ReflectionsByTheWater

John

The Temple

God is not far from you.You are one with the whole.He’s deep in your heart.He’s the depths of your soul. “I am in the Father, and you are in Me and I am in you.” John 14:20“You are the temple of God and the Spirit of God lives in you.” 1 Corinthians 3:16The Kingdom of …

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The Opposer

It wears many masks.It speaks every tongue,It roams all the land,No one know where its from. Fear is the opposer.It plots and it plans.With cunning it moves,Onto enemy lands. It moves as a spy.It sneaks as a snake.It strikes in the dark,With piercing cold fangs. It watches and waits.It plots to dethrone.It aims for destruction,Destruction …

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Lost at Sea

Each person should be careful in what they assume of others. For no man can truly understand what it is like to be a woman and no woman is able to fully grasp what it is to be a man. Furthermore, no man understands the true totality of being a man nor any woman understand …

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Be The Moon

The darkness creeps,It crawls and lurks.The shadow spreads,Across the Earth. It lives in hearts,In minds, in thoughts.The darkness dreams,That all else rots. The darkness dines,It sits at tables.The shaking of hands,Empowers, and enables. But one candle alone,Can light a whole room.And a lone lifted voice,Can sing a new tune. In the darkness of night,Set your …

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The Present Moment

Each and every moment holds the sprouting of a new seed, the blooming of a wild flower, the hatching of a curious creature. All is fresh and new in each moment. The ever-present now is both the culmination of all that has come before it and the spontaneous birthing of that which has never been. …

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Once I Was a Skateboarder

Once I was a skateboarder.With a push and a kick,I’d be rolling along.That was when we were kids. Once I was a skateboarder,Practice took my attention.Like a plant taking water,Growth became an obsession. Once I was a skateboarder,A marksman and an artist.The board was my easel,And landing my target. Once I was a skateboarder,A stunning …

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In Heavenly Places

We have a seat,Right by Your side.In Adam all are dead,In Christ all are alive. In Him we are seated.In Him we were raised.The same powers in us,That defeated the grave. We’re seated with Him,In Heavenly places.The gifts we’ve been given,Show how great Your grace is. You call us Your temple,Your Spirit resides,Closer than the …

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The Defeated Foe

The essence of evil,In the form of a creature.An opposer and tempter,A violent deceiver. Master of confusion,The founder of lies.Should he be your ruler,You surely will die. But here’s the good news,The creature’s been slain.There’s a new king in town,With a powerful name. Let Him soften your heart,And reform your mind.He turns normal water,To the …

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Praise Be to God

Praise be to God,Knitter of Our Hearts,The Maker of Worlds, And Author of Stars. Your power is mighty,Moving planets through space.While down on the Earth,Flowers bloom by Your grace. Can we number the miracles,That come by Your hand?For our world is fine-tuned,By Your voice and command. Oh God, mighty Father,In reverence, let us praise,Your divine, …

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Law of the Heart

Those that feel, see and live by the laws written on stone will themselves become stones. But those that abide in the heart and feel, see, and live by the law written on their heart will forever flower and blossom in life. “You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our …

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