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A Bag of Tools

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A Bag of Tools

Isn’t it strange

That princes and kings,

And clowns that caper

In sawdust rings,

And common people

Like you and me

Are builders for eternity?

Each is given a bag of tools

A shapeless mass,

A book of rules;

And each must make…

Ere life has flown…

A stumbling block

Or a steppingstone

~ R.L. Sharpe

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My Favorite Poem

The Man in the Arena

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About Frank Viola

Frank Viola is a best-selling author, blogger, speaker, and consultant to authors and writers. His mission is to help serious followers of Jesus know their Lord more deeply so they can experience real transformation and make a lasting impact. To learn more about Frank and his work, go to 20 Years of Projects. To invite Frank to speak at your event, go to his Speaking Page. Due to a new problem with persistent spam that we haven’t figured out how to control, comments are closed for the present time. To contact Frank, use the “Contact” page in the top menu.

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  1. Robyn G.

    March 24, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    love all three poems…thanks for sharing them…I’m a lover of words, poetry and writing and so thankful God gave us language and creativity

  2. Nathan

    March 23, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Beautiful, like lily pads we are if we allow the Lord to live through us to step right into him.

  3. Ben

    March 23, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Cool poem. We tell our kids that all the time–we each have abilities, and every day you choose to use them to make your world better or worse, but it’s always your choice.

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Frank is a bestselling author, speaker, podcaster, and blogger. He helps serious followers of Jesus know their Lord more deeply so they can experience real transformation and make a lasting impact. His blog – frankviola.org – is regularly ranked in the top 5 of all Christian blogs on the Web and his podcast – Christ is All – has ranked #1 in Canada and #2 in the USA on Apple Podcasts. He and his conversation partners also host The Insurgence Podcast. Frank’s books have sold over 600,000 copies and they’ve been translated into many languages.

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