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Of course, I don’t mean guns I mean your arms, of course Lift them up to the Lord and Rejoice! Praise Him with all your heart Allow His Holy Spirit to engulf your whole being With His mighty firearms Let Him burn away your sins and pierce your soul Let Him in, Let Him in Hear ye, hear yeah Hear His almighty call And behold His mighty sword Slice away any cancerous shenanigans Immerse yourself in His love Let Him be your guiding Light Through these dark, seemingly darkest of times Don’t ever let anyone stomp out your faith Especially me, especially me It be never my intent to ever to do so Quite the opposite in facto Sure, I have my moments of doubt and pain He knows my every short coming Sure, sometimes I even faulter But rest assure, I read His Word As my daily bread for sustenance Only He is truly fulfilling He may be the only one who cares So, I bare my soul, to thee I share with you how I really feel Here’s the deal . . . I long for a Democracy of Heaven We rebel against kings in this country But that’s really not His Way, is it? He’s the King of kings! The Lord of lords! So, I humble myself to His will, and not my own Though sometimes I know not what I write But this I do know, and it just feels right “Jesus for President!” and I’ll be His running mate He’s the President of presidents! He certainly has my vote! I throw down my rug, I throw in the towel And kneel before His Grace I pray to the Prince of Peace Let this day be the day That I see His face That He grace this place, this time With His mighty Bomb of bombs His mighty Arms of arms And hug the child within us all And keep us all from harm So, tallyho! I lift my arms up in surrender He really blows my mind sometimes ‘specially when I put my trust in Him. The End.

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Date: 9/21/2024 3:53:00 AM
God Bless you! Incredible metaphors and wordplay, Mr. Wordsmith! Beautiful.
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Date: 9/4/2024 11:48:00 AM
I admire your faith brother Benjamin God bless you.
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Benjamin Bartley
Date: 9/4/2024 6:50:00 PM
And bless you for reading my best poem yet.
Date: 9/2/2024 8:49:00 AM
Dear Benjamin, your title holds a clever ironic allure. Your imagery of faith and praise is fervent, rich, eloquent and disarming. Wonderful in its word play! Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Benjamin Bartley
Date: 9/2/2024 11:11:00 AM
Thank you, Susan. Inspired by Jesus Himself. I feel this is really His poem for me and everyone to appreciate. Blessings.
Date: 9/1/2024 5:51:00 AM
I think many people's view of God is skewed by religion, both dogma and actions. On the one hand they praise the Prince of Peace, on the other the bless the arms and soldiers of every bloody war. You might like the book, Preachers present arms, by Ray Abrams. Quite an indictment. I used to be Catholic, now JW. My king truly is Jesus and the kingdom is a theocracy, way better than democracy
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Benjamin Bartley
Date: 9/1/2024 10:53:00 AM
Any suggestions to make poem even better and more biblically correct will much appreciated. Thanks for the insight. I will check out that book sometime. I admit my knowledge of the Bible is a bit rusty. Thanks for the comments.
Date: 9/1/2024 4:32:00 AM
A wonderful spoken words my dear poet friend Benjamin. He is the king of kings and so He is also the presidents of presidents. All praises and adorations to our Loving God, our Almight King and Creator on this marvelous poem. I love spoken word poems and I love this a lot. I think you're the first poet who wrote the first spoken word here at PS I didn't know we already have this form.. Thanks a lot for sharing. A fave. God bless you and your writings. To God be the Glory! Hugs
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Date: 9/1/2024 2:58:00 AM
even though I have no particular faith you sure made me smile with your witty words Benjamin:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 8/31/2024 7:43:00 PM
Amen! Peace be with you Wendy
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Benjamin Bartley
Date: 8/31/2024 7:45:00 PM
Lovely of you to say. Thx Wendy.
Date: 8/31/2024 7:40:00 PM
Such a vividly descriptive, rousing, reverent call to worship, Benjamin! Janice
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Date: 8/31/2024 7:44:00 PM
Thank you, Janice.

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