{"id":46951,"date":"2022-10-01T02:38:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/he-who-cast-a-stone-bible-study\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T02:38:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T07:38:20","slug":"he-who-cast-a-stone-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/he-who-cast-a-stone-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"He Who Cast A Stone – Bible study"},"content":{"rendered":"

I stood beside the river..
It was quiet and calm and still,
When someone cast a stone
into the water.as folks will;<\/p>\n

With a tiny splash it landed,
Then, quickly sank below,
But it broke the peaceful silence,
And the waters gentle flow.<\/p>\n

Then the splash became a ripple,
That extended far and wide,
Till its ever spreading current
Touched the banks on either side.<\/p>\n

And I idly started thinking.
It was so akin to life,
For one word, unwisely spoken,
May stir up so much strife.
If a stone can stir a river,
From its gentle peace and calm,<\/p>\n

So too, a word thats uttered,
Can create a lot of harm,
And like the rippling water,
It spreads from shore to shore,<\/p>\n

To start a million tear-drops,
To close a friendly door.
And no matter who may wish it,
One never may recall,
The words that spread like ripples,
That may cause anothers fall.<\/p>\n

For who may stem a river,
Or halt the oceans tide,
Or halt the storm that rages,
Across the countryside?<\/p>\n

Oh, let he who knows perfection,
Feel free to cast a stone,
Then surely, we may never see,
Another pebble thrown!<\/p>\n

Grace Burford<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n