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PEACE THROUGH LOVE
PEACE THROUGH LOVE
I need You, Lord; You are the strength
through which l can endure this life.
It's full of hatred and of greed,
and each exerts its force and strife.
Where can a person find his peace
except through help of hands so strong?
They make him forget all his fear
as Jesus' hands can solve his knots.
I read about His life on earth.
No problem could bestir His trust.
With love He trod all His hard way.
Where love exists, no fear can thrive.
BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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I need You, Lord; You are the strength
through which l can endure this life.
It's full of hatred and of greed,
and each exerts its force and strife.
Where can a person find his peace
except through help of hands so strong?
They make him forget all his fear
as Jesus' hands can solve his knots.
I read about His life on earth.
No problem could bestir His trust.
With love He trod all His hard way.
Where love exists, no fear can thrive.
BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Published 5th May 2020
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5th May 2020 10:35pm
Does one exert strife? Are knots something to be solved? And what's with the incomplete comparison -- so strong as what?
As do you realize that when you say that no problem could **bestir** Jesus's trust (presumably in God), you are saying that no problem could cause his trust to become active? If you meant to say that no problem could shake Jesus' trust, you haven't said it.
Sorry, but once again you write in ways that are nonsensical and off-puting.
As do you realize that when you say that no problem could **bestir** Jesus's trust (presumably in God), you are saying that no problem could cause his trust to become active? If you meant to say that no problem could shake Jesus' trust, you haven't said it.
Sorry, but once again you write in ways that are nonsensical and off-puting.
5th May 2020 10:58pm
1- Hatred and greed exert their force and strife in the world.
2- Knots can be untied, as problems can be solved.
3-So strong: very powerful. There is no comparison here.
4-His trust in Himself.
2- Knots can be untied, as problems can be solved.
3-So strong: very powerful. There is no comparison here.
4-His trust in Himself.
6th May 2020 00:37am
"1- Hatred and greed exert their force and strife in the world".
Your syntax makes you say "hatred and greed exert their ... strife in the world" "exert strife" is a solecism.
"2- Knots can be untied, as problems can be solved."
Yes, but the issue is whether knots are things that are solved.
"3-So strong: very powerful. There is no comparison here."
But there is since you don't specify how strong "so strong" is. And you've left out a necessary article in this line.
"4-His trust in Himself. "
But that you are speaking of Jesus' trust in himself (whatever that entailed) is hardly clear. More importantly, you've skated over the real issue that I raised -- which was NOT what Jesus' trust was in, but what you convey when you say "no problem could **bestir** his trust (in himself)". And this is NOT "no problem could shake his trust (in himself)". Instead, it's "no problem could cause his trust in himself to become active", a very strange thing to assert about Jesus. And as to Jesus never having his trust in himself shaken, you seem to be ignorant of what is implied in this regard in Mark's and Luke's notes about why Jesus often egaged in prayer, and what is said in Mark's Gethsemane story and at Heb. 5:7 on this matter. So once again, your ignorance of what the NT says about Jesus is showing.
Your syntax makes you say "hatred and greed exert their ... strife in the world" "exert strife" is a solecism.
"2- Knots can be untied, as problems can be solved."
Yes, but the issue is whether knots are things that are solved.
"3-So strong: very powerful. There is no comparison here."
But there is since you don't specify how strong "so strong" is. And you've left out a necessary article in this line.
"4-His trust in Himself. "
But that you are speaking of Jesus' trust in himself (whatever that entailed) is hardly clear. More importantly, you've skated over the real issue that I raised -- which was NOT what Jesus' trust was in, but what you convey when you say "no problem could **bestir** his trust (in himself)". And this is NOT "no problem could shake his trust (in himself)". Instead, it's "no problem could cause his trust in himself to become active", a very strange thing to assert about Jesus. And as to Jesus never having his trust in himself shaken, you seem to be ignorant of what is implied in this regard in Mark's and Luke's notes about why Jesus often egaged in prayer, and what is said in Mark's Gethsemane story and at Heb. 5:7 on this matter. So once again, your ignorance of what the NT says about Jesus is showing.
7th May 2020 8:26am
Christ's love was certainly something wonderful and beautiful to attempt to follow and emulate. Thank you, Joseph for this lovely piece ❤️🙏
7th May 2020 9:55am
Very dear NB,
Your encouragement means a lot to me. It gives me the power to go on writing with confidence. Thank you very much, my dearest friend. I hope that we remain in contact because your help means a lot to me.
Your encouragement means a lot to me. It gives me the power to go on writing with confidence. Thank you very much, my dearest friend. I hope that we remain in contact because your help means a lot to me.
10th May 2020 10:02am
To those intrigued by the line 'No problems could bestir his trust' it might be simpler to sum this up as 'shock proof', a description I have read applied to Jesus who saw much shocking things in his ministry and life.
10th May 2020 12:34pm
Dear Solomon,
Thank you very much for your kind comment, but still l have two questions if you don't mind to answer:
1- What do you mean by, INTRIGUED BY THE LINE?
2- What do you mean exactly by, SHOCK PROOF? Your explanation is no enough for my thickheadedness. Thank you in advance.
Thank you very much for your kind comment, but still l have two questions if you don't mind to answer:
1- What do you mean by, INTRIGUED BY THE LINE?
2- What do you mean exactly by, SHOCK PROOF? Your explanation is no enough for my thickheadedness. Thank you in advance.
