My hope for you

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Table of contents: October 7, 2012

Sunday, September 6, 2015

The Yearning

time lends itself to fathoms
even before its own end surrenders
earthly limits have eternal desires
revealing the longing for
something more than 'withouts'
appetites without lasting satisfaction
ends without barriers
even a beginning without an end
then without notice or regard
life impinges our assumptions
pushing questions into our consciousness
why’s douse the flame of un-reflective scurrying
pushing us beyond daily routines when
emptiness begins to fill us and
limitless tides of  needs
and desires keep recurring
without lasting fulfillment yet
are real and personal
promises planted Divinely in
our innate recesses
death’s finality and injustice
leave all seeking more than
life could possibly give
point to questions posed insistently
some finality to seeking unspoken
unwritten passions for a purpose
sense for the illogic of life
when did my time begin
not in the limits of sources known
but in the beyond
planted in my fibers
in depths beyond knowledge
how soon will seeking cease?
what will be left undone, unfulfilled?
is life destined to the constant slavery of circles?
nature yearns for super nature
being points to super Being
time to timeless
temporary love to everlasting ecstasy 
where my limitless longings
can find rest
in a never ending
joy beyond imagination wild
so meaning’s questions negate busyness
if listening is at all a value for
if all there is lays in sight
though beautiful
it fades just as winter comes and
takes the crown of colors to loss
the cries of today fade to whispers
when tomorrow dawns yesterday’s sleep
without a satisfactory ending while
caught in recurring dreams
finding our endings empty
we are most to be pitied
we ache to
live forever
find completion
for our longings
yearning beyond the
daily filling and emptying cycle of basics and passions to
find our true end beyond ourselves in the
hidden realms of our beginning
a Source for what is
for who I am and destined to become
a Creator yes but more above logic
beyond reason’s conclusions
where only revelation can enlighten that
the Supreme Being is our Abba Father
who Himself is revealed by
His Son the Savior whose
Self-sacrifice is our
initiation into a Reality inspired by 
seeking Union without end
a shared existence of evermore
dreams turning into a progression of
Passionate encounters melding into
an Eternity of Fulfillment


Friday, September 4, 2015

Abandonment

letting go of
treasures long revered as
good and holy ideals
yet rarely
spoken about
though each
cut to the chase of my
need to control
according to
my own desires
my own will
for my present and future
my "who's who" of identity
too much of me
not enough of Thee
repentance bears the
message of peace
borne in sorrow
as forgiveness is received
when
Jesus is my Lord
He saves me from my idolotry
my life is in His hands
I know He Loves me and
has a plan for my life but
I can't see it right now
there is no clarity and
hasn't been for
oh so long...
when questions about my past
aren't answered
when I don't understand
I can only surrender
not once but
incessently in weakness
despite my questions
trust is the issue
a faith beyond my abilities
a grace without earning
though storms buffet the
seas of my life
all the more does
His Love refresh
my love to increase
while seeking Him alone
as my All-in-All
my only Life
my only Hope
my only Joy
received in
Thanksgiving
day by day in
abandonment to
His Love


Saturday, March 7, 2015

Grace

beyond measure
Mercy's Gracious Gift
uplifts our weariness
like wings in
unseen drafts from
Love's embrace                                                                                             
intuitively knowing
it is all unearned
even when we
creatively initiate
we are merely responding
to His Creative Offer
He is the
-Giver
-Leader
-Savior who saves
-Lover who first Loved us
it is His Will we obey
His Direction we follow
His Power we use
His Love we give
His Mercy we offer
in hope-filled anticipation
spreading our wings
confident that
we too shall soar
that Love surely
comes as the dawn
even though we
sometimes linger with
darkened emotions
battered by storms
often beyond our control in
tests of Trust
as those who languished
between the Crucifixion
and the Resurrection
waiting
longing with
questioning expectation
unable to figure it all out
Grace
a Mystical balm
assured by
His Sacred Word
learned by repetitions
that we truly can
rely upon the One
who Lives within
a Force  without
limitations
yet Gentle in offering
an immovable Rock
upon which to
build His Kingdom
not our's
humility's requirement
removes the
bravado of self-reliance-
a deception of our enemy-
rooted in the pride of life
reluctant to let go our
reins of control to the
One who Surrendered all
for us so that we too
could walk in a Freedom
secured by Grace
freely offered
beyond measure

Reflection/Discussion:
-Are we offered Grace if we don't ask for it? Why/not?
-Where is the Gospels do you see Grace offered?
-How does self-confidence relate to Grace?
-Is Grace "felt"? When/why/not?
-What are the hinderances to Grace?
-How do feelings help or hinder our response to trials?
-How can we cooperate with Grace in midst of trials?