Saturday, June 1, 2019
A broken gate:
The gate is broken and wide open. Those within have wandered out, and have become lost. There is no leader, and if there is one, they are blind. Nature puts us to shame. There is a oneness to the birds of the air, as they fly in unison, patterns in the sky that show a cohesion, a turn right and they all turn as if one. Bees, work seemingly as one, diverse in jobs to be accomplished, but with singular vision. On the plains of Africa, Wildebeasts thunder beating the ground, as they migrate on their way to new and fresh feeding grounded. We are not so. We are a splintered, individualistic people. Helpless.....A good leader rises up we follow, another rises up not so good, we follow, an horrendous one rises up and some follow, gain power and wreak havoc on those without. Again the gate is broken open wide, and we have streamed out all over the lands on our own, making our own way.
We have not the abundant life we so desperately seek on a daily basis. Instead we have malice, anger, hatred of one another and most of all ....pride that prohibits us from repentance, brokenness, and that leads to a sorrow that will release the balm to heal....Christ.......you see, he had it all, and he shared it in super abundance while here on our Earth. We do what we do not want to do, and do not do what we want...."Romans." The voice crying in the wilderness, cries out today still in many Churches across this nation, yet there is a streaming out of those broken gates as well. As leaders lose the singular vision, of Christ, in search of the many things instead to satisfy the itchy ears of congregations wanting something new every week. I have been in it and have eaten its fruit. The lasting power of Christ is this....never taking our eyes off of him who led many to eternal life with the promises and action proven effectual throughout countless generations.....because he was the only perfect leader who could. Leading us out of our destructive and lonely nature. He is and has been our helper, if we can follow even in the divisive times we live in. The abundant life may not be what you think it is. But it is this..........We resist our own selves......the conflictions within that war, and we realize it is a daily process that leads to a more perfect future. And while here on this Earth, the Kingdom of God has indeed come.....We must apprehend it, our salvation is not being slave to this world or our selves or even to authorities evil in our time. Surely we can make proper judgement on who to follow......Peace.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Trajectory
Trajectory: The complete path something follows as a function of position , momentum and time. Three dimensional mechanics as opposed to quantum mechanics.
So we here on earth follow those rules, historically, physically, and prophetically as a function of future time. We are not static. We are on a course and like it or not, this course is laid out by God...
Now, over the past year I have listened to many theories, proposed by other, Christians that in some way want to understand where we are going, how we are going and where we end up. From Calvinist thought, to openness, where we can have influence with God where the future is somewhat known and somewhat unknown. Calvinism promotes pre-destination those those chosen,and those not chosen and so forth. But however we choose to interpret theology, I know with certainty, God is the ultimate last word.
If we now can look back on the written word (I'll call it the Bible), you may think differently, we can see the trajectory of history thorough God's eyes and his plan. The prophets saw many years into the future events to come nations rising and falling, famines, droughts, and wars culminating with invasions and conquered lands, mostly revolving around Israel but involving nations used by God for judgements.
We are in the time of the "Gentiles", we have been brought into the dispensation of grace, what was only known at one time to the Jews. Knowledge of God. We now know too. There can be no excuse not to know how or what God requires. Paul preached that we traded images of the created, animals, stones, trees, and the like and willfully chose them over the un-created God who was certainly known by his works in creation, the heavens, and the beauties of our own Earth.
So what I am,getting to is the fact that we are close to times end, because our trajectory is closing in on events in our time of foretold before we were here. We are passengers on a rocket in time reaching destination or coordinates pre set. We may have leeway and influence through prayer,to offset some things, but not the great plan of God. Jesus asked, " if it is possible, let this cup pass from me." Even the Son of God, wanted to alter the coming events and horrific judgement that was to be laid on him. He chose out of love for us. As Savior. And as ultimately knowing the outcome he continued on his trajectory...."Zechariah......In one day I will remove the sin of the nation's..."
So if we can look into the word of God, and see love waxing cold, nations against one another, famine, floods, brother against brother, we either heed the warnings, or pass it off as nonsense, You Choose, what rocket will you be riding on?
So we here on earth follow those rules, historically, physically, and prophetically as a function of future time. We are not static. We are on a course and like it or not, this course is laid out by God...
Now, over the past year I have listened to many theories, proposed by other, Christians that in some way want to understand where we are going, how we are going and where we end up. From Calvinist thought, to openness, where we can have influence with God where the future is somewhat known and somewhat unknown. Calvinism promotes pre-destination those those chosen,and those not chosen and so forth. But however we choose to interpret theology, I know with certainty, God is the ultimate last word.
If we now can look back on the written word (I'll call it the Bible), you may think differently, we can see the trajectory of history thorough God's eyes and his plan. The prophets saw many years into the future events to come nations rising and falling, famines, droughts, and wars culminating with invasions and conquered lands, mostly revolving around Israel but involving nations used by God for judgements.
We are in the time of the "Gentiles", we have been brought into the dispensation of grace, what was only known at one time to the Jews. Knowledge of God. We now know too. There can be no excuse not to know how or what God requires. Paul preached that we traded images of the created, animals, stones, trees, and the like and willfully chose them over the un-created God who was certainly known by his works in creation, the heavens, and the beauties of our own Earth.
So what I am,getting to is the fact that we are close to times end, because our trajectory is closing in on events in our time of foretold before we were here. We are passengers on a rocket in time reaching destination or coordinates pre set. We may have leeway and influence through prayer,to offset some things, but not the great plan of God. Jesus asked, " if it is possible, let this cup pass from me." Even the Son of God, wanted to alter the coming events and horrific judgement that was to be laid on him. He chose out of love for us. As Savior. And as ultimately knowing the outcome he continued on his trajectory...."Zechariah......In one day I will remove the sin of the nation's..."
So if we can look into the word of God, and see love waxing cold, nations against one another, famine, floods, brother against brother, we either heed the warnings, or pass it off as nonsense, You Choose, what rocket will you be riding on?
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Have you forgotten?
