tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24282148318433089412024-03-14T01:18:25.112-07:00Headpiece Filled with StrawTaran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-54099235172046583102022-01-01T12:43:00.005-08:002022-01-01T12:49:14.572-08:008)Рождественскую Ночь (Christmas Eve) by Joy Worship<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bJsNJh_uUbk" width="320" youtube-src-id="bJsNJh_uUbk"></iframe></div><p></p><p>Translation of the Chorus:</p><div style="text-align: left;">In unison with heaven</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sing and rejoice with everyone</div><div style="text-align: left;">That a savior was born to us </div><div style="text-align: left;">On a sleepy night in Bethlehem</div><div style="text-align: left;">And in the praise of shepherds<br />The good news is heard: <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">God forgave us all our sins</div><div style="text-align: left;">Christ is born to us</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hallelujah. <br /></div><p><br /></p><p>*****<br />Церковь Радость <br />г. Алматы <br />Пастор Томас Томассов<br /><br />Если вам интересно еще, можно услышать их Рождественская мюзикл-поема <a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJsyNcGWBp0" target="_blank">здесь: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJsyNcGWBp0</a>.</p><p>И еще музыка на <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-no1R-iZrfg&list=PLXYvn-D1lK-4Tz9DVG8K5rhoCQwBBffpk" target="_blank">Ютубе</a>. <br /></p><p><br /><br />Joy Church<br />Almaty, Kazakhstan.<br />Pastor Tomas Tomassov<br /><br />Check out more of their songs on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-no1R-iZrfg&list=PLXYvn-D1lK-4Tz9DVG8K5rhoCQwBBffpk">youtube</a>.<br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-17815683412733446102021-12-28T06:12:00.002-08:002021-12-28T06:14:11.814-08:0007)Delivering the Deliverer: Ukrainian Calligraphy by Carli Lewis<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYGGunFi5WMPK4B89giYHfYvXQXjtVApl7XGOMvuQYUy-Gb-bLmAxNs3yRnx06QjVYkRAsO03FPvsfcc6fEO_Fw3zFNbNrRAUNAAfKTNmeQRhDE29njf6Y8WPc6Jk5xZpzxu01y-dWUb7L_--k-WstpUbvHyGm-lgJMNxwT7kNm0dWEV-sKdqU9Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYGGunFi5WMPK4B89giYHfYvXQXjtVApl7XGOMvuQYUy-Gb-bLmAxNs3yRnx06QjVYkRAsO03FPvsfcc6fEO_Fw3zFNbNrRAUNAAfKTNmeQRhDE29njf6Y8WPc6Jk5xZpzxu01y-dWUb7L_--k-WstpUbvHyGm-lgJMNxwT7kNm0dWEV-sKdqU9Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Meditative
calligraphy in Ukrainian. The beginning of the Magnificat; Luke 1:47-49
Reflecting on the parallel of Mary’s words speaking about God’s choosing
to use her to deliver the deliverer, that we later would be delivered
through Him and called blessed among all people.<br /><br />The text: </span><br /></p><div class="poetry"> <p class="line"><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Luke-1-47" id="en-ESV-24932"><sup class="versenum">47 </sup><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span>and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,</span></span><br /><span class="text Luke-1-48" id="en-ESV-24933"><sup class="versenum">48 </sup>for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Luke-1-48">For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;</span></span><br /><span class="text Luke-1-49" id="en-ESV-24934"><sup class="versenum">49 </sup>for he who is mighty has done great things for me,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Luke-1-49">and holy is his name.</span></span></p> </div><p><br />*****<br /></p><p><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Carli Lewis is an artist, designer, and musician from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, currently based in Kiev, Ukraine.
