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VAS
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0 posted 2015-07-29 09:46 AM



EVIL LIVE
juxtaposed anagram
how closely?
how defiantly?
they WAR
in the
“Secluded rooftops of the heart.”*

recognize distractions
refocus
with Christ we can win
the battle
we can escape
falling off
into the sin that corrupts
our lives

to LIVE is to face off with EVIL
to survive
is Christ
within, without,
about

©Virginia Salter
July 28, 2015
*Inspired by a message given
by Jim Simpson on July 26, 2015
at Hermiston FCC

Romans 6
and David's departure

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

© Copyright 2015 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
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1 posted 2015-07-29 09:39 PM


nice...james
Mary Ann
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since 2003-04-23
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2 posted 2015-10-03 03:19 AM


"to LIVE is to face off with EVIL
to survive
is Christ
within, without,
about"

Very true..although the constant battles can be tiring sometimes, it's a relief to know we have an ever present source of strength in God. Nice poem. Kind regards, Mary Ann  


VAS
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450
Oregon
3 posted 2015-10-03 11:42 AM


Thanks, you two, for reading, yes, especially for reading. Thanks for the positive comments, too.

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
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4 posted 2015-10-04 12:00 PM


This is an anagram I have always pondered.  It has many implications.  To "live" is not merely to exist... or to survive.  So many people never realize that.  Their fight lost before it ever begins.

Michael

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