How many of us have forgotten what life is about? Is it just a career, money, striving? Is it doing something that as the saying goes " do your own thing" to make you happy? Well how about considering beauty, in the natural world, hearing the birds sing early in the morning, seeing clouds rest gently on mountainside, listening to a rolling brook as evergreen trees sway in the cool breeze. These are the things that tie us to creation,that make us part of the natural order. Vegetable gardening, feeling and smelling earthen dirt that permeates the nostrils. Realizing that things do come to an end. We have forgotten the reality of life's ending, by saturating ourselves with constant voice, technology ever at our grasp, ever intruding upon the moments we should regard more carefully. When was the last time you looked skyward, to gaze upon the perfect symmetry of two ducks flying together. The flock of geese in perfect v flight in harmony with one another. We are not so. We are fiercely independent. But sadly tied to societal norms, that ebb away at our deep need for the spiritual and natural rhythms of life. What we have gained in technology and connectedness in social media is superficial in comparison to the depth we really need to experience. Perhaps we need the Thoreau's and , Emmerson's , to visit upon us with their social perspectives. Perhaps dis-engaging from all the terror, political shenanigans and bad news will help drive us in a better direction. Choose life, and all it's abundance that is still free. It can be found, even in the daily moments we must steal, within the framework of our lives. Peace.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
The disobedience of our time;
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We have run our course. Time is no longer a benevolent force standing apart from us but rather some kind of encroaching force to be reckoned with. We see daily and up close, the results of our disobedience to the one we have ignored. God. We have become our own masters and heeded none but ourselves and our own inclinations. What we have left behind is some sense of connectedness to be taught how to live and abide in a world with physical and spiritual laws we constantly ignore.
Case in point, we face a tremendous hurdle in battling the forces of nature unleashed in hurricanes, fires, floods, and drought. We are unable to combat these forces effectively and save not only property but lives as well. Tragedy unfolds daily.
This America we live in is co-opted by our own selves. In an effort to live democratically, we have many voices to listen too. An impossible task. Not everyone is satisfied and most of the time power and politics win over common sense. Our state of being is self-Reliance, independent thinking, ingrained from an educational system early on. We have used our natural resources to the point of abuse. And ignored our obligations to renew that which we use. It is incumbent upon us to step back, and rethink our future. God, says " I will destroy those who destroy the Earth."
Our connectedness to our very survival ,"Earth" is in rebellion. To us. To be stewards of what we have is to first, realize where it comes from, and second be of a thankful nature and bless the giver of life's resources.
We are a wasteful society dependant upon the structures that came before us, but not chained to it, capable of change. We first must put priority on what is the sacred, honor that which comes not from us, but from the one who is ultimately in control, and that is by revelation, alone. Jesus. In the Gospels, Jesus proves divinity in quieting the storm on the sea of Galilee. And again, by the bounty of fish, caught by his word, and command to drop the nets again, and pull in a haul of fish, nearly sinking the boat. Our God has a plan, and it ultimately will come into view with or without our help. If he needs to humble us while doing so, he will, and he will use that which we cannot overcome.
When calamity happens, such as the horrific toppling of the Twin Towers, and most recently Notre Dame, and floods and famine, the most common response, is "We will rebuild." This, without a sense of profound inward reaching out to the one who could provide a divine guidance in the midst of our human activity and ask, should we rebuild? Spend the billions on concrete and steel or should we redirect it to a better cause? Build shelters, feed the poor, increase the healthcare funding, renew our vigilance to the way we use our resources?
If Jesus, truly is who he said he was, ( And I believe he is) then we all would be of a different mind and humble ourselves, to a God, which knows our shortcomings more than we do. If we have progressed to the point of contaminating the only world we live in, both spiritually and naturally, we have much to concern ourselves with.
This being resurrection day, renewal, is the word, bringing forth life and restoration of that which was dead. Peace.
We have run our course. Time is no longer a benevolent force standing apart from us but rather some kind of encroaching force to be reckoned with. We see daily and up close, the results of our disobedience to the one we have ignored. God. We have become our own masters and heeded none but ourselves and our own inclinations. What we have left behind is some sense of connectedness to be taught how to live and abide in a world with physical and spiritual laws we constantly ignore.
Case in point, we face a tremendous hurdle in battling the forces of nature unleashed in hurricanes, fires, floods, and drought. We are unable to combat these forces effectively and save not only property but lives as well. Tragedy unfolds daily.
This America we live in is co-opted by our own selves. In an effort to live democratically, we have many voices to listen too. An impossible task. Not everyone is satisfied and most of the time power and politics win over common sense. Our state of being is self-Reliance, independent thinking, ingrained from an educational system early on. We have used our natural resources to the point of abuse. And ignored our obligations to renew that which we use. It is incumbent upon us to step back, and rethink our future. God, says " I will destroy those who destroy the Earth."
Our connectedness to our very survival ,"Earth" is in rebellion. To us. To be stewards of what we have is to first, realize where it comes from, and second be of a thankful nature and bless the giver of life's resources.
We are a wasteful society dependant upon the structures that came before us, but not chained to it, capable of change. We first must put priority on what is the sacred, honor that which comes not from us, but from the one who is ultimately in control, and that is by revelation, alone. Jesus. In the Gospels, Jesus proves divinity in quieting the storm on the sea of Galilee. And again, by the bounty of fish, caught by his word, and command to drop the nets again, and pull in a haul of fish, nearly sinking the boat. Our God has a plan, and it ultimately will come into view with or without our help. If he needs to humble us while doing so, he will, and he will use that which we cannot overcome.
When calamity happens, such as the horrific toppling of the Twin Towers, and most recently Notre Dame, and floods and famine, the most common response, is "We will rebuild." This, without a sense of profound inward reaching out to the one who could provide a divine guidance in the midst of our human activity and ask, should we rebuild? Spend the billions on concrete and steel or should we redirect it to a better cause? Build shelters, feed the poor, increase the healthcare funding, renew our vigilance to the way we use our resources?
If Jesus, truly is who he said he was, ( And I believe he is) then we all would be of a different mind and humble ourselves, to a God, which knows our shortcomings more than we do. If we have progressed to the point of contaminating the only world we live in, both spiritually and naturally, we have much to concern ourselves with.
This being resurrection day, renewal, is the word, bringing forth life and restoration of that which was dead. Peace.
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Differences
"All people do not want to be on the same road." This is a quote by a man , Barry Lopez, who wrote a book called Horizon. Mainly it concerns his observations about our interactions on the environment over the last three decades. But I find this quote to be instructive of other things.
