safe and secure in the arms of Jesus ..

safe and secure in the arms of Jesus ..

safe in my bed tonight
safe and secure, gun locked and loaded
safe in my church tomorrow
bible locked and loaded

safe
   food in the pantry
   freshly laundered clothes
   lawn manicured
   nails manicured

secure
   bank account reconciled
   mortgage paid-up
   retirement in good hands

reputation intact

safe and secure in Jesus ..

FB and twit all thumbs-upped
recognized as a swell member of the community
loved by all
floated on the accoladed complimented polished cloud
   taking us up up and away
   into the fluffy-clouded dreamland of safe and secure
      in the arms of Jesus

..

and all the while the world walks ever closer to the edge
the peons pushed by massive expensive Cat loaders towards the brink
   of extinction
      or at least it trims the bloated world population
         of humans and animals and trees and water, the water .. .
            gives us more room to breathe
            me and the kids

safe and secure in the arms of Jesus

..

our human brothers and sisters running away for life
running to ..
   Nothere
stranded between death and ..
   starvation and ..
   persecution and ..
      war war war
      violence violence violation violated
freezing outdoors
shoveled from this place to that
   like so much nuclear waste
herded like sheep ..
not our problem
   send them over there
   or there
   just not here
   Nothere
      imagine if one is isis in disguise ..

..

safe
secure
.. Jesus ?
which Jesus that ?
please please don't point at a bible .. please

please

..

you can start with the place to start
the renowned 'sermon on the mount'
start there
and when you're done with that
then redo it
again and again
   if you can bring yourself to ..
   if you can stand the utter social diabolicalness
   if you can deal with the political suicide
   if you can stomach the radical absurdity
   if you can convince your mind that what's on the page is what's on the page
      and that Jesus said it
         Jesus

'cause there's no safety or security in poverty
   or for those in mourning
   the meek don't do safe and secure much
   or the ones hungry and thirsty for Godlikeness
   the merciful
   the pure aren't primatily concerned with safe and secure
   or the peacemovers
   the persecuted ..
..
these are they that lay themselves out
   to be used
   to be given
      and in a broad sense their safety and security count for little
as in " unless you're willing to lose your life for me, you cannot be my disciple "
as in " it's those who lose their life that find life "

   i know i know
   that's not primarily about our physical life
   it's about who we are as persons, what we value and trust in
      but nevertheless even so ..

..

so ya
safe and secure in the arms of Jesus
glock under the pillow
borders sealed
belly full
ready to take on the whole damned world

to hell with the world
.. i'm safe and secure in the arms of Jesus
and damned proud of it too ..

..

" My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? ..
For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes; if you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—  well, doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters: hasn’t God chosen even the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they part of those who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him? Yet you dishonor the poor! 
Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear? 
Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”, but if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law. "
..
So act and speak [mercifully], as those who will be judged out of a 'law' of freedom. 
For there will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. but if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you. 
Mercy triumphs over judgement. " (James 2)

“God opposes the proud
    but gives grace to the humble.” (James 3)
       every time ..

" Tell me, what will you gain if you win the whole world, but lose your soul? "

peace to you