Comments on: The Poem http://markryman.com/BLOG/2008/01/04/the-poem/ People taught by God Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:48:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark http://markryman.com/BLOG/2008/01/04/the-poem/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Mark Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:53:03 +0000 http://markryman.com/BLOG/2008/01/04/the-poem/#comment-59 Yes, he was. It would seem that this poem was written to someone else than God. Joy? The fourth line of the first stanza bears this out. God and others are secondary the "you" to whom the poem is aimed. It nevertheless speaks directly of how we use God as well as others we love. The first time I heard this poem was when Phil Keaggy released his album, "Love Broke Thru." That was awhile back...1976. He put the poem to music in a song titled the same as the poem. Not being a very careful reader, I thought the poem was all about God. Of course, at the end of the day, it <em>is </em>all about God but it seems he was writing to someone else. Yes, he was.

It would seem that this poem was written to someone else than God. Joy? The fourth line of the first stanza bears this out. God and others are secondary the “you” to whom the poem is aimed. It nevertheless speaks directly of how we use God as well as others we love.

The first time I heard this poem was when Phil Keaggy released his album, “Love Broke Thru.” That was awhile back…1976. He put the poem to music in a song titled the same as the poem. Not being a very careful reader, I thought the poem was all about God. Of course, at the end of the day, it is all about God but it seems he was writing to someone else.

]]> By: Cristin http://markryman.com/BLOG/2008/01/04/the-poem/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Cristin Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:27:07 +0000 http://markryman.com/BLOG/2008/01/04/the-poem/#comment-58 Clive is the man. Clive is the man.

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