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Author, Michael T. Powers

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The Dash 


by Linda Ellis
Copyright 1998


I read of a reverend who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came the date of her birth
And spoke of the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars, the house, the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard,
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile?
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy's being read
With your life's actions to rehash,
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?


Linda Ellis

You can contact Linda through her web site at: http://www.LindaEllisOnline.com  

Linda Ellis was born in Miami, Florida where she spent her childhood. She started writing poems as a child -- a talent inherited from her Irish mother and grandmother.  In 1994, popular radio personality, Moby in the Morning read her first poem on the air.  Linda believes this event is what launched a whole new career for her.

Creation Q & A


Q: What are "biblical glasses"?

A: Christians need to understand that because the Bible is the revealed Word of God, and a true record of history--we need to look at the world through the Bible. In other words, we should always put on our biblical glasses in order to understand the world.

For example, if you took your children to the Grand Canyon and they asked you how the layers of rock and the canyon formed, what would you say? If you put on your biblical glasses, you could answer this way:

Well, children, those layers contain fossils. The Bible teaches that there was no death before sin; therefore, these layers couldn't have been laid down millions of years ago--before Adam sinned. But the Bible tells us about a global Flood--this would have created layers burying lots of dead things. And the catastrophic runoff would have carved the canyon.

Here is another example regarding dinosaurs. When we put on our biblical glasses, we can say much about dinosaurs: they were created on the sixth day, so they coexisted with man; they ate plants before sin; they were on a huge boat that landed in the Middle East; and so on.

By building our thinking on the Bible--beginning with Genesis--we can put on biblical glasses so that we're always ready to give answers to a world that needs them.

For more information, see What's Your Worldview at:  http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v1/n1/whats-your-worldview

Source: AnswersInGenesis.org