English Lit. Week 3. Shakespeare.

[john_mahoney]

I'm enjoying Shakespeare but just felt it was time for something a bit different. So this week I figure I'll slap something in here from my common book.

Prayer.

Prayer changes things
but first it changes me
I call to my father
and he answers me

'Yes' he says and grants my wish
'No' he says as I think why
'Later' sometimes comes the call
'your will be done

Comments

[kelsvincent]

Wow..
I really like your poem! I am going to show it to the people in my bible study because I think they will really enjoy it! I have listened to talks by Driscoll as well, he is a pretty inspiring guy!
Thanks for that though, it was great!!!!!!!!

Your poem

[nancy_m]

John-this poem is wonderful! Everything you have written is so true. I think today, we are so spoilt at times that we forget there is someone up there that knows better 'what is good for us.' And the rhyming is not childish- keep up the good work.

Re: Your poem

[john_mahoney]

Thanks to both of you Nancy and Kelly. Poetry is one area I'm never really comfortable with so it's good to get positive feed back. Thanks again.

[michaelgriffith]

Well I too think this poem, prayer has elicited a really interesting relationship for you- it is refreshing to see you/ someone testing their own natural inclinations against something that you/we know instinctively is greater than the normal preoccupations that inhabit one. "The Will be done" is the classic formulation, but you have made this your own, entered into the spirit. I think you would love the poems of George Herbert. Check these out - they are actually in our current anthology- don't miss them. He often writes very personal poems like this to his creator.
MG