SHORTS - 2017
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The healing of the nations is inevitable,
The Lord has said it so,
The change will be incredible,
When the “Leaves” begin to grow.
SW - December 31, 2017
2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Apricot fruit,
Ripens early,
In the Spring it is ready to pick,
Planted near the mountains,
To mend and heal the sick.
Apricot branches,
Bear their gold,
Above the student’s page,
As children learn and discern,
The teachings of the sage.
Apricot trees,
Sing your songs,
The ones that are heaven sent,
Whistle the winds of the valley,
And leave the earth content.
SW - December 31, 2017
Lord Earth
1 sec 4.22 days
1.44 min 1 year
10.08 min 7 years
30 min 20.83 years
1 day 1000 years
7 years 2,555,000 years
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
There is no statistical probability of failure in union with God.
SW - December 31, 2017
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:1-5 - 
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Genesis%201:1-5&version=KJV
Heaven does not recognize the legality of darkness in any of its forms.
SW - December 23, 2017
Something radiant,
Something bright,
Shall roll the heavens,
Back tonight.
Much more dazzling,
Than before,
A depth not seen,
In ancient lore.
The next three weeks,
Of Jesus’ story,
Shall honour the depth,
Of Light and Glory.
SW - December 21, 2017
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+2&version=NIV
The shepherds heard,
A simple tune.
It played in their heads,
From night to noon,
The ethereal tones,
Mulled over and over,
As they settled their sheep,
In a bed of clover.
In the evening,
As the sun went down,
A gentle breeze,
Swept all around,
And by the fire,
They sang the song,
As if they knew it,
All along.
And then up high,
In the sky above,
A haze … a mist,
Like a morning dove,
And through it came,
A heavenly choir,
Singing the song,
They sang by the fire.
At first they feared,
Each for their life,
The majestic beings,
Had caused them strife,
But as they listened,
A little bit more,
They suddenly knew,
What the song was for.
They vowed to sing it,
Until the end,
Over and over,
Again and again,
For such a song,
Of utter bliss,
Was penned,
For such a time as this.
SW - December 21, 2017
In the early years,
We were skin and bones,
No meat on us whatsoever,
People's problems,
Were not our own,
We were never quite that clever.
But now that we’re older,
And have some flesh,
We see and feel their pain,
As if our bodies,
Are a part of their own,
As if we are one and the same.
The closer we get to heaven
The closer we get,
To the earth,
The closer we get to Jesus,
The more we know,
Its worth.
SW - December 18, 2017
Hard as steel,
Light as a feather,
Shines like gold,
On tattered leather,
Born on the Tigris,
Raised on the Heather,
Tames no man,
But calms the weather,
Binds to love,
But knows no tether,
Honours God,
But spoils the nether,
Sits alone …
Unless we’re together.
Sheila Willar - February 28, 2014
(revised December 14, 2017)
We won't be judged,
Against earthly standards,
We won't be judged,
Against what others have done,
But we will be judged,
By the cloth we were cut from,
For failing to be all,
That we were meant to become.
SW - December 18, 2017
Carry an idea,
But none of its weight,
Carry an idea,
But none of its hate,
Carry an idea,
But none of its fate,
Past the pearls,
Of wisdom’s gate.
Carry an idea,
That’s strong and vast,
Carry an idea,
To last and last,
Carry an idea,
And if you’re asked,
Say “My idea,
Has come to pass”.
SW - December 18, 2017
24 The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying,
Surely as I have thought,
so shall it come to pass;
and as I have purposed,
so shall it stand:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah+14&version=KJV
Don’t let your project become a weight.
We were meant to carry ideas but not burdens. We were meant to carry ideas but not limitations. We were meant to carry ideas but not the infrastructure that brings them to life. Ideas are catalysts for the universe to apply its weight to. Our planet was built when an idea from God was acted upon by the Holy Spirit.
Ideas are often called “building blocks”, but they are more like the “touch of a finger” that pushes the button on a crane that lifts the building blocks. The crane does the lifting and carries the weight. The idea simply initiates the crane.
