Knock and the Door Opens (next day repost)

It’s true, when a door is closed,

somewhere windows are opened.

When rigid floors shutter,

it makes glass ceilings shatter.

And again, if not knocked,

the door will remain locked.

Persistence is required

to embrace what’s desired.

I must go through the portal

to engage the immortal

… to enter I stay open

and courageously hope in.

The door is an access

but not to what to possess;

I don’t know where the door leads

but, rest assured meets my needs.

Careful though, when I knock

I might be in for a shock,

when the door opens wide.

it’s in love I must abide.

Knock and the Door Opens

It’s true, when a door is closed,

somewhere windows are opened.

When rigid floors shutter,

it makes glass ceilings shatter.

And again, if not knocked,

the door will remain locked.

Persistence is required

to embrace what’s desired.

I must go through the portal

to engage the immortal

… to enter I stay open

and courageously hope in.

The door is an access

but not to what to possess;

I don’t know where the door leads

but, rest assured meets my needs.

Careful though, when I knock

I might be in for a shock,

when the door opens wide.

it’s in love I must abide.

Seek and Find (next day repost)

What do I want of God?

(Surely, God must see the fraud

Clearly, God must hear the lie)

Make it well before I die!

Seek and I will surely find,

but selfishness will bind.

So, strive for what I need

and then with care proceed.

In prayer, I must reply

but not mindlessly comply…

To endure what is in store

I trust God to restore.

So often, when I pray;

God must do what I say.

Some prayers are denied answers

subject to God’s enhancers.

What does God want for me?

First, what God sees truly see;

and, what God hears really hear –

be one and live without fear.

Seek and Find

What do I want of God?

(Surely, God must see the fraud

Clearly, God must hear the lie)

Make it well before I die!

Seek and I will surely find,

but selfishness will bind.

So, strive for what I need

and then with care proceed.

In prayer, I must reply

but not mindlessly comply…

To endure what is in store

I trust God to restore.

So often, when I pray;

God must do what I say.

Some prayers are denied answers

subject to God’s enhancers.

What does God want for me?

First, what God sees truly see;

and, what God hears really hear –

be one and live without fear.

Ask and Receive (next day repost)

My God’s intervention

depends on intention;

just like my submission

is humble commission.

Submission is open voice

intervention does not foist.

… I submit for approval

God does not bamboozle.

I abide by planning

without manipulating.

Yielding is submission.

Joining is intervention.

Ask and receive accesses

and two standards addresses,

good through expectation

and bad through presumption.

Worldly gain indulges –

God’s clarity obliges.

Meddling serves common good –

Love restores greater good.

Ask and Receive

My God’s intervention

depends on intention;

just like my submission

is humble commission.

Submission is open voice

intervention does not foist.

… I submit for approval

God does not bamboozle.

I abide by planning

without manipulating.

Yielding is submission.

Joining is intervention.

Ask and receive accesses

and two standards addresses,

good through expectation

and bad through presumption.

Worldly gain indulges –

God’s clarity obliges.

Meddling serves common good –

Love restores greater good.

Assured – Psalm 86 (next day repost)

Listen to my plea and answer me,

   for I am weak and vulnerable, and I need your protection.

You are my God; and I am your servant, who trusts you.

Have compassion on me and give me mercy,

   I turn to you for solace, bring joy to your servant.

Be a balm for my heart and a tonic for my soul

You are forgiving and forbearing,

   your love is present always in all ways.

There is none like you, no deeds can compare with yours.

You have made the cosmos We adore you;

   We are honored by your presence.

You are holy and do marvelous wonders; you alone are God.

Accompany me, my Mother

   and I will walk in and with your truth;

   give me an undivided heart,

   that I may be not one, not two, with you.

I will praise you, my Lady, with all my heart;

   always in all ways

For you embrace me with love;

   and keep me out of harm’s way.

You are a compassionate and gracious God,

   slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

Turn to me, I need your mercy, save this child of faith.

We have received many graces and blessings

   and ask for more graces and blessings

Assured (Psalm 86)

Listen to my plea and answer me,

   for I am weak and vulnerable, and I need your protection.

You are my God; and I am your servant, who trusts you.

Have compassion on me and give me mercy,

   I turn to you for solace, bring joy to your servant.

Be a balm for my heart and a tonic for my soul

You are forgiving and forbearing,

   your love is present always in all ways.

There is none like you, no deeds can compare with yours.

You have made the cosmos We adore you;

   We are honored by your presence.

You are holy and do marvelous wonders; you alone are God.

Accompany me, my Mother

   and I will walk in and with your truth;

   give me an undivided heart,

   that I may be not one, not two, with you.

I will praise you, my Lady, with all my heart;

   always in all ways

For you embrace me with love;

   and keep me out of harm’s way.

You are a compassionate and gracious God,

   slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

Turn to me, I need your mercy, save this child of faith.

We have received many graces and blessings

   and ask for more graces and blessings

Bleak – Psalm 102* – (Next Day Repost)

My God, hear me and listen to my outcry.

My heart is hurt and my soul is troubled

My days are wasted, and I cannot concentrate.

I am bewildered and need your help.

I am unsettled and want You to answer me.

I am totally distracted,

and I cannot get anything done.

I lie awake and cannot sleep.

I am losing it and cannot go on like this,

everyone makes fun of me and talks behind my back.

I know that you are upset with me

and I regret not abiding by your will.

You raised me up and then flung me down.

Have mercy on me and pity my desperate heart,

I have learned my lesson and I truly do fear the Lord.

Let this be my legacy;

Your will be done.

May all peoples, including those yet unborn,

know, love, and serve God,

who hears the groans of the demoralized and answers their prayers

*Reprayed in my voice