You will know the truth.
And the truth will set you free.
We can return to the certainty of youth.
Somewhere we can find the key.

We can if we try, keep truth in mind.
At mass today , I thought I had it found.
It’s belief , more than just being kind.
It is , if we look, all around.

So clear .
So simple.
Nothing to fear.
Just an effort is ample.

But we have sincerely to try.
And reject the non believing lie.

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You will know the truth
And the truth will set you free
If you just let it

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See John 8 : 31-42

I am the light of the World.
Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness.
We are all of us, the world.
Walking in hopefulness.

Happiness  Is not being subject to the ego.
I dreamt that I never thought of the I.
Difficult but if you do it you cannot be low.
You are held in God’s eye.

I fell deep down.
Into the presence.
Here in Sorrows you cannot drown.
We feel our true essence.

We are one.
With the one.

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The light of the world
We do not walk in darkness
For we are with him

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See John 8 : 12-20

Let he who is without sin among you.
Be the first to throw a stone at her.
This probably applies to us too.
Slander and condemnation based on fear.

We love it when others get caught out.
Wrapping ourselves in virtue.
We could keep quiet but gleefully shout out.
And do this we rue.

Jesus was left alone.
With the woman standing before him.
We fail to atone.
Will we ever now stand before him.

They went away one by one.
And we probably  would walk away one by one.

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Let he without sin
Be the first to cast a stone
Would we be the one

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See John 8 : 1-11

There is another who bears witness.
And I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.
We acknowledge his truth and fitness.
Although we can only read not view.

John was a burning.
And shining lamp.
Truth illuminating.
Leading us up the spiritual ramp.

You were willing to rejoice in his light.
But the testimony that I have is greater.
We must keep him in our sight.
Now and not later.

Sadly John is long gone.
But still his light shone.

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John bore true witness
His testimony was true
This we acknowledge

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See John 5 : 31-47

My father is working.
Even now as I am working.
Praying.
Curing.

For as the Father raises the dead.
And gives them life, so also the son gives life.
At mass this Gospel of John was read.
The words themselves seemed to give life.

Whoever hears my word and believes.
Has eternal life.
He who listens and not just hears receives.
This is indeed joyful life.

The words read out were so life full.
And joyful.

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Father is working
Just as I am now working
These are saviour words

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See John 5 : 17 – 30

Behold  the water from the temple.
Was trickling out from the south side.
We need not tremble.
The surf takes us for a ride.

And wherever the river goes.
Every living creature that swarms will live.
Surviving life’s throws.
And born to survive.

It was a river that I could not pass.
For the water had risen.
As we wade through grass.
Releasing us from spiritual prison.

This water goes down into the sea.
The water will become fresh when it flies into the sea.

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Water from the temple
Flows deeper into the sea
And we follow it

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See Ezekiel 47 : 1-9, 12

There was an official.
Whose son was ill.
Everything in Jesus’ own country was prejudicial.
He sought new grounds to till.

Perhaps the official worked for Herod.
It took courage to approach Jesus.
Indeed a hope that he might have thought  was arid.
A moral for us.

If a life is at stake.
We can humble ourselves.
If it’s make or break.
A son’s life not just ourselves.

The official tried everything.
For faith’s sake can we not try anything.

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Do we fight for life
And prepared to be humble
Like the official

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See John 4 : 43-54

Laetare.
Jerusalem.
Be joyful, no need to be weary.
Celebrate , Jerusalem.

We cannot always do penance.
We need a break.
Return to our joyful essence.
And rely on a bit of give and take.

Human nature is weak.
We cannot fast continually.
Our worries are not unique.
Either physically or mentally.

It’s made for us , Lent.
We are not made for Lent.

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Laetare Sunday
A chance to pause and relax
So why not do it

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See The description of today

Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled.
But the one who humbles himself will be exalted.
Our real ambition is rumbled.
Our true nature can be faulted.

What does it matter.
Who or what we are.
No need to flatter.
Accept us as we are.

We wish we could divorce ourself from ourself.
Have no interest.
In ourself.
And only care about everyone else’s interest.

But being humbled.
Is we doubt being exalted.

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We exalt ourselves
We will be truly humbled
So better not try

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See Luke 18 : 9-14

Every kingdom divided against itself.
Is laid waste.
A message perhaps for oneself.
We must unite if we are to remain graced.

We just have to keep going.
However exhausted.
We must start our reawakening.
We can always start anew, it is not finished.

When a man guards his palace.
He feels safe.
We search for solace.
Hopefully somehow to be safe.

But if we are divided.
We will end up derided.

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kingdom divided
Against itself is laid waste
We ask, are we so

Luke 11 ::  1 4 –   23

And Mary said, behold
I am the servant of the Lord.
This we are told.
And this we know from the Lord.

Let it be to me.
According to thy word.
Let us like her see.
And accept the word.

And what if she had said No.
After all she had free will.
We would now be so low.
Waiting for fate to finally fulfil.

But in humility she said yes.
And we if we forget doubt we can too say yes.

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Mary said Behold
I’m the servant of the Lord
But we ask are we

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See Luke 1 : 26-38

Learn to do good.
Seek Justice.
Search for the Holy Rood.
Resist injustice.

You are not a sinner like us in every land.
You have never done anything wrong.
It is I with sins countless as grains of sand.
Who have bought down on you this host of sorrows for so long.

I was listening to St John’s Passion.
These words moved me unbearably.
At last I had understood our mission.
My tears rolled down irresistibly.

It was the haunting words of the tenor evangelist.
That my heart could not resist.

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You not a sinner
You have never done some wrong
You take our sorrows

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See Isaiah 1 : 10, 16-20 and Bach St John Passion

For to all that I send you.
You shall go.
And whatever I command you:
You shall speak so.

Captured.
Enslaved .
Maltreated
Escaped.

Studied.
Returned.
Travelled.
Converted.

And then missionaries to all the world.
They helped convert the world.

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To all I send you
You shall go to all nations
And you shall then speak

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See Jeremiah 1 : 4-9

His face was altered.
And his clothing became dazzling white.
On the mountain tops we feel exalted.
In the valley floors we lose our very sight.

Life goes from mountain to valley .
From rose to thorn.
We lose sight of our up and down tally.
Between  feeling fresh and worn.

But I listened to the common pigeon’s song.
I watched the sun dip below the hill.
Nothing good or bad needs to last long.
Exciting or run of the mill.

Remember Christ transcendent.
Our life one day will be ascendant.

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His face was altered
His clothing became dazzling
Remember all this

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See Luke 9 : 28b – 36