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Tied to the earth is body and soul<\/h6>\n
\u00a0Layer upon layer as years pay\u00a0the toll<\/h6>\n
Leaving the message when we are old<\/h6>\n
That life is, worth living\u2026<\/h6>\n
Traveling through time and space<\/h6>\n
Aging upon each face<\/h6>\n
Of those weary travelers who have suffered long in this place\u2026<\/h6>\n
Some come haggard from the weight of the race\u2026<\/h6>\n
Some only sit and stare\u2026<\/h6>\n
But some come joyfully with soul and grace\u2026<\/h6>\n
They know the one, who showed them He cared\u2026<\/h6>\n
Putting their faith and hope in Him, no need to fret; no need to despair<\/h6>\n
Shadows cast over lives; they are people of prayer\u2026<\/h6>\n
It keeps them on their way\u2026<\/h6>\n
Suffering long is part of their song\u2026<\/h6>\n
Knowing and trusting that He will\u00a0bring them home<\/h6>\n
Long suffering; obedience, taught\u2026<\/h6>\n
Their lives are not lived for naught\u2026<\/h6>\n
For they are in the mind of God, He carried them in each thought\u2026<\/h6>\n
The ones who endured, and overcame, who lived for God and fought,<\/h6>\n
Evil\u2019s cunning game\u2026<\/h6>\n
Will receive their just reward!<\/h6>\n
Rejoicing in the Lord\u2026<\/h6>\n
Long suffering, a friend on whom they could depend<\/h6>\n
God\u2019s grace is sufficient for them!<\/h6>\n
~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill January 3, 2018<\/h6>\n
The Soul Takes Flight Poetry <\/strong><\/h6>\n
Ephesians 4:1-4 <\/em>Tree of Life Version (TLV) <\/em><\/strong>Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you were called\u2014with complete humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love, making every effort to keep the unity of the Ruach in the bond of shalom.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n
There is one body and one Ruach,<\/em> just as you also were called in one hope of your calling;<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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