His life changed, over time
like water shaping stone,
carving the rock
the force of a torrent,
the crash of the waves,
the etching of the ice
moving;
but shaping stone too,
with the droplets of waters
the summer rains,
the trickles down the
mountainside
slowly, surely, over
geological time
(or so it seemed from the
outside)
cutting into the stone,
in little cleft points,
places where faith can gather
a foothold, create good
soil,
slowly, over time,
seeds can find a purchase,
scales can be flaked away
and change came, for him
and for all of us
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edited September 18, 2018
Water Shaping Stone – v5
edited February 11, 2014
“Water Shaping Stone – v4”
(editing original again)
Edited September 1, 2012
“Water Shaping
Stone – v3”
Edited September 1, 2012
“Water Shaping Stone – v2”
April 7, 2008
“Water Shaping Stone”
Walk to Emmaus
&
edited September 18, 2018
in small things – v2
September 27, 2014
drafted September 20, 2014
in small things
September 15, 2014 to September 21, 2014
“+we got the power”
Devozine for September and October 2014
&
“We Got the Power! Weekend!”
devotion “When Your Power Isn’t Loud”
by Sarah Martindell
devotion for September 20, 2014
read September 20, 2014
&
Mark 16:15 (GNT)
devotion “Proclaiming Good News”
by Kristin O’Connor
devotion for September 19, 2014
read September 19, 2014
&
Mark 9:22 (CEV)
devotion “Possible with God”
by Perrie Tatum
and “Reflection on Philippians 4:13 (NRSV)
by Robert Montgomery
devotion for September 18, 2014
read September 18, 2014
&
Psalm 16:1 (NIV)
devotion “The Power of Green”
by Richard Lawton
about Victor Harbor
and creation of “The Green Team”
in Australia
devotion for September 17, 2014
read September 18, 2014
&
John 6:28 (CEV)
devotion “The Power to Change Lives”
by Alyssa Liljequist
devotion for September 16, 2014
read September 18, 2014
&
1 Timothy 4:12
devotion “Examples of God’s Love”
by Kaylee Reid
and “Reflect on a Song”
“Chosen Generation”
by Chris Tomlin
devotion for September 15, 2014
read September 18, 2014
&
edited September 18, 2018
Water Shaping Stone – 2 – v4
edited February 18, 2014
“Water Shaping Stone – 2 – v3
(editing version 2)
edited other poem February 11, 2014
“Water Shaping Stone – v4”
edited October 23, 2013
“Water Shaping Stone – 2 – v2”
Edited, new poem October 23, 2013
“Water Shaping Stone – 2”
Edited September 1, 2012
“Water Shaping Stone – v3”
Edited September 1, 2012
“Water Shaping
Stone – v2”
April 7, 2008
“Water Shaping Stone”
Walk to Emmaus
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