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Music: <span role="gridcell"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h f1sip0of lzcic4wl gmql0nx0 gpro0wi8 oo483o9r" href="http://carlilewis.bandcamp.com/releases?fbclid=IwAR2FkU1T-rUA46g_RRuegcYyaQUPFZxX1DQnxyQb02zWjWaslbtYTcGnod4" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="-1" target="_blank">http://carlilewis.bandcamp.com/releases</a></span></span></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-44243621501337672762021-12-26T07:00:00.000-08:002021-12-26T07:00:00.186-08:006)Blitzen by Jamie Musselman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkYklLpLuyueva6e-TS0g3qmMzmSN_RaLcfiJW7RvzI3XVJnSluR8Y6YjJhXEYtq1udcc01Uw678ZOZWLMROz_S38u7v4Y8Zm1-8BNw2IqV0UnA9XVhm2gW-Jz4etpMuTiy_nmfXW2gngj7W62V_m4nHFbnAiKLedZwAPu8xBLK7foMbVJN79veA=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkYklLpLuyueva6e-TS0g3qmMzmSN_RaLcfiJW7RvzI3XVJnSluR8Y6YjJhXEYtq1udcc01Uw678ZOZWLMROz_S38u7v4Y8Zm1-8BNw2IqV0UnA9XVhm2gW-Jz4etpMuTiy_nmfXW2gngj7W62V_m4nHFbnAiKLedZwAPu8xBLK7foMbVJN79veA=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div dir="ltr">Merry Christmas from the North Pole!</div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr">*****<br /></div><div dir="ltr">Jamie Musselman is a painter and illustrator from Indiana. She has too many hobbies and a deep appreciation for Tolkien.</div><div dir="ltr"> </div><div dir="ltr">Find more of her work on instagram at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/thebashfulbadger/&source=gmail&ust=1640540688438000&usg=AOvVaw0V5BefGz-sipmyqEKu3vsd" href="https://www.instagram.com/thebashfulbadger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jamie Musselman's (@thebashfulbadger) profile on Instagram</a>.</div>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-22991687550242579862021-12-25T07:37:00.004-08:002021-12-25T17:53:31.966-08:005)Seven Nativities by James Metelak<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Seven Nativities</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Madonna with Child</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When she
looks into his little eyes</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She sees
the face of the accuser,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The face of
her pain, rejection, judgement, and her abuser,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But when he
smiles she also sees</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The loving
face of God.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Christus Victor</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What child
is this descending from his billowing starship?<br />
The Conquistador from across the sea, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">An alien
white face on a white horse</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bearing
plague, spitting fire</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He descends
on the land</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The people
perish, <br />
Face of a Roman father</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Spreading
terror</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And then
communion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And
eventually siring the divine <i>mestiza</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">III.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Incarnation</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The first
time she looked down at him, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She cried,
when she saw his alien eyes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Family said
“Get rid of it,”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Saw in him
only problem, disgrace, and pain,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Medical
bills and defect,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She
wandered in the mystery,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What’s
wrong with him?</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What’s
wrong with me?</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We struggle
to understand</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
divinity in imperfection.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">IV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>The Annunciation</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He came
into a virgin womb;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She cried
and tried to smile</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And mask
her shame.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Full of
love and full of grace,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If they could
only see her,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
divinity beyond her sexuality.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But like
Augustine, they use her</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Then
discard her as vice and temptress.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">V. <i>Nativity</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They call
themselves the native sons, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
colonizer aliens,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Of course,
there were earlier migrations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To keep America
great</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We must
keep out all Palestinians.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Here on the
reservation or refugee camp, a baby is born</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To be taken
from its parents to be saved </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At a
boarding school, or in a foster family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Son of God
and son of man.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He will be
crucified between the margins</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Of the
crossed staves of </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Poverty and
racist exclusion</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But no one
is listening, there is no one to hear his</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“I am
finished.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And thus,
we lose our salvation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">VI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Immanuel</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Jesus came
to the US fleeing the Maras:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A Honduran
wholesale murder of the innocents</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Subsidized
by the Empire’s glut for drugs and gangster presidents.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">His
F/father worked in construction.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Joseph and
Mary were unable to get documents,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Deported
twice, they then sent Jesus ahead:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cages were
prepared, then shelters, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But the
locals said “not in our town” </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And shut
them down.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Too old for
DACA, and born abroad,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He was
unable to study officially, but learned</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Drywall and
Bible from his uncle. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br />
One Sunday he walked up to the pulpit, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Started
preaching, the deacons called security,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Asked for
credentials, the cops got involved.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We deported
God,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And his
body lies in the shape of a cross</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On the corner
of a San Pedro Sula street.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">VII. </span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Orphaned God</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We left you
on the street</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We left you
in the system</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We left you
in the refugee camp</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We left you
at the border,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We left
you, <i>Imago Dei</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We searched
far and wide for our saviour complex:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">South
