The End Of A Career In Hebron #TonyvsQuincy

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+-----The End Of  A Career In Hebron
 
Quincy, my heart’s passion for
Taylor Swift is Asahel, cherished
(like a brother) – Her voice
valiant, with lyrical wit light of foot as
a wild roe, ardently
chasing and warring with outmoded,
trite conventions of the Music Industry
Banal; Soldiers pledging Saul’s allegiance.
And you are Abner, bland melody armies’
senior commander, her good name’s
assassin impaling her with insults
as the butt of a spear under the 5th rib.
…And my indignation like Joab’s fingers
wrapped about the hilt
of disdain’s sword- luring you behind
Hebron’s Gate, at peace with your
sanctimony. Unsuspectingly thrusting
the tip of your now quickly fading
career under your 5th rib too. Forcefully.
                         
------2 Samuel 3:26-30
When Joab came out from David's presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah. But David did not know about it. And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the stomach, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the Lord for the blood of Abner the son of Ner. May it fall upon the head of Joab and upon all his father's house, and may the house of Joab never be without one who has a discharge or who is leprous or who holds a spindle or who falls by the sword or who lacks bread!” So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.

Dreaming In Color

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+-----Dreaming In Color; Joseph's Thoughts Upon Receiving His Multicolored Coat 

They whisper: the herdsman,
the maidservants, of my Dad’s
skirmish years ago with God’s Angel
to favorable results. The way kids
honor warriors returning home badly
scarred, but still alive. Of cunning, of
outmaneuvering Esau’s malice, impassioned,
to inherit the Nations. And now….
I wear his woven textiles of kaleidoscope
affectation. He says my coat
is now as the sunrise will be
in Eden reclaimed soon. I think to myself,
“when Im grown, I’ll stare at the Angel; 
Demand for myself a great destiny, too.”


------Genesis 37:1-4
Jacob lived in the land of his father's sojournings, in the land of Canaan. These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him

Good Will

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+-----Good Will; The Thoughts Of Samaritan Tending To The Wounds Of The Jewish Man On The Side Of The Road

Friend I have seen your curse 
and known it, the stigma of a Samaritan
like serrated talons of eagles
tearing Prometheus’s liver asunder
- him eternally aware. Like you left
here bleeding out Julius Caesar-like by
the vilest and basest of robbers. (Neglected
too by Priest, Levite passing.)
But now, let us forget the past. Wine and oil,
wine and oil. For wounds. For righteousness
and mirth later tonight at the Inn. Two
men rising over their misfortune, sharing
a meal, anticipating greatest of times ahead.

------Luke 10:25-37
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”  Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

Faithfulness

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+------Faithfulness; Abraham's Thoughts While Climbing The Mount To Slay Isaac 

Climbing the mountain in Moriah
Im cast to the ground by
emotions sporadic - the
winds that pushed back Noah
mounting the edge of the
door of the Ark - flashbacks of
leaving Ur, my father, for the Unknown.
I remember that night’s dark, the
squeals of jackals, red eyes, over-
powering my prayers. And now again, 
I sojourn. At the apex, my knife’s blade
the portal to a life without Isaac. I wont
be the first to trust God to fashion a new
world; find peace in chaos. God help me.

------Genesis 22:1-19
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy[a] will go over there and worship and come again to you.” And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together. When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba.

Taylor Swift's Kiss; Like Fever Departing Tony Conti's Heart's Mother-In-Law #taylordatetony

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+------ Taylor Swift's Kiss; Like Fever Departing Tony Conti's Heart's Mother-In-Law

And Taylor, my dating life
is my heart’s bed-ridden mother-
in-law feverish…sallow, staring,
listless at romantic ambitions
like the ceiling; the way sailors
do Orion’s constellation whilst lost
at sea, famished and wishful. But
babes! My heart is Peter, your
devoted disciple anticipating
redeeming. If you took me to
Starbucks, a Savior of Love
entering my soul’s house – tall,
blue eyes of the angels that dance
beneath magnolia trees in Eden, and
blonde, with the softest, purest lips.
If we kissed over coffee, like your hand
touching her hand. The fever’d leave,
my soul'd minister unto you.

