sustaining all things by the word of his power.

...it occurred to me that to be constantly in prayer doesn’t mean just praying for others or situations (OK, slow learner) but to be checking in with Jesus, constantly living in the act of forgiveness towards others (oh yeah, and myself). (+Adrian Plass on Gomer)

Lovely thought(s)!
Help us now
in all sorts/ 
times somehow,

oh God, to
keep on and
continue,
hold your hand

as your child
(or your wife)
mild, or wild
right through life

and through death
of old "self".
Learn to "Yeth"
to his wealth...

Wealth of Love,
abundance
from above,
here's our chance!

plans for you...

“I know the plans I have for you." he says.

But when I ask him now to spell them out,

he says “Ok”, but leaves me wond’ring “Where’s

the good in that?” for he spells out, not doubt,

but it’s not simple, any more than me.

I don't just natively know very much,

to even understand my own body

takes 5 or 6 years - keeping right in touch;

and then to learn a language/ culture mix,

so “meaning” can mean more than just “be mean”,

and conversations can do more than “fix..”

or “break up” things, so there can be a “dream”,

or “longings” we can have, for what’s not yet.

Imagine if they further went, to “plans”,

though still there’s problems that I see, and bet

that others do as well: “Whose?”, “Which (wo)man’s?”

Some don't know how to plan that well to make

things come about or happen very good.

But if we're talking who would “take the cake”:

The Boss of Creativity’s who could!

His plans “for good and not  disaster”, will

bring on a hope and future that are sure.

His "I assure you, if you trust and fill

your world with faithfulness you’ll do much more..”

will ripple still for centuries and move

unmovable, or mountains, lift them up,

and throw them into oceans; that will prove

the words he said are true, and will erupt!

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I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 (PM Version)

Jesus told them, "I assure you, if you have faith and don't doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, 'May God lift you up and throw you into the sea,' and it will happen." Matthew 21:21 (PM Version)

great god...

How great is God, The Lord! There's not a thing

his power cannot accomplish, he made all;

his understanding frees me up to sing.

since I'm not God, myself I can be:  small!

The righteous will face many challenges.

The Lord will save them from them all at last,

-  not then defeated by imbalances,

he won't leave them forever squashed, downcast!

We live by faith and not by sight, in this...

he knew well, we’d have trouble in this … world.

So when the tri-als come, we know Jesus

's victory, is like a flag unfurled.

And when we fix our eyes on him - we look

beyond the things of this world, he’s the door-

way to eternal bright perspectives shook

with silver foil, and gold that’s paving, for

more light comes where I am, to this picture.

I know that we are never given more

than we can handle; ’nfact, these tri-als are

allowed just 'coz more vict’ry lies in store.

And in this light, they serve as proving grounds

for faithfulness of God enhancing powers

of his children, their test-i-mo-ny found

since further beauty, love, and grace are ours.

Yes, trouble in this world, he overcame

& promised that we too, through him shall do.

So don’t lose heart, or slow, or be ashamed,

a harvest we will reap of blessing too!

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How great is our God!! There's nothing His power cannot accomplish and He has understanding of everything. Psalm 147:5 (PM Version)

The righteous face many challenges,but The Lord will save them and will not let them be defeated. Psalm 34:19 (PM Version)

We live by faith and not by sight... Jesus knew well that we would have trouble in this world. So when the trial comes, we take heart in Jesus' victory, fix our eyes on him - looking beyond the things of this world to an eternal perspective - and know that we are never given more than we can handle. In fact, these trials are allowed purely because of the victory that lies within them, and seen in their true light, only serve as a proving grounds for God's faithfulness; to enhance the power of our testimony to bring Him further glory & to promote us into deeper levels of faith in the kingdom... Yes, we will have trouble in this world, but Jesus has already overcome it & promised that we shall too through Him...'
2 Corinthians 5:7, John 16:33, Hebrews 12:2 & 1 Corinthians 10:13 (CR Version)

Let us not lose heart and get tired of doing what is right. Don't get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time. Galatians 6:9 (PM Version)

truly blest..

