meditation

Precepts #104

Through uncertainty we walk, Thy precepts soften the thorns. I get bloody, pushing my way through, Understanding not how to be weak, Therefore ineffective. I hate my arrogant pride. Every day it blooms like a rose; False way lined with briars. Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. Psalm 119:104

Waiting

Waiting. It’s empty here. They’re all gone. Left a little at a time. I’m still here to feel the silence, the stillness of every room. Community transformed, deformed. Waiting. When will you act? How long before you answer ancient prayer? It seems cruel to me, but just right to you. Waiting for them to return.Continue reading “Waiting”

Precepts #100

I understand nothing, More than nothing I know. The ancients died with their wisdom, Because they rejected your ways. I keep myself to your Word, Thy precepts mark the trail. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. Psalm 119:100

Precepts #94

I am thine, O Lord, for what it’s worth; Save me, I have no one else on earth, For you alone grant fatherly love. I have known your chastisement; Sought your peace, Thy precepts, alone, are my treasure. I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. Psalm 119:94