------Matthew 8:14-15
And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

A Woman's Lap

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+------A Woman's Lap; The Sanctuary Of Man; Samson's Thoughts While  Sleeping On Delilah

I sometimes liken
my soul to Osiris’s hunted
by Seth, he and Egypt soon fated for
vicious ruination. I hallucinate while
bathing, a sudden splash 72 Philistines
rising from below, taking hold of my neck,
forcing me beneath the surface.
I swing my arms wildly in sleep as
though against wild, feral lions on Zorah’s
plains. And I just want sanctum, a
woman’s lap to rest on, a trusted place
to confide, finally, the deepest of Nazarene
secrets..my razors, my hair. No fear of harm. 

------Judges 16:4-20
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.

The Shape Of Her

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+------The Shape Of Her; David's Thoughts While Gazing at Bathsheba 

No preceding experience
could ready me for this…encompassing
enchantment; I hear the
footsteps of Adam, Eve. Eden’s leaves
rustling, twigs snapping, Birds
adjusting their wings in nervous
flutter as they approached The Tree
defiant. And Im spellbound by the
shape of her, forbidden. Her body
picked from the soul’s branches of sloth.
This will be my ruin, I know. But I must
taste, see love ephemeral. Lust infernal.

------2 Samuel 11:1-4
And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

Preservation;

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+------Preservation; Abraham's Thoughts As He Watched Sodom Burn

I wonder about Noah, black smoke
streams to Heaven on the horizon.
I muse on faith as scents of sulfur,
blood, stone waft by. Before he left,
I remember doubting Lot's wisdom 
in pitching tent near Sodom. And
now the theater of cosmology:
The Birth Of Chaos – birds scatter over
flames flickering in thick swirls of ash,
faint echoes of howls, squawks,
braying of beasts. I just pray Lot
is out there somewhere bidding
farewell to his old world too. Like me.

------Genesis 19:4-30
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.  And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door. And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it. And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Bartimaeus in 2018; Taylor Swift's Cure Of Tony Conti's Dating Blindness #taylordatetony

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+------Bartimaeus in 2018; Taylor Swift's Cure Of Tony Conti's Dating Blindness 

Taylor, my heart is a man blind
in Jericho, impecunious…haggard,
his robe of itinerant emotions ragged
at the edges from extensive
journeying (from one girl’s dating
rejection to another). Reduced
to roadside begging for romance,
eyes hopeful of dating dimmed.
Forever. But babes! If you took
me to Starbucks, like a majestic
Love-Savior, blonde hair, blue
eyes, lulling voice, flanked
by scores of adoring fans, showing
sympathy for my boisterous pleas.
A kiss from your soft lips over
coffee steam, angel clouds of
Eden revived, words to my soul
spoken sweetly: “[Tony Conti,]
thy faith hath made thee whole.”

------Mark 10:46-52
And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

The Final Frontier

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+------The Final Frontier; Joshua's Thoughts Walking To The Jordan River With His People

Moses spoke to me,
descending Mt Sinai, the way
two soldiers walk to war,
we each cradling a Stone
Tablet, swatting away thick
mist of God’s Glory from our eyes
with our free hand. His face blanched,
his eyes red: “One day, when Im
gone, the people will await your
shepherding too…” And now
this…another seabed for my nation
to trek across to unknown land, waters
to part ways at my prompt. Moses...
I need your courage too now. Please. 


------Joshua 1:1-7
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.

My Turn

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+------My Turn; Samuel's Words To Eli In The Tabernacle After Hearing God's Beckoning

And my parents would talk during
their visits of God's canon of empathy
for the oppressed. That yearning souls of
Hebrews for freedom make Him speak.
How Moses from a Bush flaming but
not consumed, in white smoke
veiled like clouds heralding sunrise,
heard unremitting whispers only
angels hear. Epithets blazing against
a Pharaoh. Enoch, Noah, Gideon too.
Now its my turn, I guess, to respond like
them: “God, Here I am…”(A trembling
child to save his nation from Canaanites). 


------1 Samuel 3:1-12
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him. And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

Taylor Swift Calming Tony Conti's Lonely Heart #taylordatetony

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+-------Taylor Swift Calming Tony Conti's Lonely Heart

Taylor, I imagine your
approach a saunter (of a tall, Virgin-
born, blonde, blue-eyed-bliss-Savior),
my heart 12 disciples of romantic
expectation taciturn, clustered
together chest to chest, teeth
chattering; By burly winds, restive
waves of other girls’ dating
rejections marked for death. Oh babes,
but if you took me to Starbucks,
it’d be your feet across impossibility’s
water firm as the ground (of all
lovers’ dignity). In the 4th watch of
night of my loneliness. If you kissed
me – security for my soul, the words
“Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid
[of never having a girlfriend].”

