And Jonah stalked
to his shaded seat
and waited for God
to come around
to his way of thinking.
And God is still waiting for a host of Jonahs
in their comfortable houses
to come around
to His way of loving.
–Thomas Carlisle
from “You Jonah”
as quoted by Johannes Verkuyl
(Perspectives Reader p.33)
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You Jonah
Posted in Poetry, comfort, health and wealth on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Job
Posted in John Piper, Poetry, sovereignty, suffering on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Light candle one, and count the cost;
And ponder everything we’ve lost.
And let us bow before the throne
Of God, who gives and takes his own,
And promises, whatever toll
He takes, to satisfy our soul.
Come learn the lesson of the rod:
The treasure that we have in God.
He is not poor nor much enticed
Who loses everything but Christ
…
This candle [...]
Luke 18.25
Posted in Karsten Piper, Poetry, health and wealth on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
He spread his blanket on the sand,
kneeled and arranged his bowls and tools:
hook, mallet, clamp, chisel, rasp, razor.
His smile glinted in the rongeur’s claws,
and upside down in the curette’s spoon.
Light shone out of the needle’s eye.
“Hoosh,” he said and began plucking hairs,
paring calluses, shearing wool, shaving
to the follicles, cutting to the quick.
He sorted these, trimming [...]
