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Barnabas
There are some wars
not worth fighting;
there are some
that are
pointless.
I find it's much simpler
to be a man of encouragement.
A kind word is worth more
than a years supply of mortars,
bullets,
and bombs.
War,
any war,
is a crime.
(at least on one side)
Follow instead
the advice of Romans 12:20.
What do I see?
bitter, talented people
with angry, clenched teeth.
But wherein lies a person's worth?
Why, it is in the fact
that they are designed by God,
and "God doesn't make junk."
So when you insult your brother,
or you belittle your sister
you insult God.
In this
atheists have their excuse
to treat their contemporaries
in the most vile ways.
And Christians!
You should be the standard,
not the preacher
if you can't preach.
You can nose up sweetly
to dogs,
but not your fellow man.
Be a Barnabas,
when the Ratbag taunts you;
be an encourager.
Lest you all bring
the whole ship down.
There are some wars
not worth fighting;
there are some
that are
pointless.
I find it's much simpler
to be a man of encouragement.
A kind word is worth more
than a years supply of mortars,
bullets,
and bombs.
War,
any war,
is a crime.
(at least on one side)
Follow instead
the advice of Romans 12:20.
What do I see?
bitter, talented people
with angry, clenched teeth.
But wherein lies a person's worth?
Why, it is in the fact
that they are designed by God,
and "God doesn't make junk."
So when you insult your brother,
or you belittle your sister
you insult God.
In this
atheists have their excuse
to treat their contemporaries
in the most vile ways.
And Christians!
You should be the standard,
not the preacher
if you can't preach.
You can nose up sweetly
to dogs,
but not your fellow man.
Be a Barnabas,
when the Ratbag taunts you;
be an encourager.
Lest you all bring
the whole ship down.