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Lawrence Hall [email protected]   https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/ poeticdrivel.blogspot.com                                     Dressers of Sycamores                  “I am a herdsman and a dresser of sycamores”                                           -Amos 7:14 Amos speaks blunt truth in humility And being commanded from the fields to the roads To remind us of our duties to God and His People Is a disruption, not a promotion We all dress sycamores in our own ways: Carrying groceries, tending the sick Plowing a field, repairing a broken truck Mending a fence, taking a child to school We should listen to Amos and to ourselves For our service is noble if for the King
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Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021 at 8:36 AM UTC
We are All Dressers of Sycamores
Lawrence Hall [email protected]   https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/ poeticdrivel.blogspot.com                                     Dressers of Sycamores                  “I am a herdsman and a dresser of sycamores”                                           -Amos 7:14 Amos speaks blunt truth in humility And being commanded from the fields to the roads To remind us of our duties to God and His People Is a disruption, not a promotion We all dress sycamores in our own ways: Carrying groceries, tending the sick Plowing a field, repairing a broken truck Mending a fence, taking a child to school We should listen to Amos and to ourselves For our service is noble if for the King
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Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021 at 8:36 AM UTC
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