The Rock of Revelation

revealed to Peter
that Jesus,
AKA son of Joseph
a thing that came out of Galilee
the whom who broke the Sabbath day
      healing a withered hand
that thou, thou are the Christ

Whom do I say that thou art?
When I search my soul
Do I know
     Have I relied on
            Cried out to
                   Saved by
                         Refined by
Made to shine like thee

1 Ne 21

He has made my mouth
     a sharp sword
in the shadows of his hand
     He has hid me
made me a polished shaft
in His quiver
     He has hid me

and now
     says the Lord
who formed me from the womb
so I could be his servant

to bring Jacob again to Him
though Isreal be not gathered
I shall help this marvelous work

and I shall be glorious in the
     eyes of the Lord
my God shall be my strength

The size of your faith or the degree
of your knowledge is not the issue
it is the integrity that you demonstrate
towards the faith you do have
the truths you already know

Make bare your arms, Lord
Bless all nations
with the mighty work and wonder
thou has promised us
until thy covenants
shall fill the earth
like a sun when it rises
fills the sky with light

Free us from captivity, Lord
pull us out of darkness
     out of obscurity
gather us into lands
we shall tend

the abominable among the earth
shall fight with themselves
get drunk off their own blood
stumble and burn

Samaritan

Samaritan

The priest did not risk
touching a dead body
       make him unclean
 to serve in the temple this trip

the Levite- similar excuse
fear of getting involved
     dirty his hands
slow his work

But the Samaritan knew
felt  like to be
ignored and ostracized

 he had compassion
willing to stray
     from his schedule
to help the needy
to bind the wounds
place in an inn
     even give of his  money

To my dear 18 year old

Do you know how much I love you
how I put your work first
     let you triumph
   as I look on Proud

How I pray and hope and dream for you
How I want to carry you back to the fold
safe in the pen with me

How I wait for you to see the large picture
view eternity
and never forget
promises you made
before you came to earth, to me

6 things I believe

1. Christ is our redeemer
2. Men and women can be gods
3. Families are forever
4. Love is an action word
5. All tech is a two way sword
6. We can train for our missions
7. Cinnamon rolls are God's gift to mothers

Current Bush

I'm a current bush
reaching for the stars
becoming a tree
the goal for me

don't cut me down
don't hold me back
it hurts to be pruned
naked and exposed
without my branches
battered by the wind

but now I see berries
tender fruits
to savor

worthy of jelly and jams
perhaps being little
is what I am

stuff

don't work to receive
work to become
stuff; recognition, money
nice, but not necessary

focusing on Stuff
lose perspective
all we own
determine what we have
for the world in the eye of the beholder