Hegemony, is defined as leadership, dominance, dominion, and supremacy, and lastly, authority. Now here is where I am going with this. In Christianity, we are admonished to be of one mind and one accord. Why? Because in Christ, there can be only one truth. But as we all mostly know, we have diverged, and have gone on many different roads. As the quote above highlights. In Christ, we have become something we were never before. United in belief that one died for all . How that is represented is key. Not only for individuals but corporately as the Church. If we are all "divergent" in key and basic beliefs then we are diluted and weakened. Christianity is only as strong as we embrace those precepts that Christ himself proclaimed, not only of himself, but of the Kingdom of God he preached. It has been evident to me for decades, that Churches in general hold to the basics, but differ greatly on the presentation and the power of the Gospel. And this in turn, creates many roads to God. Wide is the gate that leads to destruction, narrow is the way, that leads to life, few, therefore find it. I marvel at times, how it comes to us, this revelation of the Gospel of good news, in the midst of so many roads that offer something other than truth. Pilate asked Jesus, "what is truth?."
Truth, plain and simple is Jesus, manifest in flesh and blood, modeled for us as perfect, without sin and made sin for us, so that we may live.....better than we were before... with power by the Holy Spirit and overcomers, destined to rule with "hegemony" in a new Kingdom. Peace.
Hegemony, is defined as leadership, dominance, dominion, and supremacy, and lastly, authority. Now here is where I am going with this. In Christianity, we are admonished to be of one mind and one accord. Why? Because in Christ, there can be only one truth. But as we all mostly know, we have diverged, and have gone on many different roads. As the quote above highlights. In Christ, we have become something we were never before. United in belief that one died for all . How that is represented is key. Not only for individuals but corporately as the Church. If we are all "divergent" in key and basic beliefs then we are diluted and weakened. Christianity is only as strong as we embrace those precepts that Christ himself proclaimed, not only of himself, but of the Kingdom of God he preached. It has been evident to me for decades, that Churches in general hold to the basics, but differ greatly on the presentation and the power of the Gospel. And this in turn, creates many roads to God. Wide is the gate that leads to destruction, narrow is the way, that leads to life, few, therefore find it. I marvel at times, how it comes to us, this revelation of the Gospel of good news, in the midst of so many roads that offer something other than truth. Pilate asked Jesus, "what is truth?."
Truth, plain and simple is Jesus, manifest in flesh and blood, modeled for us as perfect, without sin and made sin for us, so that we may live.....better than we were before... with power by the Holy Spirit and overcomers, destined to rule with "hegemony" in a new Kingdom. Peace.
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
A DIRT ROOF CAN'T HOLD ME!
Aches and pains in these old bones,
Don't look for me in these old bones,
Cause I'm not there anymore,
Calcified and petrified, mummified and done fried!
Don't matter much to me,
I am where I' supposed to be,
Earthen covers are said to be,
All but certain, finality,
But there is a final proof,
That the Earth's not my covering roof!
I've gone up to the great beyond,
And leav'in these bones in the dirt,
Don't look for me anymore...
CAUSE I'M NOT THERE!
Sunday, March 24, 2019
What we know and what we do not know....
What we know is this...Sometime in our distant past, a man came and changed everything. Jesus of Nazareth. History records, and testimony bears witness that something momentous occurred some 2000 years ago. What we do not fully understand is how the man, Jesus that was of immaculate conception, born of a virgin, was sinless, and God's Son, was also the almighty. For he had shown authority over heaven an earth itself, tamed storms, and calmed the seas, cast out Spirit's and ran afoul of human governments and resisted all who thought they had God all figured out. He shattered all of their conceptions totally and rewrote the book on current thinking. The first shall be last, the proud and mighty brought low and the meek exalted. The feast at the end of time, a banquet open to those that the world would despise. Faith was a hallmark of those trusted with the newly preached good news that life was not merely what we see and grasp on a daily basis. Our treasures were now in heavenly places, governments were rightly disposed to take their place under the Kingship of one who was brutally and shamefully executed before the most powerful empire the world had known. The Kingdom of God had come. All through Jesus.
Out of vision and invisible is the Kingdom that awaits, and therefore most do not lay hold of what they cannot see. Death is fear itself, manifesting a terrible hold and limiting how we live our lives. We plan, for the inevitable in ways that show our limitations. All the while joy slips away and the daily grind before our eyes transfix us to the here and now.
Yes we must be diligent for ourselves but we must also be there for those who do not know the truths that can be known. When the Spirit of God unites with man (and women) things change. And if they don't then the seed has fallen on rocky ground.
The heart is truly a mystery, it can be moved majestically by music, Opera, hardened by immeasurable hurt, renewed by Hope and cast away with harmful words.
But.....thanks be to the one that broke off the yoke and bondage and took captivity, captive. Peace Christian.
Out of vision and invisible is the Kingdom that awaits, and therefore most do not lay hold of what they cannot see. Death is fear itself, manifesting a terrible hold and limiting how we live our lives. We plan, for the inevitable in ways that show our limitations. All the while joy slips away and the daily grind before our eyes transfix us to the here and now.
Yes we must be diligent for ourselves but we must also be there for those who do not know the truths that can be known. When the Spirit of God unites with man (and women) things change. And if they don't then the seed has fallen on rocky ground.
The heart is truly a mystery, it can be moved majestically by music, Opera, hardened by immeasurable hurt, renewed by Hope and cast away with harmful words.
But.....thanks be to the one that broke off the yoke and bondage and took captivity, captive. Peace Christian.
Nicean Council
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled; without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons; nor dividing the Essence. For there is one Person of the Father; another of the Son; and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one; the Glory equal, the Majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is; such is the Son; and such is the Holy Ghost. The Father uncreated; the Son uncreated; and the Holy Ghost uncreated. The Father unlimited; the Son unlimited; and the Holy Ghost unlimited. The Father eternal; the Son eternal; and the Holy Ghost eternal. And yet they are not three eternals; but one eternal. As also there are not three uncreated; nor three infinites, but one uncreated; and one infinite. So likewise the Father is Almighty; the Son Almighty; and the Holy Ghost Almighty. And yet they are not three Almighties; but one Almighty. So the Father is God; the Son is God; and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not three Gods; but one God. So likewise the Father is Lord; the Son Lord; and the Holy Ghost Lord. And yet not three Lords; but one Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity; to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord; So are we forbidden by the catholic religion; to say, There are three Gods, or three Lords. The Father is made of none; neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone; not made, nor created; but begotten. The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son; neither made, nor created, nor begotten; but proceeding. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is before, or after another; none is greater, or less than another. But the whole three Persons are coeternal, and coequal. So that in all things, as aforesaid; the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity, is to be worshipped. He therefore that will be saved, let him thus think of the Trinity.Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation; that he also believe faithfully the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right Faith is, that we believe and confess; that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man; God, of the Essence of the Father; begotten before the worlds; and Man, of the Essence of his Mother, born in the world. Perfect God; and perfect Man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting. Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead; and inferior to the Father as touching his Manhood. Who although he is God and Man; yet he is not two, but one Christ. One; not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh; but by assumption of the Manhood by God. One altogether; not by confusion of Essence; but by unity of Person. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man; so God and Man is one Christ; Who suffered for our salvation; descended into hell; rose again the third day from the dead. He ascended into heaven, he sitteth on the right hand of the God the Father Almighty, from whence he will come to judge the living and the dead. At whose coming all men will rise again with their bodies; And shall give account for their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting; and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire. This is the catholic(universal) faith; which except a man believe truly and firmly, he cannot be saved.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
The most amazing thing is happening....
