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Ric

if i come without a thing, then i come with all i need

About Me

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining on towards what is ahead, I press on toward the goal for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Phillipians 3.12-14

My Blog

the greatest of them all

I enjoy fellowship with God, and often in the morning I awaken with the words in my mind, "I love you, God" For a time, however, it seemed as if I could hear the still, small voice of God in my mind s...
Posted by ríc on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:14:00 PST

Surrealists Mind Enjoying the Carnival

I read this poem today and was sucked into it, so I thought I would share. It is called Inner RoseWhere is there for this inneran outer? Upon which hurtdoes one lay such fine linen?And which heavens a...
Posted by ríc on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:52:00 PST

local forecast

I go outside on these nights and there is no moon, only cloudy sky.The everyday places and people we encounter become so redundant that we become blind to them. I wish I could tape my thoughts down an...
Posted by ríc on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:26:00 PST

do not expect old heads on young shoulders

As someone that is 23 years of age, I find it that I have some much to learn. I have some much more to grow. This year, I will complete school and start a career in graphic design and then determined ...
Posted by ríc on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:57:00 PST

the open canyon

No matter how hard I try I can't abandon myself completely. It seems like it would be easy to let go of yourself but it isn't. I was so very mistaken. I'm still ill and I'm still trying to kill the de...
Posted by ríc on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:10:00 PST

The poet and the pipe dream

When I am this stressed or depressed I use a day of frantic energy; of hyperness as my remedy. It is a coping mechanism of sorts. So I moved very quickly, darting from place to place. A great deal of ...
Posted by ríc on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:01:00 PST

then tomorrow comes

Have you ever been to a conference or a retreat and come home filled with all kinds of new ideas about how to be a more Christ-like? You remember the last night of worship and how close you felt to Go...
Posted by ríc on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:31:00 PST

close your eyes

Please leave a comment. Anything you want to write really. A confession, a secret, a lie, a declaration. I will also post one.....
Posted by ríc on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:31:00 PST

the words you pen

I am old and confused in my tumbling ways. I cannot sleep, I do not sleep, I dream. I do this every few hours in the afternoons and oh, the things I see. I dreamt I was floating in outerspace in the f...
Posted by ríc on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:14:00 PST

paper cup

I found something today that was like a gift in iteslf. It's a secret though. Fingers interlaced, the buildings empty. Yesterday afternoon was the first time in months, even years that I felt like mys...
Posted by ríc on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:09:00 PST