leaning

Back in the bad ol' days of strange days&mystical ways stayed true to form like a ham on the stage in a vegan craze;torn,racked,skewered&burnt glazed by consequence,ramification&humiliation,caught with no retort,broken heart,ready for last resort.Cut into pieces its a beautiful montage yes it was.In the good ol' days in the epiphany craze God said He is not the author of confusion but a sensible loving revolution.

church

What a humbling&monumental task we have today:to grow in faith&help others do the same,to set free the captives of worry,poverty&shame,to give hope&to heal,to spread good news,to be kind&be real.Praise God for this ministry of reconciliation,contention,redemption,salvation&growth for we do not share stories of wisdom&woe to just listen to or just to know.You say when the rubber hits the road.

soil

Emotionality is an innate propencity rooted in gender,birth order,culture,family functioning&exposure to personal&individual life events of tenderness,trauma&intimacy.What pleases my vanity,soothes my anxiety,proves me not guilty or plunges me into character assassination&disparity evolves immediately,gradually,accidentally,intentionally,perfectly&dysfunctionally.Goodness gives growth exponentially.

fluid

Dear friend,you are summarily pardoned.An honest man has many reasons to be hardened,but feels hearts&thoughts&days crescendo&placate&fade away&resolve softened a half-step into symphonic harmony.Beginning at the third hard stop half-time two measures bridge.I listened&I did,Oh My!Oh Sweet Love!Oh Pity,Sorrow,Revenge&Anger's Displeasure;Sweet Mercy!I can fly!

process

Just like Dear Old Dad,the best you can do for anyone is to avoid getting in the way.A girl like a sunburn some like to say.A four year old is forty-four some day.Lightning strikes,thunder roars,confusion,desperation,the best of intentions a light under the door,which way it comes or goes away not for us to say.Feel it pull in your gut,your heart ripping separate ways.The dream is over,you&I are beside me everyday.

sacrifice

Blessed are the poor in spirit,those who have thrown pearls to swine.Blessed are the meek,those that seek peace&pursue understanding on time.Blessed are the merciful,those that see others as equal.Blessed are those that seek communion with brothers&sisters in Christ&dwell with God day&night.For all these are subject to suffer like Jesus did.They overcome death.They have no end.

cistern

I couldnt ask God to be more patient or more kind.I can ask him to be quick in renewing my mind.I choose to redefine my suffering&suffer sometimes by giving away what is mine.This weakness that is in me Lord please remove.Your strength in joy&love&faith does not weaken or improve.As long as I am in this body Lord,help me to honor you with me&what I say&do&let me never forget who I am in you,rejoice always in you!

discipline

When Max was a puppy I had to teach him what was wrong.Some say its bad.It was sad.Good thing it didnt take long.Kind of like my son.He didnt even grovel,cry or complain.The best child you've ever seen.Once he understands he's got a plan to please his old man.He finds his way now&then&he is comin up a good man.Max is a good friend.Thanks God for these gifts&for bein a dad that's not so hard to please.Kinda like me.

holy

Consider this possiblity:Every person is born into a world of iniquity.Our nature is a nurtured view&our nature is new like mercy every day.I was born as holy as I am now; since I spoke my mind,tore out my heart&came out of the water.The truth was in me the day God conceived me in himself then formed me like a most excellent potter.Worn,wounded or wicked I have been afflicted by my maker in bliss&painful conformity.

dont stop

Nothing can prepare you for what is going to happen tomorrow except trust in God's good graces.You may expect life to go your way but sorrow may await,confusion may complicate or anger may dominate.All I can say is this hope supercedes any doubt that God will work it out&I know that cuz I have seen it in the past:I fell in.God pulled me out.His ways are perfect&worth walking out.Today is what tomorrow is all about.

be still

Righteousness rains down&becomes merciful streams for the free to dream&give life in your crystalline river.The waterfalls of hope&love rain down from above.The innocence of a new egg.The gentleness of a dove.An arrow in your quiver.You are my deliverer,redeemer&friend.You have no beginning&no end.A good father,a faithful strong provider.I am clay in your hands.

stubborn

If you ask Jonah,he'll say there is nothing to be concerned about.The run of bad luck has nothing to do with obedience and that he can wish it all into existence cuz God will understand.getting stuck in a raging storm can cause no real harm;just deny it&keep after your will.Wishful thinking becomes a whole direction in itself.Should have waited on God a bit longer before I made that decision on whats in my vision.

tithe

The most colorful array of foliage,freedom&food climbs the walls&feeds my hungry soul everyday.Its a beautiful relationship;I get all I want from it&it doesnt complain if i cut it,kill it,strip it,burn it or eat it whole.Yes,I can have it all;everything just the way I like it for free.All i have to do is give the first&best I receive to the one who gives it all to me enthusiastically,faithfully&abundantly.

seeker

You dont wanna give up,let loose,give in or come close to bein a hypocrite.Strange people all happy&clapping speaking a foreign language.Men seem weird&weak&women whimsical queens so excited bout how problems dont matter but clear bout how to progress from here.It all seems a bit too much.This Christianity crutch is tough to steer.Nevermind all that:its just how it appears.Look in the book&ask until truth is clear.

integrated

Dear God,friends,future wife,brothers,sons,Dad,step mom,keeper of the faith,I woke up early tonight&I hope I'm not too late to say I am so lonely&I need you so much.I cant live this life alone or find wholeness in my telephone.It may seem that I am a rock,an island in the stream but I need your presence&your touch.I'll go back to bed since I said what I needed to say.I hope to see you tomorrow or another day.