Korea, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan,<br />
We paid the bribes for an exotic baby</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">That fit
our narrative.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">But you,
God, were too old.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">You were
too scarred.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Your nose
was too big,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Your
opinions, trauma, and defects too strong.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It didn’t
seem like you would fit into our family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So we
offered you our bribes and tithes,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We built
orphanages and group homes and juvenile facilities…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">No
nearer</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, please.<br />
<br />
As innkeepers, we put you in the stable </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Receiving
God as animal,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For the
Word to become flesh,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">To keep it
alive,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We must
invite it to dwell among us</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In homes
and hearts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">*****</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://sandpiperparade.weebly.com" target="_blank">James Metelak</a> is a poet, activist, singer-songwriter, and photographer currently based in Colorado. His 2 books of poetry are available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AJames++Metelak&s=relevancerank&text=James++Metelak&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a>, his music is available on <a href="http://jmpoet.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, and his photography is on <a href="http://instagram.com/privetfotog" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. </span></p>
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(California). She is
currently a homemaker and mother living in North Dakota! Check out her
portfolio at Deviantart: <a href="http://10time.deviantart.com/gallery"><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 9.0pt;">http://10time.deviantart.com/gallery</span></a></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-64029223003766577292021-12-22T07:07:00.001-08:002021-12-22T07:07:26.377-08:00Day 3: Winter Photography from Finland by Ramona Parkkonen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGqQsGkrX1UPtEenuXi_Tk2JvA0XHtAai0G_pjkft75DsONFuaFUJjQMHzOE9MURhHNzlxWhqOtXO38jG31_8MwGE2v6Hd8csK1uH2x6ZueB4Nqnhs4C7xZ8Zinvsx6rGgZomsS-SvLq3qtFpmiGVmG7rVIrgX62BuoplcLqaLIbDRTOoR3azsfA=s3746" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3746" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGqQsGkrX1UPtEenuXi_Tk2JvA0XHtAai0G_pjkft75DsONFuaFUJjQMHzOE9MURhHNzlxWhqOtXO38jG31_8MwGE2v6Hd8csK1uH2x6ZueB4Nqnhs4C7xZ8Zinvsx6rGgZomsS-SvLq3qtFpmiGVmG7rVIrgX62BuoplcLqaLIbDRTOoR3azsfA=w400-h268" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ramona Parkkonen is a semi-pro photographer from Southern Finland. She
loves animals, nature, travelling and taking pictures of animals and
nature while travelling. Check out more of her work on Instagram
@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ramonaparkkonen/" target="_blank">ramonaparkkonen</a> or at her website: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ramonan.kuvat.fi&source=gmail&ust=1607850348333000&usg=AFQjCNGBrEq2OKI13nRYsbrjPLeY_ktCcg" href="http://www.ramonan.kuvat.fi" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ramonan.kuvat.fi</a>. <p></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-85891390162930052972021-12-17T20:23:00.001-08:002021-12-22T07:09:04.090-08:00Day 2: The Union Forever by Stephen Carradini<p><b>The Union Forever, or Mostly The Third Verse of 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' for the 21st Century</b></p><div>We have never known the perfect union, </div><div>the glory that Christ gladly left for us. </div><div>Yet in the future we can rightly feel it, </div><div>the perfect peace that our Prince sacrificed. </div><div>He joined our rife divisions so that we could </div>(Hallelujah!) share eternal union.<span style="color: #888888;"><br clear="all" /></span><p><br /></p><p>****<br />
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Stephen Carradini is a <a href="stephencarradini.com" target="_blank">researcher</a>, teacher,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and <a href="independentclauses.com" target="_blank">writer</a> in Arizona.<br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-63918054449979492292021-12-13T09:37:00.003-08:002021-12-22T07:08:36.299-08:00Day 1: "Flight to Egypt" by Katie Joy Nellis.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DL79lIOVuzA" width="320" youtube-src-id="DL79lIOVuzA"></iframe></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Kathryn
Nellis is a painter, writer, musician, and creative genius. She studied at Gordon
College and in Orvieto, Italy, and currently works as a self-employed
artist in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
<br /><br />Listen to her music: <span role="gridcell"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 oo9gr5id oo483o9r" href="https://sistersstoriesandsongs.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR3tr9IlI39z7md_-23AV5mbtOVKaRVahWGAHZdIRdU_MoiLfsVGQWAzt7U" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="-1" target="_blank">https://sistersstoriesandsongs.bandcamp.com/</a></span>
<br />Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ8txNZORJNG1fWeObMf5Rw" target="_blank">The Omnibuskers </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Website: <span role="gridcell"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 oo9gr5id oo483o9r" href="http://katiejoynellisart.net/?fbclid=IwAR2GGvEF6JTaC-Bqv0u5p5DtDvDt0NlsDHUHkvOsBnWKgNyjcItcm2F8NsU" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="-1" target="_blank">http://katiejoynellisart.net/</a></span>
<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KatieJoyNellisArt/" target="_blank">FB</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/katiejoynellisart" target="_blank">IG</a>: Katie Joy Nellis Art
</span></div><p><br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-75123104160830595292021-01-04T20:10:00.009-08:002021-01-04T20:10:00.696-08:0025)Joy to the World by Revival Worship<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="478" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Fwx9DRmCFA" width="575" youtube-src-id="2Fwx9DRmCFA"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You should be able to figure out the translation to this one. ;) <br />If not, this is "Joy to the World" as performed by the Pentatonix, just in Russian. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><br />Revival Worship is a Bishkek-based band that organizes worship nights, records music, and plays different festivals around Central Asia. <br /></div><p></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-29528905724455298312021-01-03T20:00:00.015-08:002021-01-03T20:00:00.756-08:0024)If I were to go back in time by Luknė Šeferytė<p>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If
I were to go back in time </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">to
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">when
2020 had just started… </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Actually,
n</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">o,
I would not really want to do that. </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
would be losing so much. </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
can remember the struggle </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">of
that time:</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
working nonstop, never-ending tiredness. I was </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">also</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
emotionally stuck in one place: never-ending heartbreak. I struggled
to understand why God would let me get that stuck </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
depressed again. </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">t
is not the nicest thing to admit and it hurts my ego a little bit
even now, but it made me feel like I am not in control, helpless. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fast
forward few months </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">we
had Covid-19, and the world became a mess. But surprisingly I felt
calm </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
I did not freak out, although people around me were spinning in fear.
