These Hands



These Hands
Thinning skin
Powdery scales
Lackluster
Wrinkling
Aging canvas of flesh and bone

Winter hands
Held captive by time and space
Holding secrets of the past
Secrets only these hands will know

Toughened, seasoned, tenderized hands that have
Touched
Held
Grasped
Relinquished
Created
Destroyed
Resurrected
Entombed

Servants of the Heart
These Hands
 ~Cordelia Darlene~
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Confession Kiosk

All grammatical errors are mine.
And only mine.
I should have been paying more attention in
Grammar Class
Instead, I was daydreaming about hiking the
Appalachian Trail.
'Nuf said.


Welcome Friends!
1 Good friend, take to heart what I'm telling you; collect my counsels and guard them with your life. 2 Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding. 3 That's right - if you make Insight your priority, and won't take no for an answer, 4 Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt, 5 Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-God will be yours; you'll have come upon the Knowledge of God. 6 And here's why: God gives out Wisdom free, is plainspoken in Knowledge and Understanding. 7 He's a rich mine of Common Sense for those who live well, a personal bodyguard to the candid and sincere. 8 He keeps his eye on all who live honestly, and pays special attention to his loyally committed ones. 9 So now you can pick out what's true and fair, find all the good trails! 10 Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion. 11 Good Sense will scout ahead for danger, Insight will keep an eye out for you. 12 They'll keep you from making wrong turns, or following the bad directions 13 Of those who are lost themselves and can't tell a trail from a tumbleweed...
20 So - join the company of good men and women, keep your feet on the tried and true paths. 21 It's the men who walk straight who will settle this land, the women with integrity who will last here.
From Proverbs 2 of The Message (MSG)