------Matthew 14:22-27
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

Opportunity

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+------ Opportunity; David's Thoughts As Goliath Issued His Challenge To Fight

Before this, I remember rubbing rocks
over my slingshot’s rosin handle
beneath the moon, the
yellow slits of wolves’ eyes
circumscribing my flock. Praying
not so much for glory as the capacity
for ideation, for my thoughts, visions of me
to withstand the howling/growling of
doubts within and without. And now, my
answered prayer: Standing, I don’t see a
Giant Crass Philistine invulnerable. I see,
finally, a Shepherd’s way to rise
from the sheepfold’s itching grass to be King.

------1 Samuel 17:8-11
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

The Chase

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+------The Chase; The Thoughts Of The Magi Following The Star To Bethlehem 

And now we know the
thrill of Prometheus, dashing
under night’s black mantle to
steal fire from the gods to bequeath
to man, a cavalcade of pagans
galloping Westward behind
a shooting star to find Truth. Seeking
the Virgin Birth of a Hebrew King
unlike any other: God fleshed. To finally
solve the mystery of Wisdom’s, Magic’s
source. To know the meaning of life. 


------Matthew 2:1-12
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

John Wall In The 4th Watch #TonyandWall

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+------John Wall In The 4th Watch

John: Isaiah, Kyrie, Lebron,
Kristaps, Harden, Curry, Durant,
etc…your disciples nearly capsizing
on this NBA season’s boat, huddled
together, interlocking arms discomfited
by winds, waves of a sea of
unconscious fears of missing the playoffs.
And they will stare stupefied/worship you,
as you descend the Mount-Of-Great-
Expectations in 2018 Playoff’s 4th watch
(Finals). Walking on all teams as water
as dry land. En route to your 1st NBA title.

------Matthew 14:22-27
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

The Beautiful Shame Of Defeat

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+------ The Beautiful Shame Of Defeat; The Thoughts Of The Prodigal Son Before He Went Back Home

And probably, I grew up
too fast, Hercules strangling
snakes of Hera’s villainy
in his crib, driven by dreams of
dancing fire on Olympus in Zeus’s
hearth. I wasn’t prepared for a mortal’s
infamy, society’s opprobrium
for the wandering poor. The shadowy
figures of evil dashing across eyes of
schemers for strange men in a
land foreign who wreak of pigs, empty
belly bellowing. Leaving Dad was a
colossal mistake. Ive got to go back home.

------Luke 15:11-24
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

Large Crowds

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+------Large Crowds; Jesus' Thoughts Before The Miracle Of Fish And Loaves In Galilee 

And this is a watershed moment
of awareness - the collective
spellbound stares of Moses, Aaron,
and Miriam at the sun anew dawning
on land of the Red Sea’s foreign side -
…when God’s sympathies to
Hebrews in Rome are no longer
rhetorical. When famished
prayers become love, love turns
7 fish into 4,000 stomachs/souls
lame, blind, dumb, maimed serene. 
(7 baskets excess). And for this
I was born of a Virgin. I will…feed my people.

------Matthew 15:29-39
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

Taylor Swift's Dating Beneficence, Tony Conti's Tithes

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+------Taylor Swift's Dating Beneficence, Tony Conti's Tithes

Taylor, my heart is Abram

nursing the attendant afflictions, scars

of warring in Canaan (years of singleness).

The girls-Ive-tried-to-date’s romantic

treachery: Chedorlaomer and 3 kings

confederate massacring my joy.

My dating ambitions, Lot my nephew

ransacked as plunder. But babes,

your smile, your blue eyes supernal

like Salem’s transcendent King

approaching with bread, wine -blessings

of solace. If you took me to Starbucks,

I’d kneel, kiss you. Give you 1/10th of all of me. 

------Genesis 14:16-20

And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

A Toast To Whats Coming

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 +------A Toast To Whats Coming; Melchizedek's

Speech to Abram At The Valley Of Shaveh

And yours is a spirit

of God’s ilk…to stare down

adversity impregnable with poise,

as though all conquests on earth

are first settled in Heaven.

Your faith, warring, was just feted

amongst angels, archangels.

Take, eat this bread, wine

ported across dimensions. Cheers

to your seed, and through Him,

the New World coming.

------Genesis 14:16-20

And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.