Subjects for Exploration
Sometimes I
employ previously written articles, poems
or stories for Hope!
Comfort! Inspiration! blog posts;
sometimes,
inspiration comes as I sit before the monitor.
Today is one of
those latter determinations.
“Thank You!
Lord!” For Thy “helping hand”.
Sunday is a poor
conclusion for T.V. viewing;
Not much of
anything worth precious time.
When I was a
kid, quite some space ago, now,
my dad allowed
that I was like a T.V. Guide book
as I knew the
days, times and channels to view almost
any show due to
being glued to the black and white tube.
Not long after,
he embarrassed me by telling the father
of an
acquaintance that if he had any sense, he would like
to put an ax
through that demon television. He was “Right”!
(I still watched
the inane “entertainment”---Young and Dumb!)
Tonight, flipping
through the myriad stations, (remember? Not
much on the
screen on Sundays), when I stumbled upon a gospel
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Gaither Homecoming Classics. Bravo!
Yeah! I’ve
watched it before---often. But, it is…Inspiring!
One scene showed
a man’s hand, palm outward, a Christian sign
of Praise! Honor! Glory! in sacred respect
to the holy Deity. Wow!
And---Voila! My post for today!
A Hand for---me
Plain-looking,
the human hand seems; there are more
interesting
body parts: pretty
face, shapely contours, long legs, etc…
And, intangibles
like personality, character, emotion, love.
But, that scene
of the devoted hand---Awesome!
A “funny”-looking
contraption, the hand, but, Oh! So utilitarian!
In its design,
configuration, softness, comfort, willing compliance.
I pray that my
hands offered “aid” and “help” and “comfort”
To some needy
person who encountered me at a trying time;
And, that I
provided a “helping hand” in that sacred space.
Amen!
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