A Soul Cleansing

I sense a life before
peripheral of present being -- 

Witnessed the Very Cross!  
Yet to recoup Virtue's loss,
a soul injury indeterminable

Blessing, no crime lives forever

No sin a spirit’s annihilation

Wrong may bleed for generations
suture~ thankful a benevolent God -- 

“Eat not your own heart”

Conscience no judge nor final jury

God loved us from the start

His grace man’s inevitable victory --
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Wolf Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So beautiful, Joe. A FAVE for me. Thanks, Gershon
DiMino Avatar
June 21, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Thank you, Gershon; made my day. Blessings!
George Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
God's grace is our shield and armour. He is all forgiving. He won't dump us in hell even if we are sinners. That's my hope too.
DiMino Avatar
June 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Wise and loving words. Thank you, Valsa; have a great Sunday. Blessings.
Etgen-Baker Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
where would any of us be without God's amazing grace. Faving.
DiMino Avatar
June 21, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Thank you, Sara; how are your magazine articles coming along? Keep me up to day if you can. I would like to be supportive. Blessings.
Maverick Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Lean on the Lord, and trust not your..Or Our own understanding..A teaching that Springs to mind.? Then there is if we judge ourselves..If.!! Then we shall not Come under judgement.' Then there are the clay pots Jeremiah watched the potter form ( some to be used..Others To be smashed up Joe Dimino..I do not Know all.' I always am willing to listen I got the seeds of a poem earlier due in no small measure to our discussions i Will pray for the words to be realased to me..Maybe we will see more.? For me its only Gods discernment that matters All blessings brother.'
DiMino Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Great comments, Joe; lots of good references you give us. Food for thought. Thank you. I have been smashed up many times in my life...we cannot assume it means complete destruction. Spirit is in every atom of being, no matter how or where transformed. Where there is motion there is a degree of consciousness -- complete stillness does not exist.
Dietrich Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
God is so merciful. Just so long as we profess our faith. Amazing grace!
DiMino Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Indeed, love him and profess having faith in His Justice and Wisdom. Thank you, Andrea. Even to the faithless.
Empress Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 10:51 AM
“ “Eat not your own heart” wow what a powerful line! That will stay with me for a while dear Joe. Much needed light i felt through your words, woven in such a soulful manner like always! Pleasure reading you today. Sending you light always
DiMino Avatar
June 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Hi Empress; that is a near quote from very old Sacred writings. Eat not thine own heart. In other words, don't persecute yourself. To recall hurt is yet to be controlled by the Hurter. We cannot change the past...but we can stop crucifying ourselves on the Cross of Bad Memory. We don't have to understand and work through everything.
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