Chock-a-block

 

During the COVID19 pandemic in the small city of Orange, two nights ago, (about 7:30pm?) when we were video chatting with our daughter and her husband, she said… " oh there's someone at the door… the bell just rang"… she disappeared, then returned with an unopened box of 

 chocolate icecreams… which they then started to eat. We all tried to guess who would have done this - - no note or other indication. Then 15 or twenty min later, my wife said,"That was our doorbell" (i didn't hear it), she got up, and returned with a box of different chocolate icecreams. She thought she saw a small silvery(?) hatchback car driving away from our house down the street. We looked up and whispered thank you. My wife texted a thank you to someone with a little hatchback-ish silvery car we knew, she replied that it wasn't  her. The next day we thanked our Son in Law's mother.. it wasn't  her she said; then we left a message of thanks to another owner of a little hatchback, he rang this morning to say "Not me!", but he had heard of a couple who planned and executed a treat drop a few weeks ago. This morning i got a text from our other daughter who currently lives in our town to ask if we'd dropped some nice icecreams in to their place two nights back. I said "Nope!", and explained our situation. She guessed it was her sister. I said it wasn't,  but it had happened to them too. I told her about that other couple, but she said she had got some bickies from them, but they had said it was from them… 

A phantom blesser!

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Um Hmm... the plot is thick-en-ing just now.

We've heard of others who have had this thing

occur to them, as well, a knock or ring

of door-bell, and a package there somehow.

Just sitting at the door, a yummy treat,

like havaharts or drumsticks, chock a block

with special care and thought to where they dock.

No note, or indication, even bleat..

to give us here id-e-as of who sent

these goodies, to enhance the love and care,

of who'd be blessed that night that they were there

on doorsteps of some people who've been lent

a life on Earth, for over twenty years.

The only hint we have is "Small Hatchback

that's silvery", and trav'ling down the track.

Then whispered "Thank you" 's, killing off our fears.

Some clear denials, still no better off

at tracking who this culprit is who would

to sev'ral households plan to do such good,

but not to get their thank you's here. Tov*, tov!

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*  "tov", is the old Hebrew word for "good"; "tov tov" means "very good".

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a state of be-ing is & will be-com-ing..

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Some sensate thoughts and insights there. I feel glad that you can intuit these things and express them. They echo so much of the Spirit, Soul, Body frame that has become meaningful to me and receiving God's Spirit as the Presence in my life is an added dimension for me to quietly meditate upon!.

much love in His Presence. A Friend. ... "He is not far from everyone of us" Acts 17:27

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Yes, for,

"it is in him, (in his presence)

that we (really) live,

and move,

and have our being"*

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Yes, help us please, oh God of gods & men,

that we might please you who makes all things new.

For you are not "grown up" as often meant -

a static spot, a state, as solids do

"inhabit" - till they change their state to gas,

or liquid in between (all metaphors).

You keep on moving, flowing, which alas

is disconcerting for our major flaws

which are somehow to be ourselves the gods

in charge, to make worlds be, as we ourselves

are now. But then we miss what we have got

somehow, because of fe-ars and bad healths..

We miss that we ourselves are still in growth,

developing is what we are in fact.

The oldest one of us has lost their troth

with truth, if we think "We've arrived" - or act

like that. And in Ezek’yel's visions he

saw living creatures melded, not just one,

with mechanisms turning twisting-ly

and moving up and down, like Earth and Sun

and all the planets, spinning in their course.

As we might think "electrons spinning round",

Or river that looks stationary because

it keeps to bound-ar-ies, but they are found

by looking where the water stops, or starts,

upon the ground, and even when it's still

it's moving right along. And then our hearts

start beating quicker, maybe always will,

perceiving the adventure that's in store

if we would cross this water-way ourselves,

we might land on another kind of shore.

Your states can change and move, as most can tell.

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*  According to the Encyclopaedia Brittanica, from the opening invocation to Zeus of the poem, Phaenomena, by Aratus, (flourished c. 315–c. 245 BC, Macedonia), Greek poet of Soli in Cilicia (site accessed 2021 Sept 08 at 10:35am), and then

quoted back to the Athenian philosophers, by Paul, an early emissary of Jesus (called the Messiah).

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Lust is any human desire let off its chain

".. the inevitable disintegration that lust produces in the world." 2 Peter 1:4

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So let's just say that lust is not desire

per se; but also, that's all that it ayes.

