A Souls Opus, I Wait Upon the Lord

I Wait Upon the Lord


With the most blessed life I can imagine even with all 
the chronic illnesses and painful hours since 
age 8 still I have known Christ to stand in battle beside me

while I , of course, lack all knowledge of 
the workings of heaven — kingdom of Our Lord 
our cosmos  to the infinity carrying our flights the routes 

of our meanings like grains of sand like 
mustard seeds meant to become some things obviously 
of some purpose to actively affect heaven and on earth

our fellows alive to include everything with breath 
plus plants and the air which is itself breath plus 
the soil which needs hold oxygen too water comprising

the full blue of our planet  the roaring song of 
our mother of All here our mysterious lives in the Everything 
expanding Holy! his created beginning!

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the course of this life brings me to a complete 
acceptance of Holy Bible detailing  the past to our now 
and prophesies of the future the complexities

to depths with such symbolism and the untold secrets 
of heaven about which Christ knew but  would 
not unlock and only hinted to three so it is

apparently in the workings of infinity filled with hierarchies 
and powers and supremely multi-faceted forces 
begetting a war of all wars between all

Good versus Evil wherein we children on Earth with 
our meanings plus purposes have also been given 
to each Free Will that ultimately we will choose sides 

in this war so much more than questions of what if anything 
happens to us after death always centered on being 
simply the getting to and into heaven the 

“place” 
of being close to God and not to be separated 
from God that is hell all-removed from breath and 
motion and every perspective of meaning a void of all

beauty all sensing all feeling all heart soul spirit and 
especially denying every possible hope  of love  
making hell the pit of everlasting despair a burning

consequence of having chosen the denial of God! 
the exquisite ultimate omnipotent Source ruling the more 
than is concieveable by us more than we are 

ever meant to know and thus the gracing to any who by faith embraces God’s complete righteous power and plan to achieve 
the enduring reign of the living Good

thus while I am here now with some understanding 
of these  things in my soul  my mind standing stead-
fast in my choice by free will to wait upon the Lord

Praise him!  Holy!  Holy!  the promise and captain at my side 
through all these earthly afflictions he has aided me 
to survive as I now think for the benefit of

a building of my being as needed after this life 
sometimes it seems he uses suffering to teach  
to bring lessons of battling to establish strong souls as 

warriors for all Good with all the most highest of
virtues of his created for the battles on earth 
as in the universe but fought here thru love thru charity 

and compassion then fought beyond perhaps with
the same or to champion weapons of which we 
now have no comprehension perhaps involving forces 

of creation  as he directs Our obedience through 
by faith by free will fully given as children of our one 
 living redeeming faithful most Holy Lord and King —

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(c) sally Young eslinger 1/2021
Thanks be to God

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 1/26/2021 1:10:00 AM
I read of your suffering on another poem and one cannot but admire your faith in God. Offer all your suffering for poor sinners and you will gain eternal bliss. ~ ~
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Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/27/2021 8:34:00 AM
Thank you, Victor. I got back to my intercessory prayer this a.m. but have started with kids with cancer as I’ve been earnested doing so for a3-yr old over a yr. wrote the haiku series for her, due to you. Thanks again. The sinners next.
Date: 1/25/2021 10:07:00 PM
Beautiful thoughts on our Lord, His word, His will, and faith. Captivating, Sally!
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Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/27/2021 8:38:00 AM
Evelyn, I am moved by your words! I know how deeply you believe! I have a PhD Christian counselor& we hash over my poems & soul every 10 days. Very comforting. Hugs, my friend!
Date: 1/25/2021 7:24:00 PM
A poem full of faith, sally, So needed in these times of suffering.
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Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/27/2021 8:41:00 AM
Harry, thank you! That was the idea...the Lord’s inspiration keeps me busy...and breathing.
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