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Fudge Revisited
3-22-15


Who shall he teach knowledge, the fool
O, who shall he have to understand doctrine, the ignorant
One is responsible for what he has been taught
Manifested by the things of which are still of naught
Come prophetic inquiry  I almost forgot
By the proper use of spiritual gifts
In this I miss the mark
A closer look reveals the human race
Where we are afraid that we fall short of this grace
In sackcloth and ashes of our chosen humility
And the necessity of that which is distinctive
And the demand for what is proper
I still throw my stones
Judging those whom judge
Just as guilty
As a boy sneaking his peanut butter fudge....








Not Just Another Introduction
3-22-15


To the pilgrims of the Dispensation
In Bithynia, a place I've only seen in dreams
Planning out another excursion
A story to tell that will fill reams
Someone has to turn the page
Leave me alone today
So I can leave aside all malice and deceit
To the pilgrims of Pontus
It takes all you have just to stay on the beat
Due to the infirmity of the flesh
I had to dismiss myself
And then return again to my seat
I need not walk alone by the Euphrates
Fertile and muddy
To the pilgrims at Galatia
Elect according to the foreknowledge
Today I am free because of his good Grace....










On First Peter 1:20
3-22-15


Foreknown, foreordained
My spirit groaned and I was pained
I need not walk alone
According to the pages of coffee stained
In the light of assured salvation is our suffering
In the light of Christ's appearing
Faith doth come about by hearing
In the light of Christ's sufferings and future glory and our cheering
Shadow boxing will be my dance that never ends
Come the modifier of pilgrims, the elect
Come the trial of your faith
Much more precious than gold that perishes
I hope these words I write today doth but exhort
Foreknown and foreordained
Ingrown hard to be contained..










Therefore
3-22-15


Of Christ, the Rock, the Stone
Removing a brother's roadblock
No longer do we walk alone
The foot fits in the other sock
As soon I expect a call on my phone
Come Christian suffering and conduct
In the light of salvation
Therefore laying aside all malice and deceit
I am not one to say
But as one to step into my tub
And wash my own feet
As newborn babes that desire the milk
That I might grow thereby
She thinks I am ready for solid foods
And I take it as a compliment
Not owned by such proud moods
Blessed be the Father and the Christ
Kept by the power today
In meats sweetened and spiced
Grace to you and peace be multiplied....










Breakers
3-22-15


Today I have more than plenty to glean from
Two more tablets of notes taken from productive sermons
Back in January of two thousand five
I was overjoyed to be alive and still am
As upon these sheaves today I thrive
Sometimes Lamentations can be good for one that chooses to mourn
Where sorrow is better than mirth
And Jesus was acquainted with such for what it's worth
Where we need to be burdened for a brother who has lost his way
Today I have plenty
The breaker is come up before him
Where they have broken down
In that they have passed through the front gate
No one left to make or place a blame
Today I have plenty....








Breakers (Part 2)
3-22-15


It is not for you to know judgment
Do you know your right from your wrong
O, what is your favorite Grateful Dead song
Or are you one to know no such partiality
Finding out just what kind of pride is acceptable
God wants us to live life more abundantly and to love ourselves
Because he first loved us
My time coming any time now
I'm in no hurry
Where rainbows begin again down my favorite highway
Come water casks and their implements
Come fluent flasks and their increments
A prophet on the burning shore
According to his abundant mercy
We're still standing here in one piece
As Jerusalem doth but become as heaps...