a spirit...

A friend (PM)'s text appreciating our human condition under God's anointed "Leader of Humanity"; and a response: 

God has not given me a spirit of fear but of power and of love and a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (PM Version)

Power to act
(authority too).
Love as a will-set;
then mind-set too,
for his culture gifts
us his world-view.
Wow! All this lifts
P. DoubleYou.

Granted

(thinking of friends I haven't seen for years, though mutual friends bring good reports)

God, please do your thing
in that family, Grant
that your good blessing
rest long, and strong, and plant

them by living streams,
like big mango trees
whose branches are beams,
leaves find light with ease,

fruit is always there,
- for it's roots run deep-
always more to share,
gardner gets a heap!

Psalm Oen,
Amen.

to a brother named "Harkness"

Mary harkened;
Martha darkened,
and got grumpy,
and bit jumpy.
Mary then heard
(beautiful word):
"One thing only
's necessary,
missed by Martha,
hit by Mary."

Will you .... be
a harkness,
or a, or a darkness?
Now ah, let me see-ee...
God, hear/ help me, plea-ease!

A brother who chooses to rejoice in the privilege of the trial, instead of grumping at the added difficulty!

U R such a blest brother!

And now I M 2,

having U (not another)!

And that is true.

Amen!

Wisdom from (most likely) Jesus' little brother Judas (Jesus also had a James, and a Simon in his family; as well as amongst his disciples) Version 2

From Jude, a slave of the ultimate Master, Jesus, God’s anointed “Leader of Humanity”, and brother of James,

to all those who are living their lives in an atmosphere of

• being loved, by God the Father, and
• being kept, as they are
• being called, by Jesus, God’s anointed “Leader of Humanity”.

Relax, everything’s going to be all right;

rest, everything’s coming together;

open your hearts, love is on the way!

…

You, loved ones,

as co-operators with God & followers of the carpenter/ builder from Nazareth,

building yourselves up in (and on the foundation of) your most holy (because it was employed by the one(s) who went before you) faith,

in the Holy Spirit, praying, as your approach to life in God’s World, thus

keeping yourselves rooted, grounded, centred, breathing in, and arms outstretched to, and being in love with God,

waiting patiently, eagerly, and ready for our Lord (not Caesar, but) Jesus, God’s anointed “Leader of Humanity”, who will in his mercy also bring us into what he showed us of the very life of God himself!

To make your own version of Jude vss1-2, and 20-21 see this short-URLink: goo.gl/EahZWR

Daniel the Hol..y..

Daniel the Holley,

and Dan is his name,

not any Wally,

..but t' Orange he came;

this Earth, oh golly,

won't be quite the same.

He's growing older

and let me say “Here's

to Daniel! - Bolder

and braver”. So “Cheers!”

He's growing “mature”,

at twenty one years

he's learning to “lure”

a maid, it appears

he's not quite “so sure”,

he could just drink beers

and stay quite certain,

then pump out some smears

-sling mud and dirt 'n

then after jeers/sneers

bring on the flirtin'.

But he'll face his fears

learn from who's above

and with eyes & ears

respond to real love,

and, at times with tears,

learn how to not “shove”.

The WAY of all seers.

Amen

 ANZAC day 2015.

From Jesus' little brother Jude (most likely):

^{Jude ch1vs1b-2}  Relax, everything’s going to be all right; 

• Rest, everything’s coming together; 
• Open your hearts, love is on the way!

... 

^{Jude ch1vs20-21} But you, dear friends, 
carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by 

• praying in the Holy Spirit, 
• staying right at the center of God’s love, 
• keeping your arms open and outstretched, 

ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. 

This is the unending life, the real life!

The Message : Jude

thanks from a loved-couple, one morning

"Thank you Lord for the sleep we had,
and for this soft bed.
Thanks for making us a mum and dad,
and that you're ours", they said.

