the bliss of life
is in giving
not receiving or expecting

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spring through autumn
friends change
true friendship remains

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all is possible for God
although to man
many are impossible

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men of God preach the Gospel
to please God
and not people

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Banyan sapling grows
effortlessly
at leaky drainage sites

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O God, give me any rod
but write my name
in the Book of Life

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Lent each year is lent
by God to man
to reconcile with Him

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winter rain:
hazy moon behind a cloud
lazy man in cloud nine

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God expects the best
as offerings first
from a heart of love

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do not rekindle
the ebbing fire of lust
in a widow’s heart

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