Praise is a drug – v2

Praise is a drug,
an elixir, a potion,
praise on this earth,
numbing our spirits, our souls...
 
The fear of man is a poison,
a lie we tell ourselves,
fear is death, corrosive,
numbing our spirits, our souls...
 
Praise is a drug,
needing a fix, reinforcement,
pushing the rise of the self,
numbing our spirits, our soul…
 
---------------- 
Edited June 4, 2024
Praise is a drug – v2
 

Edited May 31, 2024
Praise is fleeting – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-fleeting-v2.html
May 30, 2024
Chains of our own making
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/chains-of-our-own-making.html
May 30, 2024
Bondage
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/bondage.html
Edited May 30, 2024
A trap, a snare – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-trap-snare-v2.html
May 28, 2024
Actors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/actors.html
May 28, 2024
The fear of man
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-fear-of-man.html
Edited May 28, 2024
All about the optics – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/all-about-optics-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2024
Praise is an illusion – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-illusion-v2.html
Sermon May 26, 2024
“The Optics of Giving”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Based on Matthew 6:1-4
Proverbs 29:25
Luke 18:11-12
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Matthew 5:16
1 Chronicles 29:9, 11-14, 17b.
Psalm 25:15
&
Sermon May 19, 2024
“Loving our enemies”
Based on Matthew 5:38-48
&
Sermon May 12, 2024
“Stop Swearing”
Based on Matthew 5:33-37
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, faith, Matthew 6, Proverbs 29, Sermon on the Mount, giving, optics, status, actors, hypocrites,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #faith #Matthew6 #Proverbs29 #giving #optics #status #actors #hypocrites