His Remnant
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Comment from RPSaxena
Hello Janet Foor,
Nice piece of poetry having impressive phraseology, smooth flow throughout from the beginning to the end with lovely rhyming scheme, and beautifully depicting FAITH and its side effects.
In spite of a deserted look, the church still holds life - the spirit of Faith!
The last stanza is particularly noteworthy.
Picture enhances depth and beauty of the poem.
BEST OF LUCK in the contest.
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Hello Janet Foor,
Nice piece of poetry having impressive phraseology, smooth flow throughout from the beginning to the end with lovely rhyming scheme, and beautifully depicting FAITH and its side effects.
In spite of a deserted look, the church still holds life - the spirit of Faith!
The last stanza is particularly noteworthy.
Picture enhances depth and beauty of the poem.
BEST OF LUCK in the contest.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Thank you for the encouraging and thoughtful review and good wishes. You're right, it still holds that spirit of faith.
Blessings
Janet
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Janet, Most Welcome!
With best wishes,
~ RP
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
It is the understanding, deep down within, that things will turn out all right for us no matter what the situation might be. That's faith.
Whether you acknowledge it or not, faith is an important part of life. If we didn't have faith, life would cease to have meaning. I enjoyed your beautifully penned poem about your mother and your visits to the church. Thanks for sharing!
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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It is the understanding, deep down within, that things will turn out all right for us no matter what the situation might be. That's faith.
Whether you acknowledge it or not, faith is an important part of life. If we didn't have faith, life would cease to have meaning. I enjoyed your beautifully penned poem about your mother and your visits to the church. Thanks for sharing!
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Thank you Sesjhadri for the kind and thoughtful review. You are so right, faith is an important part of life - it certainly is mine.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from tfawcus
This brought back memories of my grandfather who was a vicar. In his latter years, he sometimes used to fill in for the local priest. On one particularly cold winter's morning, our neighbour drove him to a remote and isolated church in the hills. When they arrived, there was no one there except the verger. Our neighbour rubbed his hands together, delighted that he'd be able to return home for a late breakfast. Not a bit of it! Grandpa said cheerfully, "Where two or three are gathered together...", put on his robes and subjected them to the full Mattins service, complete with a 30-minute sermon.
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2021
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This brought back memories of my grandfather who was a vicar. In his latter years, he sometimes used to fill in for the local priest. On one particularly cold winter's morning, our neighbour drove him to a remote and isolated church in the hills. When they arrived, there was no one there except the verger. Our neighbour rubbed his hands together, delighted that he'd be able to return home for a late breakfast. Not a bit of it! Grandpa said cheerfully, "Where two or three are gathered together...", put on his robes and subjected them to the full Mattins service, complete with a 30-minute sermon.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2021
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Thank you for the wonderful review and story. Your grandfather knew that scripture well.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from duchessofdrumborg
"His Remnant", is an exceptionally well-written and spiritually-uplifting piece, Penned with craft and skill. It was a privilege to both read and review this talented poet's work. To me this is definitely a six. I look forward to seeing your next post.
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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"His Remnant", is an exceptionally well-written and spiritually-uplifting piece, Penned with craft and skill. It was a privilege to both read and review this talented poet's work. To me this is definitely a six. I look forward to seeing your next post.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Thank you Duchess for this thoughtful and encouraging review and for the extra special sixth star.
Greatly appreciated.
Blessings
Janet
Janet you're very welcome and certainly deserved the extra star.
Take care and have a great day,
the Duchess
Comment from Mary Kay Bonfante
You've written a beautiful poem, and it's words are touching, with lovely rhymes and a very important message.
Is that a picture of the actual church building? It's very stately and majestic, and yes, the foliage doesn't look like it's fall, yet.
Your author notes explain a lot.
Is Covid keeping the congregation away? Or are the "reasons old and new" much more varied -- or is it more of the faithlessness that has afflicted many in our country, and in our world -- while in countries where persecution runs hot, faith only multiplies?
My church has not gathered in person, since the pandemic began; our meetings have been online (even though many other churches in our denomination have returned to their buildings).
Some haven't taken to online worship, or have parted ways with us for other reasons.
It has fallen to me, to send out a weekly email on Saturday mornings, to the congregation, and I always like to include a different Bible verse, or set of verses. I was led last night to include these verses about a remnant:
"13 Throughout the earth the story is the same-- only a remnant is left, like the stray olives left on the tree or the few grapes left on the vine after harvest.
14 But all who are left shout and sing for joy. Those in the west praise the Lord's majesty.
15 In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
23 Then the glory of the moon will wane, and the brightness of the sun will fade, for the Lord of Heaven's Armies will rule on Mount Zion. He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem, in the sight of all the leaders of his people."
Isaiah 24:13â?-â?¬15â?, â?¬23 NLT
My pastor also preached a sermon, quite recently, about a remnant.
I couldn't include the entire chapter quoted above, because it was too long, but it's worth reading.
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2021
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You've written a beautiful poem, and it's words are touching, with lovely rhymes and a very important message.
