On The Road With God
By mcscraic
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As a young lad Bill was very connected with the church . He loved to just sit there and look at the statues . Something always drew him in through the doors of the building . Once inside time went so quickly .
He wanted to be a priest when he grew up . That's all he wanted to do .
One night Bill had a vision of the blessed virgin Mary .
When he shared that with other people they started to talk ,
From that day on Bill started to have problems .
Doctors were called and Bill had to be assessed .
He was said to have had a hallucination and was put on medication .
More and more he stopped going to church and stayed longer in his bedroom half asleep .
By the time he was leaving school he had lost his friends who though he was weird .
Bill had never had any relationship with anyone outside his family .
Once his parents died Bill was virtually alone in the world .
He had only a few skills and held jobs for a very brief time .
Like a leaf on the wind Bill had drifted for years from place to place . In and out of jobs . This was mainly due to his mental illness .
At 18 he was diagnosed as having Bipolar disease and they said he would need medication for the rest of his life .
Bill listened to the doctors and took all the medication they advised that would help level out his behaviour .
Between man and God there is a presence called faith .
This understanding grows in the relationship especially in times of trial and tribulation .
A Mirror Loop Poem by Paul McCann
Between Me You And God
Always and forever is God within man and woman Soul and body the heart and mind .
The grace of receiving a wonder of presence or occasion .
An unexplainable something beyond understanding .
Pathways overgrown in mystery beyond time In hanging gardens .
Secret wisdoms seeds sewn .
From things unseen are faith in deed and action .
God is good how true it is .
Miracles are there when God is commanding .
Commanding is God when there are miracles .
Is it true how good God is .
Action and deed in faith are unseen things from sewn seeds.
Wisdoms secret gardens
hanging in time beyond mystery in overgrown pathways .
Understanding beyond something unexplainable .
An occasion or presence of wonder .
A receiving of grace .
The mind and heart .
The body and soul .
Woman and man within God is forever and always
Mirror Loop
The structure of this poem is written so that the poem can be read from the beginning to end and then back again from it's end to the beginning.
Like the voice of an old friend God called Bill back to his heart .
Bill walked in to a church one morning and sat down . He looked up at all the pictures inn the walls .
He felt an urge to pray and words flowed like water from a tap .
God responded .
Like words unspoken Bill could hear what God was saying .
Like an unseen picture an image was developing before Bill inner eyes .
He was seeing life how God wanted it to be for him .
Bill begged for help .
An inner voice said to give up taking medication and trust again .
Bill could hear God speak in the depths of his being . The words he heard were ,
Because I created you I can cure you .
I know you better than anyone my son . Faith shall overcome your troubles , from this day you are a new man . Go and look for me for I am out there .
Bill left the building and within a few moments he saw a middle aged lady fall to the ground . She was screaming in pain and holding her ankle .
Bill went to her assistance and placed his hand on her shoulder , saying
"Are you all right ?"
The moment he touched her the lady felt a healing come on . She looked at Bill and realised he was blessed .
She handed him a card and said ,
'This is my business card . There is a job if you want it . Delivering parcels to Universities ,.The hours are good and the money is above average . Think it over and give me a call ."
Then she went over to a fancy car and got in and drove away .
Just then Bill saw a Mother and child attempt to cross over the road but they never saw the bus coming towards them .
Bill stepped out in fron tof the bus and held up his hand .
The bus driver hit the brakes so hard that the tyres of the bus smoked andas the bus skidded sideways it missed the Mother and child who were so shocked at the near miss that they screamed aloud in fear .
Bill went over and placed his arms around them .
Immediately they stopped crying .
It was a powerful moment .
Bill had found God .
More and more every day Bill found God in other situations .
He knew then that God had become a reality in his life .
He stopped taking his tablets and went on a pilgrimage for three years .
During that time his every need was provided for and in each place he went there was food and shelter that miraculously came his way .
Priests and pastors took him in where ever he went .
Bill was walking with a faith that not many had
There were signs everywhere he went .
In a park one day he began to preach openly .
He attracted a large audience who listened intently to what he was sharing .
Words came to him as if from nowhere .
He spoke with wisdom and eloquence .
He was able to answer questions thrown at him .
In a short period of time Bill had some people who wanted to support .
When Bill was given a bus from a youth ministry in the area to go on the road for Christ , Bill explained he had no license and couldn't drive .
A driver was provided and the ball was rolling .
With a number of people on board the bus , they took the Gospel on the road .
Many were cured and many were converted .
In a brief while Bill was preaching in front of packed stadiums .
Signs and wonders presented themselves ever where he went .
This story has no end because Gods work goes on forever .
By Paul McCann
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