"What of that night..."

I awoke on the stone steps at the end of my village street again,

in the chill of the night. I was some what warm where my clothing

covered my skin, but my arms and legs felt the damp cold of the stone

where I lay. In the distance I could here the faint sounds of men laughing

and wondered what had happened in the night, for usually when I woke

from my drunkenness there was not a sound to be heard.

This night seemed different like the air was thick in my throat.

I tried to move but my limbs were still drunk and sluggish,

so I thought to just lay there and fall asleep again.

Then there was that sound, a man praying, but different,

like a hurt man gasping in the distance but The sound was in

my ear for me to feel this man blessing me exactly where I lay.

There was no man next to me, no man near to me at all.

How am I hearing these words, "Father forgive them they know not...".

And I awake again, was that a dream I was hearing?
I do not know what hour of the night, not even what watch it is,
But my body had begun to ache on the cold stone so I gathered myself
and walked to the corner of the street to hear that voice again.
What was he saying, "Bless them Father, for they are blind children

leading the blind and the searching..."
But again there was no man near me, what are these words

And what man spoke as this in the dead of the night

As I took a step or two I could see a glow from a fire in the mist of the night.

and soldiers gathered in a group before they could see me.

I leaned back against the wall wanting no trouble with that Roman guard.
If they had beaten you in your drunkenness before you knew to stay out of sight.

And they were beating someone harshly and severe, strange for this watch of the night.

And that voice again, I can feel His Voice in my chest as well as hear Him,
Who is this person that has the guard up in the late watch of the night
And why is he so concerned for their forgiveness...

                 ~  :  ~

Was home spent for the Fire of God...

a War where victory is only in surrender

are the lights of Nash-vegas blinding

as flames burst forth on the horizon
of a nation due for Awakening

where is the town crier
has sleep overtaken the forefather's voice

of reason with an apathetic moan
of indifference and a plea for meat

give the forlorn guest of this blustery shore

a glimpse of horrid history

hidden in the annals of angry men

cherishing the coin of gold

was this land valued for the war of flesh

or the dignity of faithful men

on whom God's Glory rest

is the banner flown within your grasp

or shall the clocks be set once more

ringing liberty not ragged folklore

this ancient monster to arise or

an Eagle on the Lord's breath shall fly

the 'Gloves come off'

He calmly did lay down her head
limp and lifeless was her neck
and as he did a fire did flare through his heart
how many of these children
had he covered their face in these last days

too many for tears anymore
death had become a numbness
that pulled upon his soul
and prayer, prayer seemed to be a dog left in the street
the chill of wet pavement soaking in the rain

these hurt and wounded little ones
are they a vengeance for the millions of silent screams
or has hope become a vapor in the mist
he remembered inmates in prison
who would never answer wrong

Even the convicted would respond in voice and eyes
Even they wished mercy and goodness upon the young
then grief stressed his heart to physical pain
Asking, How do I respond
It's time the 'Gloves came off'

Yes, the 'Gloves come off'
laying anointed hands on the bleeding
to the dying give life and a night of peace
to walk down the streets they said, "don't go there."
Speak the Name Jesus to ones for who no one cared

Sphere of Influence

10 of the Most Dangerously Influential People in Western Culture
from a Christian Perspective :

1) Deepak Chopra

2) Wayne Dyer

3) Oprah Winfrey

4) Tenzin Gyatso

5) Allen Ginsberg

6) William S Burroughs

7) Ezra Pound

8) Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

9) Carl Sagan

10) Bill Nye

Plus one  -  Seth MacFarlane

And Seven Christians you should know :

1) Pastor Richard Wurmbrand - Persecution.com

2) Bishop Frank Costantino - The Bridge

3) Charles Keyes - The Parson of the Hills

4) Evangelist Nathan Morris - Shake the Nations

5) Pastor John Kilpatrick - Church of His Presence
6) Rodney Howard-Browne
7) a very important one: Canon Andrew White - Vicar of Baghdad

(Note: You may Google any of the above)

Amplituhedron

'Amplituhedron'
in the on-going theories of 'Quantum Physics',
which means there are massive areas which man has no clue what the universe consist of, and Yes, I stopped on a preposition,'of'.
Of what does this being 'man', who perceives it is possible for him to be God and at the same time believes it is possible that all things came into existence by some evolution without reason.