</span></span></span>
</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">best</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
thing </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">of
2020 was</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
that I finally I started attending </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the
U</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">niversity
of Vilnius. I always knew that I want</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ed</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
to study; I </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">have
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">always
craved knowledge </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
wanted to know everything </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">but</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
I could never have imagined that I would be studying something I
could only dream of: law. Although it is stressful and it’s
online…I </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">enjoy</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
it so muc</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">h.</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
I </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">like</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
communicating with my professors, and of course, with my </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">U</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ni
colleagues (</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Y</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">es,
that’s </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">what</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
we call each other). I finally feel like I am doing something with my
life. But then I had another issue: Finances. But God also took
care of it so I can have an easier year. My friend insisted on me
becoming ‘officially unemployed’ </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">to
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">get
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">student
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">unemployment
benefits. </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Amusingly</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">,
I did not get those. But now I was officially unemployed, and hav</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ing</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
worked 9 months full-time previously, I still got benefits for that.
I realised then that </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">God</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
never stop</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">s</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
taking care of me, </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">although
I struggle keeping the right relationships with Him, He does not let
me go. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
year made feel alive again. I understand it is such a cliché thing
to say, but I have learned a lot. I got out of </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">my
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">depressive
mood </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">that</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">,
tied to memories </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
hurtful words, </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">had
been holding me back</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">.
I want fight for my own happiness. I want </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">to
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">trust
God and renew my relationship with Him, find time to clean out my
mind, my heart and move forward and… To let go. </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2021
is here, and </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
will be doing my best.</span></span></span>
</p><p><style type="text/css">
p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transpa</style><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p>*****<br /><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Luknė Šeferytė is a
writer and a law student in Vilnius, Lithuania. She likes literature, rap
music, and gummi worms. </span></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-58603611676377051052021-01-02T20:00:00.008-08:002021-01-03T05:22:03.223-08:0023)Tosi by Nora Greijus<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="395" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IEVSw_bApGk" width="477" youtube-src-id="IEVSw_bApGk"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main message of this song in the chorus is:<br /> <br />Though I struggle to be real with you</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You see through me <br />And love me as I am<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p></p><p>Nora is a mother of an adorable 3 year old and a teacher for kids with special needs. She enjoys painting and making music in her free time. See more of her work on Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/merdeka.nora/" target="_blank">Merdeka.Nora</a> or follow her on Youtube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdvQzWBkox2OUyNoYdx2KOw" target="_blank">@Nora Greijus.</a> <br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-76900752568919719442021-01-01T20:00:00.017-08:002021-01-03T05:25:31.571-08:0022)Dear 2020 by Tim Graf<p> Dear 2020, <br /><br />Where do I even start with you? 2020 has been a year and a half. It's been a long year is what I'm trying to say.<br /><br />Now,
I don't want to prejudge things. As I write this, the year is not
technically over. So maybe New Year's Eve in the Howland and Baker
Islands* will be amazing af and totally redeem everything that came
before it, but that seems doubtful. And to be fair, statistically
speaking, somebody somewhere must have had a good time, right? I do know
two couples that got married this year, so that's gotta be good for at
least one spouse per couple. <br /><br />This year saw a novel coronavirus
that killed a bunch of (mostly old) people, and forced the rest of us to stay home and do nothing. We
totally tried seeing what would happen if all our young and healthy
people went about their daily lives pretending everything was normal,
and it . . . super did not go well. Hospitals filled up. It got rough
out there in those streets. Sometimes we like to act like it don't
really be like that, but it do. <br /><br />I guess some things never change
though. Like, my computer keeps asking me if I want to let Skype update
its software, and I keep saying yes. Despite the fact that Skype
already works. (At least, I assume it works. Does anyone still use Skype
anymore in the age of Zoom and FaceTime? Probably, right? I don't know.
