My Last Theft

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+--------My Last Theft; The Thoughts Of The Dying Thief On The Cross Next To Jesus

Now I know everything they
say is true, that you came
from heaven, a celestial comet
cascading to a Bethlehem in
dire need, a virgin Womb wildly
discontented by Rome’s injustice.
You did walk on water, your
words like lepers’ balm, a firm cry
rousing to ears of the dead even.
Because the joy I had before
theivery is alive again...When
this all ends, take me back to
Paradise with you. Please.

------Luke 23:38-43
Now there was also an inscription above Him, "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS." One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!" But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? "And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!" And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.

Doubts and Disbelief When Dreams Come True

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+--------Doubts and Disbelief When Dreams Come True; Zechariah's Thoughts At Angel Gabriel's Blessing

You see Ive taken these deep
preparatory breaths burning
incense before, eyes closed
rubbing my ephod as if dreaming…
chanting 'candlesticks, cherubim,
candlesticks then golden cherubim'
countlessly. 'Bow before Ark, beg
again for Elizabeth’s womb blessing'
So how, now, can I decipher my
deceptions, trances from truths?
Facts from fiction? Are you an Angel
really? or just a vivid reminder of
hopes long deferred? Of an old man.


------Luke 1:5-22
When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division of priests named after Abijah. Zechariah’s wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron. Zechariah and Elizabeth had God’s approval. They followed all the Lord’s commands and regulations perfectly. Yet, they never had any children because Elizabeth couldn’t become pregnant. Both of them were too old to have children. Zechariah was on duty with his division of priests. As he served in God’s presence, he was chosen by priestly custom to go into the Lord’s temple to burn incense. All the people were praying outside while he was burning incense. Then, to the right of the incense altar, an angel of the Lord appeared to him. Zechariah was troubled and overcome with fear. The angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you will name him John. He will be your pride and joy, and many people will be glad that he was born. As far as the Lord is concerned, he will be a great man. He will never drink wine or any other liquor. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. He will bring many people in Israel back to the Lord their God. He will go ahead of the Lord with the spirit and power that Elijah had. He will change parents’ attitudes toward their children. He will change disobedient people so that they will accept the wisdom of those who have God’s approval. In this way he will prepare the people for their Lord.” Zechariah said to the angel, “What proof is there for this? I’m an old man, and my wife is beyond her childbearing years.” The angel answered him, “I’m Gabriel! I stand in God’s presence. God sent me to tell you this good news. But because you didn’t believe what I said, you will be unable to talk until the day this happens. Everything will come true at the right time.” Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah. They were amazed that he was staying in the temple so long. When he did come out, he was unable to speak to them. So they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. He motioned to them but remained unable to talk.

Kanye West The Hittite (Finally) Undone #thejesusmetaphorvsYeezus

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#TaylorDateTony #IamKingDavid

+--------Kanye West The Hittite (Finally) Undone 

Kanye my love for Taylor Swift
is a King licentious,
scheming your undoing. My
rage at your brazen disrespect
of her: high ramparts of Rabbah,
refracted light off spear tips and
shields of Ammonite men beneath
the bellicose moon - aimed for
the death of your career.
May your pride, shrewd as Joab,
always position you at the front
lines of public scrutiny, your
arrogance like fellow soldiers
abandoning you when fighting
becomes fierce, like devoted
fans refusing to buy another
bland album. Then your ego will
lie listless in dirt, lifeless and no
longer 'Famous'. (Uriah the Hittite)    

------2 Samuel 11:15-27
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for. And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

The Secret Lives Of Trees

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+--------The Secret Lives Of Trees; The Thoughts Of Simon Of Cyrene Before He  Picked Up Jesus' Cross

Every piece of wood tells
a story, the pain of an axe
head in resin tears, the pain of
dying. Chopped bark, flying chips
wail from their heart-roots,
inconsolable at losing a forest
community, no more catharsis
of thrush chirping, forever- now
nailed and tied together to facilitate
Roman torture, now suffused
with an innocent Man’s blood barely
walking, breathing. I can hear its
tree whispers: “pick me up. It was
destined that all men carry me
for their salvation.”
 
------Matthew 27:32
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

Fire Politics

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+--------Fire Politics; The Thoughts Of Elijah On Mount Carmel Before The Prophets Of Baal 

I hate lying, the socio-theological,
 (political/prophetic), injustices
cum inequities propagated by
Israel’s profane elite, Jezebel's
golden scepter pompously raised
above starved widows slumped in
alleys. My indignation like amassed
clouds of smoke soot. My wrath
like broad streams of fire falling
from skies of rebellion, revolution
– screaming “KILL THE FALSE
PROPHETS” of poisoned ideology,
slaughtered bulls on a merciless
altar! Allow us a free/fair society.

