Why
Why is it so easy to forget
All the good
And so easily revert
To the person we regret
Why?
Why when we try
So hard to get it right
Something still goes wrong
And we start singing
That same old song
Why?
Why can’t we so easily
Push on and remember
All the good
Even through the misunderstood
And stand strong
As easily and readily
As we seem to forget
And regret
Why?
One time this guy met this girl
She became his world
She meant everything to him
But soon
Trouble started
She told him there was something wrong
Definitely something wrong with him
And she’d be leaving, soon
He was shattered
He couldn’t bear to see her go
So he began to look
For ways to fix himself
Someone told him he had a hole
Right there in his chest
Where his heart spot is
So he started putting stuff there
To cover up the hole
Maybe that’d fix it
And she wouldn’t leave
He put newer clothes on
And that worked for a few days
She said, “Nah, something’s still wrong.”
Then he put huge jewelry over the hole
That was even worse
She was jealous and took it for herself
He wanted a tattoo
But you can’t tattoo a hole
So he started wearing signs
To cover up the hole
They said how he felt
About various topics of the day
That kept things interesting for her
For a little while
She loved to disagree with his signs
And confuse his mind
But even that bored her
And she said, “Yep, something’s still wrong.”
One day he found another guy
Who mentioned he once had a hole
And that everyone has this hole
And he knew how to be whole
So, this guy asked that guy
What is the way to fix this hole
And so, he was told
The hole you have is round, like a circle
There’s a cross that you put over the hole
And it keeps things from falling through
It’s magnetic and it draws things to it
So that good things you want, hang around
And help keep the hole filled
There’s a bigger part behind the cross
And it grows the more you wear it
It is shaped like a heart
And there’s another part attached
To the cross that you can pull out
You can touch others with it
And see if they need a hug or a hand
You can touch things with it
To use it to tell if something’s good or bad
It is really a useful piece
It also gives you a lot of peace
Because when you put this cross over the hole
Once you get it there, it will stay
And you won’t worry about having a hole
Not one more, any other day
So this guy asked that guy
Why didn’t I know?
About the Answer and the hole
And that guy said
That people kept covering their holes
And using different things for so long
And just moving on from thing to thing
And person to person
Until everyone just forgot
We all have a hole
And the way to fill it
Sure enough, this guy was shocked
To see, this girl had a hole, too
When he really looked close
And they tried out a cross
And their heart shaped parts grew
And they became dependent
On the piece attached
They used to know if the other needed a hug
Or a hand or a smile
And they used it to see if things were good
Or bad for them
And their crosses became even more magnetic
And they drew more good
People and things and situations
Into their lives
And they realized they had found the fix
To the something that was wrong
With both of them
The holes they had in their chest
Where their hearts were
And they began to tell others
About how all people have this hole
And how to be whole
written by Angela Dingler June 23, 2017 4:00 a.m. Not to be copied, shared or reproduced without crediting the author.
Frustrating the Grace
It’s not about you baby
I know you mean well
I know you just want to help
But you are just all up in the way
Frustrating the grace
You wanna be part of the solution
You wanna lend yourself
But it’s not about you baby
You’re frustrating the grace
What you want isn’t bad
It’s actually quite good
But what you can’t see or know
Is how all the pieces go
And how when the timing is just right
They’ll all line up tight
And lock into perfect place
Please stop frustrating the grace
You’re okay and covered by Me
I see you daily bending your knees
Crying and asking and seeking of Me
Stand up, believe, freely receive
And just stop frustrating the grace
You ain’t gonna stop it
You’ll never unplug it
You’ll be even more amazed
When you stop frustrating the grace
Written by Angela Cockrell Dingler 2/10/16
Inspiration from my Savior, Jesus, and “frustrating the grace” I first heard this term from my sister in Christ that the Lord blessed me with – Lisa Guss
We all have shadows
In our past
Things we don’t want
To see clearly
We all have been hurt
Sometime, by someone
And at times that hurt
It is so real
There are times
When I must admit
That you hurt me
And there are times
When the pain is so raw
But I know that you
You did your best
And sometimes life is hard
But I gotta remember
Yes, we all must remember
That we are called to forgive
Oh, just as we are forgiven –
So shall we forgive.
There is a choice to be made
Are we gonna hang on
Or can we let it go
I know there will be times
When the pain returns to haunt you
But at that moment
You have a choice to make
Are you gonna hang on to it forever
‘Til it burns in your bones
Or are you gonna
Just give it to Jesus
Yes, just give it to Jesus
Make your choice for love
And let it go
As a flower
In its beauty
Is not always called a rose,
And some moving poetry
Is not recognized
As prose,
A spark of Spirit,
Yes, you are.
We know you
By your heart.
For on the outside,
Different, you may be.
But, on the inside,
The same, all are we.
by Angela Dingler all rights reserved 2016
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