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Independence

Truth is trustworthy – we the people uphold freedom and liberty Freedom pursues harmony… Liberty seeks peace… Serving the common good Fulfills needs and satisfies wants in the pursuit of happiness. Inalienable rights suggest a greater good to behold with attentive awareness. Freedom kindly submits… Liberty graciously responds… Startingly submission involves initiative with detachment. HeartilyContinue reading “Independence”

Independence

Reflection

i see my outlook in the water’s Reflection i pause and linger listening in Contemplation awed by vision’s breadth unlike a mirror the Wind plays with the image rippling with clarity squinting i focus the Image and Likeness realized restores fluency in peace i settle to Ruminate the appearance chewing on insight’s cud it isContinue reading “Reflection”

Paradox – Halfway

There are always possibilities on my life’s way Never arrived belittles the endless journey. The end, indeed, is not in sight, we are here and thus… not all there. A prolonged path is not a lack of advancement; rather, it’s a lovely outcome to following a divine call. Advancing truth is always an unfinished task,Continue reading “Paradox – Halfway”

Messenger

Sometimes the messenger needs to remember to not shoot the messenger. When the Message is heard, the messenger is polite – without rudeness, direct, without smoke and mirrors. Life is conflicting Truth… thwarting community. Love holds opposing Word… dancing with divergence. When the Message is real, the messenger must educe – a heartfelt response, notContinue reading “Messenger”

mountaintop

what we seek is seen from the Peak the ascent is alarming and the threat exhausting but the beauty beheld on the Way is enchanting the precipice menaces as we cling to a cliff and teeter on the brink we embrace the Divine gift we cannot procrastinate and continue to climb to see what isContinue reading “mountaintop”

Hear Me! (Psalm 120)

I call on you, my God, in my distress, please answer me. save me, my God from the lying lips and deceitful tongues of the willful, who surround me. Their lying is not helpful, their deception is unkind, Make them listen, their unfaithfulness is hurtful. pierce their hearts withContinue reading “Hear Me! (Psalm 120)”

Help! (Psalm 130)

Out of the depths I cry to you, My God, hear me. Be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, kept a record of offenses, My God, who could stand? But, with you there is forgiveness; therefore, you are feared. My soul waits for you, O God, and I need your protection, My soulContinue reading “Help! (Psalm 130)”

Lighthouse

On life’s way, there are many ports, our destiny is a journey with stop-overs and passing-throughs. Some places I have to be… and others I want to make On the way, I hug the shoreline, keeping watch that the coast is clear, letting the current carry me. The lessons learned while a sea… make possibleContinue reading “Lighthouse”

Faith’s Fruit

Joy comes from security. Joy is built for tranquility. “What must I do to have eternal life?” “You know the commandments” “I have kept them since I was a child” “Sell everything you have then… come, follow me.”[1] When I answer the Call, rapt with a fearful Faith. When I am well with God andContinue reading “Faith’s Fruit”