Though this outer man of ours may be falling into decay.
And if we think of our ageing body, we may despair.
The inner man is renewed day by day.
As long as it is the universal spirit for which we care.

We are enslaved by our mind.
And by passing time.
But to ourselves we need to be kind.
For what is truly real is not bound by time.

Yes the troubles that are soon over.
Train us for the weight of carrying eternal glory.
Here we stumble , one day we will be lying in clover.
And it will matter little if people don’t remember our story.

And so we have no eyes for things that are visible.
Only for things that are invisible.

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We fall to decay
Our inner body renews
And so we survive

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See 2 Corinthians 4

I will not give rein to my fierce anger.
I will not destroy Ephraim again.
We will be fruitful for longer.
We will leave no angry stain.

Jesus has a heart.
He has emotions.
But he learns always to make a new start.
His anger has reasons.

Does our anger have cause.
Can we quieten our mind’s emotions.
Are we really swayed by just cause.
And by sound reasons.

Or do we fight.
Rather than light.

…….

Are we giving way
To our angry emotions
Or do we sit still

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See Hosea 11

Give back to Caesar.
What belongs.
To Caesar.
Accepting any wrongs

And give back to God.
What belongs.
To God.
Who does no wrongs.

But most importantly.
Is that God is everything.
And all beginning and finality.
In , for, from and to everything.

We know to whom we must give.
And what we must sieve.

……..

Give back to Caesar
What belongs to the Caesar.
And to God the rest

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See Mark 12 : 13-17

May you have more and more grace and peace.
As you come to know our Lord more and more .
We pray this without cease.
Unto our innermost core.

By his divine power he has given us all the things we need.
For life and for true devotion.
The blood of the martyrs is the church’s seed.
Reminding us of our true creation.

But to attain this you will have to do your utmost yourselves.
Adding goodness to the faith you have.
Self control, patience in ourselves.
Kindnesses’  salve.

And to kindness love.
The ascending spiritual dove.

…….

We seek just some peace
We  come to live with the Lord
With kindness and love

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See 2 Peter 1

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.

…….

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

…….

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