The word “idea” … is the short form of “ideal”, and it was never meant to be a form of pondering evil, but rather, a mechanism for expressing joy.
We are only limited by the idea … that ideas have limits.
SW - December 18, 2017
The King James version of Isaiah 53:7 says that Jesus “opened not His mouth” and was “dumb”. The Hebrew word in Isaiah for “opened mouth” is “pathach”, which means “to break forth, to let loose”, and the Hebrew word for “dumb” is “alam”, which means mute. The Hebrew version explains that Jesus’ mouth remained physically closed, so that He could purposefully hold Himself back from releasing the Spirit of God.
Why would an ancient prophesy highlight this moment in Jesus’ life? Because it is a pivotal point in the history of the universe. It is the point when Jesus, the King of the Universe, the living entity who “holds all things together”, takes on the form a fallen human, by purposefully sentencing Himself to the cross, on our behalf.
SW - December 21, 2017
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not [pathach] his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not [alam] his mouth.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah+53&version=KJV
http://biblehub.com/interlinear/isaiah/53.htm
Pathach: to break forth, to let loose,
http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6605.htm
Alam: silent
http://biblehub.com/hebrew/481.htm
The prophesy in Isaiah 53:7 refers to a specific moment in time, in which Jesus stands in front of Pilate and a group of accusers. Jesus had plenty to say to Pilate, but He was mute before the accusers who wanted to kill Him.
In John 19:11, Jesus answered Pilate saying, “Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.”
However, in John 19: 9 and Matthew 27:12-14, when Jesus was asked to respond to the chief priests, elders and witnesses, Jesus answered “nothing” and “never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.” Pilate was amazed that Jesus had such profound words for him but nothing for the crowds who wanted to put Him on the cross.
When the devil tempted Jesus in the desert, Jesus quoted scripture, and when Jesus was nailed to the cross and mocked, He quoted Psalm 22, which was a prophesy that precisely described His death, burial, resurrection and Victory. Jesus used Psalm 22 to shoot one last warning shot across their bow.
Jesus’ mute behaviour was not a standing down, but rather a standing up, to give us a second chance at eternal life.
SW - December 21, 2017
John 19 (KJV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+19&version=KJV
Matthew 27 (KJV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+27&version=KJV
Many people are settling scores these days, just as they did in the time of Jesus. In one of the most profound events in the bible, Jesus appeared to the disciples after His death, and “breathed” upon them and imparted the Holy Spirit into them. Then He made a fascinating statement about sin and offence.
Jesus said that there are two states:
Mercy and Truth.
Mercy pardons and releases the offence, and Truth arrests the offence, but there is no third state. There is no place where sin is ignored. There is no God sanctioned place where sin can be overlooked, or born as a burden.
God only gives us two choices, we either Forgive and let it go (which is an act of God), or we arrest it by taking authority over it (which is an act of God). In contrast, giving sin power over us is an act of a fallen human state.
SW - December 13, 2017
20 And when He had so said, He shewed unto them His hands and His side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you.
22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
23 Whose soever sins ye remit
[aphiemi - release, send away, forgive],
they are remitted
[aphiemi - released, sent away, forgiven]
unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain [krateo - arrest, seize, prevail over],
they are retained
[krateo - arrested, seized, prevailed over].
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+20&version=KJV
http://biblehub.com/interlinear/john/20.htm
Un-forgiveness is not the opposite of forgiveness. In heaven, the opposite of forgiveness is judgement, and the act of Jesus on the cross is the dividing line between the two.
Un-forgiveness is an earthly attempt to find a place that exists between Mercy and Truth, which is a place that does not exist in heaven. Un-forgiveness does NOT exist in the presence of God and we cannot take it into heaven with us. This is why Jesus when He was on the cross, was so quick to forgive those whom He allowed to put Him there.
This is hard to understand from an earthly perspective, but humans were not designed to be able to be harmed or to harm one another; it is a state that we willingly entered into on our own as a species separated from God, as did Jesus to be able to take on our sin.