Is that a picture of the actual church building? It's very stately and majestic, and yes, the foliage doesn't look like it's fall, yet.
Your author notes explain a lot.
Is Covid keeping the congregation away? Or are the "reasons old and new" much more varied -- or is it more of the faithlessness that has afflicted many in our country, and in our world -- while in countries where persecution runs hot, faith only multiplies?
My church has not gathered in person, since the pandemic began; our meetings have been online (even though many other churches in our denomination have returned to their buildings).
Some haven't taken to online worship, or have parted ways with us for other reasons.
It has fallen to me, to send out a weekly email on Saturday mornings, to the congregation, and I always like to include a different Bible verse, or set of verses. I was led last night to include these verses about a remnant:
"13 Throughout the earth the story is the same-- only a remnant is left, like the stray olives left on the tree or the few grapes left on the vine after harvest.
14 But all who are left shout and sing for joy. Those in the west praise the Lord's majesty.
15 In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
23 Then the glory of the moon will wane, and the brightness of the sun will fade, for the Lord of Heaven's Armies will rule on Mount Zion. He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem, in the sight of all the leaders of his people."
Isaiah 24:13â?-â?¬15â?, â?¬23 NLT
My pastor also preached a sermon, quite recently, about a remnant.
I couldn't include the entire chapter quoted above, because it was too long, but it's worth reading.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2021
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Thank you Mary Kay for the wonderful review.
It's not a picture of the actual church but it looks very much like this church. The congregation has been in decline for years now but I'm sure Covid has taken it's tole as well.
Our church here in NC is meeting in person again but with about 1/3 of regular attendance. So many of the young families have not come back to the service so we also do streaming. That is great what you do by sending out scriptures to your congregation.
Blessings and have a great day.
Janet
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You're very welcome, Janet. We're thinking of having a hybrid service as well, but it will require considerable preparation. Thanks for all your thoughtful comments. God bless you, too! Love, Mary Kay xoxo
Comment from amahra
I really love this poem. You mentioned remnant in your poem. You know, it's strange, but there's a lot of talk recently about God's remnant. It seems only true believers are saying it. Don't know what it could mean, but it made me want to give it a sixer. Not that it didn't deserve it without the word, it did. :))
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2021
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I really love this poem. You mentioned remnant in your poem. You know, it's strange, but there's a lot of talk recently about God's remnant. It seems only true believers are saying it. Don't know what it could mean, but it made me want to give it a sixer. Not that it didn't deserve it without the word, it did. :))
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 14-Oct-2021
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Thank you amahra for this wonderful review and the extra special star.
I am so pleased that you liked this one. According to the Bible there are always a few who faithful and continue to follow our Lord and He is faithful to them.
Blessings and have a great day.
Janet
Comment from Eternal Muse
This was really powerful. I held tears as I read how you looked at your late mother's pew - I lost mine 15 years ago and mourn her every day.
It is always good to visit your grassroots. This is were we came from. Good descriptive imagery and visuals, and I loved your artwork.
Thank you for your scriptural references too, they help understand what this poem is about. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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This was really powerful. I held tears as I read how you looked at your late mother's pew - I lost mine 15 years ago and mourn her every day.
It is always good to visit your grassroots. This is were we came from. Good descriptive imagery and visuals, and I loved your artwork.
Thank you for your scriptural references too, they help understand what this poem is about. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Thank you for the kind and thoughtful review. Your reviews always are encouraging.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Willie P. Smith
Unfortunately, Janet, our present government discourages rather than encourages Christianity. Our country and the people were more together when God was the cornerstone of America. Again, unfortunately, that cornerstone has been gradually chipped away over time. Exceptional.
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Unfortunately, Janet, our present government discourages rather than encourages Christianity. Our country and the people were more together when God was the cornerstone of America. Again, unfortunately, that cornerstone has been gradually chipped away over time. Exceptional.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Thank you Willie for the kind and thoughtful review and for that extra special star. You are right, I feel our government does discourage Christianity. Sad state of affairs.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Pearl Edwards
This is a lovely poem about returning to your childhood church, into the pew your mother once use, and the memories that it held for you. Well told Janet,
cheers.
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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This is a lovely poem about returning to your childhood church, into the pew your mother once use, and the memories that it held for you. Well told Janet,
cheers.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Thank you Pear for the kind and thoughtful review.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from writer723
Your faith poem is very beautiful and I enjoyed it very much. I felt sad and hopeful at the same time while reading it. The memories you shared were sentimental and bittersweet. I often reminisce about days long past and wish it could be like the old times again. However, one need remember there's still a bright future ahead one this earth and in Heaven. I believe your poem expresses this theme quite well.
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Your faith poem is very beautiful and I enjoyed it very much. I felt sad and hopeful at the same time while reading it. The memories you shared were sentimental and bittersweet. I often reminisce about days long past and wish it could be like the old times again. However, one need remember there's still a bright future ahead one this earth and in Heaven. I believe your poem expresses this theme quite well.
Comment Written 10-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 12-Oct-2021
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Thank you for the encouraging and thoughtful review.
Blessings
Janet