IF THE SUN CANNOT SHI9NE

 

IF THE SUN CANNOT SHINE

ON THOSE CONSIDERED

THE LEAST OF MY BRETHREN

IF IT CANNOT QUICKEN THE4M

IF WE ONLY WISH THEM WELL

WHILE WORKING ON OUR TAN

 

THEN WE STAND IN DANGER

OF BEING WITH THE GOATS

AT RECKONING TIME

 

NOT FOR DEEDS DONE

BUT UNDONE

LIKE DIVES

BLIND TO LAZARUS

UNDER THE TABLE

 

THOSE WHO ARE BLESSED

WITH GOD’S GOOD

WHO SEE NO NEED TO SHARE

ARE GOAT CANDIDATES

 

THOSE WHO BELIEVE RICHES

BRING UNEARNED PRIVILEGES

WHO STRUT LIKE PEACOCKS

TO IMPRESS THE NEIGHBORS

 

THOSE WHO WOULD APPORTION

GOD’S LOVE

TO THOSE THEY FAVOR

THOSE WHO WOULD SPEAK FOR GOD

WITH TWISTED TONGUE

 

ALL STAND IN DANGER

OF BEING ONE WITH THE HERD

 

TO MY SHAME

I HAVE OFTEN BEEN ONE OF THEM

 

HELP ME GOD TO BE AWARE OF Y NEIGHBOR

IF ONE HURTS

WE ALL HURT

 

WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR

ALL THAT THE FATHER

CREATED

 

FRANK A VOLLMER

 

 



EXCRESCENCE DRAG

EXCRESCENCE  DRAG

 

 

 

 

IN MEDICAL TERMS

EXCRESCENCE

IS ANY ABNORMAL GROWTH ON THE BODY

SUCH AS WARTS

SKIN TAGS

GOITERS

BOILS

 

IN AIRCRAFT

SIMILARLY MEANS

ANYTHING WHICH PRODUCES DRAG

 

EXAMPLE

WHEN A PLANE TAKES OFF

THE PILOT

AS SOON AS HE CAN

RAISES THE LANDING GEAR

SO THE PLANE CAN HANDLE MORE EFFICIENTLY

ON LANDING

HE LOWERS THE GEAR

TO BLEED OFF SPEED

 

MANY WOULD SAY

THAT JESUS WAS REFERRING TO EXCRESCENCE

WHEN HE TOLD THE CAMEL AND EYE OF A NEEDLE STORY

 

WE’RE WRONG

IF WE TAKE IT LITERALLY

IT’S ALSO NOT A GATE IN THE WALL

OR A THICK ROPE

 

IT’S MIDDLE EAST HYPERBOLE

TO PROVE A POINT

 

IT TALKS ABOUT CLINGING TO THE WEALTH

WITH A MISER’S GRAB

WHETHER THAT WEALTH

IS MONEY

POWER

PRESTIGE

IF GOD REQUIRES IT

WE MUST BE WILLING TO LET GO

 

ESPECIALLY

IF OUR POSSESSIONS CAUSE PAIN

 

IF WE ARE SO HOLDING ON TO THINGS

THEN EXCRESCENCE

WHICH SOUND LIKE SOMETHING

YOU SCRAP OFF A SHOE

IS LITERALLY TRUE

 

 

FRANK A VOLLMER