know is that of what I did sow, That when I shut the door, I feel your presence no more.

It is time that is wasted, In a vast waste land that is my mind. It is blessings that are squandered As not trying, you I did not find.

Then your word as I pray to repent: He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your god. (Micah 6: 8, NIV)

As I get ready for sleep, as my soul does weep, I pray that what I did sow, tomorrow will not grow. As I get ready for sleep, I pray that my soul you keep, Keep it from the dust, that I do what I must.

Yes, Lord I pray for your help in living my life In a way that pleases you and those I meet. I do pray for your help keeping me from strife, From falling in the gutter of the crowded city street.

But more than that prayer I pray that you remove the door, The one that I keep closing, That when closed keeps you out.

When that door is closed My voice is silent And my hearing deaf, My sight is blinded.

So I ask Lord that this be my prayer: But for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me (Micah 7: 7, NIV)

Discussion:

One more from Living in God’s Rhyme, pg. 170. We’ll start with the reflection at the end of the poem in the book.

Reflection on Pray Always: Again this is not what I thought I would be writing about today. It was two nights before this would be posted, Labor Day evening. It wasn’t a busy day, but it wasn’t a wasted day either. I was trying to think about what to write and came up with a couple of ideas.I even had the title of the poem typed on the page. After a minute or two of looking at the titles of the other poems I had written for the...

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49, 5-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/25/2022) Today we are going to read poems and discuss our need to ave faith and trust and hope in God over everything. It is not the world that is going to save us. No, it is not!

Discussion:

The first poem s from Living in God’s Rhyme and is found on page...

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48, 5-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 3/18/2022)

Today’s poems are all from Living in God’s Rhyme. They can be found starting on page 21 and going through page 30.

I thought it best to read the reflection for the first poem before reading the poem. It might help us through the reading, discussion and as I read it, understanding what was going through my mind as I was writing.

Reflection on Thoughts from the Index Card Box Sometimes I have a good day at work. Today was one of those because I had an idea for today's write. A few years ago I started to write down notes on index cards of Bible verses or thoughts I had while reading. They have sat for a few years not collecting dust because they have been stored in a box. I have found that things stored in my brain get lost. So this idea came to me (you figure out from where) to put a few of the notes into one poem. This is the result of safe storage and God's answer to prayer.

TOUGHTS FROM THE INDEX CARD BOX

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come out and eat with that person, and they with me.” Rev 4:19 (NIV)

Jesus, he is here, Here, there and everywhere. We do not always see him Because we have shut the door. So he knocks and calls our name So we may hear his voice and open the door.

He seeks us out As in our lives we move about, Here, there, There and everywhere.

It is the door to our heart That he wants to enter through So we may have a new start To the lives we are living through.

We will sit at his table And be more than able To do more than before We opened the door.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. Gal 3:13 (NIV)

His creation falling, sinning Against God and his Law, Commandments we would not keep. Only occasionally forgiveness did we seek.

But God so loved us, So wanted us to be with him, That he sent his Son Jesus, To be sacrificed for our sin.

Accepting and believing In the final atonement, His sacrifice on the cross Redeems us from our loss.

God cursed himself Through his Godly Son, A curse we deserved But now “it is done.”

“For my Father’s will is that everyone that looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.” John 6:40 (NIV)

Raised up on the last day, For what more could we pray. But for now on this earth we stay Merely earthen vessels of clay.

But through God’s grace And our undying faith These earthen vessels of clay Will be made anew one day.

We have been made righteous in his sight, Redeemed in his eyes, Our sins forgiven, And through our love for him We will live in his glory. Starting with the Christmas story We are now with God made right.

“If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. There is a judge for the one that rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words that I have spoken will condemn them at the last day.” John 12: 47-48

Do we worry when we’re in no hurry? As we live our lives do we give Even a thought to what we ought To be praying instead of saying?

He’s knocking at the door, Open it before it is too late. There is so very much more If you consider your fate.

And we who will not be rejected Must spread the word So that those living dejected Will hear God’s saving Word.

“To the person who is victorious I will give them the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.” ...

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47, 5-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (3/11/2022) Today I would like to explore a little more of Making Melody to God. Last week we started with that poem. Unfortunately I did not include the scripture verses that inspired that poem. But, you Dave, being ever vigilant, saw that and read the scripture after the poem. I would like to reread the poem with the scripture and follow up with what God led me to a day or so later.

Let the word (spoken by) the Christ, the Messiah, have its home (in your hearts and minds) and dwell in you in (all its) richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom (in spiritual things and sing) psalms and spiritual songs, making melody to God with (His) grace in your hearts.” Colossians 3:16 Amplified MAKE MELODY TO GOD, (pg 41 God's Rhyme) We sing Your Word which we have heard with our ears throughout the years. We sing & the words ring of what You have done thru Jesus Your son. Psalms & hymns sung of Him Whose life is praised, from death he was raised. Living for years knowing life’s fears crying hurt tears Then, believing without sight accepting now the light living thru His might. We sing even more of His glorious splendor, of the life He has given unlocking the gates to Heaven. Psalms, hymns & spiritual songs of His righting our wrongs, we sing of His glory that all may hear His story. May our living be a melody to God & His Son’s body. May we sing with His grace In our hearts in faith. Discussion:

From Paul’s letter to the Colossians Let the word (spoken by) the Christ, the Messiah, have its home (in your hearts and minds) and dwell in you in (all its) richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom (in spiritual things and sing) psalms and spiritual songs, making melody to God with (His) grace in your hearts.” (Amplified Bible)

This is what I read in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians a couple of days after recording last week’s podcast: Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God. (NKJV)

Psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, making melody to God As I was dwelling on what more to say, this is what came to my mind:

May the Spirit lead us. May we follow Jesus. And in voices we raise May we sing in praise As we have understood All that God has is good, And as we have confessed We have been truly blessed.

We read the Psalms, We have sung the songs Of praise and worship And of our kinship With God through His Son. The battle has been won. Sing, making melody to God, these days. And as we pray, may His name we praise.

Always and forever, He will leave us never.

(2/5/22, tcarter)

The next poem was inspired by Psalm 16: it is found in God’s Rhyme on pg. 43.

PLEASURES FOREVER MORE, (PG 42, God's Rhyme) “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, NKJV

The 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 &...

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46, 5-6, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, ( Scheduled March 4, 2022 Today we are going to talk about making melody to God and a few other things: what ever comes to mind after reading the poems. Sorry , that’s the best I can do today.

MAKE MELODY TO GOD (God’s Rhyme, pg. 41)

We sing Your Word which we have heard with our ears throughout the years.

We sing & the words ring of what You have done thru Jesus Your son.

Psalms & hymns sung of Him Whose life is praised, from death he was raised.

Living for years knowing life’s fears crying hurt tears

Then,

believing without sight accepting now the light living thru His might.

We sing even more of His glorious splendor, of the life He has given unlocking the gates to Heaven.

Psalms, hymns & spiritual songs of His righting our wrongs, we sing of His glory that all may hear His story.

May our living be a melody to God & His Son’s body. May we sing with His grace In our hearts in faith.

Discussion: I wrote this in the early 1980’s, When I first truly experienced God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, I wanted to express that joy to others.

