S5:E10 – A Tale of Two Trees: Steven Elmore, “Sustained by Joy”

Описание: A Tale of Two Trees: Steven Elmore, "Sustained by Joy"



by Matthew Clark | One Thousand Words

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Steven Elmore is the President of the C.S. Lewis Foundation (https://www.cslewis.org) . He has over 20 years of experience working at nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, including serving as a community college adjunct professor (English composition), software instructor (basic to advanced MS Office), GED instructor (science, history), test preparation tutor, and in a wide range of office management and administration roles. His specific skill sets include event management, teaching/training, team leadership, program management, writing, communications strategy, strategic planning, and computer technology. He is also a writer for Cultivating Magazine. (https://thecultivatingproject.com/ste...)




 







































Like A Lamb



by Matthew Clark







Fear and pride are just two sides, friend 



Of Caesar’s tarnished penny 



Quietness and rest belong to God 



But who hasn’t studied warfare 



On the battlefield of life here 



Perfecting self-defense just to survive? 



 



You know how good it feels, love 



To scratch the itch of anger 



But complaining only chains us up inside



Feels like safety and power 



In a world so full of danger 



It feels like danger to be grateful, small, and quiet 



 



CHORUS



But Oh, I see the Mighty Word of God



Go silent to the slaughter like a Lamb



Oh, I hear the voices of the crowd 



Grow louder as the buried kernel’s roots descend  



 



Cause the roots beneath the surface 



Search and listen for a music 



That is and was and will be evermore 



Like an acorn to an oak tree 



Who would ever think it could be 



That those little lambs might ever rule the world 



 



But the meek will spread their branches 



Above the clamour of the nations 



The sons of God will rest beneath their shade 



And the politics of power  



That seemed so strong until that hour 



Will fall into the traps their power laid  



 



CHORUS 



 



BRIDGE



Nobody’s free from hardship 



And the briers in the garden 



Can push their way so deeply down inside 



Till what started out so tender 



Is choked out by the winter 



And gentleness don’t have a chance to flower 



 



But don’t let your love grow cold, dear 



or buy the lies they’ve sold here 



For the fools of God will fiddle on the roof 



All their lives they were the punchline 



Now their laughing faces outshine 



Every image Caesar thought would get him through 







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