Take it, he said , this is my body.
This is my blood , the blood of the covenant.
For this gift are we alert and ready.
Our thanks and prayers lovingly sent.

At the last supper.
He gave a gift of himself.
Now our succour.
For everyone not just ourself.

Did anyone before.
Give such a gift.
Loving us to our core.
Healing every rift.

At communion .
With him we are in union.

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This is my body
And this he said is my blood
Now and for ever

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See  Mark 14

 
All flesh is grass.
And its glory like the wild flower’s.
We all will pass.
At the end of our hours.

Reading the obituary of conjoined twins
Full of life , never complaining.
Lives for less losses more wins.
Yet our minds never stop complaining.

Stop a moment.
Think of others’ trials
Try to be content.
With our own life’s files.

Quieten the mind’s questioning
Accepting rather than fearing.

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All our flesh is grass
Our glory like wild flowers
Here now then passing

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See 1 Peter 1 : 18-25

Free your minds then of encumbrances.
Control them, put your trust in revealed grace.
There are true and merely shallow substances.
We know what they are if we look ourselves in the face.

It’s amazing how happy you feel.
If you focus on ultimate being.
If you watch your thought for what is real.
This moment only, thus mind freeing.

The mind , the self is not king.
The vastness of spiritual being.
Is the true lord in a perfect ever lasting ring.
That is true understanding.

So let us go forward together.
Now and for ever.

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Free your minds then
And from all encumbrances
That is happiness

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See 1 Peter: 1, 10-16

Go out to the whole world.
Proclaim the good news.
Let the banner be unfurled.
Proclaiming our views.

What profound joy it is.
To move from the selfish mind.
To realise the true us isn’t this.
That the spiritual essence, we can find.

We can be the mind’s watcher.
We can be part of something whole.
No longer just the mind’s lodger.
And reach our spiritual goal.

But first we have to do less thinking.
And more accepting.

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Go out to the world
And proclaim all the good news
It is our duty

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See Psalm 116

Know that I am with you always.
To the end of time.
To the end of all days.
Whether in death or in our prime.

What is God , three in one.
Or just  universal spiritual being.
But with this essence we are surely one.
We are not separate but will be all seeing.

We identify with our own mind.
But the mind is not the ultimate truth.
To ourselves and others we can be kind.
Because we are really all one being in truth.

So God is three in one .
And we are everyone in one.

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God is three in one
We are everyone in one
We’re universal

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See Matthew 28: 16-20

The lord is compassion and love.
All my being bless his holy name.
Let me just accept and not shove.
In Acceptance remain.

He redeems your life from the grave.
And crowns you with life and compassion.
We always have something precious we can save.
Remembering our Lord’s passion.

My soul give thanks to the Lord.
And never forget his blessings.
We are his ward.
Covering up
Our mental wounds with spiritual dressings.

The Lord is compassion and love.
Slow to anger , rich in merciful love.

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Compassion, love
That is surely the Lord’s way
But then is it ours

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See Psalm 102

Grant that always pondering spiritual things.
We may carry out in word and deed what is pleasing to you.
Trying to find those elusive springs.
Bringing to fruition life anew.

Where do these wars and battles start.
Isn’t it precisely in the desires fighting in your own selves.
Setting us apart.
Thinking always of ourselves.

Don’t you realise that making the world your friend.
Is making God your enemy.
Are we prepared not to take but to lend.
And accept everything restfully.

We just have to wait patiently.
Deservedly , reservedly.

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Ponder spiritual
Carry out in word and deed
What is God’s pleasure

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See James 4 : 1-10

After Jesus had taken the vinegar.
He said,it is accomplished.
How much more do we have to travel, how far.
Have we failed , have we managed.

I was feeling unhappy about something affecting me.
But the route to happiness is to think of others.
So obvious but somethings we rarely see.
But the best way to break our tethers.

He knew he to die to succeed.
Because we all have to die.
And thus he accepted the cruel deed.
And every thing thrown at him that was a lie.

But he still thought at the end of his mother’s welfare.
And now he looks after our welfare.

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It is accomplished
For all was necessary
He had done it all

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See John 19 : 25-34

Simon , do you love me more than these others do.
Lord, you know I love you.
Do we love him too.
Like hopefully the many and not the few.

We love our family so much.
But should we not love everyone else too.
Hold fast all in gentle touch.
Seeing everything as fresh, created new.

A second time he said , Simon , do you love me.
Look after my sheep.
Are we prepared to be really free.
And stare for truth in the very deep.

It is only our choice.
We need however to find our voice.

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Do you love me more
Than all of the others do
Lord, you know I do

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See John 21: 15-19

Be on your guard for yourselves.
And for the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseeers.
The burden of care for the vulnerable  is on ourselves.
We are not merely curators.

I just happened to talk to the Pope today.
I asked him to pray for the unborn in our debate.
I will , is what he had to say.
That’s the sort of powerful endorsement I rate.

Is there any more vulnerable than the unborn.
To whom do we owe more care.
To this we are sworn.
But total support is all too rare.

All the world is the flock of the shepherd.
We are that shepherd.

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On guard for ourselves
Is not always just enough
Care for vulnerable

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See Acts 20 :  28-38

Let his camp be reduced to ruin.
Let there be no one to live in it.
In terms of salvation none of us is a shoe in.
But we can ensure a lamp is lit.

I was learning today of the work of Caritas.
And their extraordinary good deeds.
Worth almost as much as any mass..
Sowing hope filled seeds.

How do we rid the world of poverty .
And bring justice to all.
Ridding the world of enmity.
So that all might walk tall.

That I do not for certain know.
We can only seek to sow.

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End all poverty
We can work and we can pray
But it is still there

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See Acts 1

Now you are speaking plainly.
And not using metaphors.
How can we follow truth faithfully.
Trying to put everything on all fours.

I was sitting outside at dinner.
And suddenly I noticed the church tower.
I forgot my doubts , became again a new  beginner.
One look improved my mood, hope blooming like a flower.

So much here seemed hollow.
Truth was contained in religion.
Everything else was shallow.
All adding to relentless tension.

But the tower reminded me of what is true.
Everything else somehow is in lieu.

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Once he spoke plainly
No longer in metaphors
Then they understood

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See John 16; 29-33

My soul give thanks to the Lord.
And never forget his blessings.
He puts  in our hand a spiritual sword.
Helping us with our doubting musings.

We were at an ecumenical service.
We sang the hymn , I sought the Lord and he answered.
This was a  line I could not miss.
I thought, well, message received.

He does hear.
But we have to ask.
Maybe we even have to shed a little tear.
But to ask, it’s not so difficult a task.

It can be done.
And sometimes it’s even a little fun.

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We have sought the Lord
He has heard and he’s answered
But we had to ask

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See Psalm 102

Do not be afraid to speak out.
Nor allow yourself to be silenced.
Yes , yes we need to shout.
Whether or not licensed.

It gives us confidence.
To hear Paul say we need not fear.
Forget reticence.
Do not shed a tear.

It is so much easier to remain silent.
To just go with the majority flow.
Be part of the big warm tent.
To quietly conform or at the worst go slow.

No we may not have,  for our beliefs, to die.
But we should not, to ourselves ,lie.

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Do not be afraid
Also do not be silenced
But speak out your truth

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See Acts 18: 9-18