Jesus was never a victim. He had two choices: 1. to forgive and let the process continue, or 2. remove Himself from the cross. He was never forcibly held there by His enemies. The only way that Jesus could become sin for us was to give up His power over the enemy, which is also how we become sin.
Jesus took on our sin but He did not commit un-forgiveness, which would have excluded Him from being raised by the Holy Spirit. Forgiveness has to be passed on, in order to be received.
SW - December 13, 2017
If humans wanted to build a heat lamp for the earth, they would not build it 93 million miles away. The magnitude of God’s design is an indicator of just how small we are compared to Him.
SW - December 5, 2017
On what strange road have we travelled, in order to believe that darkness is greater than the hand of God?
SW - December 5, 2017
An ark, a cross,
A prayer, a sign,
Whatever the rescue may be,
Come flood or fire,
It cannot destroy,
What is lifted up to Thee.
SW - December 5, 2017
Genesis 7:17 (KJV)
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Humans were NOT created so that they could be defended by God. Rather, humans were created in God’s likeness, so that they could defend others.
SW - November 23, 2017
Often we do not know who will win,
But we do know who will lose,
And sadly often there’s not much difference,
Except for their brand of shoes.
SW - November 23, 2017
Monoliths fall,
And crosses are raised,
Diamonds are cut,
With signs of grace,
A sign is a sign,
But what does it mean?
“No more secrets!
No more in between!”
SW - November 23, 2017
If you’ve got a problem,
Then it’s got a name,
But please don’t give it a place,
For all the names,
Must bow to His,
When we look upon His face.
JESUS is His Name!
SW - November 17, 2017
When the river turns, we turn,
When the river runs fast, we run fast,
When the river slows, we slow and see all that the river sees.
SW - November 17, 2017
For by Him were all things created,
that are in heaven,
and that are in earth,
visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones,
or dominions,
or principalities,
or powers:
all things were created by Him,
and for Him:
And He is before all things,
and by Him all things consist.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Colossians%201:16-17&version=KJV
There is one group of people to whom the universe does not need to send a protagonist. They are the powerless of the world, for they themselves ARE the protagonist.
SW - November 17, 2017
Eloquence is not a symbol of correctness.
SW - November 17, 2017
In order to be right, not everyone else has to be wrong.
SW - November 17, 2017
God is the God,
Of the "ages of the “ages",
How many before us have become undone?
Have we discovered,
The stages of the sages?
Or is this era just another dry run?
SW - November 17, 2017
The universe favours the land over the people, and will shuffle dominance to whomever will take care of it. The land was here first. It lives and breathes, and humans were put here to take care of it, and if we fail, as have many generations before us, then someone or something else will take our place.
SW - November 17, 2017
We will only be as successful on the earth as is our praise and worship in heaven.
SW - November 7, 2017
1 Peter 5:10,11 (KJV)
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect [katartizo], stablish [sterizo], strengthen [sthenoo], settle [themelioo] you.
11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
katartizo
- 2675 - mend, complete, equip, intensify
sterizo
- 4741 - set fast, fix, buttress, establish
sthenoo
- 4599 - invigorate, make strong & mobile, move to achievement, effective
themelioo
- 2311 - lay a foundation on rock, grounded, consolidate, settle
http://biblehub.com/interlinear/1_peter/5.htm
God created Adam and Eve, male and female, but the devil created masculine and feminine.
SW - November 3, 2017
The smooth stones that David chose for his slingshot, came from a brook. His enemies used smooth stones from brooks to build their idols. Goliath was undone by his own false gods.
SW - November 03, 2017
1 Samuel 17:40 (KJV)
And he [David] took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
Isaiah 57:5,6 (KJV)
Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
The night was as long as a pendulum's swing,
From one broad stroke to another,
As Jesus mended the great divide,
Between father, son and mother,
And in the morning as I awoke,
Nestled between the dunes,
Star dust sparkled,
On my feet,
As I walked,
Amongst the ruins,
And there in the sand,
Shining bright,
Lay the fife,
That sang in the night,
And as I played it,
The sun grew hotter,
But so did too,
The Sound Of Water.