------1 Kings 18:36-40
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God. And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

(Our) Rapture and Tribulation

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+------------(Our) Rapture and Tribulation

The apocalypse will be the souls
of men, women bifurcated suddenly.
It is the Son of Man stalking us
surreptitiously - a lion,
the thrill of the chase in his smirk-
for our best manifested self. Our
deeds will be two men in a field
of morality, the good taken the evil
left behind to thistles; Our intentions
women ethically grinding, the noble
one in air wind swept, the ignoble
abandoned, two hand mills clenched:
God snatching the best of us away.

-----------------Matthew 24
Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.  See, I have told you ahead of time. “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. “Immediately after the distress of those days “‘the sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
    and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.  As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.  Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

CM Punk Raised. Glorified.

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+--------CM Punk Raised. Glorified.

CM Punk, true defeat isnt
riding an ungulate of self
-determination into Jerusalem’s
octagon, bearing faux praise of
fickle fans, their hands like palm
branches. Nor is it the gaping
wounds of your foe’s fists as Rome's
whips, a Centurion’s nail rusted,
his ju-jitsu a crown of thorns, your
humiliation as brow blood falling
down a crucifix of doubts. No,
it'd be denying glorious resurrection:
Your hand Herb-Dean-raised next,
felling death in just three days.


------Luke 24:1-7
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

Peter Fully Alive

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+--------Peter Fully Conscious; The Thoughts Of Peter Beholding Jesus Transfigured

What if your past life was languid?
What if you never truly gazed at
the stars, set your eyes higher than
mundane milieus of mountain bases
of mediocrity of cursed birth, slave of
savage Roman psychotic practice?
If climbing above this, somehow, you
glimpsed God gliding in joyous skies
bedazzling, you wouldnt rush back
to the basins of who you were, you’d
pitch a tent, and try to stay.

------Matthew 17:4
Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."

The Cave Of Uncertainty; The Thoughts Of Elijah At Horeb

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+------------ The Cave Of Uncertainty;  The Thoughts Of Elijah At Horeb

And they told me Moses ran
here for answers once, to quell fears
of a restless mob longing again for
Pharaoh’s food, a bleating sheep
scurrying from wolves of insecurity
to Horeb’s base. So I chased his ghost,
cowering from Jezebel in this cave
invoking divine fingers to chisel
hope on stone tablets (of my unbelief).
My soul battered by adverse winds,
earthquake and fires already. If only God
would whisper...tell me He’s still here.  

-----------------1 Kings 19:7-18
The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. There he went into a cave and spent the night. The Lord Appears to Elijah And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

The Zealous Spirit Of Creation

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+-------- The Zealous Spirit Of Creation; The Thoughts Of The Holy Spirit Before God Spoke"

The angels’ anticipation stirs -
mighty billows in a sea of inchoate
potential. I look down into my
reflection in waters and see
faint shades: of an uncreated earth,
man yet to be formed, a sacrificial
Love story soon to be written.
So I hover above, eager for “Light.”

------Genesis 1:2
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

#Woke

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+-------- Woke; Jesus' Words To His Sleeping Disciples In Gethsemane

I cant help but stare, one hand
trembling against olive bark, on
nights like this, through gaps
in dense foliage, at the sky…and
shudder at thoughts of the dark
side of the moon. My anxiety
like blood dripping down on wilting
poplars. How to forestall sin- guile,
sorrow, suffering in the world? This
is not tedium for sleep. Stay 'woke',
pray for answers. At least an hour.

------Matthew 26:36-41
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

The Freedom Within

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+------------The Freedom Within; The Words Of Ezekiel To The Exiles In Babylon 

And I swear the idea of our freedom
is sweet parchment of heart, hope
like the tip of a quill plucked
from an angel’s wing inscribing
divine edicts to exiles rolled
as a scroll (to be eaten)- Prophecy
of God in my stomach like keys
to unshackle a nation trodden!
Its time to repent.....Israel's
restoration is very near.

 -----------------Ezekiel 3:1-9

And he said to me, “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.” So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat. Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth. He then said to me: “Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them. You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel— not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate. But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are. I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.”

Edom's Curse #IamObadiah

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#The EmoBible

+------------ Edom's Curse

In the womb of world conquest
you raced for the cervix, you
sold your soul to Babylon, the
umbilical cord of opportunity like a
snake dangling betrayal from trees,
Satan whispering lies of birth
rights’ reclamation in a placenta
of your scarred ego. But God's
covenant with Jerusalem is Jacob
forever clenching your heel in blood.
Your ghosts will be the only remnant
with memories of being firstborn.
Because you will all die by the sword.

