Expressing the inexpressible
“I am so anxious that you have an invincible kindness”[1] Show all sincere esteem Give all the kindness of gentleness and patience. What joy we will live! What blessedness we will have! For kindness begets kindness[2] What holds us? It’s love. Bound by God’s love Our hearts beat as one in the […]
Read More Practice Kindnessalas. I realized I was praying as a child and I had to embrace praying as a grown up “That Tax Collector was a very bad man; if all the Pharisee said was true. But Jesus chooses the wicked one and rejects the prideful one.”[1] indeed, it is not about being wicked or […]
Read More JustifiedPaul says, “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child…” The truth was incomplete – the covenant was a contract. God’s intervention was a quid pro quo and my understanding was delusional. “When I grew up…” I talk like a grown-up, […]
Read More Good NewsWe sing in unison, then settle in to “Play ball” He turns and squats before Her, he bows his head and prays “Help me”, he asks silently, “I beg you, keep me whole.” Ready, he springs to his feet, filled with Her mercy He plays with abandon on his toes […]
Read More ShortstopThe heart of forgiveness is mercy. The key to embracing forgiveness is embracing healing atonement. Forgiveness cannot be demanded. “Woe is me” and “it’s because of you” wallows in the past and holds me back. Mercy is love just for the asking. It does not require permission – “I’m sorry” is completed with […]
Read More ForgivenessShe is above the law and does not wear a badge. she is beyond the rule and does not need a shield. With wide open eyes, she mocks blind justice. With wide open arms, she gives peace and mercy. Without empty threats, she feels my pain with me. Without leaving a scar, she […]
Read More Fiercehttps://www.amazon.com/Expressing-Inexpressible-3-Carl-Maulbeck/dp/1794501126/ Justice speaks the truth Justice is blind with ears covered Mercy is shocked with mouth covered Justice gives nothing and takes it all. Mercy takes nothing and gives it all. Mercy listens with respect and convenes with a fiat Justice will not hear of it and adjourns with a quid pro […]
Read More EmpathySeeing with the eyes of God, I peer through my own façade. Accepting my personal role, I wonder what does God see through the window of my soul. Listening without deflection, I shudder in realizing, I am divine reflection. The beauty of the flower is its awesome blossoming, standing tall in a […]
Read More … with the Eyes of GodMercy Sitting there in the Square ruined and disheveled, cloaked in drab failure, passers by pass by One stops and stoops and with extended hand says, “Tell me about it,” and sits to listen. “I took the coin and I ran, spending it all without care, and by myself, I was a winner. Now, look […]
Read More MercyJustice speaks the truth Mercy hears the truth Justice is blind with his ears covered Mercy is shocked with her mouth covered Justice gives nothing and takes it all. Mercy has nothing to give and gives it all. Mercy listens with respect and convenes with a fiat Justice will not hear of it and adjourns […]
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