When I was a teenager I visited the Overton Park Zoo and at that time the Gorillas were housed in a cubical which had a glass frontage which ran from the ceiling to the floor. On the sides of this cubical were glass port holes, that allowed children... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 6 Views added 1 month ago
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My only desire is
To serve the Master.
For where He leads,
I follow.
No questions.
No comments.
No excuses.
Just obedience.
Pressing down deep,
There the shiny
Glitters on the sea floor
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Huddled people extended their arms to the fire as long shadows danced in the place where the light was surrounded by the darkness.
Muffled voices faintly echoed through the valley as laborers made their way down the path to the market place to... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 5 Views added 1 month ago
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You know, if I could speak of something,
To that special someone,
I would find a way,
To make that something known.
For if I could speak of something,
To that special someone,
I would speak my hearts content,
Somewhere, someway,... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 5 Views added 1 month ago
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Through the distance the form of a small wooden framed cabin could be seen buried underneath the new fallen snow.
Gone were the footprints that came over the hillside and led up to the heavy wooden door.
A misty haze filled the air as the... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 9 Views added 1 month ago
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spiraling upward,
thoughts descending downward,
always looking, yet never seeing.
always thinking, yet never knowing.
enticing worldly wisdom,
tempting golden nuggets of knowledge,
conveying peace packaged in purpose,
nothing more than... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 2 Views added 1 month ago
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What if Love is much bigger than you ever imagined?
What if Love is much smarter than you ever conceived?
What if Love is much greater than you could ever comprehend?
What if Love is much more powerful than you ever dreamed?
What if... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 6 Views added 1 month ago
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Rolling crest,
From Peak
To Trough,
Downward, inward,
Reaching the
Depths of the soul.
Slowly Increasing,
To Heights
Never Yielding
As The Tide
Reaches inland
Covering... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 3 Views added 1 month ago
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Two strands of rope,
Individual, unique and separate
Weaved into One
To be used for
The Master's... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 3 Views added 1 month ago
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One Solitary Drop
Falling through
Time and Space
In itself it is
Lacking
Altogether needy.
But allow this Solitary drop
To become a drip
Slowly heaping
Consistently dripping
Outcome will always
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How do you give praise without having the Authority to worship?
How do you cheerfully give when there is never an offering?
How do you experience real intimacy in fellowship without ever assembling with God’s People in God’s House?
How do... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 2 Views added 1 month ago
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As I walked along the cracked, cobblestone sidewalk which led from the street through the uncut grass down to the front doors of the church it seem to say, "Follow me, follow me, follow me to the House of God!”
As I slowly walked in the shadow... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 5 Views added 1 month ago
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To Choose
Or Not to Choose,
I submit to you
That is the real question.
For on one side
There is the Election of Choice,
But on the other is
The Choice of Election.
For those who declare,
The Election of Choice,
Where I can choose
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Suspense suddenly saturates the air,
As a sea of spotless white robed saints,
Huddle with hands pressed over mouth,
Silently giggling with heavenly anticipation,
Scared to look full face at each other,
As if to somehow spoil the surprise.
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Words rushing in waves,
Rising, falling, drawing in
Heart flooding the... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 1 View added 1 month ago
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There is a place,
Right before the edge of sleep,
Where the sun never sets,
And the willow never weeps.
Eternity wrapped,
In a moment of time,
Where I am yours,
And you are mine.... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 4 Views added 1 month ago
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If you desire
To find the mate of your soul
Then you need to
Open your mouth
And learn how to Crow.
The search is not
As hard as you make it,
Just let out a crow,
And dare not
To fake it.
For out of the mouth,
Pour the issues
Of... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 1 View added 1 month ago
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I am a sheep and have no form of natural defense.
I have no horns, no claws, no thick outer exterior, and my eyes have very little if any depth perception as I struggle with seeing the details.
I am slow.
Not sure footed.
Scared of my... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 2 Views added 1 month ago
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Seconds Ticking,
Eyes Meeting,
Souls Merging,
Words Collapsing upon themselves,
Infinity Immersed in a sea of timelessness,
I am yours and you are... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 3 Views added 1 month ago
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Words formed,
Yet never spoken,
Compressed and anchored,
Deep within the soul.
Inexpressible words
Driven by the Spirit,
Filling the senses,
Making one whole.
Pressing downward,
Forcing upward,
Driving inward,
Exploding forth.
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If I could
Take ye anywhere
I take you across the sea,
To the land of Emerald Isle,
Where the hills and valleys
Are green.
For it is here,
That time stands still,
And all our troubles die.
For this is the place
Where love abides
And... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 7 Views added 1 month ago
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Late at night and I cannot sleep.
The sound of nothingness,
Is marching over my feet.
The ceiling is posing,
Trying to get my attention,
While I am closing my eyes
Attempting to cease my comprehension.
The world seems disconnected
And I... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 7 Views added 1 month ago
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If I really believed that Jesus is Coming today, then wouldn’t my problems be less of a problem?
If I really believed that Jesus is Coming today, then wouldn’t my priorities be somewhat more of a priority?
If I really believed that Jesus is... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 13 Views added 2 months ago
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See Peter as he is surrounded by Roman soldiers drawing his sword to cut off the high priest servant’s right ear as he hears Jesus saying, “Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. Thinkest... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 10 Views added 2 months ago
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The early morning mist absorbed the golden rays of dawn as a mother hen and her nine chicks scurried under my feet, rushing to get a drink of water. I tasted the dust that exploded into the air as the brown wool blanket was thrown across my back. I... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 4 Views added 2 months ago
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I have found that
Some words are so sacred
They cannot be expressed
To rush through the noise
And yet, feel not oppressed.
Oh, to have your,
Inner most being
Immersed soul into Soul,
Yet to know One
From the other,
... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 3 Views added 2 months ago
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Two hearts
Knitted by the grace of God.
Two hearts that
Are One yet
Separate and free.
Two hearts
Side by side
Completely unique
And yet made Whole
Existing just to Be.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 2 Views added 2 months ago
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Buried in the shroud of loneliness
With Me, Myself, and I
I sang a song just for Me,
But I started to cry.
For deep, down inside Me
There is this real hunger just to be
I thought he had all the answers,
But then again, it could have just... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 5 Views added 2 months ago
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Everybody ought to KNOW that Eternal Life is knowing the only True God and Jesus Christ, Who He has sent (John 17:3).
Everybody ought to KNOW Jesus and the Power of His
Resurrection (Philippians 3:10).
Everybody ought to KNOW that we have... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 1 View added 2 months ago
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The wind gracefully danced through the trees as I stared with eyes wide open fixed and focused on a young tender olive leaf, which seemed to hang lifeless on a limb.
Gone was the peace of God that so permeated my soul and in its place is the... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 10 Views added 3 months ago
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The wind gracefully danced through the trees as I stared with eyes wide open fixed and focused on a young tender olive leaf, which seemed to hang lifeless on a limb.
Gone was the peace of God that so permeated my soul and in its place is the... – by Vernon F. McCarty | 3 Views added 3 months ago
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