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I am not a terrorist
Nor angry, avid Baptist
Not a bloke on a “watch out” list
Just overweight.
I am not a vicious killer
Won’t find me a Hades filler
Sometimes even a “God willer”
Still, often dumb.
Never lost to hesitate
Got some good things as I wait
Chasing sense instead of fate
Somewhat forgetful.
My soul is never just “all’s well,”
Yet far from a devil’s hell
I zip my lip more than I tell
I can be quite boring.
Life is not about the race
Who we follow or do we chase
Sometimes wool and others, lace
I rejoice in my common.
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Discovering I’m not so smart
Is the more intelligent start
Shedding a needful tear
Dispels some lingering fear
Quelling the push to win
Relieves the greedy sin
For an appetite of reason
Flourishes in every season
Stopping to feel compassion
Shall always be in fashion
To escape the festering mean
By having a heart that’s clean
While replenishing the broken road
Lifting the burdensome load
Refusing to be ignored
By those cynical and bored
And dodging the critic’s choice
Maintaining a hopeful voice
For happiness is not what happens to me
But rather, the person I choose to be.
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I am not sure
Of what is truly pure
I can not attest
To all that is best
I have come to note
Not stand afar and gloat
For there is much to learn
And little time to burn
So what do I need?
Is it seed or weed?
Shall I speak
Or silently seek?
Flash a winning smile
Or refrain from all guile?
I have questions, you see
The answers evade me
For following a star
Doesn’t get me too far
And staring at the sky
Answers where, but not why
Foolishness is the schemer
Patience the redeemer
But why should I wait
For an illusive fate
Yes, now is the season
And presence the reason
Live like a man
Grab what I can
Cast to the earth
Mothered by my girth
But is there divine
In this soul of mine?
Am I a son of Eden
Or a bastard, getting even?
The answers are deep
And much too cheap
To have lasting worth
Or afford a second birth
Yet I will apply
Until at last I die
A ferocious yearning
To everything a turning
And rejoice beyond measure
When I find a hidden treasure.
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Excitement.
And then … 1619.
A Dutch trader, selling his goods along the African coast, runs across a tribesman who has no money, but is willing to give a cargo of human beings, his neighbors, as exchange for his merchandise.
The wayfaring seaman pauses, thinking. He knows he doesn’t dare return without some sort of remuneration, or face losing his job–maybe worse. He looks at the half-clothed, nervous, twitching beings in front of him. They don’t look like him.
His brain sets in motion a nasty logic:
Much to his surprise, when he returns from his journey, expecting a rebuke for his choice, he is praised for such an inventive idea and commissioned to return and do it again.
As often is the case, there is a market. Therefore we pursue it–without wondering about its ramifications.
A painful portion of poison is perpetuated upon peoplehood. They digress.
And then one day, in a crowded, heated hall, nervous men, trying to cover their apprehension with verbal boldness, agree to a document which states clearly, directly and without apology:
“All men are created equal.”
1776.
Perhaps it is the remedy for 1619.
We shall see what price they’re willing to pay…for their own convictions.
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First comes the blade
And the stalk with ear
Time brings the heat
As the harvest draws near
The trees with root
Blossom into fruit
We gather in
His bounty again
Thanks for giving
This sweet life we’re living
Hands held unite
Our hearts in joy ignite
Yes, praise with reason
For this blessed season
We gather, Spirit One
To honor Father and Son.
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As much as I enjoy traveling across the United States, meeting the fabulous collage of human beings afforded to me, one of the more difficult aspects of the journey is finding a way to end the year’s activities and partake of Thanksgiving and Christmas without depleting my coffers in the process.
And you must add onto that the fact that most of the venues which normally open their arms are particularly busy themselves, at the close of the season, with projects pre-determined.
This year we ran head-on into this dilemma. Like every other American, it appeared we were going to end up with more things in our “required” pile than we had in our “possess” pile. It was a problem. Or shall I say, it IS a problem?
It made me realize there are really three ways to handle the everyday blow-ups that happen to our well-conceived plans. The first way is what we shall refer to as “darkened.”
We fall back on our upbringing, whether conservative OR liberal, and believe that by becoming either constrictive or free-wheeling, that we will overcome our circumstance. This philosophy is prevalent in our society, characterized by conservatives who allow too little and liberals, who allow too much. They both insist they are making their stands on the basis of protecting liberty, but merely shutting the door does not keep the cold out and opening the door and turning up the heat does not seem to make it any more toasty either.
It is darkened–a pursuit of resolution with an inclination toward cynicism. It is traditionalism honored over common sense. And since the conservatives allow too little and the liberals allow too much, they are immediately at war with each other, resorting to insult and defamation of character instead of rhyme and reason.
We must be careful that when we’re talking about the realm of the emotions and spirit that we don’t emulate the political scene in our country, which has driven us into a gridlock of name-calling and stonewalling.
But because this stalemate persists, the conscience of our country has become darkened, and cynicism has replaced the willingness to try new ideas and to evolve old ideas to fresher conclusions. How do you know that cynicism has entered your life?
1. You have an idea of how things are going to play out before you even try them.
This isn’t the fruit of experience. This is a careless disregard for the possibility of the grace of God and human effort to bring about miracles.
2. You think that restricting people or giving abstract freedom is the way to control natural events.
Free will IS intact–that’s why the dialogue on what is best for everyone needs to be in place.
3. You have gradually bought into the mantra that people are “no damn good.”
You certainly cannot preach a message that “God so loved the world” and also be a little pissed off all the time.
Our society has become darkened by a cynicism that promotes either a conservative or a liberal agenda instead of what is nurturing for human beings. We can’t allow too little and we can’t allow too much.
So what is viable?
See you tomorrow.
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