Friday, August 4, 2017

Try: Five Minute Friday

Woo-hoo! It's Friday again and already time for another linkup. I missed the Twitter party last night (it hits at dinnertime out here in Oregon, and my girls and I were preparing to see the community theater production of Mary Poppins.)
This week's linkup is the word Try.

Test
Results
Yielded

As I was pondering the word "try", I thought of "tried and true" and being "tried in front of a jury".
All the trying was a result of proving and testing.

So, a poem.

Try, try, try again.
Failure is a part of the learning process.
What leads to success in one's own eyes may be quite the opposite in another's.
The light bulb glows with a flick of a switch,
energy pouring from wires into more wires encapsulated in blown glass.
Over 99 times, this energy did not produce light.

In the beginning, God said "let there be light".
There is no need for God to "try", but for us, we are constantly trying.
Our weakest efforts are the beginning of His handiwork.
He flows in us and through us like the electric currents pouring into the tiny wires that are coiled precisely until light begins to dimly glow then brightly beam.
His glories stream into that sacred place
our bodies bearers of His grace
our eyes bear image of His face
and all He asks us to do is try.
If we are plugged into His source
we will not need to force
His power to flow for us to glow.


Love,
Tammy

12 comments:

  1. Woot! I love poetry! Loving your entry today, friend. You are so much sunshine. xx

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    1. Carolina,
      You actually reminded me at retreat of how much fun poetry is to write! It's been a while so my flow was halting and by the end was really starting to run.
      Love to you, sunbeam! :)
      Love,
      Tammy

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  2. This is beaituful! I love the word picture it creates. Your light is totally shining friend. I'm in the 5 spot this week.

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    1. Tara!
      You are such a bright light in my life! I am planning a South Dakota trip in 2019 (my 20th HS reunion). We will have to find some way to meet "in the middle" that trip!
      Coming over for a visit.
      Love,
      Tammy

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  3. You do quite well with poetry!!! Under a bushel? NO

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    1. Susan,
      Thank you, fellow bearer of light! So delighted to have you here.
      Love,
      Tammy

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  4. I hope you enjoyed Mary Poppins- that is one of my favourite films and I also loved seeing the musical a few years ago!
    I love the poem too and especially this:
    "If we are plugged into His source
    we will not need to force
    His power to flow for us to glow."
    That basically sums up my post in a few lines! (I'm at #11)

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    1. Lesley,
      We did enjoy the show. It was a bit unnerving, the toy scene, but it was well done. One of my students was a main character and it was fun to offer support to her diligence!
      I can't wait to read your post!
      Love,
      Tammy

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  5. "Failure is part of the learning process."

    And it's the part I hate! I should get everything right the first time. The burden of perfectionism... Enjoyed this very much, friend! - Marie (mlsgregg.com)

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    1. Marie,
      You, me, AND Jeanne Takenaka (and others, I'm sure!)
      I had to really work at encouraging my students to embrace mistakes this year and to not give up.
      Love,
      Tammy

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  6. Tammy, this is wonderful (and the video's cool!).

    I think that Yoda was wrong. To try IS to do, and the learning is found on the road. The arrival is just closure.

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    1. Andrew,
      Confused, Yoda was. Christ Jesus, he was not. :)
      Amen, my brother! The process is the proving.
      So grateful for your visit!!
      Love,
      Tammy

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