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"Christ" Into The
Word "Christian"
They don't just profess the words
"I am saved" and then proceed to
turn away from all others' needs.
They see where help is required and
then reach out a hand to lift up those
who may have "fallen from grace."
For, they truly give life to the
word "salvation," since we are
really here to save each other.
In other words, we are here to save
each other from each other because,
at times, we may lack compassion.
And they can honestly call upon
God to literally "appear," which they
accomplish by "appearing" themselves.
And this is how we are actually able
to see God In All Of His Glory offering
shelter to those who may be without.
And this is how we can clearly find
God In All Of Her Majesty making meals
for those who may be down and out.
For, they walk the talk of God's Love For Us,
which is formally known as The Golden Rule,
or The Platinum Rule, or The Diamond Rule.*
And this is how you know a "Genuine
Christian," since they are genuinely able
to put "Christ" into the word "Christian."
-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Small All White in the Forest)
"I am no barrier to its sun; the light and I are as one!"
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*From a Google search of "another way to say 'golden rule'": The Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," which was paraphrased from the Sermon on the Mount; The Platinum Rule: "Do unto others as they would want to be done to them," which was developed by author Dave Kerpen; and The Diamond Rule: "You treat others as they wish YOU to treat them," which was written by Eric Kauffman and posted on LinkedIn.
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My Poetic Notes:
The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "You know a 'Genuine Christian' since they are able to put 'Christ Into The Word Christian,' because they can honestly call upon God to literally 'appear,' which they accomplish by 'appearing' themselves."
Just so you know, I revised this poem, as I often do with my writing! And I changed how one line of this poem was written when I realized that I should remove the metaphorical comparison to "blindness," since it is disrespectful toward those who are blind. So, I wanted to show you how this particular line used to be written, before I revised it as above.
And it used to be written like this:
They don't just profess the words
"I am saved" and then proceed to
"turn a blind eye" to all others' needs.
Besides that, I revised this poem—yet again—as I often do with my writing! And I changed how this poem was written when I was editing it on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Three Dark Horses" blogs. So, I wanted to show you how this poem used to be written, before I revised it as above.
And it used to be written like this:
"Christ" Into The
Word "Christian"
They don't just profess the words
"I am saved" and then proceed to
turn away from all others' needs.
They see where help is required and
then reach out a hand to lift up those
who may have "fallen from grace."
For, they truly give life to the
word "salvation," since we are
really here to save each other.
In other words, we are here to save
each other from each other because,
at times, we may lack compassion.
And they can honestly call upon
God to literally "appear," which they
accomplish by "appearing" themselves.
And this is how we are actually able
to see God In All Of His Glory offering
shelter to those who may be without.
And this is how we can clearly find
God In All Of Her Majesty making meals
for those who may be down and out.
For, they authentically walk the talk of God's
Love For Us, which is formerly known as
The Golden, or Diamond, or Platinum Rule.*
And this is how you know a "Genuine
Christian," since they are genuinely able
to put "Christ" into the word "Christian."
Thus, I revised this poem to be written as it is above.
And this poem was also published on my "Three Dark Horses" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Three Dark Horses" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer." Plus, I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through my new "The Oneness Of God" spiritual practice!
This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.
-Paulee
https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com
https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com
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This "Small All White in the Forest" Post No. 078 was edited on May 12th, 2024.
"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]