UNDER THE STEEPLE (God Still Rhymes, pg. 67)

Everyday people under the steeple, bells are ringing, voices are singing songs of praise for the life he did raise, Jesus Christ, our savior and Lord whose life we savor. We live in God’s favor whose love we have stored in each and every heart as we wake and then make the promise of a new start. In his grace forgiving the life we were living with Jesus we are raised, In worship he is raised. Our God is good, he understood our fear of belief. He gives us relief in the trouble of life’s rubble. He loves us. this Jesus, God’s only son, his holy one. His life sacrificed, we have been made right, we will never die so we sing, the bells ring because we are his people gathered under the steeple.

With the cross There is no loss. The lost have been found making a joyful sound.

Discussion: Church where we gather together with other believers to parise and worship God, His Son and Spirit. A weekly reunion and feast for our souls.

ONE MAN’S VISION (God Still Rhymes, pg. 109)

Sunday, the Church is filled with worshipers, Fellow believers in the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Psalms and hymns have proclaimed the glory Of the Son of God in more than whispers.

The room is filled with the Holy Spirit. From the pews to the rafters Believers all, can see and feel it, The joyful calm of God’s presence.

Communion, a time to share the Lord’s Supper. Quietly lining the aisles in reverent silence, Preparing to partake in the life of their Savior, On whose life they find reliance.

“Then he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Mt 26: 28, NIV)

Among that congregation there is a man Who has a vision as he takes communion. A vision of a time long ago Becomes, for him, a reunion.

“Head bowed in quiet reflection. seeing myself on my knees before the Cross. Then feeling his healing sacrifice Flowing through my soul.”

The blood Jesus shed for you and me Has covered our sins, redeemed our souls. May we be thankful for one small drop Of His blood that saves man’s souls.

His vision should be for all As we partake in Communion, Communion with our Savior, As we answer his call.

Discussion: A good friend told me about an experience he had at church one Sunday while taking communion. The publisher told me that one stanza where I write about my friend feeling the blood of Jesus dripping down on him had to be taken out or the poem eliminatedd from the...

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45, 5-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, Today we are reading from Living In God’s Rhyme about an experience at work in sharing and in the mysterious ways God does work in our lives. And a couple of other special ones. Talk Around the Table (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 127)

As he was walking toward the table The others were already talking As the smell of food was in the air And the mood at the table was good.

And of course he thought Why doesn’t good rhyme with food But mood does with one But not the other? It was hard to be understood.

But he found as he listened to the sound Of their voices talking as he was walking There are rhymes that at times, Rhymes heard without the sound of a voice.

One comment turned the talk to God. Admittedly for lunch talk this was odd. There were believers and there were not, But calm prevailed and the talk did not get hot.

Oh sure sometimes it was out of sync As someone took time to think Of what to say next and not perplex Those around the table, if one was able.

What started as a freewheeling talk fest Where one never was made to feel like a guest The talk turned to a serious conversation, A discussion of God and man’s salvation.

Through it all it was a comfortable time Where occasionally the yours and mine Differed, but never led to a division That can be caused by one or the other’s decision.

We listened with open ears And some spoke of their fears While some spoke in quiet tones That Jesus’ love is what atones.

There was this and that among the chit chat And a good share of that was of God’s care From our beginning and beyond our end, All of this around the table of friends.

And as we left there was one who beamed Because of questions that were answered. The conversation planted the seed it seemed Because he knew one would follow to water.

Reflection on Talk Around the Table This happened at work one day.

Discussion:

Days of Discouragement (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 129)

He woke up to a buzzing alarm, Though startled, it did him no harm. Sitting up he stretched his arms As like bees thoughts came in swarms.

This day wasn’t yesterday So he did kneel and pray That he would find God’s way And there he would stay.

Preparing himself for the day ahead Hoping that . . .

Suddenly, The day came crashing down instead. The rhyme was gone, Thoughts became thoughtless, Words had no sounds.

Then walking through an open door As he wished, not hoped, for something more, He saw someone he knew, Who yesterday he had talked to.

It wasn’t that the person was there That brought him to reality. It was the question that was asked That made him stop and stare.

The question was a reflection Of that person’s recollection Of yesterday’s sharing of God’s word And his hoping it had been heard.

It had been heard and the questions spilled out. And as he answered one after another one He could feel his spirit rising up, wanting to shout. He knew before the end what God had done.

It wasn’t that God had put someone on the path, The path he was taking today. No, God had placed someone in his way, Someone needing to know how to follow God’s path.

It wasn’t a believer, Though it was someone In fear of the deceiver, With questions about God’s Son.

And in that moment of time He found in his voice the sound Of God’s Holy Spirit filling the lines In his answers with God’s rhymes.

God works in many ways. And who are we to say What or who God can use So that him we do not lose?

God heals those who are broken, Sometimes with the words spoken By those who do not know him But need you to show them.

With God discouragement Becomes encouragement.

Reflection on Days of Discouragement This was the day at work after Talk Around the Table.

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44, 5-4, REVISED 2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, updated 2/15/22 (Scheduled 2/18/22 ) Today we have the oldest Carter brother joining us. Listeners and viewers, meet our brother Paul. We asked Paul to join us to help us improve on the podcast. Paul will be directing today’s show. Hopefully he will help us eliminate the ums and ahs and pauses we have become infamous for.

Dave explains Paul’s role as podcast director

Let’s start with a poem from God Still Rhymes

CRASHING WAVES (pg. 75)

Like waves crashing upon a barren shore Your love so overwhelms me. Your high tide through grace does overcome my lows, Calming the stormy sea.

The waves crash but you do not roar. Your love engulfs me As from your grace your love, it flows, A quiet love I can see.

Let those who have eyes see. Let those who have ears hear.

With you, when I hear, I see, Just as when I see, I hear. To listen is to see And to see is to hear.

Yes, you have washed me, Cleansed me as I sinned. And now in me you see Your mighty calming wind.

So upon the waters I might walk, I do now walk in faith, not in fear. There is no fear as I hear you talk, Walking as we talk now without tears.

Discussion: Well Paul, how did I do?

I was going to say brother, but I only wanted one answer, not two.

Director response: do you not want your brothers to answer your question? Give us a chance to see who has a quicker response time, ok. Discussion:

OK, hopefully this one will be easy to read. From God Still Rhymes, pg. 43 . . .

I WAS JUST THINKING

I was just thinking about what you said the other day do you remember what it was I didn’t think that you would so I forgot too

Director Cut: What was that about and how does is fit in with the podcast theme?

Tim: let me read the reflection from the book. Reflection on I Was Just Thinking While searching through the archives I came across this piece of nonsense. It reminded me of something I had written for the kids a few years ago, which was many years after this was written. I wrote a book titled “I Can’t Remember the Things I Forgot.” I got reactions from, “what’s this?” to “I get it,” to “you’re such a dork,” and finally a couple of, “ . . .”

I’ve read this next one before. It wasn’t written with a message for Christians, but I think it is there. Again, from God Still Rhymes, this one is on pg. 34.

Director Cut: All those unpublished poems you have talked about and your are repeating poems.

BACK TO NORMAL

a storm came passing thru today took the roof right off the barn didn’t really do nobody no harm ’cept nobody’s got nothin’ to say

now ain’t that the problem the cat’s done gone got their tongues probably had them since they was all jus’ young Director Cut & Discussion of Kermit’s reading abilities You said you were going to read the poem....

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43,5-3, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 2/11/2022) Today is an unpublished day again. All, but the last one, were posted on the God Still Rhymes Facebook page.