What it means to me to be a Christian; Its not total Doctrinal Theology, its not tribalism. Its not Evangelicalism. Its not even "Church" that is housed in a building frequented weekly by the faithful. Its a myriad of these things and so much more. Christianity is a complex faith. Sometimes its political, conservative, liberal, giving, and not giving, observing and being observed. To observe the faith is to abide in Christ, always and for the lifelong pursuit in pleasing God. Once smitten then one begins to grasp just what it is that has gotten placed inside of us. For we become changed and are being changed throughout our Christian experience. If we are not then we are stagnant, and 'must ask the question...are we doing this right? And this is not a works issue versus faith issue but and ongoing inward looking and examining ourselves in light of The Word of God and what it proclaims about itself and those who join the dance.
For to be like Christ is to obey which is, it is said "better than sacrifice." In hearing and obeying, we listen carefully daily, to what it is that the day requires of us. Prayer is immensely important, as it stills the inward self and prepares us to be in tune with Spiritual governance that we do not readily see with our eyes or perceive with our senses.
Christianity prepares us for the after. A place that Christ promised had many rooms, I.e, is a very large place. I has to be considering the millions that have gone before and those who will come after us. It also prepares us in this now "Kingdom" right here on Earth. When Jesus came the Kingdom of God came close to men. And split forevermore our understanding of the Spiritual and the Earthly. We must be Earthbound to be able to fulfill the needs here and now, (feeding the poor, standing for justice, when our government does not, protecting the aliens, the lost, and the young and aged. All of these types of needs were ministered to by Jesus himself for a short three years of his adult ministry. And then the Apostles took over and so now do we, two thousand years later. We are part of a mystery, as Paul so gracefully preached. And yet in the fullness of time, new revelation was opened to all, and not just the Israelites. The vail was rent in half top to bottom and we have access through the Holy Spirit to the God of the Universe.
Christianity is Quantum. Here and there all at the same time. Christianity is loving, being loved, forgiving, and being forgiven, giving and receiving grace to those we meet and those we hope to. I have found disappointment within, due to the abuses and misunderstanding of organized religion, And I have found uncommon grace with the unbelieving who at times are more attuned to correct values, and are more Christian than those who claim Christ. So It is like a diamond with many facets. Some shine brilliant. Some yellow, some bright white. And yet it is like a lump of clay worked and reworked until the master sees what he likes.
Peace.
For to be like Christ is to obey which is, it is said "better than sacrifice." In hearing and obeying, we listen carefully daily, to what it is that the day requires of us. Prayer is immensely important, as it stills the inward self and prepares us to be in tune with Spiritual governance that we do not readily see with our eyes or perceive with our senses.
Christianity prepares us for the after. A place that Christ promised had many rooms, I.e, is a very large place. I has to be considering the millions that have gone before and those who will come after us. It also prepares us in this now "Kingdom" right here on Earth. When Jesus came the Kingdom of God came close to men. And split forevermore our understanding of the Spiritual and the Earthly. We must be Earthbound to be able to fulfill the needs here and now, (feeding the poor, standing for justice, when our government does not, protecting the aliens, the lost, and the young and aged. All of these types of needs were ministered to by Jesus himself for a short three years of his adult ministry. And then the Apostles took over and so now do we, two thousand years later. We are part of a mystery, as Paul so gracefully preached. And yet in the fullness of time, new revelation was opened to all, and not just the Israelites. The vail was rent in half top to bottom and we have access through the Holy Spirit to the God of the Universe.
Christianity is Quantum. Here and there all at the same time. Christianity is loving, being loved, forgiving, and being forgiven, giving and receiving grace to those we meet and those we hope to. I have found disappointment within, due to the abuses and misunderstanding of organized religion, And I have found uncommon grace with the unbelieving who at times are more attuned to correct values, and are more Christian than those who claim Christ. So It is like a diamond with many facets. Some shine brilliant. Some yellow, some bright white. And yet it is like a lump of clay worked and reworked until the master sees what he likes.
Peace.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Reality bites!
Case in point. As a Christian, we are commanded to forgive trespass, and we do. We are asked by our Lord to do this daily, and for life. We are also to be light in the world and resist the temptations to act as we once were, like those with the traits mentioned above. So when do we have the right to bow out? And seek a better work environment, less adversity, less hassle, and more light? I say when you have reached the point of tipping, and no longer make a significant difference where you are. If at all possible we must balance the scales. I see a great rise in evil, not only in individuals, but nationally, and globally. The levels of animosity we have seen in our own two-party system is on display daily. A large majority , those with "some" Christian leanings have abandoned common sense and have gone over to the "dark"
verse and supported people that demonstrate character that is abhorrent. This is nothing less than deception, and can be nothing else.
What we carry inside of us is a powerful witness that at some point in human history, something went amazingly right. The kingdom of God showed up! It broke into our world of misery and sorrows and great disappointments and suddenly there was hope.. hope that for thousands of years was lost. And warfare ensued, and combat was necessary. Light and dark.....our reality....our battlefield....can you see it?
Thursday, November 22, 2018
me and my dog
Happy t day. walking along on a quiet cul-de-sac my dog and I and enjoying a moment alone. The woods surrounding our street smell fresh with the remains of a slowly melting snowfall last week. My neighbors are sitting on the pavement cuddling their pet turkey. AAH! While most of the nation is eating another turkey for dinner! What a nice difference , peace!
Monday, November 19, 2018
But to you who are listening...