In other words that lust is not like fire,

but wild-fire, which is dangerous always.

The knowing just how dangerous is fire,

is necessary, so to use it well.

We must not think it evil (nor desire),

but keep it in the places it should dwell.

For if it gets away, and so it "tries"

(by just the way it works it always will),

it will destroy most houses by and by,

and grasslands, bushland, often also build-

ings, for the softness of our human nests,

for comfort of our little baby chicks

is often just the stuff that will burn best,

so, we must always leash our fire on wicks

or keep it locked within its fire-place.

For then the fire itself is a good gift,

a way to serve our kids, but also space,

in fact all life on earth gets all it's lift

and energy from "fi-re" kept at bay.

And solar panels in each house (and tree)

employ the energy they gain this way.

This way it's always been; acknowledge we!

We won't let fire go wild, we'll keep it well,

which means we will not fear it, yet we must

(though fear "itself" can push us into hell).

All life comes from our choosing  love and trust.

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It's not the fact of a flame, not the heat of a flame that is a problem, but whether it is boundaried safely is the issue. e.g. A gas oven, or fireplace can feed and keep a family warm in sleety weather. 

In the same way, it's not the fact of a human desire, not the kind of desire, nor the strength of a desire that is a problem but whether this person in whom it resides, has at this time in their life, a safely bounded place for it, or method of leashing it.

The destructiveness of any human desire comes from letting it rule over us. From the human not ruling it, and giving it its boundaries. Then it will end up ruling us, & giving us our boundaries, instead of getting them straight from the Creator God. The word of this God is to us our food and drink.

God spelled this out to the first SON OF ADAM (Cain), "Sin is (like an animal, that humanity was meant to rule over) crouching at the door, it desires to have you, but you must (& with my help, you can) master it".  (GEN 4)

Jesus had strong desires, he says to his disciples.. "with desire I have desired to eat this passover  with you." He acknowledged his desires & he ruled them, underneath what ruled him - the word of God.

In fact, the human dilemna is entered into as we let our lives be ruled by our desires, like an animal, that normally is simply a ballancing of bodily and "genetically & socially programmed" desires. GOD made us to have, but appropriately rule over our desires. In fact the psalms say: "Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."  Psalm 37:3‭-‬4 NIVUK 

Extra reading: Prov 27:20, Hab 2:4; Ps 56:11 ; 1 Thess 4:1-8 ; 1 Peter 5:2; James 1:14; 

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they woke up

 

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Oh God, please help us. Give us leaders who 

have wisdom and will work to serve your kids;

who'll help their re-al growth, and not eschew

resisting mechanisms with no lids.

The mechanistic bureaucratic ways 

that guess without the hard work born from  care;

that only care for box-ticking displays

of nice neat rows of children who are there

upon their seats, who feel good, even though

they don't have Dad, or Mum to raise them up.

So without careful village elders, woe

is likely to envelop, and erupt.

Oh God please give us wisdom and the folk

who lead by serving others as they can,

and who connect to you, so now they've woke-

-en up to creativity's good plans, 

& hopes, and will work with reality

and care for others, that won't balk at pain,

though will not harm, for creativity

has ways forward that comfort would disdain.

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Not sure how I'm going. A prayer..

Oh God help us please now to learn to love. 

And not to give up just because we're babes, 

and still depend on who is up above, 

'coz foetuses are at the learning stage.

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To the fathers of our grandies.

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Well Happy Father's Day to you the Dad's

who are the fathers or great grand-dad's of

our grandchildren. You are the men, the "lads",

who will be looked up to. We think that's "TOV!*";

or even "Tov tov*!" - "very good", you know.

So we are glad these kids (or "little lambs", 

-as "Gran" would say), have been this blessed, to grow

within this fam'ly, which is the I AM's.

Paul & Katrina Walker 

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* "tov" is the Hebrew word for "good"; while "tov tov" means "very good"!

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Online Class

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Well, Mr. Harpe is busy for today,

just marking stuff and ringing carers up,

and thinking what it is he'd like to say

to each of you, to help you join the club..

of folk who are still growing (never stop!).

But you're in luck! Another teacher's come

to help you do assignments, and to hop

right into work - and not say you are dumb!

So Mr. Walker's looking on today

and maybe we can meet up on that Zoom?

And you can tell me what you'd like to say,

and tell us what you're doing in your room.

