Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Wisdom’s Voice Silent


We walk away, ignoring Her
Wisdom crying out
Conscience deep within
We turn from Her
from the word of God
failing to follow
to heed this call
Wisdom’s voice silent
when we turn, when we cry
having ignored so long
God’s mercy for us



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Edited September 12, 2012
new poem – “Wisdom’s Voice Silent”
and earlier poem of today,
Edited September 12, 2012
“Remorse sits in my place – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/remorse-sits-in-my-place-v2.html
Proverbs 1:20-33 (The Message)
Lady Wisdom
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
September 3, 2012 to September 9, 2012
“Teachings and Teachers”
by Cynthia Hizer
for September 11, 2012,
read September 12, 2012
&
Proverbs 1:20-33 (NIV)
Warning Against Rejecting Wisdom
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
September 3, 2012 to September 9, 2012
“Teachings and Teachers”
by Cynthia Hizer
for September 10, 2012,
read September 12, 2012
&
and earlier poem today, September 12, 2012
“Remorse sits in my place”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/remorse-sits-in-my-place.html
inspired by reading at Poets’ Corner
monthly poetry reading,
at the Suncook Senior Center
of Paul Lawrence Dunbar
http://www.dunbarsite.org/
poem, “Conscience and Remorse”,
http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar/poetry.php?type=poem&id=230
and the last line,
“remorse sits in my place”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CFsylHYo_A
September 10, 2012
&
earlier poem of July 24, 2012
“the pain of regret”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-pain-of-regret.html
2 Samuel 11:6-15
2 Samuel 11:1-15
David and Bathsheba
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
July 23, 2012 to July 29, 2012
“Stay Focused!”
by Jorge Acevedo
for July 24, 2012,
read July 24, 2012
&
2 Samuel 11:1-5
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
July 23, 2012 to July 29, 2012
“Stay Focused!”
by Jorge Acevedo
for July 23, 2012,
read July 23, 2012

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