 -----------------Obadiah vs 8-10
In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “will I not destroy the wise men of Edom,
    those of understanding in the mountains of Esau? Your warriors, Teman, will be terrified,
    and everyone in Esau’s mountains
    will be cut down in the slaughter.
Because of the violence against your brother Jacob,
    you will be covered with shame;
    you will be destroyed forever.

Come Follow Me #DiscoveringChrist

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+--------Come Follow Me; Jesus’ Invitation to Simon and Andrew

And we’ve had this conversation
before, in dreams it seems… you
slouched on a plank near the stern
of your innermost longing, drifting
with sighs, tossing a net
of hopefulness in an expectant sea,
praying just once to haul in full
creels of fish of meaning. I’d whisk by
airily, and offer the answers
you’d always been searching for.
And now Im (really) here: to jar you
from sleep, to invite you to know
a life worth living. (To Discover Christ.)


------Matthew 4:18-20
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

A (Blessed) Thorned and Thistled Earth

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+--------"A (Blessed) Thorned and Thistled Earth; The Thoughts Of Job Overlooking The Bodies Of His Sons, Daughters"

I never for once believed
in a conspiratorial world
scheming, in sinistrous
elementals seething bitterly
since Eden, waiting
to retaliate against Adam and Eve.
Hard work and righteousness were
tacit talismans guarding against
crime and punishment, my
trusted credentials with leaders
at city gates reveling in wealth. But
now all I see is collusion. Wind, sky-
fire scoffing, once benign foreigners
coordinating slayings of
every son, daughter, camel, oxen,
and sheep I ever knew. Oh Blessed
God you give and take away! A
naked birth and death is all I could
ever offer, I remember to give thanks
for blessings, curses in between.  


------Job 1:7-22
And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

If I Ruled The World #IamJabez

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+------------If I Ruled The World; The Emo Prayer of Jabez (In 2016)

Im too familiar with mundane
melodies of melancholy mediocrities
of men, mourning-like, beneath
the moon; of God’s peoples’ humdrum,
hapless harp strung comparisons of life
now to Joshua and Moses’s triumphal
march to the opposite bank
of the Red Sea, girls dancing. All we do
is shear sheep, slam fists against
tambourines when everyone sleeps
jittering for excuses to blow horns of war,
to sharpen curved swords for Philistine
blood and not wool, share Joshua’s
tabernacle glory. Oh God give me
more…enlarge my territory to fit
my heart’s dreams! I want to cradle
the world, trembling hands that pulse
with Kings' blood.....Just, please,
keep me from harm.

-----------------1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

Curses Upon Curses in Moab #IamBalaam

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+--------Curses Upon Curses in Moab: The Words Of Balaam To Balak Regarding The Children Of Israel

I have seen and heard of
the cruel cataclysms and
abasing arc of wars, my father
passed down stories of Jacob
and Esau feuding in the womb
…and look at us now, in fear and
trembling before the awful
uprising of true ancestors of blessed
birthright and grieving. I know
what Moses did to Pharaoh,
unspeakable things in plagues
inconceivable. I know
the Rod of Aaron that devours
magician’s sorceries, a vicious
snake that rattles at hexes uttered;
God won’t let me, I wont let me,
curse this people. Even if you
give me house  full of silver and
gold, I cannot go beyond the
word of the Lord my God, to do less
or more. Lest we all die.


------Numbers 22:1-18
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho. And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you. And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.

The Skeletons We Must Leave Behind

* Jesus pray for me
* Ruth pray for me
* Saints pray for me
* Dedicated to #IamRuth

+--------The Skeletons We Must Leave Behind; Ruth's Oath Of Loyalty To Naomi

Mom there are skeletons
all around  us, in fact, before
you, your sons hasted to Moab my
hope was long since buried, all
my dreams interred in black
catacombs. A dirge for meaningful
life, I would cry myself to sleep,
a wolf howling at the starless sky
a fortnight without food. You see, my
people are beholden to Chemosh,
they sacrifice babies to flames, they
sell little girls for sex profit, there
are no female entrepreneurs,
no breasts with dignity. Your
God, through the respect you’ve
shown makes me believe
in love, life again. From now on,
where you go, I will go and where
you die I will die. I will not be denied.
I want to live. I will go to Bethlehem.


------Ruth 1:3-18
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me. And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.