Friday, September 28, 2007

....Long time no blog....

The past month has been unbe-logable. Life keeps getting lifelike all around me, all I can do is try to hold everyone I love up to God in hopes that he will nourish us all. Its hard to hold everyone up like this for a sustained period, but I know he will take over soon. The following is a memory of an actual event, unrelated to what has been going on, that came to me in the midst of everything else and somehow puts things into perspective for me.

When this event took place my daughters compassionate nature was yet to be formed. Maybe that is why this memory puts things into perspective for me. Time and the Lord will sort all things out. "These things too shall pass."

Yeah, that faith thing again.... belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without logical proof...

"Their faith was unwavering."

Keep the faith!

Da an his Punkin'


issue.


Baby girl, you were too young

to remember the water gathered

and trickled about your eye

where your tearduct would be


that made you fuss in the sink

the night I baptized you

hours after they argued

whether you should be


presumptive though it was

me not being a priest

they worried about

who the God-parents would be


in the kitchen that timorous dark night

your Da was frightened for your soul.


obeedude 16/sept/07 ~ rev28/sept/07


My "Baby girl" is almost 21 now. She has a well of compassion the likes of which even she dose not know the true depth of. She may not show it to everyone, but the Lord and I know it's there.

My faith is unwavering.


Markle. 28/sept/07


Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Dark Days, Lightly viewed.

It has been a very dark couple of weeks. I have been praying a lot. Can't talk about it, so I haven't been posting either. I have been writing though. The writing was dark as well. Yesterday, I decided to get light! God may strike me down for this, but I believe he too has a sense of humor.




If I as Christ at Gethsemane wept:





Father, take this burden from me I implore.

…this is not what I signed on for!


Lord, let me just hang in this garden awhile

I'm sure we could do without the trial


You only said it would be neat to get down

see what the place was like from the ground


I didn't think you were going to get cross with me

then hang me out to die on that tree…



~


Father, take this burden from me I implore.

…this is not what I signed on for!"


I've made a lot of friends down here

why just the other day we were


drinkin wine and havin fun

now you tell me I'm your son


I know, I know, I shouldn't have walked on the water

It was a little too showy, but sometimes I falter…



~


Father, take this burden from me I implore.

…this is not what I signed on for!"


Mom always sez "Can't you be more like your Father?"

If this is where it gets me, why should I bother


I just want to live and let live

why you gotta make me give, give, give


How come I can't just be who I AM

I wish you had told me this was your plan

~


Father take this burden from me I implore.

…this is not what I signed on for!


Alright, so I cheesed a few people off

and I suppose that comes at some cost


but nailin me like this, and puttin me

out in the open where everyone can see


is just a bit much don't you think?

Its not like I left dirty dishes in the sink!


~


Father take this burden from me I implore.

…this is not what I signed on for!


I tried my best Dad

gave it all that I had


I promise I'll do better next time

I didn't know love was a crime


I'm still your kid, and I know you still like me

can't we talk about this, before you smite me?




obeedude 04/Sept/07