Into the heart, out of the mouth

By Rhiannonw

Sun, 01 May 2022
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[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series]

Take care where you gaze
– your eyes, your heart’s door:
some sights bring malaise,
polluting your core.

Direct the attention
of ears to what’s good,
from gossip corruption
that harms like bad food.

Not nosing out dirt,
or spreading round lies,
mouth trained not to hurt,
words helpful arise.

Protect, guard my heart, Lord,
be guiding my eyes,
your wisdom impart, Lord
to grow kind and wise.

Tune: 10 10 11 11 eg Houghton

cf Proverbs 4:23-27
[IP: a facial feature]

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Comments

Submitted by Nolan on

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, and hunger is the best cook. Ages old advice and very true! Note you young ladies!

Do you also have a public holiday? It was originally a communist holiday of course- who cares?

Have a great day Rhiannon! &

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

That saying is on a different level!

Yes, tomorrow is a public holiday, as you say, an off-shoot of the Communist May 1 Day, but it's kept to the Monday.

Hope you have a good weekend. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Do you really think so?!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

? I was referring to your quote about feeding someone well with food to please them. But the verse was about metaphorically feeding our hearts with good or bad stuff from where we look and what we listen to. And our of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, so how we 'feed' our hearts will make our speech more helpful, or less so. OK?! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Nolan on

OK

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

A wise poem Rhiannon, and words that I always try to adhere to. But of course there are those times when human nature takes over, and I feel the need to have a different opinion, and writing poetry gives me a chance to speak my thoughts. 

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. It is interesting, I was thinking while writing this, that speaking thoughtfully and helpfully, can involve graciously disagreeing, or even rebuke, or saying something difficult or unwelcome, if it is really for the peron's good, and they can see you are only being honest and have their best interests at heart. Though you have to assess whether the time is right, and don't want to provoke anger. Need wisdom and love! Rhiannon