'Amplituhedron'
A heart shaped jewel at the center of the universe of Quantum Physics,
a place where men accept their calculations fall severely short of an explanation for life, much less does man on his own know of the 'meaning' of life.
For man confuses 'Laws' of the universe, 'Absolutes', facts,
along with Axioms , Theorems and Values with
'TRUTH'.
Not perceiving that 'Truth' is contained in a person,
if not, is the character of a person.
Or may I say, is a person,
Christ, even the Spirit of Truth,
into which those who believe have been baptized,
The Holy Spirit.
And
without Christ Himself,
indwelling us through His Holy Spirit.
None have 'Truth'.

'Amplituhedron'
or not.
For only through Christ is it possible to;
Truth, Holy or Love...


( Note : Artist’s rendering of the amplituhedron, a newly discovered mathematical object resembling a multifaceted jewel in higher dimensions. Encoded in its volume are the most basic features of reality that can be calculated — the probabilities of outcomes of particle interactions.
Source : Quanta Magazine - https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20130917-a-jewel-at-the-heart-of-quantum-physics/   )

Default -

Default -
We have 'default' settings on our computer,
we have a 'default' start page,
we even have 'default' back-ups...
We also so have 'default' settings in our being.
All to often we 'default' to our natural self
and our 'default' selfishness.
We also 'default' to things we learned either
passive or aggressive,
things we learned by repetition or shock.
Those things that we say or do,
then realize the behavior came from a place,
with which we would have consciously disagreed.
A 'default' action like constantly telling our children
to turn off the lights, if you're not in the room.
Simply a 'default' action because your mother told you the same.
Sometimes this 'default' behavior
is reverting back to past responses
because we have not 'updated' our response.
We have not 'updated' our 'subscription' to the Word of God
and renewed our 'licensing agreement' with Heaven and the Holy Spirit.

So, If you find yourself in a 'default' action,
to which you did not subscribe,
it may not be your fault,
But you may change the action
by asking for an update from God
in your spirit,
and follow up by reading up in the Owner's Manual
unto the renewing of the 'licensing agreement'
in your mind...

The Waterwheel ...

Out on the 105 there is a Waterwheel,

you may have driven past it this morning.
for years this Waterwheel sat broken and in disarray.
The wooden water trough which channeled water to the Waterwheel
was falling apart and leaking.
The spindle for the Waterwheel was split and did not turn.
At one time it was new and worked perfectly.
And when a Waterwheel is functioning, turning
it may supply energy, power for a purpose,
to grind corn to feed livestock,
or grind wheat into flour so that families may bake bread.
But the Waterwheel sat there broken
and in the winter would be frozen solid with ice,
like the Waterwheel itself did not care.
But someone made a decision to restore the Waterwheel.
Then they followed through with the effort to renew the Waterwheel
to it's purpose again.
They reestablished the flow of the water,
The source which turned the Waterwheel.
There are places in the 'Word of God' like this:

“He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”

John 7:38


And I quote:Jesus answered and said to her,

“If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you,

‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him,

and He would have given you living water.”

The woman said to Him,

“Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep.

Where then do You get that living water?

“Are You greater than our father Jacob,

who gave us the well, and drank from it himself,

as well as his sons and his livestock?”

Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, “but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:10,11,12,13,14

Grapevine...

A Grapevine

Beaten down by a fallen Tree
Even crushed
Will still turn lifted leaves
Toward the Sun
The Vine will still bear fruit
Although the birds and animals
Eat and scatter the Grape
on the Ground
And lying in the Dirt
The Fruit may rot
The Roots of The Vine Grow toward Water

In the Earth

The Life Of The Vine

Continues
For that is why God Created
The Vine ...

    ~  :  ~

"I am the true vine, 

and My Father is the vinedresser.
"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, 

He takes away; 

and every branch that bears fruit, 

He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.

"You are already clean because of the word

 which I have spoken to you.

 "Abide in Me,

 and I in you. 

As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself 

unless it abides in the vine, 

so neither can you unless you abide in Me. 

"I am the vine, you are the branches; 

he who abides in Me and I in him, 

 he bears much fruit, 

for apart from Me you can do nothing.  

"If anyone does not abide in Me, 

he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; 

and they gather them, 

and cast them into the fire 

and they are burned. 

"If you abide in Me, 

and My words abide in you,

 ask whatever you wish, 

and it will be done for you.  

"My Father is glorified by this, 

that you bear much fruit, 

and so prove to be My disciples. 

