Author Archives: jackpelham

Not many are likely to agree, but how we choose to see this world is exceedingly important. Whether we are willing to see things as they are, or whether we choose to twist them in our minds so as to … Continue reading →

Set the one guy’s life in this ugly-beautiful world, And he’ll decide to hate the ugliness and love the beauty. And the next guy will love some of eachAnd hate some of each—The ugliness and the beauty, that is— And … Continue reading →

There’s good reason to believeThat Heaven knows every little thingWe go through down here,And that the import of it allIs not lost on them. And it may be easy simply to Say it isn’t so,Since it’s not like angelsAre popping … Continue reading →

What if, at the ends of our lives,We should discover thatWe might have understood God betterHad we tried harder—But that we had been lazy about it,And had misunderstood him in several ways? Would we also discover that this hadCaused any … Continue reading →

A person can wait for quite some timeIf he is waiting for his emotionsTo approve of some new improvementIn his life habits—If he is waiting for them to cheer him on,Grinning ear to ear with amazement at him,Applauding his decision … Continue reading →

To be sure, many foolish thingsAre worthy of ridicule. But the wiser I get—If that is indeed what is happening—The harder it is to defend the ridiculing.

Anyone with two eyesAnd a heartCan seeThat some soulsAre in crucial need of help. But it takes two eyesAnd a heartAnd some experience at itTo see that all soulsAre in crucial need of helping.

“I used to think that people can change,” he told me, “but now I’m pretty sure that people can’t change.” “So, you’ve changed, then?” I asked, with my eyebrows raised. “Yep,” he said, not realizing the discovery.

What if someone actually knewWhat you are going through? And what if they understoodAnd caredAnd shared your painAnd were personally investedIn your well-being?

I suppose there are many things The soul needs to thrive.And whether I have discovered yetThe half of them, I could not say. But I have got this one thing, at least,Figured out pretty well.And I want you to listen.