Thursday 10/14/10 - "GAMES" - Theme Thursday

THEME THURSDAY
(Game)

"GAMES"

Games are fun. They keep the mind sharp and are a wonderful way to spend time with friends. They can even be lucrative at times with bets on a poker game.

BUT.....

Games people play WITH the lives of others like mind games, games of illusion, games of deception, games of betrayal, - are evil.


Prayer Girl

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P.S. This is also exactly 55 words, but since it's not Friday, I'll have to come up with another one for G-Man. :)

Thursday 10/7/10 - "FENCES" - Theme Thursday

THEME THURSDAY

"FENCES"

The first fence I found had penned me in
I followed it haltingly into gloom and sin

But the next fence I found slowly led me out
Into clarity and brightness - turned my life about

Prayer Girl


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(Photo credits:
Fence by kTzcata@deviantart.com
Fence by JACAC@deviantart.com)

Thursday 9/30/10 - "STRETCH" - Theme Thursday

THEME THURSDAY

(Stretch)

"STRETCH"

My muscles sing in harmony when I gently stretch them. It relieves the tension built up within the fibers. I can visualize the bunched up muscles relaxing and smoothing out. They are happy and grateful I have taken the time to stretch them one by one.

Today I challenged my mind by reading and listening to information that was new to me. It required me to keep an open mind, formulate questions, concentrate on the answers and stretch my understanding. When I use my brain in this way my consciousness expands. It feels good.

I sit at this computer searching for inspiration for a blog. Every time I write a poem, a story, just my thoughts or string pictures together, I am stretching my creativity.

My soul sings when I take the time to stretch my spiritual muscles. Reading and reflecting on spiritual material opens the channel between myself and my Higher Power. Sitting in silence as I reflect and allowing my thoughts to flow as I journal strengthens my connection with God. The result is a sense of peace, well-being and a knowing that all is well.

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray for stretching!


Prayer Girl

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Thursday 9/16/10 - "REVEALED" - Theme Thursday

THEME THURSDAY

(Reveal)

"REVEALED"

Confusion, difficulty, pain splashed intermittently with ecstasy
Created the perfect painted descriptive canvas of her life
And there up in one small corner of that scene - her spirit appeared
And it crashed and burned to ashes on the ground

From down within those smoldering cinders came
Etched straight and strong in ever rising rungs
A ladder stretching to the upper frame and out
Beyond the borders of her painted life itself

Then there beside the lowest rung emerged
A golden chest - sparkling brilliantly like the sun
And also from those embers burning still
Her soul emerged again, anew

With caution and with measured reach
The lifted lid REVEALED within
Unseen instructions written not in ink
But gently grasped in spirit sounds and signs

They said: Arise now sweetest soul of Mine
From the wreckage of your life
And begin your journey yet again
With foot placed firmly on that lowest bar

Let nothing hold that other foot to earth
But with patience, prayer and practice sure
Ascend one simple single step by step
And "I" will guide your transformation pure

Prayer Girl

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Thursday 9/9/10 - "FAITH AND REASON" - Theme Thursday-Reason

THEME THURSDAY
(Reason)

"FAITH AND REASON"

When I am at the intersection of Faith and Reason, the following is true.

When reason has finally gained control over my emotional nature, things get better.
However, reason will carry me only so far and eventually fails me.
I come to the limit of my own power to think things through and arrive at a place of powerlessness....the human condition.

When faith is allowed entry into my soul, things also get better.
Even when that faith is as small as a mustard seed - if I can but hold on to it, it will never fail me.
I find a power greater than my own waiting just beyond my limited human reasoning....waiting to provide all the power I need.

For me, faith trumps reason every time.

Prayer Girl

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Thursday 8/26/10 - "EQUALLY YOKED?"

THEME THURSDAY FICTION
(Equal Sign)

"EQUALLY YOKED?"

Once there was a woman.
God had blessed her in many ways.
She had found herself in the hopeless grip of alcoholism from which she escaped only by a miracle of God.
The power of this miracle came to her through Alcoholics Anonymous and the action of the 12 steps.

Then came the disaster of divorce.
After the pain of the loss of dreams she decided to be content learning how to live in harmony with herself and the world around her.

Then this woman received a blessing.
Another miracle happened when God brought an unexpected "soul mate" into her life.
She had never dreamed such happiness was possible for her in this lifetime. They were 'near perfect' together.
(She had learned nothing other than God is perfect.)
They were equally yoked.
Love flourished, their spiritual bond grew and she was so grateful to God for the "helpmate" she had been sent.

BUT then disaster struck this woman again in the form of forces, obsessions beyond her power to change.
He changed. Love changed. She was abandoned, discarded and dropped from his life.
At first she wondered what she had done wrong? What inherent flaws did she possess that had caused this to happen?
However, she was different now. She had changed.
She knew she was not perfect, but she knew also that she had not caused this. She could not cure it. She could not control what was happening.

Her spiritual program of action kept her steady as she turned to her only true source of power and support in desperate times - her God.

She and her husband were no longer equally yoked.
The powerful forces crumbled their love till it blew away like dust in the wind.
She cried out in pain.
She cried out in anger.
She cried out for help.
God answered.
God whispered, "I love you and I will never leave you."

Prayer Girl

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Thursday 8/19/10 - "PASS ME THE BRUSH" - Theme Thursday (Brush)

THEME THURSDAY
(Brush)

"PASS ME THE BRUSH"

Pass me the brush that I may - - -
delicately brush with lightest touch
the pale pink blush upon your exquisite cheek

I will watch you descend the stairs
to meet your first prom date

And love will fill this space

_____________________________
Pass me the brush that I may - - -
with inspired fingers brush the liquid
color upon this canvas blank

I will watch God's presence
reveal itself with each choice of stroke I make

And love will fill this space

_____________________________
Pass me the brush that I may - - -
caress my precious possessions
with its featherlight touch

I will watch surfaces rise and shine
radiate their inner beauty bright

And love will fill this space

_____________________________
Pass me the brush that I may - - -
lay it gently in the center of this cloth
that I may capture its grace in a picture snapped

I will watch this graceful scene fill my screen

And love will fill my blog

_____________________________

Prayer Girl

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Thursday 8/12/10 - "FORETOLD" - A Theme Thursday (palm)

THEME THURSDAY
(palm)

"FORETOLD"

I met a woman in the islands far away
She's the only who's ever read my palm
She held my hand under the palms that sway
I allowed her this intrusion with no qualm

She foretold that one day I would die
As a plane goes down and I'm inside
I wondered if this might be a lie
And I could set the prediction aside

Many years later I had a dream
Screaming metal heralded my death
Within that plane there was no scream
I felt nothing as I drew last breath

My conscious mind remained intact
As I stood up from the mangled wreck
I wondered how I should react
As I began my new celestial trek

Prayer Girl

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This is my first Theme Thursday and it is TRUE!