Let’s start with a poem written in 2017.

“Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will keep you from the trial that is going to come to the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.” Revelation 3:10 (NIV)

After being led to re Revelation again, I wrote this verse on a sticky note. I knew that there is a poem in it. But what I wrote after still I am wondering, wondering why I wrote the words down. Later I think that I understood even though I still wonder why these words came after the verse above. Confusing, right? Somehow I wrote NO FAITH WITHOUT TRUST. I mentioned this in an earlier post and I can see how this has played a big role in my life. NO FAITH WITHOUT TRUST As I look back at the miles, Seeing the tears and the smiles, Having stirred up so much dust, Why did I think that I must?

I do believe all that you have for me And I know that who I am you see, That you have plans for what I should be. That you want us to be we.

Was it the centurion that Jesus asked if he had faith, Faith that his child would survive and live? To which the man replied, I have faith, Show me how to believe.

I don’t know about you, But that is me.

I have faith that God’s word is true, That his promises are real. He has changed me, I am made anew. I have on my heart his seal.

But there are times I feel left out, When I have doubt About what he has planned, About where with him I stand.

I sometimes wander about.

My faith, what is it As I try to make it fit Into the ways of the world As at night I lay curled,

Curled up in a ball Waiting for his call.

On one of my good days We had a talk, God and me. I had taken the time To read of his ways.

I think he was pleased That I had taken the time And in the time it was me, It was me that he seized.

He told me that my faith, Though ever growing, Would never be what it could If I didn’t trust.

I need to trust when I am fearful, I need to trust when I am tearful, I need to trust in the good times And when there are no rhymes.

If I truly accept the death of his Son For my salvation, my redemption, For his promise of eternity, Then I need to not just believe.

I need to trust that he Is in control always, And in all ways, No matter what I see.

He loves me, He blesses me, And as my trust in His promises, His word grows My faith will also.

The conversations will never end.

tcarter, 6/27/17,

Discussion:

HIS GRACE

Having heard God’s call The apostle Paul, Hearing God’s Voice Was able to rejoice.

Having faced the day We prepare to pray, Asking God to deliver us. It is then in Him we must trust.

When we ask for God’s grace In this world we face, Do we trust it is done And the battle is won?

He has said His grace is, It is here in the present time. We’ve asked and so He gives In that moment our needed rhyme.

He is We are We asked He gave

At the moment we ask To be relieved of the task The answer to our prayer, His grace is now there.

We must believe That we receive In faith to know That it is so.

Ask and receive His grace. We are only human in this place. We at times close our eyes, But as we pray He never denies.

HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT, His grace is a prayer away.

A few days later:

If we pray in His will, What is pleasing to Him, He will answer our pleas. He knows our needs.

Whether today or another When the answer is revealed, Know that there is no other By whose grace we are healed.

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42, 5-2, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, (Scheduled 2/4/2022) Today’s theme, hmmmmmmm Healing our faith Thoughts from being with a baby A day in my life The power of God’s word They are all found in Living In God’s Rhyme except the last one which has not been published. Discussion:

Have We Seen, Have We Heard, Are We Healed (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 47)

“Though seeing, they do not see, though hearing they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah; You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused; They hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them,” Matthew 13: 13-15

The heart keeps the body alive Pumping blood through our veins So in living we might thrive, We might live without bodily pains.

But when calloused our heart becomes, We seek wealth Instead of health. Our days become totals of our sums.

Our hearing, our sight Do not hear or see the fight As we run from the light Into darkness.

This world has forsaken the light. Living with our adulterous gods of money and sin, Never knowing what should be right, Never knowing that tomorrow we may not win.

We believe that the easy road leads to pleasure As we follow our heart to find the treasure, The satisfaction of believing we are good, Not knowing we never really understood.

Have we heard someone speak That as mere mortals we are weak? Has someone ever taken our hand And lifted us up to stand?

Has anyone asked you to listen, to look At your yesterdays and todays to see what you took, To see that we have no gain For what we cause in a world of pain?

Someone please shout, Shout the world about About God’s saving grace As we have we run this race.

Be healed, Your fate sealed By believing And receiving The Son Of the one And only God Who loves us all. Please, Hear His call.

Reflection on Have We Seen, Have We Heard, Are We Healed”

Near the end of God’s Rhyme I noticed that the poetry was changing. There was more of the pain we cause God. I should correct that, more of the pain I cause God. It culminated with the last poem I wrote for the book, Broken Hearted. It was about how throughout Old Testament and New Testament history we have broken God’s heart. I think that God Still Rhymes has that in it also. In writing the third book I am finding that I am being led to continue that theme, that and the need for God in our lives, so that our hearts will not be broken at the end of our days.

Discussion:

Another Day Today (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 59)

Not an unusual day, But I’m glad it’s over. There’s not a lot to say Except the day lost its way About a third into its hours. Thankfully it didn’t turn sour. Driving home, seeing the clouds And thinking, as usual, aloud, With the threat of rain There were patches of blue. There were more than a few. It made me think of a refrain From a song From a time long Beyond the past, Time that did not last But is reborn every day As to the Lord I pray.

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41, 5-1, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, updated 1/24/2022, pm (Scheduled 1/28/2022 )

Today’s poems are all unpublished. They were, however, posted on the God Still Rhymes Facebook page. I have a few files saved of unpublished poems. These are random poems from the PROPOSED Rest Poems 5-28-18 until . . . file. They are in no particular order. I just randomly looked at poems and these are the ones I chose. Discussion: June 11, 2018 Another poem written while resting. Not for any future book, just for me, and maybe you the reader. THE BOY AND THE MAN (and the writer.) I. The Beginning of Thoughts and Words I apologize for yesterday. I really had nothing to say; A word here, a thought there, A lot of nothing everywhere. Chilled to the bone, Stuck to the chair, The pencil kept moving, The page was filled. Not even a story for tomorrow, Nothing to give, nothing to borrow, An exercise not lifting the weight As in the lifeless fog I wait. II. The Words That Followed I once knew a boy Who had a favorite toy. It was his pride and joy. But now may be a memory. He had a favorite song To which others sang along, Moving forward and onward, Singing the music, the words. I see that boy most every day. The toy is gone, so is the song. Age has stolen for far too long His ability to know what to say. He counts every word Remembering the long lost song, Hoping that what he has heard Will make him again strong. The toy at some time lost. That loss has a cost, The tears and the fears Of forgetting past years. 3. Hope Once in awhile As he walks a mile He remembers a name, Once and always the same. As he walks, As he talks, The voice of the Spirit, Listening, he hears it. His daily salvation, The constant revelation Giving him peace in his walk Through the voice that does talk. Giving him peace of mind As memories he does not find. So looking ahead he takes the hand, The hand of his Savior so he can stand. With peace and joy, Just ask that boy, He has known God’s Son, Not worrying over what is done. 4. There Is No Ending Once we know God, Once we know Jesus, He never forgets us. Never, not ever. 6/10/18, tcarter Discussion: January 19, 2019 This is the result of an overdose of news. There is man’s news and there is the Good News that gives us hope. WILL YESTERDAY AND TODAY BECOME TOMORROW? I am beginning to wonder Where we have gone asunder. All around us is thunder As lightning abounds With so m any sounds, Like ships run aground Looking for lifeboats To keep us afloat. There are those who shout As they run about. Time is running out. Who do we follow? Words that are hollow, Words that divide And sometimes deride The thoughts of others, Our sisters and brothers. I look around, We are not alone Living at home. There is a tone Everywhere, Lack of care In how we speak, Of what we seek. To every argument there are two sides, The right side and the wrong. But now too often neither side Is right as they sing their song With unrighteous rejoicing In the words they are voicing. “Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers all wrong.” Proverbs 10:12 NIV Before we decide Which path to take Time we must make To seek out the right, To seek the light. If we look to One Before we are done Our answers will justify To what we testify. We will understand Where we should stand. If we take His hand, We will no longer demand That our words be heard, But rather God’s word. Let our hope rest in Him To lead us from sin Of our pride That divides. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean

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40, 4-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, REVISED 1/17/2022(Scheduled 1/21/2022) Today is Episode 10 of Season 4, our 40th podcast on Living In God’s Rhyme. Today we are going to read and discuss God’s rhymes from all 3 books.

