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The Midnight Ocean
  
Reflections, Poetry, and Prose from the depths of the Midnight Ocean.
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. Psalm 130
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant. After those days, saith the LORD,
I will put my law in their inwards parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God,
and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:31-33
Wherefore the law is holy, and the Commandment Holy, and just, and good. Rom7:12
Sifatai tiftach- u'fi yagid- tehilatecha!
- If I open my lips- let my mouth- declare Your praise!
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Pure from courtships flatteries Oct 3, 2008 7:49 am
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Several years ago while sojourning in northern Michigan, one sunny day, I stopped into a little antique bookshop near about the sand dunes of Lake Michigan, and found a most lovely book, titled Master Thoughts of Master Minds, printed in 1889. It has all the trappings of what I seek, poetry, prose, G-d, and inspirational quotes from a bygone era. An era where G-d was apart of everyday life for many if not most great writers...and readers as well. Its black and white stenciled illustrations are simply phenomenal- at least to my eye. Upon the cover is a slightly stained and much time-faded inlet illustration of a castle, with two barely visible people in the foreground. The cover and binding is coarsely threaded and retain an unpretentious deep brown. The title is penned in gold colored ink. Atop the inletted picture, is drawn in this golden ink, the likeness of an unfurled scroll, with a feather acting as it's head-roll. Intricate golden tassels are drawn streaming from the bottom of the scroll. The inlet itself is like a slat of ivory colored linoleum ,inlaid, into the brown compressed hard cover. The castle painted thereon is printed in a faded light blue. Much like what might be found on fine china.
The book is slightly warped. And the pages are more than slightly yellowed. It smells just like the 'stacks' buried deep in a substantive library.
Mold simply, has no respect for its elders.
Since I've had this book I've trekked it across the U.S. border, read it sea-side in paradise, packed it into the deep woods, and used it as an exhibit for a presentation I made in my thesis class. Mostly, I now read it when my inspiration wanes a bit at night.
I wonder how many candles this book has seen throughout its almost 120 years? I wonder how many flames it has helped to ignite?
I recently did a little delicate antique restoration of it's binding and it's now ready for at least another decade of use. Ready to give another decade of service in sage inspiration.
It's a brilliant book of words and of design.
Recently, I imbibed from it something new. Something that had previously evaded my attention. Today it's speaking volumes and seemingly offering a bit of godly reassurance in certain pursuits.
It has defined in simple prose, what I've struggled to say now for awhile. It's like a candle from the past, blazing through an entire century unseen, and lighting a candle in my heart now, all by G-ds loving arm.
And it's speaking gently to me, saying, "Mike, I understand."

Learn to win a lady's faith
Nobly, as the thing is high;
Bravely, as for life and death,
And with loyal gravity.
Lead her from the festive boards,
Point her to the starry skies,
Guide her by your truthful words,
Pure from courtship's flatteries.
Then her Yes once said to you,
Shall be Yes forever more.
-Elizabeth B. Browning.

GBY Little Children,
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