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JL
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since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128
Texas, USA

0 posted 2004-12-22 04:45 PM


He Promised Us

A heavenly mansion built for you and me.
In its doorpost our names inscribed.
Not bought with silver, gold, or grain
But with the blood of Jesus,
when He was slain¡­

Hung on a tree at Calvary
to collect the sins of all the world¡¯s history.
He prayed to His Father in Heaven
commending us for absolution.
Knowing His death, on that cross,
was our redemptive solution:
¡°Forgive Them Father
For They Know Not What They Do¡±
His heart wrenched out,
for me and you¡­

All that He ask is that we believe
in He who sent him, to set us free¡­
He promised you, and He promised me¡­
A home in Heaven,
and He paid the fee¡­

...........

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Cal¡¤va¡¤ry2 also cal¡¤va¡¤ry--------- n. pl. Cal¡¤va¡¤ries:
1 - A sculptured depiction of the Crucifixion.
2 - Calvary: A great ordeal.
Cal¡¤va¡¤ry1 (k l v -r , k l vr ) also Gol¡¤go¡¤tha (g l g -th , g l-g th  
A hill outside ancient Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
~Dictionary.com


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Sunshine
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1 posted 2004-12-22 04:54 PM


2 - Calvary: A great ordeal.

~*~

Indeed...the greatest ordeal ever known to all men...

I think the e-mail went around the other day, when President Ronald Reagan put Jesus into today's society in a small speech...how we would treat him now...

quite possibly our society would treat him with even less regard than we do our homeless...

Food for thought, JL...and I thank you very much...

don't be a stranger over the holidays...or ever.  We need thoughtful poets such as yourself...

Merry Christmas.

ThisDiamond
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since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353
Michigan, USA
2 posted 2004-12-22 04:57 PM


Especially right now, these words are a thoughtful gift.  Happy Holidays.
TD

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
3 posted 2004-12-22 07:02 PM


And I am eternally grateful...James
DavePage
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4 posted 2005-01-02 08:16 PM


Excellent words JL

Dave

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