I’ve said before there is a poem in everything, good or bad. For me there is a rhyme in everything with God.

THE RHYME OF GOD, THE RHYME OF ME ( Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 34) There may be no rhymes As in other times. But it is not that the Lord Has struck a lost chord. (if he did it would be sung as every church bell was rung) His rhyme is his word, The scriptures we read Through which he plants the seed, With hope that we have heard. It is through his grace That we see his face In those we meet And those we greet. If we believe, In us lives his rhyme Forever in time. He will not deceive. Then I decided to write About something right, But got it wrong Because it was me, Me, just me, alone. I can wander in this world, Oblivious to all that is good. I can try by myself To lift myself up, Up above the Hustle without The bustle, And fail Because the bustle Of this world Is the hustle That tells me All I see Is all I need. Then I awake from what I hope was a dream, Hoping that all is not what it seemed. I look in the mirror and see The reflection of what I used to be. What I used to be before My Savior redeemed me, Made me righteous in his eyes, The eyes of his Father in Heaven above. Every moment of every day I felt his love. A love for me and those who surround My life, who have oft times run aground. I pray that what I dream Is never real. I pray that what may seem Somewhat surreal Is nothing more than a bad dream From a bad movie scene. As I live I pray that temptation I turn over to my Savior Who has conquered my sin No matter where I’ve been.

When I turn my back I lose my sight Of what is wrong And who is right. May I focus my eyes, The eyes of my soul, So that to my sin I die. He has mended the hole. Reflection on The Rhyme of God, the Rhyme of Me Someone once asked me at a book signing where the name God’s Rhyme came from for the first book. From Him I said, He is the Rhyme. Later I realized that I also had a poem in the book with that title. What a memory!

Discussion:

The next one, from God’s Rhyme, is the first time God and rhyme are both in the title of a poem. (We’ve read this one on an earlier podcast.)

GOD’S RHYME (last stanza) (God’s Rhyme, pg. 86) I’ve seen God how odd He seems in faces I meet as life races by I pick up my feet from the burning street & see a smile from a simple child picking a wild flower an hour is not measured by minutes for a while is time & the simple oddity in life Is God’s rhyme

Discussion:

HIS BLESSINGS RHYME (God’s Rhyme, pg. 88) My hopes, my needs, the cure for my ills All in God’s time By prayer and faith my needs He fulfills His blessings rhyme Day by day and night time too It seems the hours though many Are more times than...

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39, 4-9, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (Scheduled 1/14/2022) Today we are going to read poems that I believe are about the Christian’s life today and tomorrow. The first three are from God Still Rhymes)

AFTER READING HABAKKUK (God Still Rhymes, pg. 90)

God will punish those who oppose him, Those who worship false idols as gods, Gods of wood, silver and gold, Those who oppress his holy people.

But at the same time the people of God Will also suffer at the hands of their oppressors, Those who do not believe that he is The God of Heaven above, the earth And the universe around us, The God who breathed life into the first man Adam.

It is by his breath we find our strength Through his Holy Spirit.

Because we live among unbelievers We will suffer their hate for us And their hate for God Almighty. Through this suffering we pray And through our prayer we come closer to God. He hears our petitions, our fears. He knows our weaknesses.

Becoming closer to God, by seeking him out, We know his will for us and can stand firm In strength, his love for us. Knowing that in the end When the battle no longer rages We will be with him for eternity, Not in the burning flames of Hell. Though living in an adulterous world, A world that forsakes the one Whose image we were made in, We do not reflect the failings of man.

We will grow in strength, We will grow in faith, We will grow in love.

We will not be the destruction of this world. We will live to see the face of God And forever be with him Because he is our God, The one and only God of the universe.

You may fight God, you may run from God, But that path will lead you astray, Lead you to where you may forever stay. While there is time seek God, his ways are true.

Reflection on After Reading Habakkuk

Over a week or so I read the book of Habakkuk in the Old Testament. I wanted to reread the Minor Prophets since I knew so little about them. After my first reread I knew that I wanted to write about this book. It seemed like something that continuously happened throughout history. God’s chosen people defeated and suffering at the hands of worshipers of pagan idols. And there is Habakkuk asking God why evil prospered. Then God’s explanation and Habakkuk’s final prayer. Today we need to pray for God’s strength as we face a world that wants to marginalize Christians and God. Though it may seem that evil prospers, our prosperity for eternity has been secured by our faith in Jesus, his death on the cross as payment for our sins, all by the grace of God. This may not be very poetic. After my second reading of Habakkuk, I tried to get up from my desk, but couldn’t. I knew why. So I wrote down the words that were given to me. That was all that mattered. Yes, I have tried to put the words into poetic form.

On an earlier podcast I read a prayer I was asked to submit for consideration of reading at church that came as a result of reading the Book of Habakkuk. I’d like to read it again.

MY PRAYER Dear Father in Heaven. We come to You today in prayer praising You for Your just ways, your timing in the events of this world, your love for those who believe in Your Son, Jesus. Your word in the Old Testament and the New Testament proclaim the ways of the world of yesterday and today. We thank you for your word of warning. And with that warning we pray that our faith in You is strengthened as the world around us, nations and peoples, celebrate evil and heap hatred on your chosen ones. Lord, we pray that as you have told us what to expect, that we will be in prayer for our fellow Christians around the world that are suffering...

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38, 4-8, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, GWEN ALLEN PART 2 (Scheduled 1/3/2022)

The second half of our interview with Gwen Allen, whose drawings inspired a few poems in Living in God’s Rhyme. The first half of the interview, if you missed it, is Season 4, Episode 3, Dec. 3, 2021.

Short Discussion of our impressions from the first half of the interview:

INTERVIEW:

Discussion on second half of interview:

Two poems inspired by Gwen’s drawings. Both are from Living In God’s Rhyme.

THE REFLECTION (pg. 197)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and beauty is what is beholden. God saw the beauty of Mary, a beauty of motherhood for his Son, And he saw the beauty of his Son, in the sacrifice for those he loved. That beauty God shares with the girl as she walks through this world.

As she gazes at the reflection she sees the love God has for her. It is this love that she sees taking her hands and guiding her through her life.

It is a love of trust, something she must receive and give in the life she lives.

What reflection do you see when looking in the mirror?

A SOLDIER FOR THE LORD (pg. 191)

There is more than the battle to be won There is more that we are here for. If we are to follow God’s Son We do not fight as if it’s a war.

No, our mission is to share his love. If we love God, we are commanded to love others.

