Neil before the Father

 (A pauline "prayer")

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May you, oh Neil, big brother, and my friend,

know more creative love which cannot end,

which keeps this dream-time here, where we now walk,

and helped us out with standing, when we'd baulk…

For you, at work and home have all you need,

to model what it means for god to bleed.

When this god makes, it's not forced or contrived;

this god makes space, and hangs with who survived.

For wisdom, grace and boldness in your space,

creative options to express and trace

the lines by which creative love has shown

its care for ev'ry little child, who's known.

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• "I kneel before the Father, from whom all Fatherhood derives it's name, in heaven & on earth."(Eph 2)

• The hesed-love of YHWH never ceases, those mercies never come to an end …"  (Lam 3)

• "..You have come to share in the divine nature…Through these very great and precious promises  you have everything necessary for life and godliness... (2 Peter 1)

• "Unless you change and become like little children…"

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