Monday, March 26, 2012
Epiphany #36
Once upon a time I was a poet. I was always inspired by something. I wonder where that inspiration has gone. Is it here in this same space with me? Is it asleep and if so is the alarm about to go off to awaken it? Or has my direction just changed? I see so many things in people, places and things it may just be about how to begin to bring what I see alive. Writing paper is like a canvas to a poet; as you write it begins to come alive. As I begin to describe what I feel the page becomes more vibrant. I can create any emotion with the words I choose. Poetry reveals so much and so little about the poet at the same time. Poetry is the art of emotion brushed onto the napkin, old piece of cardboard or whatever you can find. The thoughts are sometimes fleeting and must be captured in just the right light of the moment. I was recently asked what happened to my poetry and did not have an answer until now. My poetry is trapped within the confines of my mind. I have missed the moments that have been moving so very swiftly and have I been unable to catch them. So my poetry is happening all the time it is screaming to be released on to my canvas of choice. It is the energy that flows and pulses through me at all times. God has given me a gift, one of many that bring me joy. I need to live within those gifts. I need to live within those gifts. I need to live within those gifts...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Epiphany #35
So I saw a trailer for this movie called "October Baby" it's about what they call an abortive survivor. It tells a story of a girl who's survived an abortion, meaning the abortion procedure somehow failed and she was born. I love the premise of the story it is a side that has not really been touched upon.
One thing that still troubles me regarding abortion and the church is the horrible shame that is still attached to becoming pregnant out of wedlock. I can only imagine how many young ladies picked what they thought was the lesser of two evils and aborted their precious babies. When will we as Christians remember that God sees all sin as sin; none greater or lesser He hates it all. We must create an environment that correction can be made and still allow for the children to be born. We must find a way to correct the action so it is not repeated and to put preventive measures in place. Why are our young people still looking for love in all the wrong places instead of in Jesus? What can we do to fill the void? Why does love look like premarital sex to our youth??
I am a pastor's kid (PK) and I have my own stories to tell. I put myself through on kinds of things trying to punish myself for being disobedient. Also trying to "fix" things (smh) it's really sad when I look back on it now. I have two beautiful daughters that God blessed me with and allowed me to keep and guide. I often still think about the others... I named all of my children they all had a soul from the time I knew they existed. No one talks about that part of abortion. No on tells you how to forget as you go on with your life. No on tells you about the emptiness that you feel after the "procedure" is complete. No on tells you how to mourn the death of a child; which by the way is painful in any circumstance. I have lost children before birth and after birth, believe me you are never prepared, never. A piece of you is lost forever each time.
I said all this to say that maybe it's time to be honest about who we really are so that history no longer repeats itself. So our daughters do feel like they have to give themselves away to be complete. So they don't have to get rid of their children to hide the shame or to pursue the rest of themselves. So our sons are not so quick to run from responsibility or think that children destroy you life instead of enriching them. (Even when they are untimely and not planned.) I would really love to see this movie I hope that it causes us to stop being judging. Let's find solutions people! Once we know the issue what's the next step? God is a forgiving God and I'm striving to be more like Him every day.
Just a thought or two.
One thing that still troubles me regarding abortion and the church is the horrible shame that is still attached to becoming pregnant out of wedlock. I can only imagine how many young ladies picked what they thought was the lesser of two evils and aborted their precious babies. When will we as Christians remember that God sees all sin as sin; none greater or lesser He hates it all. We must create an environment that correction can be made and still allow for the children to be born. We must find a way to correct the action so it is not repeated and to put preventive measures in place. Why are our young people still looking for love in all the wrong places instead of in Jesus? What can we do to fill the void? Why does love look like premarital sex to our youth??
I am a pastor's kid (PK) and I have my own stories to tell. I put myself through on kinds of things trying to punish myself for being disobedient. Also trying to "fix" things (smh) it's really sad when I look back on it now. I have two beautiful daughters that God blessed me with and allowed me to keep and guide. I often still think about the others... I named all of my children they all had a soul from the time I knew they existed. No one talks about that part of abortion. No on tells you how to forget as you go on with your life. No on tells you about the emptiness that you feel after the "procedure" is complete. No on tells you how to mourn the death of a child; which by the way is painful in any circumstance. I have lost children before birth and after birth, believe me you are never prepared, never. A piece of you is lost forever each time.
I said all this to say that maybe it's time to be honest about who we really are so that history no longer repeats itself. So our daughters do feel like they have to give themselves away to be complete. So they don't have to get rid of their children to hide the shame or to pursue the rest of themselves. So our sons are not so quick to run from responsibility or think that children destroy you life instead of enriching them. (Even when they are untimely and not planned.) I would really love to see this movie I hope that it causes us to stop being judging. Let's find solutions people! Once we know the issue what's the next step? God is a forgiving God and I'm striving to be more like Him every day.
Just a thought or two.
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