Maybe the battle rages within us. If we are one with Jesus, The battle has been won. We are raised with his Son.

If God is in us, his love we must share. Through our sharing we show we care, Not just for others, but for the Father Who loves us in spite of ourselves.

We must show the love in our heart, Love that is for all to see. As the sun rises our days start. Is love what our day will be?

Love will overcome hate. If we do not show His love, What will be the fate Of those we overlook?

A soldier, marching forward, Sharing God’s loving word, Showing his saving grace To a stranger’s face.

If we are to stand, We must follow his command.

1 John 1:1 – 5:21

Closing Prayer

If you give Him the times As you live His word rhymes

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37, 4-7, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (Scheduled 12/31/2021) Another year comes to the end. Still there are those who need to mend. Our hope is to send the message that will end their oft felt pain as this world rains down upon us. Again we need Jesus as we look forward, may we be led forward on His path to avoid the world’s wrath. We need ways of Jesus more than ever and less of the than the ways of the world forever.

As the year 2021 ends let us pray. Today we have three poems from Living In God’s Rhyme.

CONCLUDING PRAYER (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg 213) Dear Father in Heaven, It is not just what you have done, But what you do every day Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Lord, I know that in prayer The words need not rhyme. You are the rhyme and in me You have blessed me with your words. I may not always know what to say, But I know when I take time to pray Your Holy Spirit living within me will lead the way So that through my prayer I will not be led astray. I thank you Father for my salvation I thank you for loving me so much That you sent your Son to die for my sins. For that I do not know what to say, . . . I love you. You have taken this wretch of a man And lifted him up so he may see All that in you, he can be. I pray that your presence will never leave. No, it is not you who will leave. I pray that it is not me. Dear Lord, I pray that your word, The rhymes you have for us, Will shake this world with your love So that one day we will all not just see, But be in Heaven above. Save us from ourselves. Take us off the shelves Where we collect only dust. Through your Son, Jesus, I pray that all believe And receive your grace. Amen and Amen

Discussion:

PRAY ALWAYS (Living In God’s Rhyme, pg. 170) I started my day with a prayer Knowing that I would also receive. I know that I must always pray for others, Pray for the needs of my sisters and brothers. Through my daily prayer I have found Prayer can be ever mending. With the many needs that abound Prayer we should be never ending. As my thoughts will wander And my heart does ponder My first prayer is to Heaven above That my prayer will reflect his love. God knows our needs. Through prayer he feeds Those in need As we heed. We are commanded to pray, To pray, pray without ceasing. Asking the Holy Spirit for the words to say We can experience God’s power releasing. No, we do not release God’s power. But through our prayer we do not cower As we feel the spirit within us, The compassion that comes from Jesus. While praying I know that God is with me As I go through my day, in all I see. As I prayed for the needs of another He has blessed me along with the others. I am in the presence of God And as he listens I do too. As I pray I am blessed by God As all who pray will be too. Everyone needs a prayer. Everyone needs to pray.

Reflection on Pray Aways: Again this is not what I thought I would be writing today. It was two nights before this would be posted, Labor Day evening. It wasn’t a busy day but it wasn’t a wasted day either. I was trying to think about what to write and came up with a couple of ideas. I even had the title to the poem typed on the page. After a minute of so of looking at the titles of the other poems I had written for the book, this poem was written. Again, I asked for help and guidance and got it. Prayer is always there.

Discussion:

ONE THOUGHT BECAME ANOTHER (Living In God’s Rhyme, Pg. 75) He who spoke creation into existence By his word was one with God. Watching God’s creation from Heaven As man strayed he answered God’s call. Born...

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36, 4-6, PODCAST NOTES & COPYRIGHTS Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of the Son of God, our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus the Christ. Today we are going to read three Christmas poems that were grouped together in God’s Rhyme as The Christmas Progression. It seemed fitting to me as I wrote the last poem for the book in December.

THE CHRISTMAS PROGRESSION, (© 2019, God’s Rhyme, pg. 135) THE WONDER OF CHRSTMAS (GOD'S GIFT) Oh let us sing today Filling our hearts with joy The Prince of Peace has come With the birth of this baby boy For to us a child is born To us a Son is given And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace Sing with a joyful noise So those around can hear As our hearts now rejoice In our Almighty God today Father everlasting In the birth of Your Son We find the true reason We do celebrate this season Wonderful Counselor The Messiah from birth God’s gift to us on earth May we return His love with joy For to us a child is born To us a Son is given And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace 12/84

THE FIRST GIFT Another year again gone by, Another year older. We are now near the lullaby, Are we any bolder? The manger The birth The star And strangers Have we met that baby boy child So glorious and mild? Is He more than a memory, A nice Christmas story?

An everlasting gift of God’s In the birth of His Son. A miracle that seems at odds To the world, this one. With His birth His death And resurrection Our sins Forgiven And now it is Christmas again. His gift, open the door And you just have to let Him in And unwrap salvation. ONE CHRISTMAS DAYS " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God." John 1:1,2, NKJV Before the Christmas carols we did sing, forever before a single church bell did ring, before we could shout to the world with joy, was the Word, God's baby boy. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten Son of the Father." John 1:14, NIV The Word was born in the flesh, as is man, dwelling among us, as only God can, from creator to sacrificial blessing, born of a woman to cure our distressing. What would this world be like without His birth, amid the chaos what would life be worth? In His saving grace, if we believe, our sins, our sorrows, He does relieve. God loved us before we loved Him. His love is there for each of us, today, tomorrow and yesterday, manifest through the God man, Jesus. "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call his name JESUS, for He will...

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35, 4-5, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS Today we are going to read about one man’s life leading up to Christmas. We have 5 poems that I am aware of at the beginning of the podcast. We’ll have to wait to see if some more pop up before we end. But before we start, I’d like to say that in the last week I have found the telling of the journey of the 3 wise men very intriguing. Read Matthew, Chapter 2.

ONE OF THOSE DAYS

So today I closed my mind Left it all behind For no one to find As if I were blind Didn’t think I was that kind To be caught in a bind Stepping off the line I thought it was mine Issued a fine Not seeing the sign The walk on the trail A major fail Couldn’t make bail Couldn’t send any mail Lost my train Of thought that is Out of the rain Took a quiz My oh my I wonder why The rhyme Skipped this time It’ll be night time soon Long past the hour of noon A hopeful night To overcome the fight When all is said and done A prayer said to the Son (Just because it rhymes doesn’t mean I want it to be mine.)

As I reflect on this I realize/understand that I need to be in the Christmas season all year long.

Discussion: The next three poems are from God’s Rhyme, © 2019. They were written during the late 1970s and were part of the Jesus Poems manuscript. They reflect the joy I had found in Jesus, which is what we celebrate now.

MY FRIEND JESUS, pg. 5

Take my hand as we walk this land, feel the sand as time drifts away, hear what I say, just be what you may with my friend Jesus. A little boy, a baby girl; sometimes the days like a waterfall swirl until I feel the sun’s rays & I know it’s the Son, Who, tho blinded to some, is Who I will follow. A walk thru a field & I find I must yield, give of myself, die to my wants. I opened the door & found Him waiting there, wanting no more than that breath of fresh air. I found the way. As people had said, it’s not what you say or the thoughts in your head. It’s not just the grace of an evening meal. It’s something you always feel, something that starts deep in you heart. Take my hand & walk with me; There is so much to be. Together we can stand, not just the two of us, because we are three with our friend Jesus. Discussion:

FOR YOU TWO, pg. 7 Thank you Jesus for loving me, for being able to see that I am more than I think I can be. When the world seems to swirl around & sounds are blurred, somehow your love is heard. You’ve given me a life; a loving wife, the sweet joys of a baby girl & a little boy. I have been blessed. I just need to take time to look between the stress of a world that wants what is mine. I know I don’t often tell You, I’m so often overdue in...