So those who trust The Lord are truly blest,

they’ve made The Lord their hope and confidence.

They’re like those planted trees of Eden’s best

along a riverbank, with root tips  drenched.

Such trees are not quite  bothered or demeaned

by heat or dry times, ev’ry now and then,

for even in a drought their leaves stay green,

and don't stop bearing fruit, time & again.

For who pursues true righteousness and love

finds life! - abundant life starting right here

that's drenched with favour from the God above,

&  honoured by him, with a new life clear.

So trust in THE Lord God with all your heart,

don't try to work things out all on your own.

Acknowledge God in every little part

of your life, he’ll direct things from his throne!

Since it’s for freedom Christ has set us free!

Let’s now embrace this with an open heart

and learn from him how to serve faithfully,

to so express the love there at the start.

I'll learn to be content with what I’ve got,

and who I am (a baby not yet born),

to not stress or get anxious for the lot

is God's gift to us - ev'ry hair that's shorn

is known to him, he’s “care”- full (more than vexed).

This God designed the cycles in my cells,

and body one (before birth), then this next,

with power and understanding. My trust dwells,

is firmly planted, growing; ’nthis context,

my fear about the next upgrade dispels(!)

, and “options focussed” means I'm less perplexed.

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Blessed are those who trust in The Lord and have made The Lord their hope and confidence.  They are like trees planted along the riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or the dry times. Even in a drought their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. Jeremiah 17:7,8. (PM Version)

Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life!! An abundant life drenched with favour and honour.  Proverbs 21:21 (PM Version)

Trust in The Lord with all your heart, don't try to work out it out on your own. Acknowledge God
in everything you do and He will direct you on the right path. Proverbs 3:5,6 (PM Version)

'It is for freedom that Christ has set us free! Let us embrace this with faithful and open hearts & use it to serve one another humbly in love...'. Galatians 5:1‭, ‬13 (CR Version)

Be content with what you have and who you are. Don't stress and get anxious for God's mighty hand is upon you. God really cares about you. 1Peter 5:6-7. (PM Version)

How great is our God!! There's nothing His power cannot accomplish and He has understanding of everything. Psalm 147:5 (PM Version)

God comes near...

Experience God's peace - when I do pray.

It’s more than what I hold within my mind.

More understanding comes when I obey,

and open up to God, ‘coz then I find

reality is bigger than I hold

within my puny brain - and how good’s that(?)!

For otherwise the world must lose it’s gold

and ev'rything lose colour, and be flat!

His peace can guard my heart and mind as I

live with my father, in my mother’s life.

A foetus being anxious is not right,

& in each situation, he is rife

protecting, and providing, he dain’t cease,

so I give thanks to God for all he’s done.
When I pray I experience God's peace,

which far exceeds whatever can be un-

-derstood. His peace guards  heart and mind as I

find life because of Jesus, who is Lord.

For everything we need for godly life

’sbeen given us by God who is no fraud!

And by his pow’r divine we’ve all  received

all requisites by coming to know Him,

the one who called us to himself by means

of marv’lous glory,  excellence undimmed.

How blest are those who trust in God, The Lord -

have made the Lord their hope and confidence.

Like planted trees with roots into the wa-

ter. Such trees are not bothered by drought stress.

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I am not anxious about anything, but in every situation, I pray and give thanks to God for all he has done.
And when pray I experience God's peace, which exceeds anything I can understand. His peace guards my heart and mind as I live for Jesus!!  Philippians 4:6-7 (PM Version)

God by His divine power has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to himself by means of His marvellous glory and excellence.  1 Peter 1:3 (PM Version) WE HAVE ALL THAT WE NEED!!