SW - October 19, 2017
I imagine that when people first die and arrive at Heavens Gates, they are met by an angel sitting at a desk, who stamps a piece of paper and hands it to them saying, “You did not have to die. Please stand in that line over there.”
As far as the angels are concerned, death is the price of independence from God.
I doubt that there are many angels who pity us. They travel back and forth between heaven and earth at will, and they must wonder why we gave up a celestial life so easily, especially when it is our birthright, and especially when we gave it up for so little in return.
SW - October 19, 2017
"The Landfill” as they like to call it,
Has a become a place where families live,
They go to bed there at night,
And wake up in the morning,
To forage for garbage,
With burns on their bare feet,
And with babies strapped to their bodies,
They watch their teens fight over twisted pieces of plastic,
And bits of thrown out lunch,
And despite the noise of the city,
And what it might offer,
Their experience of gangs,
Jails and abuse,
Have told them to stay amongst the fumes,
To the point,
That one of the darkest existences on the earth,
Has become their way of life …
“Who knew what when?” is the phrase of the day, and this is what I know.
SW - October 19, 2017
Song Inspiration:
O God Forgive Us, by For King and Country
I check every day,
To see if you'll say,
"Come on!"
I sing every song,
And right every wrong,
Just to let you know,
"You belong!"
I went to the cross,
And suffered a loss,
So you could see Me,
In the stars,
There's not enough wars,
And not enough horrors,
To make Me let go of your hand,
My very desire,
Is to save you from fire,
And give you the LIGHT,
Where I stand.
SW - October 11, 2017
Darkness may seem more prevalent,
But only because the LIGHT is brighter,
And more relevant,
What was hidden before,
Is hidden no more,
Be they skeptic, cynic or celebrant.
SW - October 12, 2017
The sound of wars,
Are bugs on the floors,
That scramble for cover,
When the Lion roars.
SW - October 12, 2017
This Season of LIGHT,
Is very bright,
Some soft and some very stark,
The brighter it gets,
The bigger the bets,
That Noah is building an Ark.
SW - October 12, 2017
Sometimes we wonder why darkness seems to have the upper hand, but God says that the only reason it seems that way is because we are looking through a narrow WINDOW of time and power.
We will never see the LIGHT of God if it is filtered through our own limitations,
and we will never see all that is around us unless we see it through God’s eyes.
God’s eyes are MERCY and TRUTH ... in that order and in that combination.
SW - October 12, 2017
Forgery comes in many forms,
And can be disguised as earthly light,
At first it sizzles,
But then it fizzles,
Without heavenly wings of flight.
SW - October 12, 2017
Faith is not a declaration of the future, rather, FAITH is a declaration of what God has already done in the past.
SW - September 29, 2017
God is not saying, “Be ready!” because something is going to happen, rather, God is saying, “Be ready!” because something has already happened, and it is being played out within our concept of time.
SW - September 29, 2017
From the beginning to the end, the bible is a SCRIPT that was written before the earth was formed.
When Jesus went to the cross He had to hold Himself back and choose His words carefully so that He did not change the SCRIPT (John 19:11).
There is nothing we can do to change the ending, but there is everything we can do to be included in the best of it.
If it is not LOVE, then it is working against the SCRIPT.
SW - September 29, 2017
Love is in the trees,
Listen how the leaves,
Are singing,
Love is in the sand,
Every grain is grand,
Autumn breezes carry them afar,
Love is in the stars,
Wings of love are ours,
Where angel's bells are ringing,
Love is o're the moon,
"I Am coming soon!"
Together we'll remember,
The way it used to be,
You and Me.
SW - September 29, 2017
Most people look forward to heaven as a utopia of man-made exclusivity ... and that is why the closer they get to heaven the more anxious and angry they feel, because heaven will not pat down their fears and set aside all that they hate. Instead, heaven celebrates love, freedom and respect, and not one ounce of man-made religion or politics will enter it's gates.
SW - September 29, 2017
God is not a philosophy.
God is a person.
God cannot be defined by humans.
So just say, "Hi!"
And start the conversation.
