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rhinorick · Posted: Sep 18, 2003 Post subject: Reflect the Light of the Son

Reflect the Light of the Son

The moon seems very lovely,
Each night it passes by;
So beautiful and shiny,
Upon the velvet sky.

And yet, the moon is really dead;
Its light is not its own.
Though shiny it may seem,
It's really just a stone.

The light the moon projects,
Upon our darkened course,
Is simply being reflected,
From a greater, stronger source.

Just as the moon reflects
The bright light of the sun,
So must we reflect
The light of God's own Son.

But our light must go much deeper,
It must come from within.
If merely on the surface,
It only hides our sin.

Christ's light must shine from deep inside,
From within our hearts.
To cast out darkness at the source,
That's how the new life starts.

copyright 1992 Rick Ellinger

images copyright 2003 Rick Ellinger

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ruby · Posted: Sep 18, 2003 Post subject: Moon Pic

That is an awesome picture & cool poem. Praise the Lord for His goodness. Very Happy

Ruby

rhinorick · Posted: Sep 18, 2003 Post subject:

Thanks!

virpi · Posted: Sep 18, 2003 Post subject:

Just beautiful. Smile

Thanks for sharing. Armo

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rhinorick · Posted: Sep 18, 2003 Post subject:

Thanks again. Smile

And you are welcome. Mr. Purple

virpi · Posted: Sep 18, 2003 Post subject: Re: Reflect the Light of the Son

rhinorick · Posted: Sep 18, 2003 Post subject:

Awesome! Thanks for the additional thought Virpi! Mr. Purple

Marja · Posted: Sep 21, 2003 Post subject:

BEAUTIFUL poem Exclamation

Thanks for sharing Cool

And Virpi That's a great thought....

rhinorick · Posted: Sep 22, 2003 Post subject:

A friend of mine replied via email her thoughts on this post. I got her permission to share them with you here:

virpi · Posted: Sep 22, 2003 Post subject:

rhinorick · Posted: Oct 8, 2003 Post subject:

Another great verse that applies here:

rhinorick · Posted: Oct 11, 2003 Post subject:

Another great verse that fits here:

maskedpanda · Posted: Oct 11, 2003 Post subject:

This is going to seem kind of random but i have a random mind. Last year in English i had to analyze a poem called "Crossing the Bar" by Lord Alfred Tennyson. Anyway the first image of the water and bar reminded me of the poem. The text can be read at:
http://www.usmm.org/crossing_the_bar.html

Nice allusions to the Bible.
ex. "I hope to see my Pilot face to face"

rhinorick · Posted: Oct 11, 2003 Post subject:

You are right, "Nice allusions to the Bible" - "I hope to see my Pilot face to face" - we shall see Christ face to face, and He is our Pilot. Smile

I wonder if that is what Tennyson meant.

So, is Tennyson referring to death - "crossing the bar"?

Marja · Posted: Oct 12, 2003 Post subject:

Have you ever thought why so many people don't belive in Christ? I can't stop thinking why it is so. And I hope to see my pilot too some day.

virpi · Posted: Oct 12, 2003 Post subject:

maskedpanda · Posted: Oct 12, 2003 Post subject:

Tennyson was refering to death and his father was a reverend. He was educated at home. This poem was written 3 years before he died and is published as the last in all collections. He died in 1892.

rhinorick · Posted: Oct 13, 2003 Post subject:

Cool. Thanks "panda".

maskedpanda · Posted: Oct 13, 2003 Post subject:

de nada (spanish for--twas nothing) if you have any other questions about Tennyson or the poem I might remember it or I will know where to find the answer.

Amy · Posted: Dec 23, 2005 Post subject:

This was an awesome poem Rick!

Sorry it took me so long to read it, especially since I love poetry! Embarassed

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rhinorick · Posted: Dec 27, 2005 Post subject:

Thanks Amy. Smile

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Amy · Posted: Dec 27, 2005 Post subject:

indeed!!
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rhinorick · Posted: Feb 26, 2006 Post subject:

I had a thought the other day that fits well in this topic about reflecting the light of the sun/Son. Smile

There is a line in my poem above that I am specifically referring to in this post:

Amy · Posted: Feb 28, 2006 Post subject:

Great points Rick! Thanks for sharing them! Smile

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rhinorick · Posted: Feb 28, 2006 Post subject:

Thanks Amy. Smile

You are welcome. Smile

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rhinorick · Posted: Mar 9, 2007 Post subject:

I mentioned above, in reference to my "Moon" poem, "if the earth (world) comes between us and the Lord, then we are in darkness."

I was reminded of that thought when I got my photos of the eclipse the other night.

See how the shadow of the earth is blocking light from the moon? As I said above, the moon has no light of its own. That is what happens when we let the world get between us and the Lord. When that happens, we stop shining His light. We have no light of our own. We either have His light, or we have no light at all ... and the absense of light is called darkness.

Don't let the world eclipse your light. Smile

There is also a cool Christian song out now that says "Lord let me shine, shine like the moon, a reflection of You, in all that I do ..." Smile

Are you shining like the moon?
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