To my children and grandchildren,
Ask God to help you forgive.
When you experience hate or hurt any day.
Human pride hates to admit,
That we are a "Fleshy Mess!"
Watch the news there's nothing to guess.
We are made to be like our Creator,
Designed for caring and love.
That's why we must cast our eyes above.
Countless times I've been hurt and betrayed,
And I done that to others too.
Guilt, anger and shame, all feel the same,
That's the conscience God put in me and you.
God's children pointing fingers, saying the other is bad,
Claiming we're the one hurt or does good.
But God knows all are corrupt from Adam's fall,
And we'll never do right as we should.
Forgiveness is the key, to set the soul free,
Let guilt bring drop you to knee's where you belong.
Simply confess. "Lord, we're all part of this mess,
Please forgive me for my part in doing wrong!"
The Mesopotamians,
The birthplace of writing, building the ziggurats and palaces.
The Greeks,
Warriors and philosophers, diverse in their ways of thinking.
The Romans,
Masters of conquests and destruction.
The Egyptians,
With creative minds and architectural prowess.
All are different and diverse.
But they still all believe that they are the one.
They believe that they are the protagonists of our world.
Portraying their stories in their own immaculate light,
Shining in their versions of stories mixed with lies,
As the centre and hero of the story.
The apostle Paul makes this appeal
to all who were Christians at this time
they were to present themselves sacrificially
living holy lives pleasing to the divine
This was to be their spiritual worship
just as God had ordered them to be
for God looks for purity in His worship
only in His mercy can we be set free
God's message is at this time
is to this world be not conformed
have no idols but only God alone
make your mind to be transformed
Learn well in discerning God's will
so be instructed to know by His test
then what's good, acceptable, and perfect
making this a continuous quest
In summary, bring yourself to God
be truly a living sacrifice for your Lord
this is God's requirement for His own
so be living for God lifting your sword
(" I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.")
Romand 12: 1-2 (ESV)
The Romans could have saved their empire,
If only there had been fewer forests,
For their enemies to hide in.
In open land they reined supreme,
Raging rivers they tamed,
Swamps they drained,
Deserts and mountain ranges,
They found ways to cross,
And tunneling had them at the top of their game.
With their state-of-the-art war machines,
No other army could compete,
But with Archimedes long dead,
And Leonardo da Vinci yet to be born,
They were doomed to be short of chainsaws,
To cut down enough trees,
For their enemies to come out and play,
On the Romans home ground.
'Mid twilight's tapestry, hearts intertwine,
A dance of spirits' grace, a love's embrace,
Romance revealed, an ageless tale divine,
In murmured oaths, they claim their rightful space.
Beneath the crescent moon's soft argent gleam,
Their fingertips meet, igniting hidden fires,
Like fireflies that in meadows cast a dream,
Their love's pure luminescence never tires.
Through whispered secrets traded 'neath high stars,
Their faith takes flight on hope's celestial breeze,
As constellations craft love's avatar,
Two souls set sail where only seraphs please.
In every touch, in glances deftly snatched,
Their romance blooms, by fate's own hand dispatched.
Augustus was on his way to conquer her people
powerful Nubian Queen Amanirenas
launched her own surprise attack on the Romans
lead army of thirty thousand
conquered three Roman Cities
The starting point is one:sixteen
God’s power through faith foreseen
One:seventeen’s righteous decree
Salvation by faith is the key
Three:twenty-three indicts us all
Sin’s “glory of God” shortfall
Four:three is Abraham’s lead
Faith the only righteous deed
Five:eight provides a Substitute
Sin had left us destitute
God’s love delivered up His Son
The payment for sin is done
Sidestep death in six:twenty-three
Eternal Life in Christ is free
No condemnation in eight:one
Never separated from God’s Son
Ten:nine-and-ten is the TNT
“Salvation power for faith in Me”
With your mouth you confess it
With your heart you accept it
“Believe My promises” in ten:thirteen
Jesus Christ our go-between
Faith in Him the only condition
For Kingdom of God admission
ROMANS 5:8
Christ died for us all
while we were still sinner's so,
God showed love to us
~
God showed His love to,
us while we were yet sinners
Christ died in our place
~
merciful His love
giving us abounding grace
Christ so died for us
2/18/2023
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2023©
The column of Romans came from the east
They mowed down our stone structures
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
We were all intimidated as the amphitheater fell
This was totally unexpected and frightening.
