"Writing Guide" [Module #37A] (Matt. 13:24-52)
A scribe, trained in kingdom facts,
Has guide in Scripture – how to act;
Things new, things old, are served that way,
So both through work see light of day.Six principles of how a seed
Matures to harvest, meets some need,
Are given in this gospel part –
Quite useful when creating art:Our art is there for everyone;
Input control is ours, so fun
It is to read, explore, suggest
Interpretations we think best.As authors, artists, what we spread
Is us, to those who then are led;
They seize the value sensed in us,
And leave the rest, no fuss, no muss.Our readership a mixed lot is;
The filter slight – in picture biz
It’s even less than written tome –
Be gentle when the newbies roam –Into the precincts of our minds;
Fragile they are, best we be kind
To them, “mature” our rating then;
Assistance to their growing lend.So think on that, friend Stu, don’t rush
To pile on more, beneath its crush,
Be overwhelmed, compassion-like,
Just take and chew each good-sized bite.For everyone? A smorgasbord,
A pot-luck-spread leads us towards
An input flow which meets our needs,
With regulation ours indeed.So folks need help on how to read,
To get the help on things they need;
To scan, to rate, return again
To savor parts that cut the pain –Or pleasure bring – it’s us they read
In text and picture; good they seize;
So work on us as artist types,
Then speak, create, it comes out right.If it’s a mixed-bag audience,
And who we reach, by happenstance,
Seems mix of newbies and mature,
Perhaps our allergies insure –Much less a hassle for these folks –
God’s in their struggles and their jokes,
Through Spirit’s acts enlivening words,
And closing off so part’s not heard.For Spirit’s first in life always;
Then physical a part then plays;
So we can trust that God will bring
The folks He wants to hear us sing.So school should never force a text
On student immature, unless
They have some good alternatives –
Back off such T/R push and shove.navigation