"Just as the Father has loved Me, 

 I have also loved you; 

abide in My love. 

John 15 : 1 - 9

They Never Chose...

They were given a path
They never chose
The birth orphans face
No place of heritage or heredity

They never chose
To be set aside as a teenager
an unskilled athlete
no foreseeable leadership qualities

When others could go home
there was not one to approach
their eyes in desperation

listen to emptiness

the college kid

who for two weeks
thought to experience homelessness
will never know the brokenness

For it is the path
they never chose
the hungry child of darkened streets
the mother who's bruises weep

It is the path
They never chose
a concrete floor
or prison cell

It is the path
They never chose
Persecution in a foreign land
or this

It is a path
They never chose
for their heart

is not yours...

   ~  :  ~

His was a path
No one else could walk
His was the journey
of The Cross

His was to be broken
for the hearts of man
His Words were spoken
Healing by His wounded hand

His was a path
He never chose
But the will of His Father
Steps so close

Bruised and blood strewn
He opens the Way
For each failing heart
follow and pray

But this Crux of Life
Impossible to lose

It is the path
They never could choose

It is the path
to which few consent
He Loves them greatly
These who repent

River Crossing...

Everyone wants to be there
When 'Revolution' has begun
has no heart the metal
to cross the Rubicon...

All want to shout 'Victory'
and sing a 'Glory' song
But few are the Champions
as the battle rages on...

There's none who leave a war zone
without scar in mind and flesh
they say there are no heroes
Yet they rise and do not rest...

So stand aside 'ye saber-rattlers'
and you who speak in jest
this ain't a game of toys
God's armor on humble breast...

The standards have been unfurled
Stallions mounted high
The Lord of Host, His armies
Love that shall not die...

I want to marry June Cleaver

I want to marry June Cleaver
or a reasonable facsimile

pearls, white teeth and pearls

gleaming at daybreak

                     always dust free

I want to marry June Cleaver

or a reasonable facsimile

milk and cereal with no wrinkles please

and a lifetime warranty

                        that never needs sharpening

Oh, could I please marry June Cleaver

perfect toast and coffee not burnt

no clutter, beds always made

and the broken dish heals itself

                          in thirty minutes or less

( Disclaimer : Yes my wife knows about this, it was written for her on a day when she definitely wasn't June Cleaver )

Never to Return...

Breath of the Past

warms man's neck

grasp of a Dark Friend

points to distant shore's wreck

Eye's light soft dimming

this spectre's frame

his charges still clinging

mention your name

without turning give glare

hand, finger and bone

off worn shoulder

be not cast forlorn

Who is this messenger

in the night

a parchment remnant  

of Holy Rite

Who is this entity

within my soul

who foresees destiny's

unseen scroll

But God Himself

my rigors abate

to set once more

a sinner's fate

for deep chasm

and void are placed

for what once was

is now erased

He has set mountain path

daylight clear

The Wise King's Realm

steps draw near

for from that past

distant shore to spurn

one must accept His Grace
Never to return...


(Art - Dallas Bromley - Distant shores of being)

Responce...

As you watch things of notoriety in life,
you may do one of two things,
amongst a myriad of options;
tear them down
or
ask ,
why is this relevant?
Ask ,why is this relevant.

Somehow this reminds me of the following:

There is one thing I regret from having been President
of the United States,
And I want you to hear me on this,
The one thing I regret is
Not starting Battles or Speaking out on Causes
That I Knew I could not Finish or Win...
Because I now know
That I would have started something,
It would have been the Right Thing To Do...
By the way, this was, 
Bill Clinton 2/8/2013

Disarray...

I saw in a scattered pile of fire wood,

when left alone, in disarray...

That just as decay/ death lends to disorder,

so does disorder lend to decay/ death...

But man can order and stack the wood,

the wood will stay dry and last longer.

The wood will burn more efficiently,

when used for a fire.

Man can not bring what once was a tree

back to life...

Yet man can order

and slow the decay,

but man can not give life.

Only God can give Life...

And that Life brings order...
All life lends to order,
even the tracks of a deer...

Acceptance...

How often do I look to my past for consolation ?

How often do I look back for my identity ?

These are the views of the natural mind.

Seeking where I have been for my purpose.

Looking in my past for my destiny.

But I think, I believe that is all I have,

I believe that is all I know...

I have to convince myself first

that there is a more excellent way.

I must believe first in those things

God has put in my path.