Doing Well And Into Hospital Tomorrow

God bless this man's body,
to be as well as he's
spirit is; not shody,
so his poetry's
rhymin'. With his time in
hospital tomorrow,
use this stint to honour
He who bore our sorrows,
not so we would have none,
but have his company in
all this grief and sadness
till we're freed from our sin.
Amen.

INtimate relationships intiMATE relationships!

God is so amaze-mazing,

he keeps the rule that when

two on earth join intimate

-ly a symbol of even

deeper joining has happened.

He sees things on Earth I doubt;

says I’m one spirit with Him!

Take that in, & live that out:

other sins might not ruin

all your 'lationships about,

but acting out very in-

-timately with one you’re not ..

..not quite set on learning to

r‘spect or love as God loves you,

just for what you can get out

of this inter.. course or bout,

is very likely to poise-

-on the brink (for girls & boys)

of your brand spanking new world

y o u’r’ building, and flag’s unfurled,

with each choice you’r’ making with

respect to relationships.

Don’t you know if you’re joined to..

Christ, if you’re in his body

and he’s in your body; you

are like a lover, or small child

still unborn, but still or wild

the body of people you

know or have relations with

builds a mystical world-view,

meant to gather up, to sieve,

make a band of singers too.

You-all-together make up

actually a temple - true,

hold God’s greatest deposit,

his seed planted in the group.

The essence of the Holy

Spirit of God comes to live

in this body, though lowly.

What more could you ask God give?

You, "my"Self, aren’t just your own,

to’ve just done all your “likes”,

to grow what you’d like to ‘ve grown,

you’re God’s garden of delights,

entrusted by your land-lord,

he lets you sow a crop in

“your place”; so then sow, care for,

reap what honours his giving.

(after 1 Cor 6:17-20)

From one Paul to another...

I don't worry about anything, I pray about everything. I tell God what I need and I thank him for all He has done for me.When I do this I experience Gods peace, which is far more wonderful than what this world can give, this peace is more than my mind can understand. This peace guards my heart and soul. Nothing compares. Philippians 4:6-7 (PM version)

Amen.
True for me too,
but just when I do
re-spond like you
to "you know who",
 who planted/ grew
a spirit imbued 
in us (though we're few)
a mind that's re-newed
with approaches as You'd
approach things, and clued
with what You valued
most when we were wooed
(not to be rude,
but almost we're "nude")
like a child who'd
just come into
 God's world, who flew
 fresh from the father
 who is clothed in light.
 You clothe us and gather
 us, and hold us tight.
Our new clothes are
not animal skins,
but light from the star..
Glad Jesus wins!
and grateful we are.       P Double-You.

Roses about!

Email re.:  A beautiful baby girl born naturally after an unnaturally long and difficult labour.
 
Hallelujah! Yahweh's grace shine!
Pain and distress, here all this time..
..till the flag unfurl, your image revealed,
a beautiful girl, no longer concealed!
Seeded in secret times with a lover,
borne in body of "father n mother".
And birth shows us, like with Corrie
-fore n aft Roses- we're not sorry!..
Joy overcomes, dispels the sad,
which then when comes, won't succour the bad.
Hallelujah!

Love GOD, and...

Thinking of God & Life, you, (some friends and family) and me... The first verse was quoted by C.S.Lewis, the others by me (& feel free to add more from what you learn to be true from life):

Love God, 
and be merry,
give for the world 
not a cherry!


Love God, 
pursue his joy,
don't get busy, 
and ... just annoyed.

Love God,
and let his peace
guide you quietly
and never cease. 

Love God, 
waste time list'ning;
so in those jobs
don't miss (pearls) glist'ning.

Love God, 
and be "Mary",
then those "Martha's"
aren't so scary.

 ... (U can add more in the comments)

TXT: Hi.., Meet you there at 10.00am on Thursday. Please let me know if that does not suit.

(Doing casual work means I can't easily plan) 
 
Lib., might work for me. 

It'll probably be

"Text" at 8:40

that's AM Thursday,

saying "yea" or "nay".

Does that sound ok?