Blessed are those who trust in The Lord and have made The Lord their hope and confidence.  They are like trees planted along the riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or the dry times. Even in a drought their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. Jeremiah 17:7,8. (PM Version)

birthday boy

"almost all the positive emotion that any of you are likely to experience in your life will NOT BE as a consequence of attaining things. It will be a consequence of seeing that things are working as you proceed towards a goal you value. ....  most of your positive emotion is goal pursuit emotion” . (Quote from Psychology Professor (Jordan Peterson)’s You Tube talk giving advice on Depression https://youtu.be/6c9Uu5eILZ8  2min14sec-3min)

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Da birthday boy be blessed, dis birth day date!
And may all things dat's best, be coming ON.
For positive emotion comes your way
to be a taste of motion’s marathon.

A foretaste of development to come

for foetuses that dwell in womb still, yet,

some hope of birth and new life “though the sun”

and trav-ell-ing in-to it then begets

what we call happiness, that we wish you.

May your aim not be less, but more above

the place you soon will get, achieve or do.

So keep your aim just yet, still bigger. Love

is never “done”, but grows more as you use

creative power that shows up love’s prowess.

So this should save you from being confused

and help you come to prominence in tests.

And lessONs learned for moreONs like myself:

to check what I adore or focus on,

to follow who leads ON t’wards love and health

in truth, relating from a loving song.

And though your fam’ly looks like just the two

of you, this birthday (chooks and dogs to boot),

we know a Holley’s hidden who will do

a whole lot more unbidden to help shoot

you through your heart and teach you to love well

and that will bring you each right to the end

of all your own resources, help you smell

the place where love is sourced, that’s your true friend.

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..all the people had been ... listened to the words of the Law.  Nehemiah said, ‘... the joy of the Lord is your strength.’ Then all the people went away to (obey &) and to celebrate with great joy, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them.   And their joy was very great. Neh. 8:9‭-‬10‭, ‬12‭, ‬17 NIVUK

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 1:4 NIVUK

a blessed mate, grows strong & straight..

The blessing of the vast blue open sky, 
and blessings of the bower bird that seeks
the small blue objects here on earth that try
reflecting all the openness that weeps

down softly as a puzzling parable
reflected in the riddles it perceives
and hints at, (for not all land's arable,
and might need some manure and some leaves),

to grow a living bluebell which that bird
might prize and take, to try to woo a mate.
Please God, bless us with eyes that see "absurd",
well, things that will help woo to your love straight.

And bless this man, with childlikeness that won't
return to childish thinking as a tack
to try to get "his way",  but rather groan
to you without words to express what lacks -

or seems to, or where your  wisdom's desired.
Your blessings seem to be each every thing;
please bless your man with rest, and keep him fired
by nothing short of your love, and being!

"Rescued" did not mean without scars (or death!)

The righteous face many challenges, but The Lord saves them and will not let them be defeated. Psalm 34:19 (PM Version)

I trust in Gods never ending love, my heart rejoices because He has rescued me. Psalm 13:5 (PM Version)

The righteous will be free from pain
only when all creation
bows before it's king again.
Until then - a revelation -

Jesus wept, God's spirit grieves
(like he did in Adam's life-time).
Older children, in his fam'ly
might not expect life - "all sublime"

And Job's story helps us see
"blameless" does not mean "no suff'ring",
maybe as we come to be
closer to God, he's allowing

us to see those challenges
he sees in our life to bowing
to love & truth, against injust-
-ice, & grief from cow-tow-ing

to this world's way (to control),
the use of power to force others
to play my "I want you..." role.
"I'm the only one who smothers!"

No offer of "no challenges", 
but The Lord will save his own
from caving in, keeping ledgers
his way is much more - atone!

He will save them and will not 
let them be fully defeated,
though at times we can't see what
could be done, things have so teetered.

I trust in Gods never ending
love, thus my heart rejoices.
He has done the listening, bending,
rescued me - from my choices.

Something triumphs over justice.
What it is I can not guess,
till I see the face of Jesus,
who pittied us, in our mess.

power, ability, our humility...

All glory be to God, 
the one who's able, through 
His mighty power at work
within us right now, to

accomplish more than we 
might ask, or even more, 
imagine can be "seen"
or even hoped (be)for(e).

