Prompt Nights – Poems of Healing

| Sandra Pavloff Conner

I hadn’t heard about the “Prompt Nights” writing challenge until this week. And when I saw the current prompt, I couldn’t resist taking part — since ministry in the area of healing is one of the things I do most. So I’m sharing a poem I actually wrote a few years go, but it fits this week’s prompt perfectly.


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(Exodus 15:26, Mark 5:25-34)  

Her brow was wet with fever,
And her body wracked with pain.
She did not know just what was wrong,
But the symptoms would not change.
She knew she needed healing,
But she had no way to pay.
Who to turn to; who to trust;
Who to show the way?

A friend said to her, “Sister,
I know a doctor kind.
He cleanses lepers, makes lame walk,
And gives sight to the blind.
In fact, He’ll take on any case,
And cure it every time.”

“Oh, would that I could go to Him,”
She then was heard to say.
“But since I do not know His name,
How can I know the way?
And even if He’d take my case,
I simply cannot pay.”

“My dear, fear not,” her friend replied;
“There is no need to fear.
I’ll take you to Him right away;
He’s really very near.
His name’s Jehovah Rapha; He’s
‘The God that healeth thee.’
And because of His Son’s precious blood,
The healing – it is free!

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Visit the “Healing From Jesus” site.

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony

| Sandra Pavloff Conner

This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is Harmony. I chose to go with harmony through color. In the first example, I started with my friend Terry’s graphic and then played around with it until I had the harmony I wanted. The other two are photos that I took personally.

TERRY'S TREE SILHOUETTES MULTI - CREDITS

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Lent: Meditating On The Sacrifice

| Sandra Pavloff Conner

CROWN OF THORNS ULTRA MODERNTHE SACRIFICE

A crown,
A diadem,
A shackle placed upon the brow.

Bestowed
Contemptuously,
And scarlet robe on shoulders bowed.

The grief,
The agony,
The tortuous, mutilating pain.

All born
By Innocence
To give me peace and health again.

A cross,
On Calvary:
To execute the Father’s plan.

A tomb,
Now empty stands:
He’s paid the price for every man.

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Miss Cordelia Underwood Loved Hats

| Sandra Pavloff Conner

WOMAN IN HAT ART - JEAN METZINGER - PUB DOM

en.wikipedia.org; public domain; original artist Jean Metzinger

Miss Cordelia Underwood loved hats.
She loved them big and wide, with floppy brim.
She loved them with firm crowns and beaver trim.
She loved straw hats piled high with plastic fruit,
And to the townsfolk, those were just a hoot.

Miss Cordelia Underwood loved hats.
She wore them proudly, something like a crown.
Her favorites had flower gardens hanging round.
The taller, all the better — and as for wide —
In church no one could sit right by her side.

But Miss Cordelia Underwood loved hats.
Each brand new style and fashion caught her eye.
And nothing was too strange for her to try.
So when she saw one with propeller top,
She hurried off to Sue, the milliner’s shop.

Poor Miss Cordelia Underwood loved hats.
And that’s so sad because this story ends
With tears and sorrow for her many friends:
She donned propeller hat one windy day,
And in a heavy gust, was blown away.

 

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Fruit of the Season (also my 1,000th post on this blog)

| Sandra Pavloff Conner
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Courtesy of Pixabay.com

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Jelly beans are such a happy fruit.
What? You say they are mere candy, not real food?
Why, I beg to differ, sir.
Their nutrition strain is pure:
Refined sugar granulated,
Artificial color sated,
And at this time of the year, so fresh and good.

You can pick them fresh right off the shelf;
In any store, you reach right out and help yourself.
Like the grapes right off the vine,
Clustered tight with their own kind,
Plump and juicy, sweet and tasty;
To discard them don’t be hasty;
Munching them in times of stress aids mental health.

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Share Your World, 2016 – Week 9

| Sandra Pavloff Conner

Visit Cee’s Blog to get the details about participating and sharing your own world.

GLOBE WITH SMILEY

Question  # 1: Have you done something you truly wanted to do today?

Yes, I have — twice.  And this evening I’m going to do something else that I truly want to do even more than what I did this morning.

