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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: GLUTTONY (overindulgence and overconsumption) (01/15/15)
Murder and robbery we know
Are places we should never go.
Adultery is very bad,
Other sins we can also add.

To envy never will bring joy,
Relationship with God, destroy.
To tell a lie, it is a sin.
Everyone needs God’s discipline.

Also a sin is gluttony.
Does this apply to you and me?
Potlucks will put you to the test.
All bring the dish that they cook best.

No ones feelings you want to hurt,
Especially when it’s dessert.
Recall a time you overate,
When you begin to fill your plate.
.
Eating whatever, whenever,
Wherever you choose and prefer,
Will not please the Lord it is true.
He has a plan for me and you.

To eat more than you need is sin.
Healthy is what you should take in.
Too much candy or soda pop
May be something you should stop.

Most of all, God wants to come first .
For righteousness, we need to thirst.
By His power we’ll overcome
Then His peace and joy will be won.
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Kristine Baker
01/22/15
Your poem has a nice rhythm to it and you did a great job of rhyming too. There were a couple if periods misplaced which can happen easily while editing.

Overall, this brought me back to the many potlucks I have been too in my life and realizing, that I never want to hurt anyone's feelings by not eating their prized dish.

Noel Mitaxa 
01/23/15
A good title, with a gentle challenge. Much food for thought - or maybe much thought for less food... ;-)
C D Swanson 
01/24/15
Good work, inspiring and filled with truths and an important message.

God bless~
Toni Babcock 
01/24/15
Enjoyed ingesting this healthy reminder! When you think about it, some of the most famous temptations presented in scripture involved food: Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit, Esau selling his birthright for a bowl of soup, Jesus tempted by the devil to transform stones into bread in the wilderness, and Christians behaving badly at the communion table.
Larry Whittington
01/27/15
I like how you put gluttony along side of the "bad" sins.

Your rhyming and rhythm were both nicely done. That is what take the time and work.