He was transfigured.
And his face shone like the sun.
This man, soon to die, disfigured.
But everything would eventually be won.

A voice said this is my beloved son.
With you I am well pleased.
Listen to my son.
By God conceived.

And us, do we listen.
To the son.
Do we hasten.
To one transfigured like the sun.

Is this event absolutely extraordinary.
So completely out of the ordinary.

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He was transfigured
A quite amazing event
Will we now listen

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See Mathew 17: 1-9

O woman great is your faith.
Be it done for you as you desire.
I wish I had that sort of faith.
And that my soul was on fire.

But I am full of doubting
Questioning.
But hoping.
And seeking .

We are like the Canaanite woman.
Falling on our knees
Woman or man.
Filling prayers with our pleas.

One day soon we will know the answer.
But we fear, at night, will there be an answer.

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Like the Canaanite
We fall praying to our knees
Seeking an answer

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See Mathew 15: 21-28

It is not what goes into the mouth.
That defiles a man.
But what comes out of the mouth.
That defiles a man.

What do we say.
Are we kind
Thoughtful, troubles to lay.
Do we mind.

Rather than our own personal war do we think of peace.
Are we too often thinking of ourselves.
Rather than argue, understand without cease.
Do we concern ourselves with yourselves.

But if our mouth speaks wrong.
At least we try to sing our own song.

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What goes into mouth
Is of little importance
It is what comes out

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See Mathew 15

Jesus came to them walking on the sea.
But when the disciples saw him.
Walking easily on the sea.
They were terrified to see him.

How would we react.
Would we try like Peter to do the same and sink.
Would our faith remain intact.
Would we achieve the spiritual link.

Would he say to us.
O you of little faith.
Would we acquiesce or make a fuss.
Our belief no more than a sinking wraith.

Why, he asks, do we doubt.
Or just blackout.

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Walking on water
Jesus then comes towards us
And we’re terrified

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See Mathew 14: 22-36

Jesus said, they need not go away.
You can give them something to eat.
For what do we pray.
Do we turn expectantly to his spirit seat.

Do we ask just for bread.
And some fish.
Or to the spiritual, have we fled.
What is our true wish.

With his bread we never hunger.
With his wine we never thirst.
We need fear no longer.
For we know what comes first.

It is that first communion.
Now with him we are in union.

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Where is our hunger
And then for what do we thirst
For we must answer

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See Mathew  14:: 13-21

John’s disciples came and buried the body.
And they told Jesus about it.
What we ask will happen to our body.
Will Jesus accept and recognise it.

When the moment comes.
Will we be ready.
How will they add up our life’s sums.
Have we thought about it already.

We do not know the answer.
But it is there waiting.
We are just the dancer.
Expecting and hoping.

It be be sudden or slow.
We just do not know.

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How will our death come
We may not have an idea.
But we are ready

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See Mathew 14: 1-12