God said , let the waters come together in a single mass.
And let dry land appear.
This then is the ultimate reality in every mass.
This our every hope and fear.
Genesis may be highly literary.
But its aim is to proclaim God as the mover.
This is something entirely hopeful and not scary.
The ultimate improver and remover.
So in this poem we read of God’s mission.
We are here for life without remission.
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What is genesis
Is it just legend or truth
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See Genesis 1 : 1-19 and Mark 6 : 53-56
Our mind dwells on disappointments.
What we ask , went wrong.
But it not us, just events.
It may have been a false tune , but it was our song.
So we didn’t get what we wanted.
Now we just have to move on.
Nothing daunted.
To a new hazy dawn.
And cry to the Lord if all else fail.
It always helps , without fail.
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We disappointed
Can just go on complaining
Or cry to the Lord
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See Isaiah 58 : 7-10
You must come away to some lonely place.
And rest for a while.
Life is at too much of a pace.
Running every mile.
There were so many coming and going.
That the Apostles had no time even to eat.
We are constantly thinking, sowing and reaping.
But life needs to be tied to a spiritual cleat.
So they went off in a boat.
To a lonely place.
Behind a prayerful moat.
At a slow pace.
They could be by themselves.
We occasionally need to be by ourselves.
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On and on we think
Never pausing or stopping
But perhaps we should
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See Mark 6 : 39-34
Continue to love each other like brothers.
Which you have prepared for all nations to see.
A light to enlighten the pagans.
And to which we bend our knee.
In all of our lands.
Today I have put away the crib.
For another year .
But the child remains.
To take away every tear.
Christmas finally comes to an end.
But let us still attend.
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We can go in peace
Because we have seen the light
For all nations
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See Luke 2 : 22-40
This is the carpenter surely.
The son of Mary, the brother of James and Joset.
Why all this commotion and crying.
The child is not dead but asleep.
We’re quite good at sighing.
And being like lost sheep.
But do we reach out to touch his hem.
Or are we too unbelieving or shy.
So we don’t seize this offered gem.
And we don’t keep him in our mind’s eye.
Come out of this man.
Unclean spirit.
We do not know his spiritual plan.
Although we strive to hear it.
What is your name , Jesus asked.
My name is legion.
Truth is often masked.
From whatever region.
We too may be afflicted.
With many demons.
But with Jesus we can find them lifted.
If we have faith and do not demand reasons.
No one could secure him, even with a chain.
But for us there is a marked redemption lane.
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Come out of this man
Jesus said to him and us
If we just listen
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See Mark 5 : 1-20
Blessed the peacemakers .
They shall be called sons of God.
It’s better to aim to be blessed.
Than striving to be happy.
They are in search of their real homeland.
Though he stumble.
He shall never fall.
We go through life with fumble after fumble.
Awaiting, none too patiently, his call.
I could not catch all the French reading.
But I certainly heard Esperance and Dure.
Life is full of hard things yet with hope arising.
So we anticipate, but never can be sure.
The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Their stronghold in times of distress.
As they seek their reward.
And slowly they progress.
However hard the trial.
We get through with a smile.
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Life is often hard
But where there is life there’s hope
So we keep going
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See Psalm 36
I was struggling to find the place in the book.
And somebody kindly helped me.
So at the Magnificat now, I could look.
And truly see.
It’s all about loving.
And caring.
Not shoving.
Nor denying.
It’s strange how one kind gesture.
Can be such comfortable vesture.
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It’s one kind gesture
That makes all the difference
To all that we do
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See 2 Timothy 1 : 1-8
If a kingdom is divided against itself.
On those who live in a land of shadow.
A light has shone.
For us , who seek , we can never entirely know.
Even if we atone.
You have made their joy increase.
They rejoice in your presence.
But again and again we fail to find peace.
I will establish a new covenant.
With the house of Israel and of Judah.
Here was a new holy government.
And not to forget Mohammed , Krishna and the Buddha.
I was dreaming about passing.
Not a dreadful moment but a moment of dread.
Do we live on , it is a question beyond reasoning.
Really we do not know where we will tread.
But dreaming I saw not a brick wall , a dead end.
But a simple brown door which I could push open.
Here was hope, we can indeed ascend.
This was the new covenant spoken.
Here in the dream was a simple image.
I knew I could walk through that door, no mirage.
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At death we go where
Just reasoning will not help
But the door’s open
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See Hebrews 8: 6-18
He had cured so many.
That all who were afflicted were crowding forward.
Even we who have plenty.
He said to the man with the withered hand.
Stand up out in the middle.
We wonder where we are in this life and land.
For life is a perplexing immutable riddle.
I was in a depressed dream.
And as often happens a way opened out.
It’s true that things are not as bad as it may seem.
Even if everything may seem rather drawn out.
One moment everything was bad.
Never ending .
The world seemed mad.
And then a door opened with a happy ending.
Now I knew what I had to do.
At last I had some clue.
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It may seem hopeless
Then comes a solution
Just out of the blue
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See Mark 3 : 1-6
This was just new wine in old wine skins.
But it did not break the skins.
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New wine , old wine skins
So will it break the wineskins
Depends on the wine
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See Mark2: 18-22
