{"id":3231,"date":"2026-03-16T21:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:09:33","slug":"oil-of-the-spirit-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/oil-of-the-spirit-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"OIL OF THE SPIRIT — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

OIL OF THE SPIRIT<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

08-30-2014<\/p>\n

A fish cast out of water,
\nWill not last very long,
\nA bird with no singing,
\nWould be a very sad song.<\/p>\n

A frog without his croak,
\nWould be so strange indeed,
\nSo it is with God’s children,
\nOf His Spirit we have need.<\/p>\n

Without His anointing oil,
\nWe’re so helpless and small,
\nWe won’t burn very brightly,
\nNo one will notice us at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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