God in a Box
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Copyright (c) 2007, J. Randal Matheny
Be sure to read the last line below, #2.
GOD IN A BOX
by J. Randal Matheny
We shut religion in a box,
To hold our faith, a roof and walls;
Our prize is built of bricks and blocks,
Our glory, bound to a building's halls.
The Bible's chained to a preacher's stage,
God's presence fixed to a holy space,
As if the Lord were closed in a cage,
Or God sequestered with special grace.
It's time to live outside the square,
The inner heart is God's abode;
Who'll leave the cloistered nave and dare
To walk the world's endangered road?
>From first to last, at home and school
And work, in weather foul or fair,
Let love for Christ command and rule,
And live for God out there, out there.
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YOUR TURN
On "Tea and Toast" (28 June):
Don't be shy! Old age is a guarantee. And this is
just the cozy feelings that go with age and
friendship of the aged. By the way, how old are
you!? --Anon.
[Not old enough. 🙂 --Randal]
This is just great ... sparks the imagination and
makes me long for cooler, rainy days! I like to
feel like the rest of the world has been rained
out and I can be content to read, nap or whatever
I want! I'm not at the golden years yet but I'm
getting close! Keep serving Him and blessing us
with your emails! --Sandra, Greenwood, S.C.
On "Yesterday We Spoke" (20 June):
Thank you for this. It expresses well what I was
feeling. --Tulin, UK
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