Suffering

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Suffering for, because of, within the purposes of the euangelion of the reign of Yeshua.

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Oh God, my girl's in more pain now than when

we took control as Adam's kith, no kin

(the second, and the final, Adam)! Then, 

as well, my back is once more, sore again.

I know I am a foetus in your womb-

world, or maybe a todler learning speech,

so, often I'm mistaken, with much room

for learning more from you, who's apt to teach!

So Daddy, my true Father 'nev'ry way,

I ask you in the spirit of your son,

to give us wisdom, here, and now today,

within the time-frame of your kingdom come,

to see what's happening, at least as much

as will give help for us to play our part.

And in the spirit of your servant, such

that we can (with his servant*), really start

to help complete the sufferings of Christ,

on Earth, within this time and space, untill

it's somehow taken over, by his life -

life's-story which continues by your will+.

His body (still on Earth), is suff'ring still,

and as ol' Peter said° to your "small flock"

this suff-er-ing will discipline and fill

the gap to help us learn, and never stop,

to live not for our comfort and desires,

but for your will, creator of this world,

unearthing all that doesn't come from higher,

so from you, to you, for you, we're uncurled.

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*  his ambassador Paul (or Saul), of Tarsus, who spoke of "filling up the sufferings of Christ" Col 1:24

° For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. ‘He himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by his wounds you have been healed.’ For ‘you were like sheep going astray,’ but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. 1 Peter 2:19‭-‬21‭, ‬23‭-‬25 NIVUK

..and..

Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body has finished with sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for human desires, but rather for the will of God. 1 Peter 4:1‭-‬2

+  Luke in starting his second book "Acts" says that in his "former book… he spoke of all that Jesus began to do and teach..", with the implication that through his spirit (whom they were to "wait for" - which they did in prayer, for ~10 days) he was going to continue to do and teach on Earth… we are now past chapter 28 of Acts, somewhere in Acts 29, or 10,029. It turns out that the acts mentioned are those born of a partnership between the Holy Spirit, and the disciples of Jesus.

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