God said to Moses.
I am who I am.
Thus the eternal truth was given to Moses.
God just is I am who I am.

This is the proof of his existence.
There has to be a first mover.
Everything is contingent on his existence.
Because we know that everything has a mover.

God just is.
He is outside time
He neither was, nor will be , he is.
We, not him, are governed by time.

In this life we will not fathom him.
Only in the next will we know him.

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God said to Moses
After he asked for his name
I am who I am

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See Exodus 3 : 13-20

I have sunk into the mud of the deep.
Where there is no foothold.
I have entered the waters of the deep.
Where the flood overwhelms my foothold.

Sometimes depression overwhelms us.
But we know we are not alone.
There is someone be who cares for all of us.
He is always there if we just atone.

So we pray to you O Lord.
In your great mercy , answer us O Lord.
At an acceptable time O Lord.
With your faithful salvation O Lord.

We keep praying.
We just hope he is listening.

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We just keep praying
We hope God is listening
That’s all that we do

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See Psalm 69

Whoever does not take up his cross.
Is not worthy of me.
But we ask what is my particular cross.
And then of course what, who really is me.

Whoever finds his life.
Will lose it.
And whoever for my sake loses his life.
Will gain it.

We know all that.
We know it is true.
But we fight all that.
Whether or not it’s true.

We want our comfort.
And that’s earth’s not heaven’s comfort.

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We take up his cross
But only when it suits us
And are we happy

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See Matthew 10

You shall love the lord with all your heart.
And with all your soul.
A fairly good start.
But just a start in all our toil.

And of course love your neighbour.
As yourself.
But who is my neighbour.
Where can we find this elusive self.

But a Samaritan as he journeyed.
Had compassion.
Would we have tarried.
Is helping others our passion.

We fear we are the people who pass by.
And that all of our so called moral life is just an excuse.

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Love the lord with heart
With all you heart and with soul
But do we do it

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See Luke 10: 25. – 37

So have no fear.
For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed.
Do not shed a tear.
Even your failures are not sealed.

What I tell you on the dark.
Say in the light.
One day you will rise like the lark.
So keep up the fight.

What you hear whispered.
Proclaim on the housetops.
Nothing gained nothing ventured.
No we are not failures , we are all the tops.

We will win through.
Me and you.

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So just have no fear
For yes nothing is covered
That is not revealed

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See Mathew 10 : 24-33⊆

Make your ear attentive to wisdom.
Incline your heart to understanding.
Then you will find true freedom.
With just some modest seeking.

I am reading about Monsignor Alfred Gilbey.
And his book We Believe.
Truly a priest worthy of some study.
By him we can truly wisdom receive.

If like him you call for insight.
You will come to understanding.
Jesus is in plain sight.
He is still in our day preaching.

You will understand fear of the Lord.
And knowledge of the Lord.

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Attend to wisdom
Open to understanding
This is the true way

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See Proverbs 2 : 1-9 and see Alexander Haydon, The Absolute Uniqueness of Monsignor Alfred Gilbey , Arouca Press

Proclaim as you go saying.
The kingdom of God is at hand.
Joyfully Acclaiming.
It is so in every land.

Heal the sick.
Raise the dead.
For we too often are the sick.
We all too soon will be the dead.

You received without paying.
Give without pay.
It’s for us to do this proclaiming.
Who will that gainsay.

As you enter a house greet it.
And if the house is worthy let your peace come upon it.

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Proclaim as you go
Kingdom of God is at hand
And give without pay

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See Matthew 10 : 7-15

Then from them , Joseph turned.
And wept.
Like him we often feel spurned.
Alone and bereft.

Joseph abandoned.
By his brothers in their jealousy.
Sold into slavery, cornered.
Well, all rather messy.

But he survived.
And he prospered.
Matured.
Recognised.

And finally showed mercy.
As he had not been given mercy.

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Joseph turned from them
And before his brothers wept
But did they repent

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See Genesis 41

For them he had compassion.
For they were harassed and helpless.
For us too he has compassion.
Because we too are harassed and helpless.

Like sheep.
Without a shepherd.
We are the sheep.
We need a shepherd.

The harvest is plentiful.
But the labourers are few.
Indeed we are plentiful.
And our labourers , our priests are too few.

We have to become the labourers.
Otherwise where are the labourers.

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He has compassion
We are harassed and helpless
But sheep with shepherd

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See Matthew 9 : 32-38

He will free you from the snare.
Of the fowler.
We will be able to retreat to our lair.
And still we will be a spiritual mover.

From the destructive plague.
He will conceal you with his pinions.
In this knowledge we cannot be vague.
Whatever our own opinions.

Under his wings you will find refuge.
His faithfulness is buckler and shield.
Save us from the deluge.
We will not yield.

