MaddogPoetry

Resolve to Amend

I tend to want to fix

what’s wrong,

of course, the problem is

what I see amiss.

While dysfunction

suits me well,

disordered affections

must be resolved.

Grateful consolation

changes

me, makes me different,

and I’ll never be the same.

Accepting desolation

alters

the prescripted fit

with a measured response.

Indifference to outcomes

adjusts

the working order

to include all.

Yielding to restoration

modifies

my responsibility

to the greater good.

I face shortcomings,

embrace pardon,

and exercise freedom –

I resolve to amend.

No Hate

erase hate –

Embrace Peace.

For hate is selfish animosity,

Peace is selfless Charity.

animosity infects and perverts

with bitterness.

Charity cleanses and restores

with pleasantness.

hate fills with fear and dread,

Peace holds with faith and trust

animosity rules with quid pro quo

in the name of Justice.

Charity stands for acceptance

on behalf of Mercy.

hate hurts and harms,

Peace hears and heals.

animosity competes

and needs to own.

Charity contributes

and wants to share.

demote hate –

Promote Peace.

What I Want

God, have pity on me

for I am a sinner.

Help me, to love always

in all ways.

Help me, to be aware of Your call

and attentive with my answer.

Let me see

what You see

Let me hear

what You hear

Give me, the courage

to praise, reverence, and serve You

Give me the patience

to continue despite my lack of awareness

Give me the strength

to persevere and find harmony with You

Let it be so

Evolution

us loving God

does not make us good.

God loving us

makes us good.

Love changes –

blessings count

and graces exceed,

we rise and we fall.

For the common good,

imprints and imposes

a quid pro quo justice…

and retribution rules.

Love changes –

mutations

are random expressions

of relationship.

For the greater good,

expands and expects

a merciful justice…

and restoration embraces.

Love changes –

with God, we evolve

trust the goodness,

enjoy the harmony.

Hesitation

Those, who hesitate, lose.

Those, who cultivate, find.

As a steward, I must be careful,

Harvests just return ill-gotten fruits,

the real yield is a revelation.

The genuine find is not measured

in accounting profits and losses,

rather, realized in possibility.

Hesitation demands a delay,

it fails to share and defers action

indulging in selfish quid pro quo.

The genuine find is not measured

by my brinkmanship’s wins and losses,

but, apprehended in embracing.

Cultivation abides, as with friends,

fosters accord and promotes union

inculcating selfless assurance.

Those, who hesitate, miss.

Those, who cultivate, seek.

Prayer

Some demand with hubris.

Some expect with humility.

Perchance the same words

but such different instants.

“…all those who exalt themselves

will be humbled,

those who humble themselves

will be exalted.”[1]

We have sinned

and we are in need of help.

Beyond reciting words,

Prayer calls from the heart.

“…humbling oneself is difficult.

It demands so much of the heart.

It is such a pulling

and tugging at self-love… [2]

Many go astray –

they speak without listening.

The window of the soul

is blind without reflection.

“…But humbling has a wonderful effect

that makes us very dear to God.

It has a wonderful effect

that cleanses the remnants of sin.”[3]

We can look back,

We do have memory,

We are responsible –

Ask and we will receive.

[1] Luke 18: 13-14

[2] Father Judge Meditations p. 251

[3] Ibid p. 251

Our Mother (Psalm 50)

Our Lady speaks

from the sun’s rising to its setting.

She shines forth with perfect beauty.

She bids the heavens above

and beckons the earth below.

Listen to Her.

“Come to me,

genuflect and sacrifice

for we have a covenant.

My children,

I testify on your behalf,

I am God, your God.

I know every bird,

and every creature,

you are all mine.

I, too, hunger and thirst

but I do not make demands,

only gentle expectation.

Give thanks,

don’t worry, be happy,

be true to our word.

On the day of trouble;

I will deliver you,

and show you great kindness.

Prepare the way,

see with my eyes

and I will give you consolation.”

Open Windows

God,

there are too many walls,

too many locked doors,

too many glass ceilings.

Help me, God,

to move the blind and let the light in.

I want to see what you see.

to open the window and let the fresh air in.

I want to breathe in your grace

God,

give me the courage to walk with the marginalized,

the strength to overcome my bias and prejudice,

and the patience to deal with those

who forsake our brothers and sisters.

Help me, God,

to persevere when obstacles block me,

to persist when complications confuse me,

to refocus when distractions sidetrack me

to find a way.

God,

give me the equanimity to press on

when I’m told, ‘no’

and the prudence to not be over-confident

when I’m told ‘yes’.

Help me, God,

to always be willing to listen

to hear what you hear.

to talk the talk and walk the walk

to be a power for good

God,

I am grateful for your grace,

appreciate your blessings

and celebrate our harmony.

Help me, God,

to be in perfect union,

not one, not two.

To be kind and gentle

resting assured with your love