Those animals you picked, what are they now?

And other things you're set, with "Friday" ends?

I hope to hear, and maybe help somehow,

What do you think of 1 pm my friends?

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c temp le tation

 After https://appallinglife.blogspot.com/2021/09/b-temp-le-t.html

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c templetation

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Mark chapters 11-13..

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So TempleOne is made to make a splash 

& catch attention from around the place.

The other might be missed, it aims to  catch

the eye of One who sees all secret space.

For TempleTwo (quite like Sudoku games),

will trust some certain axioms and move

ahead in ways opaque to folk who claim

some myst-er-y to keep folk in their groove;

or else who won't accept the Holy Word,

mysterious, out-giving life, hesêd.

For TempleOne folk give what they afford,

and feel they now have less, but they can get

by - they have ingenuity, you see.

But TempleTwo folk know they can not give

enough to even up some scales that be

in minds of folk who think that's how to  live.

So T.Two folk will give, though small, their all,

but secretly, for that's the way they see

the Presence giving to them, they're enthralled

to trust the Universal Presence we

know little of. They have themselves been borne

from universal dust as heirs of God,

not nuisances, with bad habits they mourne,

but embryonic persons, love begot.

Yeshua said his temple would display,

not hide, the word of God within its stones,

but if you watch you'll c around today

his spirit's life and fruit, which still atones.

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b temp le t

 After https://appallinglife.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-temp-le-t-ation.html 

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b templet

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Mark chapters 11-13..

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Two opposites in temple worship state

and came to be, soon after time was framed

they both acknowledge that its designate:

"The house of God" is central to what's claimed:

The one, i'll call "the first", employs big stones,

and architecture to enhance the awe,

it emphasises pow-er, and atones 

for wrong-doing and says that's what it's for.

The other, based on hesed (loyal love)

gives of its best, and listens carefully.

It copies what it sees done from above,

and learns from God's own heart du-ti-ful-ly.

It's like the genie, who would hear a wish,

take that as its command, and do it straight-

away, no matter what, it tries to fish

for motives, and it always celebrates!

This one could be quite small, but it's alive,

and as a tiny seed grows to a tree,

it can then be a home, where folk survive,

producing fruit, and shade  and shelter, see.

The first one can be built in 40 years,

and lasts for cent'ries, if it's not pulled down.

The second one takes lifetimes, and sheds tears,

and rare-ly stays in one place, it moves round-

abouts where all God's children are these days,

and even if they moved to spots that stunk,

it moved with them, not in a static  "place",

it takes up space, and still gets rid of junk.

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followed by: https://appallinglife.blogspot.com/2021/09/c-temp-le-tation.html

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a temp le t

a templet

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Mark chapters 11-13..

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God's way of doing "Temple" isn't first

what we've grown up to think, our culture's way.

It came before creation, and it busts

what's "practical", what we would likely say.

It mucks our preconceptions; but ah, salts, 

and lightens up a lot, our heavy loads!

The heart of one who doesn't look for faults,

but looks for fruit, like love, joy, peace; and goads,

if necessary, so to wake kids up.

The diff'rence is between a house and home.

And if you've thought this through, you'll see enough,

to live with his own kids, in tent or dome,

to have the chance to share life  is the stuff

this father's heart is open to, he wants,

to share like this, through easy and through tough

times, helping them grow up, and act (not ponce),

to make & build, to hear & think, in truth.

It seems he'd rather share with them the scant-

ty times, and help them learn to love "unroofed".

He'd rather have them than a chance to rant

about the carpet, or the polished boards.

He'd rather share with children in a slum,

than have a lot of "worshippers" in hoards.

The meaning of a temple is .. "Come, come!

- and see - it's more like "house of God" you know..

Yet, God dain't need a house, God wants a home,

for God's children to live belov-ed, so

- it's tenting holidays, beneath a dome!

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Followed by: https://appallinglife.blogspot.com/2021/09/b-temp-le-t.html

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Grace in place

 My mum's sos alarm has gone off I cannot contact her so I need to go and check on her... Sorry 😐

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Oh God, our God, give grace to Jack and Jill.

Pleace give them wisdom, creativity,

from you, to be a breath of life that will

feel something like that first nativity.

Oh no, that seems so powerless to us,

much pain and shame and ignorance and such.

If you have got another, with less fuss,

more certainty, but still with your clear touch…

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