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From the beginning and until the end we Have rebelled against our most Holy Father. We have committed adultery with gods of wood Thinking that for us they could provide good.

Prophets of Old Testament times have spoken Of your anger at a people whose lives were broken, Broken because their bond with you was torn Long before so many were ever born.

John of the New Testament describes his revelation Of the future of this world, of the end of nations. We who are living in the grace of a new covenant Have brought disgrace to the grace of his Providence.

What are we to do amid this turmoil As the Heavens cry and our hearts boil? How do we avoid God’s anger, his wrath As we continue down our destructive path?

Read his word, the scriptures both old and new. Read his word, believe in his word and have life anew. Though angry his love turned to blood, His blood, that of his Son, that of his love.

If you believe in the God of the Bible, You must believe his every word, What he has done and what he will Because of what we have done and will.

His ways are not our ways And our ways are not his. Be thankful that he loves us More than we can ever love him.

He wanted us to be with him forever So he sent his son to be the sacrifice, To pay the price for the sins of many, So that in his sight we are made right.

Read, believe, be baptized and spread his word. Open your hearts to him so your soul may be saved, That you may face eternity, not with foreboding, But that you may face it forever with joy.

We know the story of the past, Pray that we do not make it last, Pray that the die has not been cast, That at this time you accept his grace.

Since his word spoke this world into existence, Since that word paid the ransom for our resistance, Since before we were conceived in the womb He knew us and desired that we avoid the tomb.

It is in our hands, the decision to be in his hands. Get up from your life and with God stand. Stand with faith in the resurrection of his Son And our resurrection from what we have done.

God loves us. He wants us with him. He died once That we might live.

Jesus rose so that we who believe May also rise with him as we receive All.

Reflection on There Is Only One Rhyme That Will Last Beyond Time

Every time I read the Bible I hope that God has a new poem to write. Sometimes it has been after reading only a few verses. This time it was after reading Jeremiah 14-16. I have been fascinated with end times prophecy for years. I am now more fascinated with the Old Testament prophets. I remember sitting with a small group in a 7 week session on Christ. The question was asked, does God ever get angry. Yes. I am glad that He loves and forgives. This poem is a continuation of the last poem in God’s Rhyme, Broken Hearted. I wrote it on Dec. 30, 2014. When I finished the poem, God said that the book was done. I know now it was only the beginning.

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33, 4-3 SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, GWEN ALLEN INTERVIEW (12/3/2021) Revised 11/30/21 Today we are interviewing Gwen Allen. Gwen is the young woman whose drawings inspired the poems in the last chapter of Living in God’s Rhyme. PRE-INTERVIEW DSCUSSION

POST-INTERVIEW DISCUSSION

Here are a couple of more poems inspired by Gwen’s drawings.

PROTECTED FOREVER AND EVER, pg. 199

The rain falls from the sky. Some days we wonder why No matter how we try We cannot help but cry.

Yes, the world rains down With trials and tribulations, As we are thinking we may drown In the sorrows of temptation.

Let us not worry and fret. A prayer has been said, The way He has led, The path He has set.

Before the cross came a prayer. “While I have been with them, I protected them and kept the safe by that name you gave me.” (John 17:12, NIV)\

Then He died for our sins Knowing we would stray. The rain would pour down, Our faith washed away.

Even in those moments, if we do believe, Because of His love we need never grieve. Through His death and resurrection We have eternal His protection.

Yes, even those moments We lose sight of our faith’s face, By the words of our faith We are saved by God’s grace.

Believe, Accept, Profess Jesus, the King whose reign Protects us in our weakness.

Our faith may fail, But He never will.

WHICH EVER WAY THE WIND WILL BLOW, pg. 207

A storm, a boat, the disciples with Jesus . . . He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be Still!” Then the wind died down And it was completely calm. (Mark 4:39. NIV)

When there is a gentle breeze Then we find a life of ease, But when the wind will blow Does our spirit sink low?

It is at those times When facing life’s storms, With the wind at our face As we run our life’s race, We feel tattered and torn, We lose track of His rhyme.

It in these times of trial We must remember our faith. When the acrid taste of bile Rises we must remember our place.

God is on our side, So we never need to hide. We have His gentle breath On which we can rest.

The Holy Spirit moves As a gentle breeze, Calming the winds, Restoring our faith. It is the breath of God, It is His Word at creation That calms the storms Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

We just have to believe. Ask, pray and we shall receive.

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32, 4-2 SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (planned date 11/27/2021) UPDATED 11/22/2021 Today we are going to talk about the ACTS method of prayer. In September, at the church I attend, we started reading ACTS prayers. After a few weeks members of the church were asked to write a prayer to be read during the Sunday service. I was asked to read one at the end of October. We’ll get to that in a bit. What is an ACTS prayer? A is for adoration; prayers of praise for God and who He is and what He does. C is for Confession; prayers as we remember we are fallen creatures in need of confessing our sins to God, our Father. T is for Thanksgiving; prayers thanking God for all He has done in our lives, what He is doing now and what he will do for us and others. S is for Supplication; prayers asking God to meet our needs and the needs of others. You can look on line and get more detailed descriptions of the four prayer types in an ACTS Prayer. The ACTS prayer follows the method Jesus used when the disciples asked Him how they should pray. We know it as the Lord’s Prayer and may very well recite this prayer during our Sunday church services.

Let’s say it together.

9 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (NKJ)

The ACTS prayer I wrote and read at church. I have to acknowledge that I did have some editing and word changes the were suggested by the person who asked me to write the prayer. I used all of them. Thank you Tami. ACTS Prayer, 10/31/2021

Heavenly Father, we come before you today as your humble servants. You alone are the one true God, the God of creation who set the sun, moon, and stars in place for our good. You created us in your own image and breathed into Adam the breath of life. And as we’ve strayed from your ways you’ve shown patience, forgiveness and grace. You are truth, you are forgiving and your love is beyond understanding, especially the sacrifice you made in your Son, Jesus. We are blessed and we praise you for being the one constant in our lives.

Dear Father, we humbly ask for forgiveness as we confess our sins to you, those we are aware of and those we aren’t. We have sinned against you and against our brothers and sisters. We’ve neglected to help those in need whose paths we’ve crossed. We’ve focused on ourselves when our focus should have been on you. We’ve been influenced by the sinful ways of the world.

Dear Father, we thank you for forgiving our sins through the sacrifice of your Son, Jesus. We thank you for the life he lived among us, showing us how to live with those around us. We thank you, Jesus, for your obedience to the Father and that your prayer was always, “Not my will, Father, but your will be done”. Thank you for taking us into your embrace and saving us for all eternity. Thank you, Father, for who you are and always will be.

Father, we pray for the Cornerstone Church and all the churches in the Blue Water area. May we remain faithful to your Word, to your commandments through Jesus Christ. Might we all be in accord with one another working together to help those in need.