offhand

In order to be blameless you'd hafta remain defameless of all human beings&not show favoritism,ethnocentrism or preferential treatment.A statement of opinion without mercy within one's countenance&wounding,harming or hating just once with no apology&darkness creeps in,saliva turns to blood&stains your garment:explain to God what your heart meant&'for long you'll repent;that is,unless you think you are God&President.

on sale

Life can be tough,no doubt about it.Living in the shadow of death in a land that assaults your conscience for the slightest negative circumstance that doesnt match up to the desired cultural norms,dissillusionment can be hard to shake off even when you have had enough stinking thinking.Prideful wounds you keep licking are tricking you out of life worth living.Just be yourself.No one is truly winning,Satan is jeering.

graft

If life was good,what would that look like?Would you be perfectly naked in a warm place where you were together but alone with no fear of the unknown,no probing eye but completely known from the outside in with no sin&no reason to cry?Its where I began,where flaming swords flash in circular motion guarding the entrance to a garden,&where love was created&set into motion.Adam is as good as I.

thanks

Some dreams will never come true:who you marry,what you do,the highest level of satisfaction&approval.When you look back however you can see how blessed you have been,how things worked out in the end,how you were saved the trouble by lessons learned in troubling times&how others have been so kind.Whatever your dream find peace of mind.

tacit notions

Lord,help me accept the things I cannot change.There oughta be a law that would make abominations so disdainful others would refrain from immoral behavior.Ladies&gentlemen thats why we have a Savior.You cannot change it&neither could a law so please move on&discover how to help them get better,maybe give a portion;not fixing on taxes,federal dysfunction&abortion.Dont get lost in that battle.

rumors

Evolution was never meant to be a solution to the mystery of God.That would be an extrapolated theological interpretation of an exercize in marine biology;others added that fallacy.I'm suprised Christians give it one minutes contemplation;as if it has enough relevance,power or wisdom to be of some competition.If beauty... is for survival&growth a transition,where are the half-evolved specimens right now?Like short cows.

Jesus

I made someone a priority that made me an option.I spoke the truth but was labeled a liar;walked the wire for no respect.I fell for someone that hated me,gave to a theif&let someone waste my time for their benefit.For all these Satan would love to make me a failure,make me regret&make me ponder the loss.For all these have not been fatal for I live in the shadow of the cross the battle is won&no love is lost.

Simple

How do eggs become egg noodles? What are chives? How does sour cream become sour? What sound does a rabbit make? Where does tar come from? Should I know more than I do? If so, what do I need to know? What do turkeys do with their time? What do blind people dream about? Why do some mothers hate their children? What does... total freedom look like? If I prophecy and no one hears me is it a valid prophecy?

outward focus

With one eye to the sky watching the road I packed my lies away one by one.I thought I needed money fit snug beside i live for my honey in the box labeled idols;it was heavy so I set wishful thinking&denial on top.I am not worthy made the rear end drop&threw sparks the whole way.I left them all but as I walked away I saw ten loaded trucks going the other way&shook my head in dismay.I could have prayed for them today.

tree

For God so loved 548,695,362,256,147,845,996,352 people the last 10,000 thousand years,He committed love suicide&fell again for awesome&beautiful,wicked&fearful cowards full of pride in self-deprecation,murderous envy&self-righteousness saving some for his purpose&waiting on others.Brothers,could we learn from those women of pure intention,children of adoration&bold men of compassionate passion&fearful consternation?

now

A few things in life holding power:nuclear bombs,moms,family,extended family,origin of family,culturalabnormality,spirituality,friends,peers,religion,education,dysfunction,socioeconomic position,health systems,political systems,legal systems,science,schism,mass media,diarrhea,hysteria,the ocean,devotion,commodities,little ditties,a dove,a tree,weather globally,military,technology.Where is love? Where is me?

arrow

Passion is the generator that gives love the power to do right,silence gives power to disillusionment.Such passionate truth we have in acknowledgement, such power in confession & comfort in prayer that the pain of change is bearable&self-denial possible.Passion built on fear of rejection,desires of grandeur,pet knowledge,self-delusion&subterfuge are discerningly ostensible.Never put faith in what is not sensible.

affect

This deep smoldering lava cracking my soul filling my chest consuming my heart spewing out my mouth is no longer disappointment,fear,anger,tears&doubt;I was looking for rewards right now.For all my toil,want&despair a river of peace came&put the fire out.Now I sing like noone is listening&love like i never been hurt.My joy is pure:help to the poor&hope to the world,more rewards than I could have found.

Cherub

Symbolism in Genesis taken in earnest reflection over a clear pool of perfection can offend noone.What if this place was still the garden&noone ate the grapes of wrath?Red,white&blue means this country&a cherub means one diety:sown in gold thread on purple velvet in the inner chamber of the temple.100 naked babies flying carelessly:simple clarity in imagery giving unlawful carnal knowledge a bath.

unemployment

A man loses his donkey&cant get to town.Is he now a worthless clown?Crops failed in rain&hail his children ate rutabaga&hung possum&squirrel tail on their Winabaga.Is that a shame?Stuck diggin a ditch draining field&furrow,shooting homemade arrows narrowly missing the burro.Is he an insurance risk?If he went lame would you feed his kids&run his plow&disk or pay to fix his herniated disk?What kind of love is this?