SW - September 29, 2017
5778 - Is the Year of the Great Divide.
SW - September 29, 2017
Life is a series of trains, and the one we are now on has come to a halt. The next train however, will barely slow down at the station and we will have to run to catch up and jump aboard.
SW - September 29, 2017
Time is a circle and soon the end will have caught up to the beginning.
September 29, 2017
You’ve got to wonder what’s going to happen … with that many angels flooding the earth.
SW - August 21, 2017
I don’t know how many revs went before us,
There’s likely too many to sift,
Enough to know that Jesus Christ,
Alone can heal the rift.
Whatever went down in the dark of night,
Fire, famine and flood,
“Faith” became the price of loyalty,
And “Salvation” the price of blood.
SW - August 21, 2017
There’s a grain of sand for every star,
And for every star a voice,
And though our hearts are made of stone,
“PEACE” is the only clear choice.
SW - August 21, 2017
Late one evening in the dark of night,
A plague infested bug took to flight,
It asked permission and then took a bight,
Of Jesus Christ who did not fight.
The bug flew the prize back to its nest,
To brag o’re the blood with all the rest,
But as it did Jesus healed the pest,
And from then on it's bite was blessed.
SW - August 14, 2017
Bring Me a scribe and make it quick,
Bring Me a scribe with a writing stick,
Bring Me a scribe,
And I’ll tell'em what to do,
Bring Me a scribe,
And I'll write about you.
SW - August 14, 2017
Stars, angels and children are ships,
Named by God in ancient scripts,
They sail the skies on sacred trips,
Into the midnight blue.
Should the moon their path eclipse,
Then heed the words on Jesus’ lips,
That when His angel falls and trips,
Beware lest you do too.
SW - August 14, 2017
The ocean swells within my heart,
The land creaks within my bones,
The whole of the air is in my breath,
As the earth laments and groans.
She calls to those who cannot sleep,
When stones break other stones,
For many are compelled to weep,
When men abuse their thrones.
They march in war on one another,
Striking heels in angry tones,
But who will God save?
The battling brothers?
Or the sovereign earth he owns?
SW - 20170717
Winter shadows upon the snow,
Are muted mauve and blue,
Autumn shadows upon the leaves,
Are a dusty golden hue,
Spring and Summer cast a shade,
Of green upon the view,
But when the earth cries out for help,
Only Your shadow will do.
SW - 20170717
I heard Your Voice the other day,
But dare I speak of what You say?
For most will never know what’s true,
Lest time reveals the wisdom too.
SW - 20170717
I wonder how long we can sit here and think,
From our perch on top of the dunes?
Is it enough to mull and wink,
In the lee of the castle ruins?
Hard is the day when streams of sand,
Echo the bagpipe’s tunes,
And mourners carry the final breath,
Of a life o're way too soon.
SW - June 5th, 2017
"Dying" will never be enough,
And "death" is but a futile bluff.
When Jesus said, “Forgive them all!”
He answered to a higher call.
Had He not forgiven their sin,
Could Jesus have been risen again?
There is no seat or throne above,
Where un-forgiveness replaces love.
SW - June 13, 2017
Sometimes the thing that annoys us the most,
Is not begging to be swat,
But rather trying as best it can,
To be rescued, loved and taught.
SW - June 13, 2017
Fill the spinnaker! Trim the jib!
We’re going to win the race!
“Heel, mateys! We’ll take the cup!
For God is already in First Place!
SW - May 26, 2017
I see what they write on the page,
I hear what they speak on the stage,
Some inspire,
But then expire,
When they forget the source of their sage.
SW - May 26, 2017
You said You built a home for me,
Far beyond the blue,
But none could be so beautiful,
As the home I have in You.
SW - May 26, 2017
If you want to follow God,
Then you will have to exclude all else,
And focus in on Him alone with care,
But as soon as you do ... the irony will hit,
That you cannot dismiss a single whisper,
Of another person’s prayer.
SW - Nissan 5, 5777
In case you haven’t noticed,
I’m the one who died,
I paid the price so all My friends,
Could stay very much alive.