Let us hold to the hope 
we have now knowing that 
this God's a faithful bloke. 
So let us keep on, flat-

-out, bringing courage and
then cheering each other 
to love, so that they'll stand,
and helping each brother

where ever possible.
Trust in The Lord with 
all your heart, us people
can't always work out

all details on our own. 
Acknowledge God in 
everything you're shown,
have done, and are thinking

and Every-Thing you've known,
or -One you're known to,
that's closer to the bone!
On Right tracks he'll keep you. 

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All glory be to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish more than we might ask or ever imagine. Ephesians 3:20 (PM Version)

Let us hold onto the hope we have, knowing that God is faithful. Let us keep encouraging and cheering each other on in love and helping each other where ever possible. Hebrews 10:23-24 (PM Version)

Trust in The Lord with all your heart, don't try to work out it out on your own. Acknowledge God  in everything you do and He will keep you on the right track. Proverbs 3:5,6 (PM Version)

May God give you desires, succeed your plans

May God give you each good and true desi’r,
and heartfelt longings that he has himself,
and may it be your plans will take things high’r,
and thus come to succeed, as thriving health!

Then we will celebrate and shout for joy
when we hear of your victory! Yes, God
will answer all your prayers, do not be coy,
then we will praise him! - & that won't be odd!

The most important thing in life’s to give
out love to other people whom we meet,
and also let it come in, be a sieve
to keep out un-love to folk when we greet

or say goodbyes, and stuff that’s in-between.
Most people seem to think they don’t deserve
it, or they think that they are being mean
to reach out and receive it - what a nerve!

Or else they think that it might soften them,
make open to abuse, or vulnerable.
But Jesus teaches me to live again
just like a child: with trust, and plain humble;

with eagerly expectant open eyes
they’re glad of love, and take it in as food;
they’re innocent of evil, and surprise(!)
they don’t consider "heaven" to be rude.

As children, be not anxious, but in all
your situations pray and give God thanks
for he has done what should keep you enthralled.
His peace can guard your hearts and minds like banks!

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May God give you every desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed!! May we celebrate and shout for joy when we hear of your victory!!Yes, God will answer your prayers and we will praise him!! Psalm 20:4-5 (PM Version)

“~The most important thing in life is to give out love, and to let it come in” Most people don't think that they deserve it, or think that they are allowed to have it, etc. They think it makes you soft. (Paraphrased from “Tuesdays with Morrie”)

'Jesus teaches me to live once again like a child: full of faith; eyes wide open in eager expectation; humble in all things; innocent in regards to what is evil. For it is when we are changed to be once again like little children that we can enter the kingdom of heaven...' Matthew 18:3-4 (CR Version)

I am not anxious about anything, but in every situation, I pray and give thanks to God for all he has done.

matters more than mind...

The beginning of the poem on (God’s) Love as seen in Christ (1 Cor 13) shows us that even in the First Century the same propensity (to loveless language, enactments, mechanisms, and methods) needed to be guarded against. Now, no less!

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If I were to have eloquence in human languages

—even the language of angels—

but have no love, then I would only be an echoing gong or a clashing cymbal.

If I were to speak prophecies,

to know every secret mystery and

be completely knowledgeable, and

if I were able to have so much faith I could move mountains,

but have no love, then I am nothing.

If I were to donate everything I own to the poor, or

if I were to sacrifice myself to be burned as a martyr,

and have no love, then I gain nothing.

Love

is patient and kind.

Love is not jealous.

Love is not boastful.

Love is not proud.

Love does not act improperly,

or insist on having its own way.

Love is not argumentative

and doesn’t keep a record of wrongs.

Love takes no delight in evil but

celebrates the truth.

Love  never gives up,

keeps on trusting,

stays confident, and

remains patient whatever happens.  

Love never fails.

Prophecies will come to an end.

Tongues will become silent.

Knowledge will become useless.

For our knowledge and

our prophetic understanding

are incomplete.

But when completeness comes, then

what is incomplete disappears.

When I was a child,

I spoke like a child,

I thought like a child,

I reasoned like a child.