"Though seeing, they will not see, though hearing they will not hear." Jesus spoke in parables to those he deemed "not hearing or seeing." Something in their hearts was limiting them from open eyes and open ears,and in their current condition they were unable to get what Jesus was saying. To those who were actually listening, it required an openness of heart and a willingness to consider something new. That is what it takes to begin the journey in the Christian walk.
Those who came to Jesus, in his day were those who were the poor, diseased, sinners, blind and deaf and also those with impure spirits. Jesus was compassionate, always, willing to accommodate these people. However, in the synagogue the day he began his ministry, he read from the scroll of Isaiah...."this day this scripture Is fulfilled in your hearing." He announced that he was the one Isaiah was talking about, and it caused quite a stir among those assembled. For he said he came to deliver.. the blind, the lame, the weak and the poor. And he further said not many were saved in the days of Elijah when famine and drought came upon them but to only a widow. All because a prophet in not accepted in his own hometown.
Jesus is so much more than a Prophet. He is the way, truth, and the life. All these attributes lead to life. If we listen, and do according to his commandments to Love one another, unconditionally. Accept those you might deem unworthy at first meeting and cease to wrangle with those who might differ in thought. And be willing to give an account of the good news, "within" that Jesus died for.
Those who came to Jesus, in his day were those who were the poor, diseased, sinners, blind and deaf and also those with impure spirits. Jesus was compassionate, always, willing to accommodate these people. However, in the synagogue the day he began his ministry, he read from the scroll of Isaiah...."this day this scripture Is fulfilled in your hearing." He announced that he was the one Isaiah was talking about, and it caused quite a stir among those assembled. For he said he came to deliver.. the blind, the lame, the weak and the poor. And he further said not many were saved in the days of Elijah when famine and drought came upon them but to only a widow. All because a prophet in not accepted in his own hometown.
Jesus is so much more than a Prophet. He is the way, truth, and the life. All these attributes lead to life. If we listen, and do according to his commandments to Love one another, unconditionally. Accept those you might deem unworthy at first meeting and cease to wrangle with those who might differ in thought. And be willing to give an account of the good news, "within" that Jesus died for.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
"As long as i live in the tent of this body"
As the above scripture above states....we live in a temporary tent. As hard as it is to fathom this type of thinking I believe it is so. We take it from the Greeks that physical body is everything. From our westernized thinking we do all that we can to promote a physical health and vitality to keep us in the here and now. But what about the hereafter? Peter assures us that he is soon to depart this world,as Jesus had told him. And he makes no bones about it and even the language he uses seems uncannily serene! Wow! If only we could be as him and accept that fact. We are really spiritual beings, engaged in a physical experience. Wrap that around our thinking, and things begin to make sense. The temporal world is not as real as the spiritual world we are heading to. Case In Point. Think about all of the miracles Jesus performed. They were absolutely mind blowing. The supernatural always invaded the natural. Including the pouring out of the spirit on pentecost. He was showing us something of God's kingdom. A kingdom that has a very different set of physical laws. Ones that defy , our physical laws here on Earth. Walking on water, calming the seas, increasing food ( bread and fish) out of nothing. And healing all manner of ailments and diseases. So, we are headed to a place that he prepared for us and we better be ready.
How? By heeding his simple commandments. Love one another as I have loved you. And, by putting on goodness, knowledge, perseverance, godliness, mutual affection, And finally love. If we do these things, Peter assures us we will abide abide and attain the kingdom. Peace.
How? By heeding his simple commandments. Love one another as I have loved you. And, by putting on goodness, knowledge, perseverance, godliness, mutual affection, And finally love. If we do these things, Peter assures us we will abide abide and attain the kingdom. Peace.
Saturday, September 8, 2018
A Case of Conscience vs The Law of The Land, and Christian perspective
When do we disobey law? Is it when we discern it is amoral, unjust, political, or based on ethical beliefs? What should a Christian do? Well I for one growing up in the Age of Vietnam and selective service that was mandatory for all 18 year old that posed a significant challenge for me. I of course knew what I would do. Disobey the Law of the Land, preserve my life and ruuuuuun! Why? Number one, I was afraid, two I did not want to kill people I did not know, and three from the standpoint of common sense, a small Asian country thousands of miles away with a totally different culture was not a threat to our very large and strong country. Values aside I did not buy in to the Domino Theory of Communism. Especially since many of the people we fought for years were farmers, living simple lives and the war imposed was between their own people. North vs South. sound familiar? Still it was complicated, A totalitarian government is unjust. And they still remain so today.
I was not Christian then, but now am. But there still exists laws that are unjust, either economically motivated and judicially enacted that cause questions of conscience to bear. Case in point, a Colorado baker was sued by two people because of a refusal to serve them, a cake.....harmless, yes but should one be forced by a law to do something against conscience? This case pitted a Christian against the secular world view of sexual orientation and ended up in high court. The baker won. It was ruled in his favor on the basis of "hostility toward religion." It did not end there, the Civil rights commission (Colorado) "doubled down" and again had their sights on him when he refused another cake making request this time definitely offensive in nature. So as a friend suggested, it need not go that far in extremes to one, sue someone over a cake..but rather why not just go to another place who will make one? Why be contentious. One wonders at motive, and true intent. If it was an AR 15 sold to a minor or mentally unstable person ....then I would be concerned...it's deadly, requires permits, background checks etc. etc. etc. and it kills (or rather the person does), a cake does not.
So can we build tolerance into law? And a common sense approach to civility in a democracy, that is subject to a litigious society? Thirty eight years ago when I was a newly believing Christian, I had my first ethical challenge. I worked for a year in a delicatessen as a cashier, in November on my one year anniversary, the owners opened up another small shop on the same property to sell, tobacco products, lottery tickets and what I then would call Pornographic magazines. That's all they sold and they wanted me to work there. I said no, because it was against some beliefs I now held. And new ones to me. So I was told not to come to work for two weeks and that I was not needed . I Was not fired and I did not quit. So now I was needing income and suddenly had none and I qualified for unemployment compensation, but since I was in limbo placed there by my employer, he contested my status to receive that income. Ethics now on display, the secular vs the religious....I was granted a hearing by an Administrative Law judge and won my case. I was unfairly discriminated against.
