Curtis Johnson Poems

Lord, I cry and sometimes become speechless.
Lord, I am deeply grateful that your ears are not as ours,
And that you don't always require uttered words as a Definition of prayer or a condition to be heard by you. How Great you are.
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Dear Barbara
By Curtis Johnson

When a man loves a woman:
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So many people,
searching for the elusive.

So many worries,
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She cried
By Curtis Johnson

In the land where it seems that time stood still.
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Doc
By Curtis Johnson

God made the mold, locked it up, and threw away the key. Genuine article, the real McCoy; one of a kind was she.
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I was really impressed and refreshed after reading a piece written by a pastor's wife. She said we should not allow our lives to be short changed and discouraged when we see the 'Highlights' of other people.

Another thing. I am a nut for nuts, and one of the things that drives me nuts is eating sweets whose menu calls for nuts
but the product comes up short on the nuts. Give me plenty of nuts or give me none. Who needs watered down versions of things? Without a doubt, something is missing.
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I began this year with daily readings from Jeremiah and Jude. From the pages of Jeremiah, I hear God saying to His people: I have reached out to you again and again by many and various means and sources. Yet you have refused to listen, and to this moment, continue to reject me. Your time is running out; your moments are measured; your days are numbered, and I am running out of remedies.

From the pages of Jude, I hear God saying to His people: Please read history and remember that no one, not even angels can afford to take me nor their faith for granted, assuming that nothing can ever change our course and alter our destiny. Some ten years ago, a dear lady asked me, 'What is God saying? ' It is a question that I do not recall being asked before in the manner in which she was asking. Furthermore, there was a part of me that said, 'Wow! She believes in me and that I actually hear from God'. Who am I and what have I ever done to merit such a question? I was both honored and humbled. So in my shaken spirit, there was a momentary pause until responded, but I cannot remember what my reply was to her. I'm sure that it was such that she found a sense of solace in the words of my reply. One thing that I do remember is that I will never forget that moment in the chapel, just before a mid-week worship service. Since that awesome moment, 'What is God saying? ' has stuck to me like glue and has been added to another line or repertoire that I have processed most of my Christian life. 'What would Jesus do? ' In our life's journey, in every climate along the way, there is a vital need to know, 'What is God saying? ' That is, what is God saying to me and everything else that relates or is connected to me. Each day, I want to know, whether I'm asking consciously or otherwise, 'what is God saying? ', to me today. I believe that God speaks in multiple ways and tones, and HIS sheep hear his voice. In my experience, the primary frequency to which my spiritual antenna has been connected to hear from God is to tune in to the words that He has already revealed and spoken. My life line, my eternal mana is the Bible.
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How does it make you feel when the one you voted for, lost?
Did the earth stop revolving; or did the sun refuse to shine?
Did your boat cease to float; or did your sails fall into the river?
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Ruler of Rulers Curtis Johnson
Only God can see perfectly what is ahead four years up the road. Imagine that He even knew us before we were formed in the womb.* Whomever it may be who rises high or falls low, the Lord rules over all. God is sovereign, turning the heads of kings and rulers which ever way He desires.** We may vote, and others may corrupt the count, but God hears and sees all.*** The Lord Himself rules the rulers, and His Almighty, all-seeing eye oversees everything.

This week I have been musing about a period of some 70 years of American history in my lifetime. I find just this snapshot of presidents to be rather revealing. Personally, I'm pleased that God never seeks our advice about what tomorrow should be. We can read and learn from yesterday; we live and breathe today; we prepare for, hope and pray for a better tomorrow. Moreover, what's done is done, and history does not lie.
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As a child, I learned about balance on the railroad tracks.
It was a life-long, well-serving, fun-filled learning experience.
We didn't fear the trains, because they enhanced the lessons.
We were dare-devils to a point, but balancing was our focus.
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