In this psalm ninety one.
We learn to appreciate and thank the one.

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Snare of the fowler
And from the destructive plague
We all will be free

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See Psalm 91

Why do we and the Pharisees fast.
But your disciples do not fast .
Will our own good intentions last .
Can we mail our intentions to the mast.

Can the wedding guests mourn.
As long as the bridegroom is with them.
Why be forlorn.
We are not like them.

The day will come when the bridegroom is taken away.
And then they will fast.
Then we will see the spiritual ray
And all this good will certainly last.

We will see him.
We will know him.

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Do we also fast
Like the Pharisees did then
No there’s no need  now

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See Matthew 9 : 14-17

You are no longer strangers.
But fellow citizens.
Spiritual rangers:
And holy denizens.

Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails.
And place my hand into his side.
And place my hand in the mark of the nails.
I will not believe and will deride.

Yet Thomas was all for saving Lazarus.
He was not such a faint heart.
A faithful follower of Jesus.
A man set apart.

We too are always doubting
Then wondering and finally believing.

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We see the nail’s marks
We place our hand into his his side
Just in our mind’s eye

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See Ephesians 2 : 19-22 and John 20 : 24-29

Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city.
Will you then sweep away the place.
Of course the Lord will show pity.
As he cares lovingly for every race.

The Lord is compassionate.
And gracious.
We need never be irate.
Just for truth tenacious.

When I read this psalm.
I felt restored, renewed
A sense of pervasive calm.
Peace viewed in infinitude.

He will show mercy just for the sake of one.
Thus redemption for us all is won.

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For five righteous
The city will now be spared
The Lord shows mercy

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See Genesis 18 : 16-33 and Psalm 103

I am already being poured out as a drink offering.
And the time of my departure has come.
This is just the beginning not the ending.
For us all and not just some.

I have fought the good fight.
I have finished the race.
Here is our true directing light.
One day we shall look our Lord in the face.

St Peter the Apostle of faith and unity.
St Paul the Apostle of mission.
Men of true untiring temerity.
To proclaim Jesus, their only ambition.

We try to follow their footsteps.
But do so only in tiny doubting steps

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He fought the good fight
And he did finish the race
And for all of us

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See 2 Timothy 4

The glory that you have given me.
I have given them.
I in them and you in me.
You sent me and loved them.

Reading these words I felt inexplicably moved.
Going to my heart.
Thus for a moment we are called.
And in our spirituality find a new start.

Then I read I desire also that they whom you have given me.
To see my glory.
And may, where I am, be with me.
To continue redemption’s story.

Like him we pray even though the world does not know you.
I pray that I may come one day to know you,

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The glory given
He has now given to us
He was sent to love

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See John 17 : 20-26

The Lord is my shepherd.
There is nothing I shall want.
Nothing really to be feared.
Even in the greatest want.

Fresh and green are the pastures.
Where he gives me repose.
As I follow the master.
In scripture’s verse and prose.

Near restful waters he leads me.
He revives my soul.
I only make this plea.
To drink from his spiritual bowl.

To ponder his sacred heart.
Is surely a good start.

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The Lord is my shepherd
There is nothing I shall want
Fresh is his pasture

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See Psalm 23

Not everyone who says Lord, Lord.
Will enter the Kingdom of heaven.
But the one who does the will of the father lord.
Will enter the kingdom of heaven.

Lord , did we not prophesy in your name.
And cast out demons in your name.
And do mighty deeds in your name.
But that is not enough to call out his name.

How often do we call out his name.
Say we believe in his name.
But what actually do we do in his name.
Do we act with love and charity in his name.

We are not up to it.
Let’s not deny it

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Just saying Lord, Lord
And not doing his real will
Is just not enough

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See Mathew 7: 21-29

Listen to me O coastlands.
And give attention, you people from afar.
We come listening from all lands.
From near and far.

The Lord called me from the womb.
From the body of my mother he named my name.
And he will remember me in my tomb.
By my own name.

He made my mouth like a sharp sword.
In the shadow of his hand he hid me.
I will always call him Lord.
For always he is with me.

He said to me you are my servant.
I answered yes , I am your servant.

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I’m called from the womb
The Lord knew me even then
And he knows me now

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See Isaiah 49: 1-6

Judge not.
And you will not be judged
Untie the judgemental knot.
You yourself may be misjudged.

For with the judgement you pronounce.
You will be judged.
Assume we are not worth an ounce.
And that so much we do is merely fudged.

The measure you use.
However small.
Will be measured to you.
Expect at the end the call.

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
But do not notice the log that is in your own eye.

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If you judge someone
You will be then judged yourself
So  then do not try

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See Matthew 7 : 1-5