But the consequences required my seeing it through, poverty was at issue and my income at stake as well as temptations that directly conflicted with my ethical stance as a Christian. Getting another job was not that easy in a recession ( the 80's). And I held my ground. Looking at these issues now and especially the case against the Christian Baker, it requires a thoughtfulness and a tolerance on both sides. "Intolerant laws lead to anger, resentment, sedition." So said Baruch Spinoza, about government. "The most tyrannical government will be one where the individual is denied the freedom to express and communicate to others what he thinks."
We live in a time when extremes are in full view and action. And we have a President bordering on the fascist, end of the spectrum, let alone on a dictatorial bent, who fancies himself friends with totalitarian regimes. The driving force of those who support his agenda includes a very large number of Evangelical Christians who have chosen to look the other way on many serious ethical lapses on full display. I wonder if they would have supported Nero? Peace......
True religion is this....feed the poor, take care of the widow, the orphan, the fatherless,the stranger in your land....." favor no one above another,
I was not Christian then, but now am. But there still exists laws that are unjust, either economically motivated and judicially enacted that cause questions of conscience to bear. Case in point, a Colorado baker was sued by two people because of a refusal to serve them, a cake.....harmless, yes but should one be forced by a law to do something against conscience? This case pitted a Christian against the secular world view of sexual orientation and ended up in high court. The baker won. It was ruled in his favor on the basis of "hostility toward religion." It did not end there, the Civil rights commission (Colorado) "doubled down" and again had their sights on him when he refused another cake making request this time definitely offensive in nature. So as a friend suggested, it need not go that far in extremes to one, sue someone over a cake..but rather why not just go to another place who will make one? Why be contentious. One wonders at motive, and true intent. If it was an AR 15 sold to a minor or mentally unstable person ....then I would be concerned...it's deadly, requires permits, background checks etc. etc. etc. and it kills (or rather the person does), a cake does not.
So can we build tolerance into law? And a common sense approach to civility in a democracy, that is subject to a litigious society? Thirty eight years ago when I was a newly believing Christian, I had my first ethical challenge. I worked for a year in a delicatessen as a cashier, in November on my one year anniversary, the owners opened up another small shop on the same property to sell, tobacco products, lottery tickets and what I then would call Pornographic magazines. That's all they sold and they wanted me to work there. I said no, because it was against some beliefs I now held. And new ones to me. So I was told not to come to work for two weeks and that I was not needed . I Was not fired and I did not quit. So now I was needing income and suddenly had none and I qualified for unemployment compensation, but since I was in limbo placed there by my employer, he contested my status to receive that income. Ethics now on display, the secular vs the religious....I was granted a hearing by an Administrative Law judge and won my case. I was unfairly discriminated against.
But the consequences required my seeing it through, poverty was at issue and my income at stake as well as temptations that directly conflicted with my ethical stance as a Christian. Getting another job was not that easy in a recession ( the 80's). And I held my ground. Looking at these issues now and especially the case against the Christian Baker, it requires a thoughtfulness and a tolerance on both sides. "Intolerant laws lead to anger, resentment, sedition." So said Baruch Spinoza, about government. "The most tyrannical government will be one where the individual is denied the freedom to express and communicate to others what he thinks."
We live in a time when extremes are in full view and action. And we have a President bordering on the fascist, end of the spectrum, let alone on a dictatorial bent, who fancies himself friends with totalitarian regimes. The driving force of those who support his agenda includes a very large number of Evangelical Christians who have chosen to look the other way on many serious ethical lapses on full display. I wonder if they would have supported Nero? Peace......
True religion is this....feed the poor, take care of the widow, the orphan, the fatherless,the stranger in your land....." favor no one above another,
Friday, August 31, 2018
Through a Christian lens ; reaping and sowing
I choose to see things through a Christian lens. By this I mean a viewpoint taken with ethical teachings by Christ and not necessarily a morphed and inclusive of teachings from the viewpoint of denominational churches as in organized religion.
Which brings me to the point of reaping and sowing. If one plants corn, one would not expect to reap peas. You would look for what you planted and nothing else. In planting a garden various seeds could be planted and a mix would then spring forth. And maybe some weeds would be mixed in as well. Not to worry, they can be identified. So as in nature a bee is a bee and a bear is a bear and a wolf is a wolf and nothing else can be determined from what it appears to be! It has it's own characteristics and is differentiated by it's own nature and it is visible.
Why then are we not? What has become of us? Why are we not satisfied with what we are? Are we to be chameleons of the human race? Ever changing because we can? I wonder.
Choice seems to be the biggest factor along with cultural norms that are being expressed in ever different ways. Choice, the ever present factor with us from the beginning. And there was a beginning, a linear state of time we are hemmed in by it and it is like no other restrictive force that we face. Our mortality. And what do we do with our mortality? We bend it, try to extend it, ignore it, and obsess over it. After all our minds seem to conjure up the infinite and we are finite. So our choices mean everything to us, here in our democracy, we are free to expand and choose things we never could before.
Is this OK? Is this raising up new and ethical issues we have never encountered before? I think so. It causes us to examine our closely held beliefs of what is acceptable and also raises a new need to examine basic rights of ours and the ethical treatment of those we find different. Undoubtedly it causes divisions.
We are indeed a complicated species. Endowed with reason above and beyond that of the animal kingdom we have "subdued the Earth" and much more.
We conquer and change things, some good some I say not so good. If then I have chosen to hold certain beliefs, then it is not for others to judge from the external the inward within me, they cannot know for certain. That is reserved as a Christian belief for (God alone). But, we must as humans get along with one another, strive for the good of all, certainly reap some good things and expect good things to follow, (even if you hold atheistic or agnostic views) why harm one another? Why sow dissent, division, and hold so fervently to beliefs that they become destructive?
I think with this new cultural changing we are now in and with nationalism and fascism on the rise we need to step back and realize the dangers ahead. It is a sowing caused from a discontent within and with that nature we can only reap the consequences. Don't expect anything else. Peace.
Which brings me to the point of reaping and sowing. If one plants corn, one would not expect to reap peas. You would look for what you planted and nothing else. In planting a garden various seeds could be planted and a mix would then spring forth. And maybe some weeds would be mixed in as well. Not to worry, they can be identified. So as in nature a bee is a bee and a bear is a bear and a wolf is a wolf and nothing else can be determined from what it appears to be! It has it's own characteristics and is differentiated by it's own nature and it is visible.
Why then are we not? What has become of us? Why are we not satisfied with what we are? Are we to be chameleons of the human race? Ever changing because we can? I wonder.
