The following poem penned by Linda Ellis, speaks volumes regarding the brevity of life (Job 7:6-10; James 4:13-14; cf. Psalm 78:39; Proverbs 27:1) and the importance of our making every moment count in doing good (Acts 10:38; cf. Matthew 5:13-16):<\/p>\n
“I read of a man who stood to speak<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n He noted that first came the date of her birth<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n For that dash represents all the time<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n For it matters not, how much we own,<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n So think about this long and heart;<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n If we could just slow down enough<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n And be less quick to anger<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n If we treat each other with respect<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n So when your eulogy is being read<\/strong> Linda Ellis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following poem penned by Linda Ellis, speaks volumes regarding the brevity of life (Job 7:6-10; James 4:13-14; cf. Psalm 78:39; Proverbs 27:1) and the importance of our making every moment count in doing good (Acts 10:38; cf. Matthew 5:13-16): “I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend. … Continue reading “The Dash Poem – Bible study”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45641\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong> At the funeral of a friend.<\/strong>
<\/strong> He referred to the dates on her tombstone<\/strong>
<\/strong> From the beginning to the end.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong> And spoke of the following date with tears,<\/strong>
<\/strong> But he said what mattered most of all<\/strong>
<\/strong> <\/strong>Was the dash between those years <\/strong>(scroll to bottom).<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong> That she spent alive on earth<\/strong>
<\/strong> And now only those who loved her<\/strong>
<\/strong> Know what that little line is worth.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong> The cars, the house the cash,<\/strong>
<\/strong> What matters is how we live and love<\/strong>
<\/strong> And how we spend our dash.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong> Are there things youd like to change?<\/strong>
<\/strong> For you never know how much time is left<\/strong>
<\/strong> That can still be rearranged.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong> To consider whats true and real<\/strong>
<\/strong> And always try to understand<\/strong>
<\/strong> The way other people feel.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong> And show appreciation more<\/strong>
<\/strong> And love the people in our lives<\/strong>
<\/strong> Like weve never loved before.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong> And more often wear a smile,<\/strong>
<\/strong> Remembering that this special dash<\/strong>
<\/strong> Might only last a little while.<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/strong> With your lifes actions to rehash<\/strong>
<\/strong> Would you be proud of the things they say<\/strong>
<\/strong> About how you spent your dash?<\/strong>”<\/p>\n