ImportantThings

 A Prayer to the Lord of the Harvest       by Danny C. Wash                                                                                                                                        “... Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.” John 4:35  “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few;  therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out  laborers into His harvest.” Luke 10:2 O, Lord Jesus, You have proclaimed that the harvest is great and that we are to pray for You to cause the laborers to com...

{This is a comparison of the original version of Invictus and  the modified version which I call, "Christus-the Christian version")   Invictus                                                                                                by William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me,     Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be     For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance     I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance     My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears     Looms but the horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years   ...

The Wild Dove                                              by Soren Kierkegaard There was once a wild dove; in the grim forest, there where wonder also dwells with terror among the straight, solitary trunks, it had its nest.  But near by, where the smoke arose from the farmer's chimney, there dwelt some of its more distant relations, some tame doves.  It frequently met with a pair of these; that is, it sat on a branch overhanging the farmer's yard; the two tame doves sat on the ridge of the roof; however, the distance between them was not so great but that they could exchange thoughts with each other in conversation. One day they talked about the chances of the times and about the necessities of life.  The wild dove said: "so far I have had my living; I let each day have its own worry and in that way I get through the world"  The ta...

  The Old Songs, The Great Songs    Compiled by Danny C. Wash                                                                                                                                                                                The following are the first verses of these much loved old hymns contained in hymnals  of the Church. 1. Blessed Assurance Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine, O what a foretaste of glory divine. Heir of salvation purchase...

The Judgment Seat of Christ Prayer by Danny C. Wash                                                                                                                     “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of  Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for  his deeds done through the body, in accordance with  what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2Cor. 5:10 O’ Lord Jesus, In awhile, I know not when. I will be called to stand before the judgment seat of Christ, as will all believers, as I am told by scripture. I do know that we will not be judged as to  salvation or sins,  which  You have forgiven an...

  The Dog Days of Summer                     by Danny C. Wash I t’s hot. We are in the Dog Days of Summer and this year’s summer has been a real bummer. This year’s dog is not a lap dog but a hotdog that is hungry and hanging on like a bulldog who has decided to bite us perhaps until November. If the rain refuses to fall, then my grass will be embers from the heat that has turned my yard into shambles and with little rain or water I have bushes of brambles. The thirsty and hungry squirrels and other pests have raided my pot plants for their nightly food fests. But if I patiently wait for the colder weather and the snow until the deep freeze weather when nothing will grow, I can then watch my remaining plants suffer the final blow. The good side of this mess is next year I will have nothing to mow. except the weeds which cannot be killed, even by a nuclear blast. They enjoy the heat & no water which makes them grow ...

  A Prayer of Praise for Deliverance From Darkness     by Danny C. Wash                                                                                                                                                                                " The people who were sitting in darkness saw a  great light and those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, upon them a light dawned."  Matthew 4:16 O’ Lord Jesus, Even when the power of...

 Jonah and the Car Wash                                     by Danny C. Wash I took my dirty car to a new car wash for it’s  semi- annual trip.  It was like a psychedelic experience.  It was as if I was being swallowed by a large fish,  like Jonah in the Bible must have experienced. The first event was giving up control of my  car and myself into the unknown, similar to  when you are being pulled into a fun house. The  first part of the experience was the obscuring of   my windshield with soap and then the noise of the inside of the tunnel hit me, followed by blue and  red and white flashing lights accompanied by loud  thunderous noises as a multitude of black brush-like  objects whirred and twirled in a loud hypnotic blur.  One slammed down on my windshield blocking my view as others spun like buzz saws agai...