Choice seems to be the biggest factor along with cultural norms that are being expressed in ever different ways. Choice, the ever present factor with us from the beginning. And there was a beginning, a linear state of time we are hemmed in by it and it is like no other restrictive force that we face. Our mortality. And what do we do with our mortality? We bend it, try to extend it, ignore it, and obsess over it. After all our minds seem to conjure up the infinite and we are finite. So our choices mean everything to us, here in our democracy, we are free to expand and choose things we never could before.
Is this OK? Is this raising up new and ethical issues we have never encountered before? I think so. It causes us to examine our closely held beliefs of what is acceptable and also raises a new need to examine basic rights of ours and the ethical treatment of those we find different. Undoubtedly it causes divisions.
We are indeed a complicated species. Endowed with reason above and beyond that of the animal kingdom we have "subdued the Earth" and much more.
We conquer and change things, some good some I say not so good. If then I have chosen to hold certain beliefs, then it is not for others to judge from the external the inward within me, they cannot know for certain. That is reserved as a Christian belief for (God alone). But, we must as humans get along with one another, strive for the good of all, certainly reap some good things and expect good things to follow, (even if you hold atheistic or agnostic views) why harm one another? Why sow dissent, division, and hold so fervently to beliefs that they become destructive?
I think with this new cultural changing we are now in and with nationalism and fascism on the rise we need to step back and realize the dangers ahead. It is a sowing caused from a discontent within and with that nature we can only reap the consequences. Don't expect anything else. Peace.
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Collecting Life; Viewpoints
Life is short; And along the way of this life we collect our various viewpoints.
They shape shift, and transform in many different ways depending upon the circumstances we are in at the time and the people who influence us as well. I call this "collecting life." Lord knows I have changed opinions and stand points many many times along the way. For me I depend upon others to gain understanding. For too long I was an Island, alone and pondering life's many peculiarities by myself. I have found refreshing times in listening to others and forming opinions with a deft hand by integrating their insight with my own. Although I may not agree with everything, it is a wonderful experience to gain. Wisdom is something I have always wanted to gain, and treat it as a close ally and friend. This is because I had not so much as to call my own. Essentially fatherless and without guide, I always looked with longing at those who seemed to possess it in great abundance.
Now I relish listening with an open ear and sifting the gems that perhaps I will hear and add to my internal being. It is a strange thing to be a Christian and sort of feel like we are living backwards. By this I mean that as a Christian we are constantly being renewed in our minds by a close relationship with Christ. This renewing is called "putting on Christ" and putting off the old man, so to speak. Though my body ages, and I can visibly see the years adding up to an eventual end, the internal renewal I feel is bewildering, but greatly appreciated. I don't feel at all my age of 63 years. And this surprises me. When growing up, the only reference I had was my grandfather and he definitely fit his age. Now that I have reached his age, and compare each if us it baffles me.
I cannot but help but wonder if living in Christ adds a dimension of "youth" that belies age and helps us along the way. My curiosity is so much more boundless than when I was a twenty year old. Seems to me that It does not make sense. Save for the fact that the working of the Spirit, adds a dimension I had not counted on.
So I gladly accept the new and curious things that I collect along the way and add it to my being. How does one translate this to another? The re-generation of the Holy Ghost is a complete transformation of being. We are changed here and now both mind and body, and our thinking takes on magnitudes and levels not thought of before. I greatly appreciate other Christians, and "Philosophers" who have reached pinnacles of thought I have not and that share graciously with me. It opens the mind to other perceptions and avenues to facilitate change.
So I will continue with an open mind and heart to see where this leads. For now it is an interesting journey. Peace.........
They shape shift, and transform in many different ways depending upon the circumstances we are in at the time and the people who influence us as well. I call this "collecting life." Lord knows I have changed opinions and stand points many many times along the way. For me I depend upon others to gain understanding. For too long I was an Island, alone and pondering life's many peculiarities by myself. I have found refreshing times in listening to others and forming opinions with a deft hand by integrating their insight with my own. Although I may not agree with everything, it is a wonderful experience to gain. Wisdom is something I have always wanted to gain, and treat it as a close ally and friend. This is because I had not so much as to call my own. Essentially fatherless and without guide, I always looked with longing at those who seemed to possess it in great abundance.
Now I relish listening with an open ear and sifting the gems that perhaps I will hear and add to my internal being. It is a strange thing to be a Christian and sort of feel like we are living backwards. By this I mean that as a Christian we are constantly being renewed in our minds by a close relationship with Christ. This renewing is called "putting on Christ" and putting off the old man, so to speak. Though my body ages, and I can visibly see the years adding up to an eventual end, the internal renewal I feel is bewildering, but greatly appreciated. I don't feel at all my age of 63 years. And this surprises me. When growing up, the only reference I had was my grandfather and he definitely fit his age. Now that I have reached his age, and compare each if us it baffles me.
I cannot but help but wonder if living in Christ adds a dimension of "youth" that belies age and helps us along the way. My curiosity is so much more boundless than when I was a twenty year old. Seems to me that It does not make sense. Save for the fact that the working of the Spirit, adds a dimension I had not counted on.
So I gladly accept the new and curious things that I collect along the way and add it to my being. How does one translate this to another? The re-generation of the Holy Ghost is a complete transformation of being. We are changed here and now both mind and body, and our thinking takes on magnitudes and levels not thought of before. I greatly appreciate other Christians, and "Philosophers" who have reached pinnacles of thought I have not and that share graciously with me. It opens the mind to other perceptions and avenues to facilitate change.
So I will continue with an open mind and heart to see where this leads. For now it is an interesting journey. Peace.........
Monday, August 13, 2018
MYSTICAL MADNESS; TRANSCENDENTAL JOURNEYS & SPIRITUAL CHAOS!
RE-THINKING, RE-IMAGINING, RE-STORING, THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN WARPED......US>>>>>>
I was contemplating.......thinking........journeying.......in my mind. and guess what....
it's a mess. Thoughts abound, unbound, free roaming, UN-ending, mystical madness, transcendental journeys, spiritual chaos..... that's where I was....where am I going?
Who has the truth? Shall I step into this? Try this avenue? Pursue this street? Try this stuff? Is this the way? OMG! Endless pursuits of roads to take.....
they all offer. something...but what?