<br /></p><p></p><p><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Aside
from COVID-19, which is to say, aside from most things, I guess the
year was mostly normal though? Hard to say to be honest. There was this
one weird time in the fall where every sport seemed to be happening at
once. (Three teams from Tampa and Miami, Florida and two from Los
Angeles, California competed for titles, while the other 48 states
pretended to stay home but snuck out to see their friends.)</span> Somebody started a
trend of rewriting modern pop songs to sound medieval. Bardcore, they
call it. And we voted out Donald Trump. Some other stuff happened too,
probably. I didn't do any research for this note.** <br /><br />I pray that
2021 ushers in peace, love, and an army of ice cream trucks bringing
COVID medicine to all the good little boys and girls who need a shot in
the arm. The Lord knows I need one. <br /><br />Sincerely, <br />Tim <br /></p><p>*the uninhabited wildlife
refuges which occupy the latest, westernmost time zone in the world,
i.e., the last place to enter 2021.<br />** Not true. I researched the previous footnote. But I'm not here to let facts get in the way of a good story.</p><p><br /></p><p>*****<br /><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Tim
Graf is a serial procrastinator and human. He does not enjoy law school
but does enjoy Tuvan throat-singing, trying new foods, and complicated board
games. He sometimes enjoys hypotheticals, but it really depends on the
situation.</span></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-45470621018740650012020-12-31T20:00:00.000-08:002021-01-01T05:54:44.715-08:0021)Во Всем Этом Ты Со Мной By Karen Karagyan<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="402" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gwVzbOK1evU" width="483" youtube-src-id="gwVzbOK1evU"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Карен Карагян--пастор прославленния и лидер группы Слово жизнь Мusic. Любит бога. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Можно найти их музыка на <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVmdPGVpyOAt0gXJvmz4xNA" target="_blank">Ютубе</a> и везде. Песня <a href="https://band.link/kn4Wg" target="_blank">здесь</a>.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Karen Karagyan is a worship pastor and leader of the group "Слово Жизнь Music." He loves God. You can hear more of their music on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVmdPGVpyOAt0gXJvmz4xNA" target="_blank">Youtube</a> or wherever music is <a href="https://band.link/kn4Wg" target="_blank">sold/streamed.</a> <br /> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div>English Translation of the Lyrics:<p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">A time to be born<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to die</div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to plant</div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to harvest</div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to build</div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to destroy</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In all of this You</div><div style="text-align: left;">Are with me</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to cry</div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to laugh</div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to embrace<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to let go<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A time to seek</div><div style="text-align: left;">And a time to lose</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In all of this You</div><div style="text-align: left;">Are with me</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Peace, Your peace</div><div style="text-align: left;">Forever and always</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here in my heart</div><div style="text-align: left;">Peace, Your peace</div><div style="text-align: left;">In all my desire</div><div style="text-align: left;">Worry and fear</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">//In all of this You</div><div style="text-align: left;">Are with me//</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">And when I fell</div><div style="text-align: left;">And when I rose up</div><div style="text-align: left;">When I grew weary</div><div style="text-align: left;">And confessed</div><div style="text-align: left;">I have no strength</div><div style="text-align: left;">To keep on going</div><div style="text-align: left;">You're with me <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You're with me</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And when the race run<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Didn't go my way </div><div style="text-align: left;">When for the hundredth time</div><div style="text-align: left;">I became prideful</div><div style="text-align: left;">When I turned away</div><div style="text-align: left;">From all instruction</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">//You're with me//</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">And even there </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back in the womb</div><div style="text-align: left;">With all Your love You <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wove me together</div><div style="text-align: left;">And in the face of</div><div style="text-align: left;">The end of days, God</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">//You're with me// <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">////In all of this You</div><div style="text-align: left;">Are with me////</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-41149328744813032042020-12-30T20:00:00.010-08:002021-01-01T03:58:47.952-08:0020)Two Short Songs on Piano by Maria Abramova<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="353" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HUPjdcm7pTg" width="425" youtube-src-id="HUPjdcm7pTg"></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="343" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4gd9NIVkkhM" width="412" youtube-src-id="4gd9NIVkkhM"></iframe></div><p></p><p>Maria Abramova likes music, reading, drawing, sports, martial arts and dancing. She is from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-63430982119258655062020-12-29T20:00:00.008-08:002021-01-01T05:56:50.522-08:0019)Silent Night by Rano Asanbekova and Baktiyar Doranov<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="413" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4uAe_ncvbQQ" width="497" youtube-src-id="4uAe_ncvbQQ"></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Rano Asanbekova is a concert violinist in the President's Orchestra in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She loves music, films, crying, and food. Check out more of her violin-playing on Youtube. </p><p>Baktiyar Doranov is a student and plays in the orchestra in Bishkek. He enjoys music and photography. <br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-81348646884848843352020-12-28T20:00:00.006-08:002020-12-29T04:37:15.581-08:0018)Snow had Fallen by Sowjanya Bora<p style="text-align: left;"><i>Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,</i></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p><i>In the bleak midwinter, long ago.