Erling Thu

Category: Poems

  • To be somebody is to fly with the wings of encouragement

    To be somebody
    Is to allow words of encouragement
    To become wings of faith
    Making you ignore limitations
    Causing you to jump over walls
    Motivating you to cross borders

    To be somebody
    Is to believe and receive words
    Appreciation from unknown people
    Praise from close friends
    As seeds of greatness
    Producing desires to serve
    In greater variety and measures

    To be somebody
    Is to fly with the wings of encouragements
    To new horizons of joy
    In being connected to a new reality
    Having your life enlarged
    Being enabled to break out
    Of geographical and cultural limitations
    To explore the limitless sky
    As prophetic words are coming true
    In walking humbly with your God

    Text: Erling Thu (c)

  • To be somebody is to take advice

    To be somebody
    Is to be humble enough to take advice from others
    To listen to the insights of my elders
    To follow the wise counsel of the experienced servant of God
    To be willing to change my mind
    To make new decisions going a new direction

    To be somebody
    Is not to compromise my vision or calling
    But to find better ways of achieving my destiny
    Through taking good counsel from godly persons
    Committing myself into the hands of God

    Only the one who really is somebody

    is big enough to take advice

    Text: Erling Thu (c)

  • Being a moral person

    To be somebody
    Is to be marked by love
    Knowing how to distinguish
    Right and wrong – goodness or badness
    Love is never glad about injustice
    But rejoices every time the truth wins out
    Love never gives up
    Love never loses faith
    Love is always hopeful
    Love endures through every circumstance

    To be somebody
    Is to know that it is possible
    To refuse to do evil things
    Knowing it is possible to be a moral person
    Irrespectively of what others do
    Irrespectively if others follow your example
    Irrespectively of the outcome of your life
    Even if you don’t become a hero
    Even if you don’t save anybody by your sacrifice
    Even if you don’t change anything by your stand
    Even if you have to die for your belief

    To be somebody
    Is to be a moral example
    Even more – it is to be a moral person
    To refuse to do evil
    Solely because it is bad
    Then you make a difference
    – to yourself
    – and to us

    Text: Erling Thu (c)

  • Hallelujah Chorus

    Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Praise God in his holy sanctuary!

    Praise him in his stronghold in the sky!

    Praise him for his miracles of might!

    Praise him for his magnificent greatness!

    Praise him with trumpets blasting!

    Praise him with piano and guitar!

    Praise him with drums and dancing!

    Praise him with the loud, resounding clash of cymbals.

    Praise him with every instrument you can find!

    Let everyone everywhere join in the crescendo of ecstatic praise to Yahweh!

    Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

    Psalm 150 The Passion Translation

     

  • I am somebody when I have learned to listen

    To be somebody is to listen carefully,

    to other people, to their worries and views.

    To be somebody is to listen lovingly,

    to a little child and a shabby street singer.

    To be somebody is to listen wondering,

    to the singing bird and the voice of thunder.

    To be somebody is to listen intently,

    to the sound of nature and the voice of God.

    To be somebody is to listen with your eyes,

    to see what the Eternal one is saying now.

  • Treading new paths

    To be somebody is to tread new paths

    To be somebody is to know:

    – there are still paths to be made

    – there are more paths to be discovered

    Even in the midst of setbacks when the darkness covers everything

    To be somebody is to do great things, but not in the old ways,

    – looking for new places – new areas

    and new administrations of my gift

    treading new paths of blessing others

  • Facing setbacks

    To be somebody is to face setbacks in faith, hope and love

    to be able to see them as the Selah of the Lord

    – times for listening to His voice

    – times for rest in His presence

    – times for being refreshed in His purpose for my life

    To be somebody is not to close your eyes to dark reality

    or to run away from difficulties and trials,

    but to face all the realities of life

    with faith in God, hope in God alone,

    and  love Him who is in control and showering His love on us

    in all circumstances at all times.

  • Christ made me somebody

    To be somebody is to be in Christ

    – purchased by his
    blood

    – redeemed by his
    death

    – regenerated by his
    Spirit

    – a new-born child of
    the Almighty God

    – a brand new creation

    – somebody that never
    existed before

     

    I am somebody because of Jesus Christ
    I am the recipient of divine grace and forgiveness
    I am liberated to fullness of life
    I am recreated in the very image of God
    I am somebody because of Jesus Christ
    He is the One who made me
    SOMEBODY

    (Written as a response to Mayes comment on Being pure of heart)

  • Correcting your own mistakes

    To be
    somebody is to correct your own mistakes

    – mistakes
    long overlooked.

    It is to
    look at yourself – with new
    eyes

    – with new
    understanding,

    To correct and improve
    yourself,

    To become a
    more harmonious person,

    Removing the
    small disturbances,

    Deleting the
    imperfections expressed in your life.

     

    To be
    somebody is to be able to see your own shortcomings

    – and
    humble yourself to ask for grace and help

    To overcome
    any obstacle,

    That the
    divine image may become visible in you.

  • Seeking and finding

    To be somebody is to seek and find
    – to receive much more than expected.
    I was seeking to hear the voice
    – I found a person.
    I was seeking guidance
    – I found a Shepherd.
    I was seeking the will of God
    – I found friendship with the Son.
    I was seeking understanding
    – I found the life-giving Spirit.

    To be somebody is seeking and finding God
    – who is LOVE – Eternal and Boundless,

    – who is the never failing spring of Life!