And then I rose so you could too,
So My blood could be yours,
And when you come a knocking,
I'll open wide the doors. (Happy Easter)
SW - April 11, 2017
I am a writer,
I’m sure of it,
If only I could find a pen,
I’d tell a story,
Of failure and glory,
And we'd never be the same again.
SW - March 22, 2017
A beautiful star once came to earth,
To shine brightly all around,
But jealously broke the souls of men,
And they buried it underground.
The brilliant star continued to glow,
And warmed the earth above,
And soon a heavenly garden grew,
Up from a heart of love.
SW - March 01, 2017
Fallen stars are not persuaded to do so, Instead they wonder what it is like to fail,
And then their settings become loose enough,
To be swept away by the dragon’s tail.
SW - March 18, 2017
The only benefit of finding fault in others, is that it reveals the hypocrisy in ourselves.
SW - Nissan 5, 5777
Top o’ the morning,
On top o’ the clock,
St. Patrick’s Day is here!
He beat the devil,
On croagh / rock,
To ban the spirit of fear!
If not for the warning,
The rambling flock,
Would not be in the clear!
Instead they revel,
O’re tic and toc,
As Patric leads the cheer!
SW - March 17, 2017
There was once a man named Finn,
Who fell in love with Gwen,
“From My perspective,
We’re most effective,
When we love what might have been.”
SW - March 17, 2017
Adam and Eve leave the gate,
As we are going in,
Side by side we seal our fate,
Under the banner of sin.
One to hide and one to bait,
Each the others twin,
Each the others mirror state,
Each to start again.
SW - March 17, 2017
Each Word comes from a family,
Spun from an ancestral line,
If you speak a word,
It will shimmer,
On a web of space and time.
If you think of a word,
It will quiver,
And strike a heavenly chime,
And angels as quick as silver,
Will whisper in rhythm and rhyme.
SW - March 15, 2017
What is a picture unless I’ve seen it?
And what is a word unless I mean it?
SW - March 15, 2017
Count the letters,
Count the words,
Count the scrolls on high,
Not one “tittle”,
Not one “jot”,
Escapes God’s,
All-seeing eye.
SW - March 15, 2017
Matthew 5:18
The Enoch Generation,
Will be known for their faith,
But their greatest trait will be love,
For jealousy is the death of kings,
But honour is from God above.
SW - March 15, 2017
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ will not be triggered when the earth reaches a high level of corruption, but when the Enoch Generation reaches an Enoch level of Faith in God.
SW - March 15, 2017
God is not waiting on the devil …
He is waiting on us.
SW - March 15, 2017
Oh! To stroll a deserted beach,
With sand as soft as silk,
And climb the dunes above the sea,
O’re waves as white as milk,
Where wind and spray upon my face,
Rise on my skin like dew,
And all the lines cannot erase,
Someone as great as You.
SW - March 15, 2017
Put me together piece by piece,
And roll me down the hill,
Shall my strength accumulate?
Or shall I take a spill?
Whatever the case,
My parts are true,
In sleet or snow or rain,
For I will be my greatest when,
God puts me back together again.
SW - March 15, 2017
The devil may start the ball rolling,
But very often we end up pushing it ourselves.
SW - March 15, 2017
Give Me your first and your last,
Give Me your youth and your best,
So I can carry you,
Carry you,
To be all that you are.
Give Me your night and your day,
Give Me your work and your play,
So I can carry you,
Carry you,
Far.
Give Me your right and your wrong,
Give Me your heart and your song,
So you can come with Me,
Come with Me,
To the stars.
SW - February 17, 2017
All is not as we would like it to be,
But it will be soon again,
Lazarus himself will not satisfy,
Lest he comes back with our beloved chien.
SW - February 17, 2017
Sometimes at night people are afraid,
That they’ve barely dodged a bullet,
But then in the morning they awake with You,
And find themselves running right to it.
SW - February 9, 2017
The problem isn't big business, politics, religion or engineering, the problem is picking up the same old broken baton and running with it as fast as we can.