We ran from them for there was no choice
They had the power, and they were fierce
We were minions, who only knew tools
We did not know weaponry or war
And we did not want to.
God has a clear charge here in view
not always be judge over anyone ever
this is looking at persons with love
to judge wrongly ain't at all too clever
Despite all that's been said
God calls you to judge aright
with a sound mind right on cue
learn well the fall of the night
Be sure not to hold back your brother
meaning never be a stumbling block
always show grace following grace
speak kindly in all your talk
Give no opportunity or occasion
to fall on your brother's way
be a replica of your Lord and saviour
whose words we all would want to say
So learn well the divine attitude
to be always a servant for all
be as a Jesus disciple always was
available and willing as is God's call
("Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. ") - Romans 14: 13 (ESV)
Happy is he who is not condemned,
By that which he allows in his life;
For he who adhears to the laws of God,
Will gain peace of mind and long life.
But he who is prone to go with the flow,
Will oft find himself perplexed,
By troubles and problems he could have avoided,
And often his spirit is vexed;
For the ways of the world are fickle, my friend,
And one must be wise to survive,
The slings and the arrows of enemies who hide,
In ambush where they sneak and connive,
To bring out in you what is found in them,
So choose your friends wisely and live.
Take from the world the good things in life,
And strain out the bad like a sieve.
Though we're not here to judge our neighbors and friends,
We have God Almighty to please.
Remember this well and you won't go to Hell,
If you lay down with dogs you'll get fleas.
I
Before Jesus I loved Veda and Vairagya
Detach here, attach to Transcendental there
Practice with people, prophesying Jesus:
Do not JUDGE. But how to avoid such?
II
Buddhism bestowed the key, as Paul
Did in Epistles. Reading Romans 12
"Renew your mind, do not conform -
Be transformed." Mindfulness my gain
And complaint: I ought to see, sense, hear
Still not put labels to lots of stimuli? No
III
Yes, I fail. Especially education is
All about labels and labeling: no name
Means we have no handle. So why not
Go on doing life without labeling? Alone;
Is the only way. Detach, then attach:
I tried once with a prof. "I won't tell
My name. You'll forget anyway." Youth!
Romans 10 verse 13
The world remains in crisis
Who is to save our doom days
For we can't cope any more
With this system
Around us are rumours of deaths
Our busy cities are nothing more
But a ghost town today
Fear rooms inside our head
And mind
Cos this era bleeds confusion
Who is to save our doom days
For those in charge
Are full of deceit
They bleed illusion
Their ideas are not
Friendly to our humanity
Our peaceful life is
Gradually turning sow
And bitter each day
While we panic
We are told to be hopeful
With no change
What a time
A time of doom
Who will save the world
For the sake of this quest
I got a massage
And this massage is found in
Romans 10 verse 13
Quote
For who ever calls on the name
Of the lord God
Shall be saved
fish run through the water to perish. carrying life to the basin. the river’s forthcoming. the entrance to man’s dancing on the rocks, sprinkled as a trail. the romans set stronger stones. built a coliseum that remains. who killed caesar? cobblestone tracks, rough and demanding, are our sovereignty. copied. democracy copied. dying.
fate planned by moments. shoved and dragged by opportunity. swinging from the sky by strands. an angel’s wing exclaims, “destiny is an unsettled promise”. a delusion, and not by casualty. sent to mankind by our own invention. the formulation of a god and government.
Nero fiddled, Rome burned
Washington quibbled, Americans learned
to buy a gun to defend their homes
and a great big hose for fires that roam
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