Nothing, nothing of God
by myself, my hands, my voice, my feet, my all
as if a glove, sitting on the shelf, limp
Given life, meaning, purpose
your spirit moving within me
my hands, merely skin, a glove
moving as you direct
when I submit, servant to your will
Let me be empty, so I may be filled
Let me be the gloves of your hands
February 21, 2009
on posting the poem below and getting feedback
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Merely Gloves
The spirit the actor, we the vessels
the skin of our flesh, the gloves of the spirit
touching lives, changing hearts
offering hope, all to God’s glory
Merely the gloves holding our neighbors
the spirit moving in us
to help change the world
May 10, 2008
Acts 2:1-21
Pentecost
and quote attributed to Corrie ten Bloom,
“I have a glove here in my hand. The glove cannot do anything by itself, but when my hand is in it, it can do many things. True, it is not the glove, but my hand in the glove that acts. We are gloves. It is the Holy Spirit in us who is the hand, who does the job. We have to make room for the hand so that every finger is filled.”
(Raymond A. Foss)
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