SW - February 17, 2017
If we are not excited about The Things of God here on the earth then how do we expect to take up residence in the Holiest of Places? Do we not know that we are already in such a place?
SW - February 17, 2017
We are on a circular journey. A revolution. A clock-work. We came from something special and we are returning to something special, but from a 180’ change in perspective.
SW - February 17, 2017
The Manzanita shrub bears seeds of metal,
Which cannot be unlocked,
Without a fire and a kettle,
A hundred year blaze,
Will leave nothing but a pebble,
And a Manzanita sprout in a race with a nettle.
SW - February 17, 2017
When the light of God shines,
On my embryo soul,
That which is love,
Begins to grow,
But that which is hate,
Smoulders like coal,
It burns like fate,
And takes its toll.
SW - February 17, 2017
If what I seek is not by faith,
And by works I build a throne,
Then the King of Kings becomes offence,
As I “stumble on the stumbling stone”.
SW - February 17, 2017
(Romans 9:32)
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
(KJV)
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
(KJV)
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
(KJV)
Just before Jesus went to the cross,
Judas Iscariot shared His cup,
And just before Jesus returns again,
All of our cards will be on the table,
Face up.
SW - January 14, 2017
Things go a little wrong here,
And a little wrong there,
And people protect their fames,
Then someone chooses a scapegoat,
Upon which to cast their blames,
Then suddenly the bets are made,
And bookies play their games,
While all along,
T’was just a song,
In Heaven’s Hall of Flames.
SW - January 14, 2017
People just don't get it,
When they're caught up in the fray,
Nothing is about what it seems,
It’s meant for another day,
Take the bait,
If that’s all you can do,
Give it a test,
At least give it a chew,
But before you swallow,
“Hook, line and sinker”,
Take another look,
Cause everyone’s a stinker.
SW - January 14, 2017
The inner clockwork of the moon,
Tracks all the seasons just for sport,
When sultry summer days go long,
The full moon’s gleaming nights go short.
But then in winter when the sun,
Drifts quietly off to sleep,
The full moon stretches forth her wings,
As children count their sheep.
SW - January 13, 2017
The moon and the owl,
Have a lot in common,
They are famous for the night,
Their days are silent,
And in stealth they await,
Before launching themselves in flight.
SW - January 12, 2017
The moon and the harvest are of one accord,
One tells the story of the other,
It is written down in ancient times,
That a friend gives His life for a brother.
SW - January 13, 2017
The dream I made and gave to you,
And labelled with your name,
Can't be stolen out from under Me,
But for you it's not the same.
If you let your vision stray,
And if you make no claim,
Then you won't hear Me when I say,
"Please come and try again."
SW - January 11, 2017
A child in the desert,
Dreamed of the sea,
"Does this really mean,
There's water there for me?"
"Ay and No," said the Captain,
"We'll sail the ocean blue,
But be prepared young matey,
This dream's not just for you."
SW - January 11, 2017
He dwelled in the courts of heaven,
Where the simplest of thoughts were glad,
But when He shared them amidst the earth,
The people had thought He'd gone mad.
SW - November 20, 2016
Down in the thicket where the hedgehogs play,
Down where the foxes are held at bay,
Down where the spires are pressed like hay,
There rests a diamond I lost the other day.
It sparkles when the moon scatters the light,
It howls when the loon launches in flight,
It bristles when the squirrels hunt for a bite,
And it sings to me both day and night.
SW - December 16, 2016
Miss you Max!
Joy is God,
And it cannot be buried,
Even if the battle's been lost,
It doggedly waits,
At heaven's gates,
Despite the hoary frost.
Frozen ferns,
And rose hips on ice,
Quiver with silver gloss,
But deep within,
They stir again,
Their joy cannot be lost.
SW - December 16, 2016
Friends Forever Max!
Dance dance,
David dance,
Lift your feet and spin,
The Ark returns,
As God affirms,
Your victory once again.
SW - December 16, 2016
What say you now 'oh wise one',
Since you've come down,
From the mountain top?
Is the sky as blue,
As you once knew,
When you were young,
And couldn't be stopped?