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31, 4-1 SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS (proposed date 11/24/2021) Today we are turning the show over to Dave. He will be choosing the poems to be read and lead the follow up discussion. This is definitely an act of faith on my part. We’ll see how good I am at reading without any practice. We all know how it is when I have had time to practice.

Soooooo, Dave, what do you have to start the podcast?

GOD’S RHYME (last stanza) I’ve seen God how odd He seems in faces I meet as life races by I pick up my feet from the burning street & see a smile from a simple child picking a wild flower an hour is not measured by minutes for a while is time & the simple oddity in life Is God’s rhyme

GOD IN A BOX (a song) 1 Would you put God in a box, one with a lock? Hopefully not, especially one to which you could lose the key. If you were to have the key to the Kingdom In your hand, would you lock the box , set it aside, just let it be? 2 A lonely woman needs to pray, pray in the way, The way she was raised, with the sign of the cross to begin her plea. A choir sings Hallelujah with hands upraised, Their voices dancing with joy as they praise the one God almighty. Refrain Jesus, the Son of God, He has set us free dying on that tree, Dying for you, dying for me, unlocking our hearts from sinful ways. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, all three With the salvation of the cross, in His way, He picks up the strays. 3 The story of an unkempt man comes to life As he enters the church looking for comfort from a loving God. He knows of salvation, do we judge his strife? Just who has the right, those who would judge or those we judge to be odd? 4 I speak in tongues and I pray thru misery, God speaks to me thru the Bible, and He speaks to me thru prayer, And to me I hear his voice in the journey, He speaks from the open box so that we all can hear, all can share. Refrain Jesus, the Son of God, He has set us free dying on that tree, Dying for you, dying for me, unlocking our hearts from sinful ways. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, all three, With the salvation of the cross, in His way, He picks up the strays. 5 What church does God belong to, where does He go? On Sunday morning, will we find His Spirit dwelling within us? Or will we find somehow that we do not know Where He is, why He is, or how He is because of all our fuss? 6 Do we put God in a box, a box with a lock, Thinking that He only works in ways with which we are comfortable? How many must He be trying to unlock? Created in his image, together we sit at His table. Refrain Jesus, the Son of God, He has set us free dying on that tree, Dying for you, dying for me, unlocking our hearts from sinful ways. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, all three, With the salvation of the cross, in His way, He picks up the strays

7 How wonderful that He sees us and accepts us, Each one of us diff’rent, our needs, our gifts, our strengths, our weaknesses. And He knows just how to mold and shape our trust By our faith in Him, the all loving Father, accepting of all. GOD IN A BOX (continued) 8 So open that box and let God be for you And for me, the Father of our Savior, who rescued you and me. Who are we to say what and how He can do Or how allows us to pray or sing our praise and let the world see? Refrain Jesus, the Son of God, He has set us free dying on that tree, Dying for you, dying for me, unlocking our hearts from sinful ways. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, all three, With the salvation of the cross in His way He picks up the strays. God’s

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PODCAST 30, 3-10 – SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTD, Date: 11/12/21 4 poems from Living In God’s Rhyme (©2018). We’ll be talking about who we are and what we have without God in our lives. God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

Our first poem is found on page 151.

I HAVE NOTHING

I have nothing to add to the word of God. I have nothing to add to his love for me. I have nothing to offer to make me worthy. I have nothing to add to God’s rhymes.

That is true, but . . . I can believe in His word. I can accept his love for me. I can accept that through Jesus I am worthy. I can become one of God’s rhymes.

I can offer my life to God. I can spread the Good News of salvation. I can be a reflection of his love. I can share the end of the Christmas story.

I have nothing on my own to give to God, But with God I have everything to give. I have every reason to live for him. I have hope for life eternal with him.

I have nothing until I have God in my life, Until I accept the atoning sacrifice That showed his love for me. I can accept Jesus, my savior, My redeemer, my hope, my everything. Thoughts on the Way to Church

The lost sheep, Are we led, Led to the way Or led astray, Are we fed By the Bread of Life Or captive to strife There are random thoughts that cross my mind That make me seek the words to find That will feed me and lead me To the right words to write

No questions, No exclamations Period?

Just the question, As lost sheep are we led, As lost sheep are we fed To the truth, by the truth Of who God is, What Jesus has done And the mission Of the Holy Spirit?

Do we ever question God’s love? Do we ever shout an exclamation? Or do we just end with a period?

God’s love for us is never in question, We should shout to the world in exclamation That with God our lives will not end with a period.

Discussion:

It’s not unusual for me to get caught up in punctuation or lack thereof. I think our lives on this earth will end with an exclamation point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now going back in the book to page 142

THOUGHTS FROM READING PETER

I just finished reading 1 Peter And I am continually reminded That the Bible is as much about today As it is about yesterday, And it is much about tomorrow As it is about all of our todays As it is about all of the yesterdays.

As I read I wondered about tomorrow And what may lead to our sorrow, But then I remembered that tomorrow Will worry about itself. We are told not to worry So why do we have to hurry To get through today? Maybe I need to pray.

No matter where I have read God’s word it has kept me fed. I just have to remember That as a family member I live with God, through his grace.

I may fail today in so many ways, But with God, tomorrow is a new day.

Discussion:

Don’t give up on you day is a struggle. There is always a better tomorrow with God. Yes, there will be times when that struggle we are going through will last more than a day. Don’t give up, God has a plan and that plan is for your betterment.

Now on to page 89, one of my favorites.

THE DINNER TABLE

At the end of the day, before the stars of night, A family sits at a table, holding hands they pray, Thanking the Lord for his bounty, the food they eat, The hands they do hold, for all they receive.

Perhaps it is the first prayer a child does learn, That all we need comes from his infinite love, That the fruits of our labor are on the table, And even more in our love for him and his children.

The family around the table shares their days, Their joys, their sorrows, their hopes, their desires. By starting their meal with a prayer They have set the course for their lives.

At the table in God’s sight Seeds are sown that they always may Share their blessing with...

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29, 3-9 - SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, 11/5/2021 Three more poems from Living In God’s Rhyme (© 2017 by Tim Carter). Thoughts about letting God into my life and the transformation that happens. That transformation is available to all of us. First poem can be found on page 147

DO NOT LET ME SIT

I sit with pen in hand because it is too hard to stand. I sit in the chair looking up in the air. I think that I know, but is it really so? And I realize that for thoughts to materialize Praying to you is what I must do.

Lord, I love you, I really do. I do not wish, but hope instead That I can pray and clear my head So that today all I desire is you.

I am what I am, I do not like to hear, For that to be true, I must abandon you. I am what I am, that I greatly fear, If that is so, then I have not been made anew.

My prayer, Lord, is that I let you be Who you are, so that what you see in me Is more that I am alone, but all that I am with you. It is only by your grace that with me you are not through.

And as I place my trust in you I see each line is longer As my faith, my love, my hope in you, Lord, gets stronger. Lord, with you I know there is no danger That one day we may become strangers.

Lord, Help me to pray every day, To read your word and know what I have heard. Help me to spread your good news to more than a few, To more than those sitting in the pew not knowing what to do. Lead me to those, the ones you chose To hear of you and all that you have done.

May every day be the beginning Of showing others that winning In life need not be full of stress, Not when you, Lord, are here to bless.

Thank you, Lord, that these words That rhyme have a reason. That the thoughts that are written Will always be in season.

For it is with you, Father, that our lives are full, That when we care, it is you that we share.