</i></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>The cold and frosty winter's mornings when the grass shrinks beneath the feet,</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>The meadows are dusted with winter's cold makeup white,</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Icicles form to look just like the teeth of some long since past prehistoric beast.</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Winter's grip in some places on this our Earth holds on,</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>we hope never ever to cease.</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>The winter sun is low in the sky and its weak rays have little warmth, </p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Still that Warmth conveys somewhere,</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>there always will be a ray of hope.</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Snug in their winter's long sleep;</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>The world outside of which they knew now blanketed cold and white.</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Eventually when the night draws in and there are no clouds and the sky is clear,</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>and the only light is from the moon, its silvery glow throughout the heavens appear.</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Our little room of summer is now filled,</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>With love, warmth, hope and winter snow.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*****<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f2bf43a124763d"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><i> </i></span></span></p><p><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f2bf43a124763d"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Sowjanya
Bora is a medical student at the Osh State International Medical
Faculty. She says: "From childhood I have been very much into
literature..I`m someone who is constantly trying to understand my place
in the world and literature is the best way that I have found in order
to see myself.
I look at the mountains and the fields and the city and I say “Oh My
God,” what a blessing."</span></span> </p></div>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-504875119979078542020-12-27T20:00:00.000-08:002020-12-29T03:50:04.421-08:0017)A Gift for My King by Ishael Kayra Mattix <p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="410" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jbA2FnuAZxQ" width="493" youtube-src-id="jbA2FnuAZxQ"></iframe><div class="pfnyh3mw aovydwv3 j83agx80 h676nmdw oi9244e8 oygrvhab"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><div class="l9j0dhe7" style="height: 28px; width: 28px;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="jn8vp64t l9j0dhe7 hpfvmrgz"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><div class="lzcic4wl" data-recover="true" data-scope="messages_table" role="gridcell" tabindex="0"><span class="svngc6pa ay7djpcl ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs pmk7jnqg g0qnabr5 rfua0xdk"></span><div class="ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs g5ia77u1 ii04i59q" data-testid="messenger_incoming_text_row"><div class="l60d2q6s d1544ag0 sj5x9vvc tw6a2znq l9j0dhe7 ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs qlfml3jp inkptoze e72ty7fz qmr60zad jm1wdb64 qv66sw1b ljqsnud1 g6srhlxm odn2s2vf"><div class="oo9gr5id" dir="auto">Kayra says "I am merely an instrument being played by the Greatest Artist of all time - Jesus. 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My music can be found on my YouTube Channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_EBWvxDI7FlcBTvySI3iQ" target="_blank">Ishael Mattix</a>.</div></div></div></div></span></div></div><p></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-38256343126604922042020-12-26T20:00:00.016-08:002020-12-29T05:01:53.662-08:0016)Festive Portraits by Maxim Nogai<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-azQQg0tx80c/X-sLMBsKmHI/AAAAAAAAPS0/IzJffu70d7A7PRlF6h_JvN2S80bECISFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_9145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-azQQg0tx80c/X-sLMBsKmHI/AAAAAAAAPS0/IzJffu70d7A7PRlF6h_JvN2S80bECISFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC_9145.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MKUwXqbkrPE/X-sP1d6b6PI/AAAAAAAAPUw/KxVdznYsAFIlvYbk79KNfHhrkLEz9KZGgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC_7852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Maxim Nogai is a professional photographer based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He likes ramen, karaoke, food, and gaming. Check out more of his work on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nogai_maxim/" target="_blank">Instagram @nogai_maxim</a>. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-9605416999696012862020-12-25T20:00:00.008-08:002020-12-29T05:05:42.718-08:0015)Иммануил by James Metelak<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="387" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e30_eZaIB7Y" width="465" youtube-src-id="e30_eZaIB7Y"></iframe></div><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> Lyrics: </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Иммануил, Бог Здесь</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Не в храмах</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Не в дворцах</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Не в шуме</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Не в горах</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Не на тренде</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Не в традиции</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Не в яслях</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Не в облаках</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Иммануил,
Бог Здесь</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Я думал что
ты далеко</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Я думал ты—для
другого</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Я думал что
ты невидимый
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Я думал что
тебе нужно искать</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Иммануил,
Бог Здесь</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">В пробках и
вопросах</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Среды моих
сомнений</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Когда всё не
ясно</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">В тупике</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Когда все
потерянно
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Когда надежды
нет</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Каждый будный
день
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">С рассвета
до заката</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">С заката до
рассвета
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Иммануил,
Бог Здесь</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Среды больных</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Среды слабых</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">В победе</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">И в потере</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Иммануил,
