For Anaya, Anil, Anyone I Am
I
A day I do not feel shalom
Note it, not knock it, gloat over it
Between His promises & impatient me
Time knocks on my head, my entirety
I say: the symptoms are not ME
I am somebody being remade by Trinity
II
The twin tools: detach and attach
I had it backwards; but in the bad patch
I recall: I am more than my problem
Jesus overcame so much, & pettiness
He was of Higher Ground, under duress
He seemed to bless, fewer times, CURSE
Never holding back for Spiritual address
III
Matthew, chapter 23 gives us a list of Jesus's curses especially for "religious" leaders, who excelled in pushing newcomers away: WOE
Copyright © Anil Deo | Year Posted 2022
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