Flowing with Tears

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As children

Playing board games

Innocence sparkles

Without igniting flames

 

Daily joy

Nourishing trust

Every hour brightens

Happiness never rusts

 

World ignores

Destroying hope

Daylight now darkens

War viewed through every scope

 

Man’s nature

Mapping each clash

Nations torn apart

Battlefields burned to ash

 

Future doubts

Flowing with tears

Children’s hearts saddened

Tomorrow’s constant fears

 

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Suffocated in Drought

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Leaves falling early

Nature witnesses drought

Farmers’ harvest dwindles

Future seeming in doubt

 

Nation in crisis

Hopeful news faces drought

Today fills with darkness

Tomorrow seeks fresh route

 

World’s chaos deepens

Suffocated in drought

Actions for peace missing

Voices of anguish sprout

 

Leaves filling with green

Rainfall erases drought

Farmers’ outlook restored

Future transformed from doubt

 

Nation’s common ground

Compromise quelling drought

Hope’s spirit rekindled

Tomorrow walks new route

 

World commits to peace

Goodwill overcomes drought

Togetherness . . . one goal

Voices of courage sprout

 

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F. B. Meyer Quote

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The one thing that hinders God is our unbelief.

From Mark 9:23-24:  “Jesus said to him, ‘If you are able!  All things can be done for the one who believes.’  Immediately the father of the child cried out, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!'”

F. B. (Frederick Brotherton) Meyer (1847-1929) was an English pastor, evangelist, and Christian writer.  He was heavily invested with inner city mission work in both his native country as well as the United States.

John Maynard Keynes Quotes

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The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones.

Once doubt begins, it spreads quickly.

John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) was a English economist and philosopher, who was one of the most influential thinkers of his time.

Stephen J. Cannell Quotes

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Life’s defining moments are usually played under the shadow of doubt.

I must take not take joy from status or power, but from my accomplishments, and the way I choose to accomplish them.

Stephen J. Cannell (1941-2010) was an American television producer, writer, and occasional actor.

Countee Cullen Quotes

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The key to all strange things is in thy heart.  My spirit has come home, that sailed the doubtful seas.

From Philippians 4:13:  “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”

Countee Cullen (1903-1946) was an American poet and novelist, who made a significant impact during the Harlem Renaissance.  

Warren Wiersbe Quote

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There is a difference between doubt and unbelief.  Doubt is a matter of mind:  we cannot understand what God is doing or why He is doing it.  Unbelief is a matter of will:  we refuse to believe God’s Word and obey what He tells us to do.

From Mark 9:24:  “Immediately the father of the child cried out, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!'”