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Ты Здесь</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">English Translation: <br /></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Immanuel,</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">You’re here</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Not in cathedrals</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Not in palaces</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Not in the noise</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Not in the mountains</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Not trending</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Not in traditions</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Not in the manger</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Not in the clouds</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Immanuel</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">You’re here</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">I thought you were
far away</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">I thought you were
for someone else</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">I thought you were
invisible</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">I thought that I had
to seek you</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Immanuel</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">You’re here</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">In traffic jams and
questions</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">In the middle of my
doubts</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">When everything’s
unclear</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">In dead end roads</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">When all is lost</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">When there’s no
hope</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Every day
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">From sunrise to
sunset</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">From sunset to
sunrise</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Immanuel</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">You’re here</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Amidst the sick</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Among the weak</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">In victory</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">And loss</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Immanuel</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">You’re here</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
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p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 115%; background: transpa</style><br /></p>
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James Metelak is a <a href="http://books.noisetrade.com/metelak" target="_blank">poet</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/privetfotog">photographer</a>, and <a href="http://jmpoet.bandcamp.com/">singer-songwriter</a> based in Kyrgyzstan, and the editor/curator of the Headpiece Blog. Check out more of his work at <a href="http://sandpiperparade.weebly.com/">http://sandpiperparade.weebly.com</a>. </div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-23342566369738926092020-12-25T07:00:00.000-08:002020-12-27T02:36:19.460-08:0014)Has a Name by Karolina Mint<div style="text-align: center;"><p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3685409722/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 442px; width: 350px;"><a href="https://karolinamint.bandcamp.com/track/has-a-name">Has a name by Karolina Mint</a></iframe></p><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Karolina
Mint is a singer-songwriter from Lithuania. She likes nature, poetry,
books, ideas, and creating things. For more of her music follow her on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KarolinMint" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span role="gridcell"> or listen on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/karolinakieraite" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a><span class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h oo483o9r f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8">. <br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span role="gridcell"><span class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h oo483o9r f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span role="gridcell"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span role="gridcell"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-91970306493255812182020-12-24T07:04:00.001-08:002020-12-27T02:14:52.837-08:0013)A Magical Christmas by Jamie Musselman<p> Jamie says, "<span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Even the unlikeliest of friends can make Christmas magical!"</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-miAuH-VjA/X-hcO_esIzI/AAAAAAAAPSk/cel1ZVZIceAYNp4tD19I0-tNEGas4rK1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4500.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="2048" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-miAuH-VjA/X-hcO_esIzI/AAAAAAAAPSk/cel1ZVZIceAYNp4tD19I0-tNEGas4rK1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/IMG_4500.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Jamie Musselman is a painter and illustrator based in Indiana who loves plants and dogs. Check out more of her work on Instagram @<a href="instagram.com/bonbonconcafe" target="_blank">thebashfulbadger. </a><br /></span><p></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-87933925103935526472020-12-23T07:00:00.000-08:002020-12-23T14:13:37.649-08:0012)Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Saten Aghekyan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="390" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PbQbMfWMB_w" width="469" youtube-src-id="PbQbMfWMB_w"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Saten Aghekyan says: "I love singing, worship, and listening to people." <br /></p>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-59470801312877464662020-12-22T07:00:00.019-08:002020-12-29T03:37:29.711-08:0011)A Finnish Carol and an Anthem for Hope by Miika Johannes <span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="343" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tobkQ9yUP94" width="413" youtube-src-id="tobkQ9yUP94"></iframe></div><br /><br />Miika says: "The Christmas
song Tulkoon joulu means "Let Christmas come." This is a popular
christmas song in Finland. It goes back like to the time when Jesus was born and the real message of Christmas. Pekka Simojoki, a famous Finnish
Gospel artist, made this song, and it's popular throughout Finland. <span role="gridcell"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h oo483o9r f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tobkQ9yUP94&fbclid=IwAR2gcJCO4FMDg-Z-bHF42s4eTVFvf6C13FCZwBjpWS0moCtp1AOJ-AeIs6I" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="387" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YLFY8jLCepo" width="466" youtube-src-id="YLFY8jLCepo"></iframe></div></span></span></span><br /><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Miika says: This song is "Viimeiseen
asti". It means "to hold on to the end". it is an encouragement to be
rectitude and stand upright in the midst of these difficult times.
