at the name 'Jesus' ..

why the name Jesus   ?

" .. at the name 'Jesus'
every knee will take the knee
and every tongue will agree
   in declaring
      this Jesus is Lord
and GodFather will get the glory "

the same GodFather that graced to him the name that is beyond every name that is named
that by that name every other name may be graced favorably

he who is the I Am Who I Am
took a name in Jesus
   to become familiar to us
      to remind us
that by that name
   every other name may be included in the grace extended to every
      and none be left out
         or left behind

for the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all

so then let this mind be yours
   the mind of Christ Jesus
who, being God
   emptied himself
      and became human
   and further humbled himself in submission
      even to death
         a death-cross death

this mind

the Christ mind
   that was named in Jesus

that mind

                            may it be mine

ebb and flow

the ebb and flow of me in my breath-y being
call to mind the stilled sea
   where you walked ardently
      where just a minute ago she raged
         blustering
            looking to unfoot you
..
same waters
now calmed
   bearing your footprints along
..

oh come !                  walk here
                   
leave your footprints
                                  in the breath of me

look out in

every so often
i part the curtains to look out at my world
   to see where I am

or stick my tongue out to taste the snowdrops

or puff through the cracked window to watch my breath vaporize in the breeze
..

there ..           
                       see ?
i am
             in all my introversion

my politics ..

God blesses those whose spirit holds out a beggarly hand
   the kingdom of Heaven belongs to such folk

God blesses those who can lament and mourn
   they will find a Comforter

God blesses those who are gentle in power
   they will have this earth for an inheritance

God blesses those who have an intense desire for justice and equity
   their craving will be satisfied

God blesses those who show compassion
   compassion will be shown to them

God blesses those with hearts of integrity
   they will recognize God wherever

God blesses those who work for peace
   they will be identified as children of God

God blesses those who are hounded for their pursuit of justice
   the kingdom of Heaven belongs to them

this place .. sometimes

there’s this place i go
   sometimes ..

you won’t find it on your gps
and no one can take you there
   not even me

~

fish of every colour
birds of every stripe and wing
flowers that snatch at my breath
   linger in the scenses
me lounging by the waterway
   grass reaching for my knees

~

this place i go
   sometimes

~

it rains sometimes
but only when it’s time
   for a nap
   or time to read
       or not ..
but mostly it suns

~

the voices remind me
   of something .. ..
       something ..

but they’re not human voices
   not human language
humans live somewhere else
   somewhere else
      not here ..

the language of chatter
   and grunt
   chirp
   of bellows and baaaahs
   a snort
   a giggle
   a very long moo

~

who knew   ?
   who knew   ?
..

~

i cover my eyes
lying on my back
staring through the hat
   at the very blue blue
remembering
   something ..
.. something

~

it’s all a bit fuzzy around the edges
   but it’s a warm inviting fuzzy
a familiar something
   i remember ..
      something i remember
         something warm
         friendly
         familiar
         voice
      ..
      human
         human voice      ?
..
i remember ..
   something
..

~

this place i go
   sometimes
..
i can’t take you there
   sometimes ..
..
i remember