Poem: Weep Men!
Weep Men!
Lost skills and lost traditions —
aimless men we are.
For our roots were torn,
cut from the trunk of our ancestors.
We know not the men before us —
grandfathers who fled,
great-grandfathers who abdicated.
I mourn the traditions lost.
I weep over the skills not taught.
How can we learn if we have no teacher?
How can we receive that which is only given?
Lost skills and lost traditions —
aimless men we are.
We must start anew.
Proverbs 22:29
“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.”
Exodus 31:3–5
“And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.”
— God speaking of Bezalel, the craftsman He appointed to build the tabernacle.
Psalm 78:72
“And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.”
Ecclesiastes 9:10
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.”
Colossians 3:23
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
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