Why Not We Begin Today Part 3

~~ ~~ Looked- ~~ ~~ down-deep- ~ ~~~~ within, ~~~~ ~~~ cried ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ out-for-Jesus-itself for-the-first- -~~~~~~~ time no please; ~~ no... no-more; ~~ please Jesus God, no make-it-stop; carrying-with-it and knowing- for certain if-but-for-but-only- for-a-moment- the-painful- ~~~~ result, ~~~~ of-its flight from-this- ~~~~ truth; ~~~~ from its listless, and-purely- senseless, movement- ~~ of aggression, ~~ sharing, the-feeling also- ~ felt; by its devotion to ~ ~ this. By ~ ~ allowing ~ ~~ itself-to-live exclusively, in-this-fruitless, indifference, truly-stubborn, and inconclusive; ~ erroneous- ~ ~ illusion! ~ ~~ And what if it did long to ~~ know and moved-never to forget; the-humble-cry-from-the-hearts, the-needs-of-the-many, hurting, the innocent answered, living dying, fading-away amid the- battle-raging-war-on-them, inside-its-eroding prison; amid the echos of their souls-emptiness; hoping praying-quietly, to-have- the-righteous-comfort- of-their-lost-lives,- ~ again ensured. ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Screaming out why, ~ ~ far-and-wide-high-and- ~ low-in-the-dark; trembling ~ alone in the cold, searching- ~ ~ frantically, for the truth... lost; ~ gone awry, totally amiss, being ~ the only obvious; driving question, ~ pounding away... relentlessly; ~ ~ stripping-them-of-their-freedom ~ squandering-the-treasures of- ~ ~~ their-stolen-security ~~ ~ and fullness-of-spirit. ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ So what if love joy and hope, honesty and patience; consideration, ~ generosity mercy and- ~ forgiveness, compassion-, ~~ and unconditional- ~~ ~~~ understanding, ~~~ ~~~ and the-beauty- ~~~ ~~ revealed-in the-way ~~ ~~ of their-faithfulness- ~ ~~ to-the-very-principal, ~ ~~ of-remaining-open, ~~ ~~ brought-bitter-hate ~ ~ to-its-knees? To finally- ~ acknowledge-this; and- in-surrendering; it was- ~ transformed-and made- ~ again through-this. To-be ~~~ accepting. Was- ~~~ ~ willing, to-work-as well setting-them-free, living- as-one-with-them as it strived for the perfection the protection, of these ~~ greater things? ~~ Oh-yes! What then? Could be? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_YJhmGKTxk&feature=related
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December 11, 2010 at 3:16 PM
I invite you to read: http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poems_by_poet.aspx?ID=6883 as well investigate as to why I ask you of this, "please":. I am so honored you have stopped by friend you have blessed me-yes - I wish as well to bless you. ~ Love ~ James ~ (or if you will) ~ e v e r y o n e 1 ~
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December 11, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Wonderful layout with nice devotional thoughts, James
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