(or "from above" Love)
There is a chance for me - ’coz every cell,
within my body has your written word
of life and love, and wisdom, who can tell -
your great amazing way is like absurd-
-ly good, and wonderful, above our “might”.
Your ways beggar belief.
’ don’t have a clue!
I’ll trust you even though I'm not too bright,
’n it doesn’t honour you much when I do.
But here I am just trusting your good word.
I think that’s good and right, because you keep
your word, and that’s what keeps all hell deterred,
along with death and pain - what makes folk weep…
And keeping your own word’s your kind of love,
not with a needy “I desire..” thing,
but my real needs fulfill, as “from above”
you look, and see, and know. You are the king!
The king “of love”, provision, & request
from me, for my own good, to help me sing,
bring gladness, pleasure, power, and the best
of disciplines that come from treasuring.
Your ways aren’t of the dirty predator*.
But disciplined yourself, you help me learn
good manners and to think (as editor*)
before I speak, or act, or welcome, spearne,
allow others to “do their thing” dispense,
with me, to me, or me to them as well
(somewhat, because we have some influence).
You bring the smell of heaven, not of hell!
Footnotes
*r - Thinking of the models of an honourable man and woman, enmeshing each other in all of their lives, each for the advancement, development and growth of the other, as a good marriage becomes over time -
compared to & contrasted with -
the abusive use of another when they have less power or influence, portrayed by men like Jeffrey Epstein with his massage payments and his Island, affecting women from the USA and England, and Monsieur (Dominique) Pelicot with his drugging, sedation, and hiring out of his wife in France;
& their methods being contrasted with the methods of a very powerful creator who only interrupts our rulership when asked to do so. e.g. the Psalmist’s words, followed by the prophet Isaiah’s words spoken back, from God to his people:
“Teach me your ways in such a way that I will be enabled to, and in actuality will, go in them.. (PLW after Psalm 86:11 etc)
or
“Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?’ declares the Lord. ‘These are the ones I look on with favour: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.
[4] so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no-one answered, when I spoke, no-one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.’ [5] Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word; ‘Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, “Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy!” Yet they will be put to shame.
[10] ‘Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her. [11] For you will feed and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance.’ [12] For this is what the Lord says: ‘I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will feed and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. [13] As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.’ [14] When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass; the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, but his fury will be shown to his foes.
[18] ‘And I, because of what they have planned and done, am about to come and gather the people of all nations and languages, and they will come and see my glory. [19] ‘I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations – to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations. [20] And they will bring all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord – on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,’ says the Lord. ‘They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels. [21] And I will select some of them also to be priests and Levites,’ says the Lord. [22] ‘As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,’ declares the Lord, ‘so will your name and descendants endure.” (Isaiah 66:2, 4-5, 10-14, 18-22 NIVUK)
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