That is the million dollar question? I live in an area of spiritual pursuits...a town called Manitou or Great Spirit...In Ute Indian. Great Spirit is a recognized trait of this area. And it seems that a lot and I mean a lot of people gravitate here for something, natural springs for healing waters, spiritual peace, eclectic living nirvana etc. etc. freedom from the norms of life. An old hippie town. Pot is legal, tie dye shirts, and jeans exist as a symbol of the 60's not forgotten. Of times remembered and held tightly onto. Liberalism is the antithesis of conservatism a few 4 miles away the so called capital of Evangelicanism. Focus on the family is premier for thought molding among conservatives. But here, there survives a mentality of "against the grain" and a tight knit community activism that sustains this little mountain town nestled below the magnificent Pikes Peak Mountain. In between here and there there is a stretch of road known as no man's land...that transients and homeless travel night and day. A grim reminder of a survival , hard to keep. And that is my point in all of this.........Where do we find the life that eludes us? For surely money, jobs, cars, music, whatever.....can't be the all in all?
So mystical madness, transcendental journeys and spiritual chaos and all of our journeys to find our peace in the many offerings available to us , what are we to believe? And how do we know when we find it? For me it took 24 years and some introductions to the many who and shared their truth. Some I immediately outright rejected as crazy, and to far "out there ," for me. Some were tantalizing, and I wanted to explore, but afraid. others required massive change or adherence to dogma I did not think was true. And so, after many such things I found a Spiritual walk, and in-filling I could trust. and it was historical. And proven. Christianity... and I mean true Christianity. not a westernized, tele-evangelized version we see so much of. But a bare bones version of the good news....Christ preached. It's worth seeking out. It's definitely a life changing road that all others cannot compare to. I leaves them high and dry. It will astound you! For it covers all of the issues that flow from the human heart!...Peace
I was contemplating.......thinking........journeying.......in my mind. and guess what....
it's a mess. Thoughts abound, unbound, free roaming, UN-ending, mystical madness, transcendental journeys, spiritual chaos..... that's where I was....where am I going?
Who has the truth? Shall I step into this? Try this avenue? Pursue this street? Try this stuff? Is this the way? OMG! Endless pursuits of roads to take.....
they all offer. something...but what?
That is the million dollar question? I live in an area of spiritual pursuits...a town called Manitou or Great Spirit...In Ute Indian. Great Spirit is a recognized trait of this area. And it seems that a lot and I mean a lot of people gravitate here for something, natural springs for healing waters, spiritual peace, eclectic living nirvana etc. etc. freedom from the norms of life. An old hippie town. Pot is legal, tie dye shirts, and jeans exist as a symbol of the 60's not forgotten. Of times remembered and held tightly onto. Liberalism is the antithesis of conservatism a few 4 miles away the so called capital of Evangelicanism. Focus on the family is premier for thought molding among conservatives. But here, there survives a mentality of "against the grain" and a tight knit community activism that sustains this little mountain town nestled below the magnificent Pikes Peak Mountain. In between here and there there is a stretch of road known as no man's land...that transients and homeless travel night and day. A grim reminder of a survival , hard to keep. And that is my point in all of this.........Where do we find the life that eludes us? For surely money, jobs, cars, music, whatever.....can't be the all in all?
So mystical madness, transcendental journeys and spiritual chaos and all of our journeys to find our peace in the many offerings available to us , what are we to believe? And how do we know when we find it? For me it took 24 years and some introductions to the many who and shared their truth. Some I immediately outright rejected as crazy, and to far "out there ," for me. Some were tantalizing, and I wanted to explore, but afraid. others required massive change or adherence to dogma I did not think was true. And so, after many such things I found a Spiritual walk, and in-filling I could trust. and it was historical. And proven. Christianity... and I mean true Christianity. not a westernized, tele-evangelized version we see so much of. But a bare bones version of the good news....Christ preached. It's worth seeking out. It's definitely a life changing road that all others cannot compare to. I leaves them high and dry. It will astound you! For it covers all of the issues that flow from the human heart!...Peace
TRUE NORTH
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In loss of direction there's true north: Christ
In loss of hope there's an anchor : Christ
In the darkness that surrounds: there's light in Christ, the light of men
In the tumult and endless noise there's peace, not as the world gives: but in Christ
In the race to achieve and stay on pace with the world: there's rest in Christ: striving is met with grace
In brokenness there's a repentance that leads to life
In loss: there is gain, in Christ
If I am dead to sin: I am made alive in Christ
I run the race so that I may win: this is the vision of every athlete and it must be also be true with us:
True Christian..........peace to you.
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Timeless or not?
Event after event
A parade of thought
What of my being if not distraught?
For a moment in time
Is my body to me
What is next but a divinity?
I know not what lies beyond
I know but here and now becomes
My my mind perceives what my eyes do not
Reality beckons and the great unknown
To one who holds keys so bold
As if to go beyond the fold
I await the great mystery
Salute the ones who’ve gone before
Times pursuit has me now
This body of mine sowed in just ground
Of what becomes of my knowledges gained
For earth and sky have I attained
A house prepared not just for me
All hope ahead .....eternity
A parade of thought
What of my being if not distraught?
For a moment in time
Is my body to me
What is next but a divinity?
I know not what lies beyond
I know but here and now becomes
My my mind perceives what my eyes do not
Reality beckons and the great unknown
To one who holds keys so bold
As if to go beyond the fold
I await the great mystery
Salute the ones who’ve gone before
Times pursuit has me now
This body of mine sowed in just ground
Of what becomes of my knowledges gained
For earth and sky have I attained
A house prepared not just for me
All hope ahead .....eternity
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Mind pics: snapshots
At any given time capture a moment like a camera
while driving in a car a chance to see two on their knees planting and weeding
a garden
peace, green, silent thoughts,
drive along further, scenery changes,
city, noise, sirens, ambulance
hurts, ears, wonder about someone in trouble,
down along the road, a rabbit, white tail, black eyes,
innocence, silence, inward fear, runs...
we pass by,
further on, red lights, green lights, should I go? should I stay?
We go...
we've arrived, lots of people, hurrying, self absorbed, fun anticipated....
Movie tonight!
while driving in a car a chance to see two on their knees planting and weeding
a garden
peace, green, silent thoughts,
drive along further, scenery changes,
city, noise, sirens, ambulance
hurts, ears, wonder about someone in trouble,
down along the road, a rabbit, white tail, black eyes,
innocence, silence, inward fear, runs...
we pass by,
further on, red lights, green lights, should I go? should I stay?
We go...
we've arrived, lots of people, hurrying, self absorbed, fun anticipated....
Movie tonight!
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