From page 149

WHOSE WORDS

And this is my prayer; that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God. Phil 1:9,10 Whose words do we seek As we hear others speak? Are they the words of truth That in us will bear fruit?

As believers do we know God’s word Or do we only know what we have heard? Do we ever make the time to know What God’s word says so we may grow?

Do we have the desire to understand Where it is God wants us to stand? Do we search his word, do we make the time to study So that when someone speaks we are not just putty?

Do we know when the words are from God and not from man?

To understand your word we must have a yearning To listen to others and not overlook our own learning. Through prayer and reflection in our time alone With you, Father, we will mature in our love for the cornerstone. The cornerstone of your church, of our faith, your Son Jesus, Is fully known as we seek in your word how you see us. We must read so we know the truth when we hear it And know what is not from you so we may not be near it.

You, Lord, love us every day So every day we must pray That as we read we know what you say About the truth of your grace and your way.

Thank you, Lord, for what you do, Help us to be more than just a few, Help us to know and spread your word So others cannot say they never heard.

The last on is found on page 152

I HAVE NOTHING

I have nothing to add to the word of God. I have nothing to add to his love for me. I have nothing to offer to make me worthy. I have nothing to add to God’s rhymes.

That is true, but . . . I can believe in His word. I can accept his love for me. I can accept that through Jesus I am worthy. I can become one of

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28, 3-8 – SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, TERRI HILL INTERVIEW Today we are interviewing Terri Hill. I met Terri at an event for Martha’s House this summer. After asking Martha about an interview, something led me to ask Terri. She is the founder of Executive Document Productions. Her resume encompasses so much more than that as I found out talking with Terri at another Martha’s House event. It’s amazing what you can find out over dinner.

I did ask her if she would look through the three books and find three poems she liked so they could be read before and after the interview. I’ll read 2 short ones now. This one surprised me and yet it didn’t.

FIRST VALENTINE (written in 1973)

love is a valentine and you are mine

all of life starts when you give your heart to shine as the sun on that special someone and all that you are is what you share being sure always to care for the ev’ning star

all your giving is what I am living

you have given your gift giving my spirits a lift giving yourself to my keeping not knowing the weeping of a broken valentine we haven’t the time for it is filled with happiness everything from our togetherness

love is a valentine and you are mine

WHO AM I?

Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say I am”? Who did they think he was?

And in times of doubt I ask myself, “Who do I think I am?”

At these times in my life I know I must reply, I am reborn, I am saved, I am forgiven, I am redeemed, I am made holy in his sight, I am blessed, I am loved, I am a child of God!

And there, without words, Is the rhyme of who I am, I am one with God!

Forever in his sight I am now made right. Though I may stumble and fall, My name he will always call, Always and forever, He will leave me never.

Yes, I am a child of God. That is who he says I am.

INTERVIEW

THE HEALING OF FORGIVENESS

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Eph. 4:30,31

What needs to be said about this verse? Though some words may sound terse, They are covered in the blood Jesus shed for those he loved.

He has loved And still does. Though we have sinned He has sent a mighty wind To lift his people up As we drink from his cup.

We are hurt in so many ways, Slander, malice, anger and rage. We are left alone, left defeated. That’s what we do to those God loves.

Sometimes we are they, the other one, To whom the harm and hurt is done. We all keep a running total, we tally the sum Of each and every day they block out the Son.

We are told to forgive throughout God’s word, Told enough that we should have heard, If with God we live We are called to forgive.

If God can forgive, so must we. It is by his forgiving of our sin That over death we do win. Why is it so hard for us to see?

God loves so much that he died. Died in the form of his Son For the times we lied, For all we have done.

A death we deserved, A death we did earn, But now as we turn Our place is reserved.

Jesus died once for all, For all who hear his call, The call of God’s holy grace That one day we may see his face. We are but mere mortal man. How can our sin against another Be greater than our sin Against he who created man?

We are commanded to...

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27, 3-7 – SHOW NOTES AND COPYRIGHTS, 10/23/2021 Today we are going to discuss me and my writing relationship with God. I have talked about praying before, but for an introvert, which I am, there is a reason for writing. Writing poetry is me. I am more comfortable expressing myself on the written page than on a personal level. At least that was me until . . . . . . The 3 poems I have chosen today are from Living In God’s Rhyme. (©2017 by Tim Carter)

AN INTROVERT’S VOICE (pg. 39)

It is that voice inside, Inside his brain, his mind, That is like a moving train. Silently, it is that kind.

Thoughts like the wind, Blowing brain matter around, Scattering rhyming letters Everywhere without a sound.

It’s not that he has nothing to say, And it’s not that he has lost his way. It’s more like he has turned to stone From feeling safe when being alone.

He can smile For a while. Yes, he can talk, But would rather walk.

I guess it’s hard to explain This silent running train. Thoughts are there having formed words, So many words that no one has heard,

Words that haven’t found a voice, Unsure of how to make a choice. For him, uncertain, He closes the curtain.

Unable to explain, His voice is quiet. So he writes Words of rights, Words of wrongs. It is here Where he is strong So you can hear.

An unspoken after thought: Not sure it makes any sense. More an exercise in Rhyming introspection Than an explanation. Or maybe it is more.

THE BOOK ON THE SHELF (Pg. 153)_

I asked the Lord, what do I write He replied, write of yourself Take the book of your life off the shelf Open you heart and turn on the light

So, here I am, where have I misplaced that book The many nooks and crannies where I have looked Were empty, as if they had been visited by a crook When did I last use it, that memory someone took

I prayed, Lord, show me what I have missed At which he led me through a fine and foggy mist To the place on a shelf Where I found myself.

Sometimes I close the cover to my life And then I find that every day is a fight As I fail to follow the light he has shining on me A light that does reflect from him so that I can see

I have these days when I lose my way When the world around me tears at my heart When the world around me leads me astray When I awake sleepy eyed at the day’s new start

Maybe it was a word, a thought, a slight I did perceive Something I was unprepared that day to receive Maybe it was just me Maybe I just didn’t see

The book on the shelf is where I was found The book where the story of my life is bound Where God placed me to keep me safe As the world around me runs its race

Sometimes I get off track in the race I run When I confuse God’s blessings with earthly fun When I get caught in life’s struggles before the day is done When I distract myself from the life I have with God’s Son

My story is one of God’s love for me A story of his infinite grace in my life His forgiving of my many wanderings A story of my faith in God and his in me

Reflection on The Book on the Shelf

There is no punctuation when the day is a run on sentence A sentence without bars, but one that can easily become a prison

THE WRITER OF WORDS (Pg. 76)

The writer of words of thoughts and dreams, A never ending stream flowing through his mind, Sometimes, most times, not knowing what he will find. In reflection, wondering what it all means.

There is a call that his quiet voice Will without sound become his choice To be the messenger of your glory, Of all the ways only you, God, are holy.

Oh, there are day dreams And every day schemes That make his life seem To be without a rhyme.

There are the times without rhymes, There is the day with nothing to say. There are wanderings in his head That are better left...

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26, 3-6 – SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS – Revised 10/11/21 Here we are again, 4 poems from Living In God’s Rhyme whose common thread is God & Jesus & one other thing. I like the randomness of our discussions when I don’t set it up in the show notes. I’m sure there is a better word than randomness I could use. All 4 are from God Still Rhymes (©2017 by Tim Carter) Our first poem is found on pg. 74