Message In Stanza

Musing: The Aerial View of Life

Carly

May 20, 2019

How many times do you fly an airplane and look down on the life below and feel so small? The aerial view of life is small in comparison to what are used to. But small is still beautiful. If you are lucky enough to catch a person walking down the street from above they look like a long alien-like shadow. We are searching for aliens but we are the aliens. I marvel at the big God we served as I look at the helicopter view of life. The Bible says in Isaiah 66:1, “The earth is my footstool” (NIV). We could infer we are the black speck on the footstool. But God still loves us the same! Hallelujah to God above that He would still love us, these small creatures below!

This musing was inspired by the great poem, “Seen From Above” from Jason A. Muckley. Check out his amazing blog, Poems for Warriors.

Wholeness and Suffering

Carly

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May 18, 2019

With great rewards

Comes great suffering

You say you want to be whole

If you think it will just come

You’ll be fooled

God is displacing your idols

And crushing your mojo

To help you raise above

But it will take time

To know you are loved

With great responsibilities

Comes great grief

You are smart

But are you smarter than this great universe?

It’s ok, you don’t need to be downhearted

You’ll be made whole as the pieces come together

You’ll feel light as a feather

You’ll even greatly shine with life’s weather

Universe, Love and God Haikus

Carly

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May 17, 2019

Here are a variety of haikus about various subjects like universal love and removing division. Enjoy! 🙂

7 Billion Haiku:

Earth has 7 billion

Network of vast human souls

Like a universe seed

Planetary Division:

So many on planet

So much division and hatred

I cannot stand it

God’s Love Plan Haiku

God created people

With an elaborate plan

To show mercy’s hand

Love’s Seed Haiku

Know love is the seed

Of mind-blowing childlike wonder

Beautiful splendor

I am Afraid of Living Forever

Carly

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May 12, 2019

I am a living soul
Who wants total control
I eat, move, and sleep
And repeat

God is in the control room
Overseeing our lives
He sees billions of screens
At once

The next life
What will it hold?
100 years will be fun
But how about
1000 billions years?

You dance, smoke, and drink
Your life is a celebration
But you don’t pay attention
To the needs of others

Some will be in total darkness
In the next life
Others will
Be in total light
I know where I am going
But why I am afraid of living forever?

Does the absence of fear
Increase the excitement?
And take away boredom?
Is there a such thing
As too much fun?
Why am I as so afraid of living forever?

A woman of faith on the outside
But a doubter on the inside
I love You God
But what’s it like loving You forever?
I am afraid of living forever

Will there be endless possibilities?
Or will choice eventually come
To an end?
These are questions of
An honest pious person
Are you afraid of living forever?
(C) Carly Wiggins 2019

Abba, Our Maker Haiku

Carly

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May 1, 2019

Abba, our Maker

Making broken souls come alive

Like waves making sand

Why did God have to crucify I?

Carly

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April 29, 2019

Why did God have to crucify I?

Only God knows why

Why did He allow

Job to be tempted by satan?

And For him to lose everything?

Why did God have to crucify I?

Only God knows why

Why did God allow

Jesus to wander

In the desert for 40 days?

What we do know

That He has His own flow

He did double Job’s portion

The desert prepared Jesus for the cross

Everything He does is for His love for you and me

This poem was inspired by Following Him’s post, “One Day, You’ll Understand.”

Oh Lord (Our Love On Display)

Carly

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April 26, 2019

I miss You Lord
Take our hearts
Make it one accord

I hate being lonely
But You come in
And fill this empty vase
Your hands cover my space
They are bigger than my body

I am exposed before you
I have nothing left to hide
You ask me if I’ll stay true

I would hate being unfaithful
To my God
I hold His big heart
We are forming a work of art
Love with every brush stroke

Transformation is afoot
We will be at the gallery
Where beauty and originality is put

God change me
From the inside out
I am ready for You
My vibrant spirit is here too
Put our love on display

Photo credit: Guowen – Frank Fang

Heal Us, Lord

Carly

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April 24, 2019

Heal those who are sickly

Please come quickly

By your stripes we are healed

Where your true nature is revealed

Healing is in your wings

When the open wound stings

Or when are organs slow down

Your divine doctor is in town

He has come for the sin-sick

Not for the spiritually fit or slick

Hear Him say, “You took a risk of faith

You are made whole with a clean slate”

Reach out to Jesus

He wants to teach us

What we have been in search of

Restoration from above

There are paraphrases of Scriptures from Isaiah 53:5: “But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed” (NKJV).

Malachi 4:2: “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture” (NLT).

Mark 2:17: “Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit” (The Message).

Mark 5:34: “Jesus said to her, “Daughter, you took a risk of faith, and now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed! Be healed of your plague” (The Message).