H.O.P.E=Hold On Pain Ends.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Lyrics: </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Verse
1:
Everyone fights, they're got their own wars. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Each day a new page to this story. <br />The earth spins, the machines roar. <br />At times i just
want to press pause.
<br />Everyone rushes around, <br />Seeking truth, <br />But they twist it instead of seeing.<br />This road is not easy, <br />Feels like it may swallow me.
<br />Let’s say the words that come in mind, <br />Let ourselves go.<br />It is said, we are fighting together, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">I do not want to be in an army
where that shoots their own. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">I don’t wanna hurt you with what I'm gonna say, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">but your opinions
are hard to swallow.
<br />My mask is not enough for you, so I will tell you what comes from
deep inside my heart<br /><br />
Chorus.
Here I stand until the last, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">even if the storm rages around. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Knees
with blood beaten to the ground, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">hold on pain ends. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Verse2: </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Beat my head against the wall, <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">I will continue even
though I face these trials. <br />It doesn’t stress me, I'll just keep on living </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">If sometimes knocks me down, I'll get up again. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Problems are increasing, the pace is increasing, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">We seek comfort
in all the wrong places. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Blind, without limits, we wear ourselves and blame god. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">There have been moments, where I've had to choose, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">To swim against the current.<br />I am what i am and this is my life, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Don't mind me if I
don't live it like you do. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">No one is alone,</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Thank you that you live it
with me. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">The journey is in the middle but lets do it together. <br />If
there are obstacles, they will be overcome.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"> C verse:
Hard to take a Step, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">I was not spared the pain, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">I still am not going to
stay on the sidelines. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">I will cling to you even though </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">There will
be mountains I must climb </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">That I did not see when I set out on this road. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">I see a army defending love, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">I see a army that
clings to hope. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Ready to give all, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Standing up straight.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">On the side of victory. </span> <br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><i>**** <br /></i></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">Miika Johannes/Miika Sirveno is a youth leader and rock/rap singer-songwriter from Finland. He likes field hockey, crazy games, and is very passionate about music. You can listen to more of his work on Youtube or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLFY8jLCepo&list=PLEwiQyT0nhztFpZM6bdr_6-dcvbQTXnZD&index=1" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/miikajohannesofficial/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. </span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="en"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="auto" data-phrase-index="50"><span><br /></span></span></span></div>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-42404123325566499752020-12-21T07:00:00.006-08:002020-12-23T22:25:00.273-08:0010)12 Days of Christmas by Carli Lewis <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WCzUMDadC8g/X-OVkRub21I/AAAAAAAAPSQ/unwWjUyEzoEY51LWE7w22b_cPGSat0BAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Carli%2527s%2B2020%2BChristmas%2BCard_edit2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WCzUMDadC8g/X-OVkRub21I/AAAAAAAAPSQ/unwWjUyEzoEY51LWE7w22b_cPGSat0BAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h494/Carli%2527s%2B2020%2BChristmas%2BCard_edit2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This Christmas card is based on the idea of the 12 days between the Protestant and Catholic Christmas on December 25th and Orthodox Christmas on January 7th. <br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><div class="MsoNormal">
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Music: <a href="http://carlilewis.bandcamp.com/releases"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://carlilewis.<wbr></wbr>bandcamp.com/releases</span></a></div>Taran Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17020420156248083187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428214831843308941.post-2091933353686759162020-12-20T07:00:00.007-08:002020-12-27T02:16:24.428-08:009)Battling Dragons by Joanna Adakai<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A woman</span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Clothed in light</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Screams out</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In the agony of birth.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A red dragon appears</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Violent and vicious</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Standing ready to consume.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">She gives birth </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To a boy</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To the Prince of Peace</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To a man</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To a fierce ruler of all nations</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The dragon breathes flames,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Stands ready to devour</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Our Forgiveness</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Our Peace</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Our Healing</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Our Help</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Our Hope.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">O Lord</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Let it not be!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">This dragon will destroy</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Our Everything!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Prince of Peace,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The baby,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The man,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Has an army of angels.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">They fight</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The dragon and his minions,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Evicting them from Zion</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hurling the serpent and his friends</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Straight to Earth</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The kingdom is saved</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Praise God!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The dragon:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">He comes for us,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The baby’s army.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">He comes </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To kill and destroy </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Those giving birth </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To hope</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To peace</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To truth </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Corsiva,cursive; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">To love</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> *****</p><p>Joanna Adakai is a Math teacher in Page, Arizona who enjoys writing,
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