I must accept the Truth that is in Christ,

the Living Word of God,

the Son of the Living God...

I must ask the question,

Am I searching for acceptance

I can see in the tangible or

Do I desire the Reality

only God can provide ?

For His is eternal,

His is a path

man may wish to tamper with

but will not be changed.

To follow Christ alone

is to know the prophetic.

To walk in the Holy Spirit

is greater than the future.

In His Word, Jesus

I lay down my life

and my will,

Only to become the unique individual

The Father created me to be.

And my purpose, my belonging

unfolds before me...


... Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,
 Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  - Jesus


But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.
Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy.
Though I fall
I will rise;
Though I dwell in darkness,
the LORD is a light for me.
I will bear the indignation of the LORD
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me.
He will bring me out to the light,
I will see His righteousness.
- Micah 7

As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look. - 1 Peter

Wings...

  When the world sees you struggle,
They either want to clip your wings
Or cut the cocoon too soon

The blind see damage
and equate that as hurt
having no vision of destiny

If you sense a frustration
Then there is probably a crisis on the horizon
And the heights of the impossible are yours...

The Cry, 'Home'...

All soldiers in the battlefield

have a Cry in their heart

Home

All prisoners in the prison

have a Cry in their heart

Home

All children in wayward place

have a Cry in their heart

Home

All children of God following Jesus

have a Cry in their heart

Home

And All children following Jesus

Cry out to the others

follow Jesus

Home

Streams...

Streams,
most people aren't concerned about where the water in a stream came from,
they are only concerned about where the waters flow will take them...

most people are even less concerned about the purity of the water,
they are not concerned about drawing from the springs that feed the stream,
nor are they concerned about finding the headwaters
or the streams origin...

And then there are the guides and the teachers,
they are not concerned as much as they could be,
about where the stream came from,
or what may have gotten into the water ...
They seem to be most concerned about how many people will
jump into the stream,
and consume the water...
and by no means should you ask the guide where he
got into the stream.
They may have never touched the water
or felt the flow of the stream at all...

   ~  :  ~


Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God,
and who it is who says to you,
 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him,
and He would have given you living water."
She said to Him, " Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep;
where then do You get that living water?
"You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well,
and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?"
Jesus answered and said to her,
"Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst;
but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water
springing up to eternal life."
The woman said to Him,
"Sir, give me this water,
so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw."
John - Chapter 4 : 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15



"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said,
'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'"
But this He spoke of the Spirit,
whom those who believed in Him were to receive;
for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John - Chapter 7 : 38, 39

Snow

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:

though your sins be as scarlet,

they shall be as white as snow;

though they be red like crimson,

they shall be as wool.

Though our sins be as scarlet,

( our blood and the blood we have shed

is on our own hands... )

they shall be as white as snow...

( snow not only reflects light,

but refracts light, absorbing the light,

causing us to optically see not only white

but also glistening clear and silver )

  ~  :  ~

" ... As Snow ...  "

As snow , we have not only had our sins washed away by the 'Blood of Christ',

we have taken on His likeness...

I beheld till the thrones were cast down,

And the Ancient of days did sit,

whose garment [was] white as snow,

and the hair of his head like the pure wool:

his throne [was like] the fiery flame,

[and] his wheels [as] burning fire.

Daniel 7 : 9

His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool,

as white as snow;

and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;

Revelation 1 : 14

And after six days Jesus taketh [with him]

Peter, and James, and John, and

leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves:

and he was transfigured before them.

And his raiment became shining,

exceeding white as snow;

so as no fuller on earth can white them.

Mark 9 : 2, 3

FREEDOM

It truly is astounding the meaning that most people attribute to freedom.

The definition they give to the word, freedom.

That liberty is the "pursuit of happiness".

The dysfunction in life due to this misconception,

that one's appearance,

one's wealth or the lack thereof,

one's place in society or being elevated above one's peers

is a place of success or relevance.

This is not 'Freedom' ,

Nor is it 'Liberty' ,

It is a dependence upon and on these temporal situations.

It is bondage to the trappings of this present age,

this present world.

Seek rather therefore, First the 'Kingdom of God'.

For Christ stated, " My Kingdom is not of this world..."

Seek to, " Worship in Spirit and Truth,
In a Holy Place.

Seek to know the "Blood of Christ..."
Seek Him while He may be found.

For He is the rewarder of those who diligently

Seek him.

For only in His Holy Spirit will you find
Liberty...