tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post8388763658286527224..comments2023-05-05T00:45:20.298-07:00Comments on Caught by the Light: On CommentsBr Richard Edward Helmer BSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603206783767329399noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25560965.post-31541346705665654312007-08-12T16:08:00.000-07:002007-08-12T16:08:00.000-07:00I was reading some of the messages from this web s...I was reading some of the messages from this web site and thought they were interesting. The symbolism used describing kites and tangled string reminded me of a poem I wrote years ago. Thought I'd share it with you. Jo Ann<BR/><BR/>Tangled String<BR/><BR/>One day my little boy had<BR/>his kite up in the sky.<BR/>Then, down it came falling,<BR/>it would no longer fly.<BR/>He began to pull the string,<BR/>so quickly and so fast,<BR/>he looked down at his feet<BR/>and saw string, tangled in a mass.<BR/>"Mom!" he cried to me,<BR/>with his little eyes filled with tears.<BR/>He came sadly in the house,<BR/>for me to calm his fears.<BR/>He placed the tangled string<BR/>gently in my hand,<BR/>"Mom," he said, "please fix it,<BR/>I know that you can."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sadly I come to you, Lord,<BR/>like my son came to me.<BR/>My life is tangled string,<BR/>as far as I can see.<BR/>I don't know where to start,<BR/>I can not see the end.<BR/>My tangled life is in Your hand,<BR/>on You I must depend.<BR/><BR/>My life is tangled string,<BR/>please, fix it for me Lord.<BR/>Who else can I turn to,<BR/>I must take you at Your Word.<BR/>Patiently I waited,<BR/>wondering just what He would do.<BR/>He gave me back a life,<BR/>not tangled, but BRAND NEW!<BR/><BR/>I asked Him, "Lord, please tell me,<BR/>how can this whole thing be?<BR/>I only thought You'd work<BR/>problems out for me.<BR/>This new life you gave me,<BR/>is more than I expected.<BR/>How, Lord, did You do it,<BR/>to keep me so protected?<BR/><BR/>He said,"Listen, my little child,<BR/>I saw your tangled string.<BR/>I knew the knots were in it,<BR/>and the sadness they would bring.<BR/>All your broken dreams,<BR/>sin, and fear and woe.<BR/>All of which are plain to Me,<BR/>All of them I know.<BR/><BR/>When that great gust of life<BR/>blew you swiftly to the ground,<BR/>even though you searched the world,<BR/>a solution was not found.<BR/>You could not change yourself,<BR/>that is very plain to see,<BR/>for you know, "all have sinned and come,<BR/>short of God's glory."<BR/><BR/>You needed a "new" life,<BR/>pure and clean and free.<BR/>This is why My Son died,<BR/>for you upon a tree.<BR/>The blood that Jesus shed,<BR/>was full payment for your sin.<BR/>This is why you have forgiveness,<BR/>and a new life to begin.<BR/><BR/>When Jesus rose from the dead,<BR/>I made a declaration.<BR/>The sin of all mankind's forgiven,<BR/>in every land and nation.<BR/>He is the only ONE to trust,<BR/>all others are not true.<BR/>He is the Way, the Truth and Life,<BR/>He shows that "I LOVE YOU."Jo Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781373195607281236noreply@blogger.com