God's Love

Through God’s love we learn kindness
from kindness we find compassion
with compassion we gain humility
Through humility we build character
from character we learn courage
with courage we gain strength
Through strength we gain vision
with vision we seek knowledge
from knowledge we gain wisdom
Through wisdom we find understanding
with understanding we learn acceptance
from acceptance we learn how to love…

Deo Volente
February 28, 2011

May the circle that brings you growth
Always be rooted in the love of God.

Burden...

It came my way, I took a look
down to my core, it surely shook
The cross that I did carry
through grumbles I would tarry
For every moment of complaint
a sinners burden, not a saint
This load too great I said
still blind to what’s ahead
I cried to you oh lord, with voice
that every step too hard a choice
Make lighter this my cross
I knew not what the cost
Each prayer you would answer still
for you believed in my free will
Knowing what would be
that which I could not see
This cross so crafted was my tool
if only I was not a fool
and when the time had come
it could not be undone...
for I forgot thy son.

Deo Volente
February 25, 2011

I wrote this poem because of an email I received that made me rethink how I pray when my life seems at its most difficult. A man carrying a cross kept praying for it to be lighter and he got his wish but when he came to a ditch he was unable to cross it and others who had carried their cross without complaint were able to use their cross as a bridge to make it to the other side. The thing is, I have no idea what is ahead, only God can see beyond my field of sight and as such he gives me what I need to make it beyond my obstacles, I just have to remember that. I hope that email makes it to your inbox, if it has not already.

At the end...

What of the mighty setting sun but glory to behold,
a light of day that once begun with hours to unfold.
In blaze across the tempered sky with kisses to the wind
a hue of waltz within the clouds that touches soul and skin
No other star shall ever shine as luminous as she…
Who stands upon horizons tip and melts into the sea.

Deo Volente
February 21, 2011

http://deosview.blogspot.com/2011/02/at-end.html

Sometimes I forget…

The day consumes me minute by minute
eyes fail to fall on the blessing within it
I push though the chaos that finds me just so
neglecting the blessings that God did bestow
The marvel of dew drops, the wonder of rain
the warmth of the sun and the fact that I’m sane
The sweet sound of echoing laughter
what comes in between and still after
A sparkle that flickers inside my child’s eyes
a moment that makes me so proud I could cry
The words of a strangers warm greeting
marvels that seem ever fleeting
A phone call, an email, a text without reason
wondrous sights in the turn of the season
I rush through the steps of my path
forgetting that which does not last
I find I see struggles, I find I feel pain
I find I remember lost trials again
forgetting my blessing indeed
The treasures of Gods planted seed
his mercy, his patience, his love without fail
His presence not only as life does derail
so foolish of me when I let…
Life’s twist, turns and stumbles abet,
while of me God never forgets.

Deo Volente
February 20, 2011

Choices

What would you do? I believe that every step I take in life is a choice. Doesn't matter the reason or the circumstance that leads me there, it is always my choice and I know that God will see my heart and keep me safe. After all only God knows everything so who better to turn to as I make the choices that pave my way. I say this to you because for the millionth time I happened to see the commercial that has a lady in a hurry picking her children up and instead of leaving their friend alone on the park bench waiting for his father she turns back and sits with him. I often wonder how many people would do that. It's all about choices, not merely the ones we make as others are watching but more importantly, the ones we make that only God can see.

D.V.

Jamaican email...

A man who makes caskets was on his way to deliver one of the coffins when his car broke down.
Trying not to be late, he put the coffin on his head and began heading to his destination.
Some Jamaican policemen saw him and wanted to make some money off him (bribe), so they challenged him:"Hey!!! Wha dat yuh a carry an which part yuh goin!"
The man said, "mi nuh like which part dem bury mi, so mi a relocate".

The Policemen ran for their lives!!!

Loss

‘Tis an image I would soon forget
If not for the wishes of yet
Crafted inside long lost when
as vivid as it is now then
‘Tis a tear drop of crystal in pain
Shed for what was not in vain
‘tis years that can never be counted
dreams of a life not amounted
A smile that lives only by thought
engraved into moments now lost
‘tis a laughter no longer of sound
in memories of silence re-found
On page within time long ago
‘tis you I recall as I go…
a tale without end ever so.

Deo Volente
February 8, 2011

Thinking

I caught myself wondering the other day about the age old saying " you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink" thing is, I thought the saying meant that some people are too stubborn to be reasoned with. Then it occurred to me, that's only one way to look at it. What if the saying is as much a reminder of resolve as it is of stubbornness, two halves of the whole so to speak. Several scenarios came to mind, like the condition of the water or the horse for that matter. What if the water was sure to make the horse sick or the horse was already sick. What if the horse wasn't thirsty or knew there was a better place to drink ahead. I suppose it depends on how you look at it and of course who comes to mind when you do. Still it made me think and the truth is no matter how you look at it, taking a stand requires strength, doesn't matter if it comes by way of ignorance or by way of wisdom...I know, I have too much time on my hands :)

D.V.

Growth

If I shall put to rest
my worst, then soon my best
for from each fall and wayward slip
I’ve found with time resounding grip
Each fault has made me sound
by them this self was found

Deo Volente
February 4, 2011

Take me there...

You may think I'm crazy, you wouldn't be the first and I suspect you will not be the last but I have to share. I was in the store the other day and "Take me there" started playing on the PA system, before I knew it, I was singing and fighting the urge to dance. As much as this song was created so long ago for a cartoon no less, it always gets me moving. If you are unfamiliar with it, it is the theme song for the Rugrats movie by Blackstreet not to be confused with the song by Rascal Flatts. When I got home I had to Google it. Though the video came up I just listened to the words, the video didn't matter. I have always been that way, music to me is more about words and the message within, I am perfectly content listening. Truth is, music has the power to take me there, no matter where there may be.

D.V.

Through the crack

If all I see is through the crack
a window that does not look back
these eyes shall not unveil
what lies beneath the tale.
What dwells so deep below the skin
shall not be known from outside in
reflections at a glance
if not in time, by chance.
If all I know is wading deep
in shallow end of wake or sleep
then ignorance is mine
for truth I shall not find.
What surely dwells where walls are sound
the core of all that can be found
from laughter, tears and more
behind a deadbolt door.
If all I know is what I see
then little shall be known to me
until the curtains slide
and walls no longer hide.
Except for that of lock and key
for only eyes of God to see,
'tis now as it shall be, come in and you will see...
 imperfect, yes are we.

Deo Volente
February 1, 2011