Give Me Grace (next day repost)

Jesus give me the grace to remember,

          “all is gift, all is grace”

I often expect you to intervene

          and give me what I want.

Instead rightfully and correctly

          You provide me with what I need.

I pray for peace and quiet

to listen intently.

I get a cacophony of distractions

          that I must hear.

I pray for affirmation

          to assure confidence.

I get challenged to amend

          that makes me change.

I pray for harmony

          to be happy and satisfied

I get unintended consequence

          that requires relentless perseverance

I pray for restoration

          to serve the greater good.

I get confronted with the common good

          that creates community.

I humbly accept these answers with gratitude

I enjoy your gifts and grace

Give Me Grace

Jesus give me the grace to remember,

          “all is gift, all is grace”

I often expect you to intervene

          and give me what I want.

Instead rightfully and correctly

          You provide me with what I need.

I pray for peace and quiet

to listen intently.

I get a cacophony of distractions

          that I must hear.

I pray for affirmation

          to assure confidence.

I get challenged to amend

          that makes me change.

I pray for harmony

          to be happy and satisfied

I get unintended consequence

          that requires relentless perseverance

I pray for restoration

          to serve the greater good.

I get confronted with the common good

          that creates community.

I humbly accept these answers with gratitude

I enjoy your gifts and grace

XIV Temperance (next day repost)

(based on Meditations on the Tarot by Anonymous)

Persevering with patience

yields a proper vision;

all things in moderation

makes for good intuition.

“I come with understanding.

to your appeal – an answer;

I have come to declare Truth

because you are beloved.” [1]

Angelines have mother’s love.

and with the “queen of the Angels”,

holds us close and keeps us well…

kisses us and makes us better.

Our guardian Angels

watch over us: all questions

resolved, all fears allayed,

all anxieties embraced

Blood enlists fidelity,

sweat entails persistence,

tears engage with compassion –

Temperance consummates.

Temptation will not avail…

“Then the devil left him

and, behold, angels came

and ministered to him.”[2]

[1] Daniel 9:21-22

[2] Matthew 4:11

XIV Temperance

(based on Meditations on the Tarot by Anonymous)

Persevering with patience

yields a proper vision;

all things in moderation

makes for good intuition.

“I come with understanding.

to your appeal – an answer;

I have come to declare Truth

because you are beloved.” [1]

Angelines have mother’s love.

and with the “queen of the Angels”,

holds us close and keeps us well…

kisses us and makes us better.

Our guardian Angels

watch over us: all questions

resolved, all fears allayed,

all anxieties embraced

Blood enlists fidelity,

sweat entails persistence,

tears engage with compassion –

Temperance consummates.

Temptation will not avail…

“Then the devil left him

and, behold, angels came

and ministered to him.”[2]

[1] Daniel 9:21-22

[2] Matthew 4:11

My Goal

I rest assured that

            God puts up with me and takes care of me

compelling me to respond with harmony.

The goal of my life is

            to do God’s will

in the service of the greater good.

My Creator asks me

            to cultivate a relationship

with the cosmos.

I am one with God

            when I am open to the Creator’s Presence

in all things all ways.

My Savior gave me

            the good news of restoration

providing reparation and renewal

Jesus taught me the blessedness

            of justice with mercy

in loving my neighbor

My Sanctifier inspires me

            to be good, to do good,

and be a power for good.

The Spirit gives me

            awareness and acceptance

with calmness and serenity.

What Do I Want

Discernment has many outcomes

and lots of possibilities.

Sometimes the choice is

between Good or Bad –

the difference

between right and wrong.

Sometimes not so easy

to do what’s correct.

Sometimes the option is

between Good or Good –

opposing goods offer

unique outcomes.

Sometimes the paths diverge

and both cannot be taken.

Sometimes the selection is

between Bad or Bad –

alas poor picks

no good can come of this.

Sometimes when all is not well

abrupt change is called for.

Sometimes the decision is

between Good or Better –

good enough

might be OK.

Sometimes all-in

can’t be achieved

Sometimes judgment is not

between either / or –

rather it’s both / and

abiding unbounded.

Sometimes detachment

includes no exclusion.

Discernment has many outcomes

and lots of possibilities.

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

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)

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