 

Question # 2: What can you help the world with?

Knowing Jesus Christ better.

 

Question # 3: If life were “just a bowl of cherries,”  which fruit, other than a cherry, would you be?

I’d be a Fuji Apple. I lo-o-o-o-o-ve Fuji apples: not too sweet; not too tart; always crisp and refreshing. I’d like people to think of me that way.

 

Question # 4: List at least three of your favorite quotes.

My very favorite quote of all time is only one word.  “Come.” It’s the word Jesus spoke to Peter when he wanted to get out of the boat and walk on the water. The word gave Peter directions and it also gave him the power to do the job, because any word from God has His power in it. I’ve listened for that word from the Lord and counted on it’s power many times in my own life of service to Him.

Another quote I like because I think it’s hilarious is by Elmore Leonard and is part of his list of ’10 Rules of Writing’:  “Try to leave out the parts people skip.”

Another of my favorites is from Henry Ford: “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”

And I’ll add one more for writers because it’s hilariously as well. Although it comes from author Peter De Vries, it’s very true of me:  “I love being a writer. What I can’t stand is the paperwork.”

 

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The Contented Frog

| Sandra Pavloff Conner

This photo by my good friend Terry Valley gives a whole new meaning to the idea of “becoming one with your environment.”

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But I’m convinced this little guy is thinking happy thoughts: look at that smile.

 

 

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A Time to Seek

| Sandra Pavloff Conner

ENGLISH COURTSHIPIn love.
I’d like to be.
I miss the fluttering
And thrilling expectation of
A touch.

I miss
The twinkling eyes
That say much more than words;
Th’embrace that quiets, yet excites
The soul.

Romance
Serves mankind well.
It is the vehicle
By which both heart and soul can show
They care.

So wake,
My slumb’ring heart!
You’ve been in dormancy.
Throw off your sleep of grief! Go seek
New love.

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Share Your World 2016, Week 7

| Sandra Pavloff Conner

To take part by sharing your own world, hop over to Cee’s Photography and get the lowdown on how easy it is to share.

 

Question # 1: What are you a natural at doing?TEACHER AT GREEN BOARD

Teaching.  I used to say that I would never be a teacher, but as I grew into adulthood, I just naturally found myself teaching in all kinds of situations, and the next thing I knew I had a teaching degree. I’ve been a public school teacher, private school teacher, Sunday School teacher, Bible Class teacher, Seminar teacher, etc., etc.  I’ve taught English, History, Government, the Bible, Science, Math,Writing, Blogging, and Computer Basics. It’s been a wild ride and mostly very positive. I knew I must be a “natural” at it when a good friend told me once that I was always answering people’s questions before they asked them. He suggested that I would find relationships easier if I stopped doing that.

I might also add that I am a natural at eating as well. (Just want to stay honest.)

 

WINDOWS AND STAIRS FOR ART CENTER SEPIAQuestion # 2: Would you prefer a one-floor house or multiple levels?

A.  To look at and dream about — or to give to characters in my novels: Multiple Levels.
B.  To own and have to clean and maintain personally: One floor only.

 

 

BOOKS - darkerQuestion # 3: What was your favorite subject in school?

English — both grammar and literature. I think I’m the only person I know who actually loved studying grammar. Diagramming sentences is therapeutic art as far as I’m concerned.

 

 

RAINDROPS AND A CLOUD - CLIPARTQuestion # 4: Complete this sentence: “If only the rain …”

This sounds like one of the writing prompts I give my creative writing students as an exercise in class.  I think I feel a story coming on.  So you all will just have to wait and read the whole story when it’s written and posted.

 

Bonus Question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

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I’m grateful for a full pound of See’s chocolates given to me by a friend who lives in Florida, but who made a trip to San Diego, and while there, went to See’s Candies and chose a selection of fine chocolates specifically for me, and then delivered them to me here in Illinois.

Next week, I’m looking forward to another session at the healing school that I’m currently teaching. So many people in the school are growing in their knowledge of God’s Word and in their own personal faith, and it’s a great blessing for me to be able to help them.

 

 

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