When I grew up

I left behind such child-like ways.

At the moment

we peer into a mirror’s riddling reflection,

but then

we shall see face to face.

For now

I know - only partially,

but then

I shall know, just as I am  known, and completely.

Trust, hope, and love last forever—

but the most important is

love.

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1 Corinthians 13: 1-13

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What's mined matters...

Beliefs won't all be leaving, but some are

as buried wood will rot and then compost,

’less they be living roots that live that far

beneath the ground, connected & not “lost”

to some live tree, to give, and too receive.

Some bole or trunk and branches in the breeze,

these parts appear above and hold the leaves

which harvest air, to build the wood of trees.

These trees have more than roots below, they come

to let the breezes blow through leafy “hair”.

Their leaves “bling-blee-b-leavers” in autumn

where falling out’s “au naturale” beware!

At times what “would” come from beliefs is seen

above ground only in corollaries:

deeds done, and actions showing where we've been,

what secret pathways mined and treasure seized.

There’s magic in the living tree in some

(in ev’ry) cell, but IT speshly be leaves(!)

which have those little chloroplasts that come

& magically combine light, water, breeze.

The green of plants is often on account

of these quite magic energy compilers.

These chloroplasts are off & on their mount

when leaves be leaving, or be growing sky-wards.

The chloroplasts start first this circus ring,

then magic little mitochondria

in other cells, just wave their wands and bring

more rabbits from a hat, than two near!

And humans are the beings that exist,

like islands in a sea of “life”, just like

those mitochondria [which cells “enlist”

within their “selves”, so energy will “hike”]

-  extracting living energy for use

(that’s “ATP” to anyone who knows)

to share with their cell, they get thirty two -

’tsinstead of 2 or 4, from each glucose.

And sickness in the mitochondria

will bring that cell quite low, it will not go

well, when these “symbiotic” things appear

they help things ON, or else will make them SLOW!

God’s people are here, magically to make

the meaning which they pass on to this world.

To work creatively, for goodness sake

connected to the one whose light was hurled

out into all this Universe we're in.

we have the tools to act as salt, and light,

to slow decay, disease, corruption (sin).

By following Yeshua, in his might,

we also may bring meaning where it’s gone.

The secret of the rule or reign  of God

who made the chloroplasts and mitochon-

dria has stooped, and come ne-ar, and trod

these pathways to bring (healing and) new life.

The inbuilt replicating meaning-might-

ochondria he left here are quite rife.

Genetic deformation or a “blight”

are present threats arisen since he came.

And so it seems that we are back to “scratch”,

his garden, people, have another name,

Yeshua said he’ll lead another batch:

but will we now rely on this his Way?

New quarantine must start within your “one”

to take each thought, made captive, (unlike Cain)

and learn from all God’s prophets and his “son”.

[And while, again, it looks like he has gorn,

and left us to decide what we will do,

he watches, if we trust him he’ll  respawn

his new life in us: “Living-102”.

The Pow'r of this new life is based on Love,

allegiance, and a list-en-ing to him!

The Way, he showed us, has come from above,

atomic energy is on the brim!

So when we train to failure, and get to

the end of our resources, we can grow

the trust that’s rad-i-cal & here will do

what trusting in another can, but no-

one-else who's “sane and sensible” would think

of going there, or doing that at all

for living like Yeshua’s on the brink

of living with atomic pow’r as fuel.

The pow'r of love it turns out is so strong

that nothing else can overcome or beat

it, in the deepest sense (this does seem wrong,

, but) - looking past appearances is sweet!

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I believe:

• that Love exists!
• And has won!
• And will win!
• And is more than impersonal. It has a face and a name! - (Yeshua ben Yoseph spear-headed it’s entry into this world, and will continue to do so under Divine Wisdom’s Guidance,  giving that wisdom & guidance to his people)

Now is my chance to be,live that out in this world.

My lord, my god! Help me.

[Eloi Eloi! Hosana! Marana tha! Lama sabachthani? Maran atha!

Halleluyah! Amen!]

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