SW - November 18, 2016
Large flakes of snow,
Float to the ground,
Likes sheets of paper from a desk,
They seem to know,
Without a sound,
What God is saying next.
SW - November 21, 2016
God could remove our doubt,
And replace it with a knowing,
But seeing didn't save the angels,
Or prevent evil from growing.
SW - November 20, 2016
If you were there the day He made them,
You'd see the trees and animals in awe,
Their eyes grown wide as He split aside,
Two beings from one without flaw.
If you think that they are not equal,
If you think that Heaven made a fraud,
If you look for weakness in gender,
Then you look for the devil ... not God.
SW - November 12, 2016
We skate on frozen water,
We skate on frozen lakes,
We skate around each other,
For parsimonious sakes.
SW - November 12, 2016
Pink is the sand in my hourglass,
Blue is my heart when it runs out,
But with love ... not luck,
The sand will get stuck,
And I'll be here when the angels shout.
SW - November 12, 2016
Some believe but don't know,
Others know but don't trust,
Trust but don't love,
Love but don't like,
Like but don't hear,
Hear but don't heed,
Heed but don't care,
And care but don't believe.
SW - November 12, 2016
Generally speaking,
The pressure is peeking,
The dams are squeaking,
The cracks are creaking,
There's not enough fingers,
To keep them from leaking,
And too many secrets,
To keep them from freaking.
SW - November 12, 2016
The sky swooped down,
And carried me away,
Into its arms of blue,
At night we became,
A veil of stars,
And by day,
A blanket of dew.
SW - November 12, 2016
Swirl, swirl,
Swirl in the wind,
Run the back yard,
Like children again,
Reach to the sky,
In the skin you are in,
No one knows you,
Better than Him.
SW - Nov 11, 2016
A heavy cloud was held aloft,
And tortured until it burst,
But when it did,
The snow fell soft,
Though the devil had done his worst.
SW - April 03, 2016
The healthy fail the sick,
The living fail the dead,
But none more so than we,
Who eat of heaven's bread.
SW - August 27, 2016
Seep, seep, deep, deep,
Great Spirit of God, go deep,
Dive beneath the heals of men,
Bid their foreheads to their feet,
Draw souls and swords to common ground,
Purge the blood soaked sands,
For don’t they know ?
The wealth they seek,
Can only be owned … by humble hands.
Sheila Willar - August 26, 2005
Oil from the olives,
Figs from the plains,
Wine from the vineyards,
And no one complains,
But life in the thorn bushes,
Is a life in chains.
SW - October 21, 2015
Bring me a donkey and its mare,
Bring me a donkey with silver hair,
Bring me a donkey lest I dare,
Leave you to govern on your own.
SW - October 25, 2015
If you love me I stand in the door,
If you don't I stand all the more,
And bid you rest while I keep watch,
And you make up your mind for sure.
SW - June 24, 2005
Don't you know?
That the words you pray,
Are filtered through,
All the words you say?
SW - February 07, 2006
Everyone's heart is made of stone,
Be they a saint or a snake,
A gem's worth is in the lighting,
Be the jewel clear or opaque.
SW - November 5, 2015
God plucked Pharaoh from the grave,
And buried him in the sea,
God is not intimidated,
By men who make decrees.
SW - December 27, 2015
Winter lays bare her silver bones,
The framework of life within,
While seed and sap sit round the fire,
And wait for their turn once again.
SW - December 20, 2007
Do not bemoan your seed of faith,
As tiny as it may be,
For you can unlock a kingdom,
With a spit of metal called a key.
SW - April 17, 2016
I have someone I can count on,
Someone who is just,
A friend who is loyal,
A faith I can trust,
I have someone who will go for me,
Someone void of lust,
A spirit made of steel,
A body made of dust.
SW - October 29, 2016
A beautiful steed,
Her name is Faith,
With wings,
As high as a tree,
We ride on high,
To heaven's gate,
To sit at the feet,
Of Thee.
SW - November 11, 2016
Sennacherib, Sennacherib,
Where are your brothers now?
They sell your soul on eBay,
To build a golden cow.
SW - November 8, 2016