More Humility (next day repost)

“Blessed are you

when people insult you,

persecute you and lie about you

rejoice and be glad”[1]

“No matter how something cuts,

never show by an angry flash

that you have been hurt.”[2] –

trust the process

Outcomes happen

both planned and by chance,

so, never resent anything

go the way opens.

With that said, something said

contrary to the truth,

demands a quiet resistance

and a hearty correction.

“Love humiliations

and pray for them,

be disposed

to be slighted.[3]

[1] Matthew 5: 15

[2] The Meditations of Father Judge page 284

[3] Ibid. p. 284

More Humility

“Blessed are you

when people insult you,

persecute you and lie about you

rejoice and be glad”[1]

“No matter how something cuts,

never show by an angry flash

that you have been hurt.”[2] –

trust the process

Outcomes happen

both planned and by chance,

so, never resent anything

go the way opens.

With that said, something said

contrary to the truth,

demands a quiet resistance

and a hearty correction.

“Love humiliations

and pray for them,

be disposed

to be slighted.[3]

[1] Matthew 5: 15

[2] The Meditations of Father Judge page 284

[3] Ibid. p. 284

Humility (next day repost)

“The peace of God guards my heart,

For I know how to live in humility;

of being well-fed and of going hungry,

of living aplenty and of being in need.”[1]

Humility safeguards

our spiritual life

Humility protects

our soul’s integrity.

“Humility is simply the truth.

accepting our bond with God.

Humility does not deny what we are

but attributes what we are to Him.”[2]

Humility fills us

with compassion,

Humility fulfills

with charity for all

“Humility admits what we have,

we have from God:

everything lovable, attractive,

beautiful, useful, and desirable.” [3]

[1] Philippians 4:7,12

[2] The Meditations of Father Judge page 67

[3] Ibid. p. 67

Humility

“The peace of God guards my heart,

For I know how to live in humility;

of being well-fed and of going hungry,

of living aplenty and of being in need.”[1]

Humility safeguards

our spiritual life

Humility protects

our soul’s integrity.

“Humility is simply the truth.

accepting our bond with God.

Humility does not deny what we are

but attributes what we are to Him.”[2]

Humility fills us

with compassion,

Humility fulfills

with charity for all

“Humility admits what we have,

we have from God:

everything lovable, attractive,

beautiful, useful, and desirable.” [3]

[1] Philippians 4:7,12

[2] The Meditations of Father Judge page 67

[3] Ibid. p. 67

Disorderliness (next day repost)

Full of chaotic conditions,

the duplicitous world

promotes perilous cruelty

and urges bogus loyalty.

Help me support truthful inclusions.

Full of disordered enticements,

the self-centered world

causes a tug to betray

and fosters total disarray.

Help me embrace proper inducements.

Full of tangled trespassing,

the self-absorbed world

disrupts assumed circumstances

and disturbs real consequences.

Help me sustain allied progressing.

Full of ragged untidiness,

the rancorous world

exploits systemic bigotry

and assaults stable symmetry.

Help me use measured responsiveness.

Disorderliness

Full of chaotic conditions,

the duplicitous world

promotes perilous cruelty

and urges bogus loyalty.

Help me support truthful inclusions.

Full of disordered enticements,

the self-centered world

causes a tug to betray

and fosters total disarray.

Help me embrace proper inducements.

Full of tangled trespassing,

the self-absorbed world

disrupts assumed circumstances

and disturbs real consequences.

Help me sustain allied progressing.

Full of ragged untidiness,

the rancorous world

exploits systemic bigotry

and assaults stable symmetry.

Help me use measured responsiveness.

Push – Pull (next day repost)

Lost

The Express is non-stop

The Local chooses change

Push in

Pull out

Loss

The Suppressed are abandoned

Reparation gives redemption

Push together

Pull apart

Losing

The Oppressed are silenced

Listening frees voices

Push under

Pull through

Loosening

The Dressed seek to  impress

Don’t judge  by appearances

Push on

Pull off

Trusting God (next day repost)

“We have our fill of contempt.

Our souls are more than sated

with mockery from the insolent,

with contempt from the arrogant.”[1]

“There is one joy to be

found in biting need.

There is a consolation

when under the darkest clouds.”[2]

Faced with desolation,

we have an opportunity

to trust and confide

in a good and loving God.

Trust that all will be well.

Confidence that all is well.

Our consolation

is not a quid pro quo.

In these troublesome times

we have an opportunity

with fear and trembling

to embrace Divine possibilities

[1] (Ps.123:8)

[2] Father Judge Meditations p. 65

Trusting God

“We have our fill of contempt.

Our souls are more than sated

with mockery from the insolent,

with contempt from the arrogant.”[1]

“There is one joy to be

found in biting need.

There is a consolation

when under the darkest clouds.”[2]

Faced with desolation,

we have an opportunity

to trust and confide

in a good and loving God.

Trust that all will be well.

Confidence that all is well.

Our consolation

is not a quid pro quo.

In these troublesome times

we have an opportunity

with fear and trembling

to embrace Divine possibilities

[1] (Ps.123:8)

[2] Father Judge Meditations p. 65