Cardiac Chronology

You offer us poetic life,
We return coarse jokes
dull from overuse and
less thought.

Words bring richness to my life like coffee my late morning.
Coffee brings richness to my life like a freshly-discovered seventh sense.

God gave us senses,
we have forfeited them for pleasurable conveniences
pass on

Temporary belongs to time
Eternity birthed it

Enduring satisfaction exists
the instant your heart skips.

Does it
feel
taste
sound
smell
look
like You Are here?

In my debt to everything temporary
You poked a hole inside your heart,
and out came the wind of all that has been or ever will be.
You said "breathe deep."
it was for me.

God rests.

If God created relaxation, down time, sleep cycles, sloths, and green sea turtles
and everything points to his distinct distinctness,
He's gotta be the most chill anything in all of space and within and beyond.

"It is the Lord who goes before you.  He will be with you; He will not fail you or forsake you.  Do not fear or be dismayed." Deuteronomy 31:8

"The eternal God is your dwelling place,
and underneath are the everlasting arms." Deuteronomy 33:27

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies,
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever."
 Psalm 23

(If 'forever' really means forever, does it include right now?
If so, this means that by following Him,  we're enjoying our places as guests in his household right now.
Surely He's a Host among hosts.)

Forever?  Forever ever?
I AM for real.

SnoWarmsNow

Your peace flutters, and so do our hearts
Your sky opens
now so our arms
no way this is a passing warmth.

But I can feel us passing warmth.


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Goodness.

Earth's only true satisfaction is that beyond it.

No common ground to start from?

[But
all ground is -ground-]

We're all humans (most of us,) we're all a little insecure, we all love good time with others, we all have something to share.  We have all felt hurt, disappointment, and chilly gusts of despair now and then.

I hope we remember the warm reality that the sun always shines (regardless of how often something might come between its rays and our senses,) and even when we can't feel it, it's there.

We love love.  We'd rather do without unfairness, insincerity or that feeling that "this isn't how it's supposed to be."

Most of us are embarrassed or ashamed about something.  Most of us would rather not admit we're embarrassed or ashamed about anything.  Many times, we're embarrassed and ashamed about the same things. Many times, something in our life experience equips us to better understand those things and how to work through them.  Too many times, we keep ourselves from sharing.  We're too proud, we're too occupied with our own problems, we're too afraid it might come off as offensive or like others think we think we're better than they are.  Sometimes we are manipulative.  We don't take the time to check our motivations.  We realize the effect this has.  We're humbled.

So long as we live from a platitude of genuine caritas,
we have nothing to worry about.

We're strong.  We adjust.  We make choices.  Healthy choices.  Poor choices we'd rather call 'lessons.'  We'd rather not take responsibility.  At some point, we do it anyway.  We learn what's best.

We improve.  We encourage each other, and find we're grateful for others' encouragement and faithfulness.

We love love, but often have a difficult time living it like we know we should.

Let's not give up trying.

We have good reason to.

"Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. "
Colossians 3:12-14

Bob Marley on Dating

"You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect - you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyse and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there."

Pretty sweet really, I like his honesty.  Most of it seems applicable to all our relationships, lovey-doves aside.

Digging the M X.  Grounded, insistent bass. Elevated lyrics.  Nice combo.