Poem of the Week | 3. Poetry

Samedi, 28 Février, 2015

Verse of the Day: «Car ce n'est pas un esprit de timidité que Dieu nous a donné, mais un esprit de force, d'amour et de sagesse.» 2 Timothée 1.7

Quote of the Day: “Wisdom is the daughter of experience.”—Leonardo Da Vinci

«La sagesse est fille de l’éxperience.»—Léonard De Vinci

French Fun Fact: There are about 2 new cook books that are published everyday in France. (confessedtravelholic.com)

What’s Really Happening Over Here:

Weather – Overcast, Precip. 80%

Temperature – 47⁰F, high of 48⁰

News – American WWII vets awarded top French honour (thelocal.fr)

More News – http://www.lemonde.fr/international/

A Day In the Life:

I saw the movie Kingsman: The Secret Service yesterday, and I really enjoyed it. I’m a real sucker for spy movies. There was one thing that I was not happy about though, and that was their depiction of the church. As I believe I’ve shared on here before, going to the movies is actually a part of my internship, as I am studying the effects of Agenda Setting Theory: the communication theory that

Great movie! (Although it was a bit graphic...)

states that although the media cannot tell you what to think, they can tell you what to think about. I saw it in action yesterday.

There is a scene in the film where a church service is taking place at a church in Kentucky (unbeknownst to them they are about to be the object of an experiment by the villain in the film, Samuel L. Jackson). The way the service was depicted was, quite frankly, disgusting. The preacher was drenched in sweat, yelling ridiculous things that Christians founded in Scripture don’t even believe, and the congregation was completely white and never stopped the “Amen’s” and “Oh Lord’s” long enough to actually see if they agreed with what the pastor was saying. I think it’s obvious what they are trying to convey to the audience through this scene: that Christians are spiritualistic racist homophobes with hygiene problems. And to be honest, it hit me so hard that I actually asked myself “Is that the God I worship? Because if so, I don’t know if I want to anymore…”

Thankfully, He is pretty much the opposite of this blasphemic depiction. I believe the biggest misconception about Christianity is that it is a religion. It is not. It is just a relationship. The problem arises when people don’t read their Bibles, or when they do but they interpret it in a way that it was CLEARLY not intended to be interpreted (God said don’t murder; abortion is murder; so I’m going to go blow up an abortion clinic! [WHAT]), and then they do stupid, weird and disgusting things and say stupid weird and disgusting things, and since that’s the way the world wants to perceive us they gratefully apply that label to all of us.

We need to remember, Christians, that what sets us apart is our love for those He loves. So let’s not be like the church in Kingsman.

Poetry

A poem surpasses the empirical.

It goes deeper, touching that part of us which is unseen.

Poetry is a miracle; which cannot be contained--encompassing and comforting the has been, the is, the might-have-been;

The will be...

Poetry is the tree,

with its green living leaves which leaves us in awe of The Creator in whose mind it was conceived.

Poetry is love, truth, trust, the enemy of enmity;

And, when done correctly, it leaves us with no choice but to believe.

Poetry is a glimpse of eternity.

By: Theodore Wilson III