Today's poem is found in Luke 12:22-31 KJV Words are in order as found, and keep the essence of the Word. Creativity is restricted to the choice of words retained.
Seek
life is more
than meat,
body more
than raiment.
O, seek not things
of the world;
seek God,
all shall be added.
by Donna JT Smith, Luke 12:22-31 KJV
Here is the portion of Luke 12 from which it has been gleaned:
22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no
thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye
shall put on.
23 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? The life is more than meat, and the body is more than
raiment.
24 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which
neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more
are ye better than the fowls?
25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
27 Consider
the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say
unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of
these.
28 If
then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to
morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of
little faith?
29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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Perfect title for the wonderful little poem.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christine. I'm trying this out each Sunday - take a part of the Bible and then create a "found poem" within those words. It's been an interesting way to focus on a section.
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