Bad Vines

Seeds planted in good soil
loved by the owner
watered and cared for
yet producing no good fruit

Bad vines only
a bitter harvest
yet the roots still green
worthy, in the ground

From the root new life
the people to be reborn
if we turn to our master
the vine will be restored


August 11, 2010
Isaiah 5:1-7
2 Samuel 12
and
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for August 9, 2010 to August 15, 2010,
“Wisdom”
by Lauren L. Chaffee
for August 10, 2010,
read August 11, 2010
&
Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19
and
http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for August 9, 2010 to August 15, 2010,
“Wisdom”
by Lauren L. Chaffee
for August 9, 2010,
read August 11, 2010
&
Isaiah 5:1-7
Alive Now Daily Reflections
http://alivenow.upperroom.org/daily-reflections/daily-reflections-for-aug-9-15/
for August 9, 2010 to August 15, 2010
by Nancy Ferguson (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
for August 11, 2010
read August 11, 2010

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