God
EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY
Whatever entity or God we pray to
whatever is our spiritual perception
May that entity or God teach us to love the entire world
Everything and everybody in it
With no exclusions…no exceptions.
TO KNOW GOD
Vincent Van Gogh, an artist who through his art and life pulled on our heartstrings,
said the best way to know God…is…to love many things…
I like that…I like to think that God is love…and that Vincent Van Gogh was right…
So I will list a few things that I love…and I’ll start with his Starry Night.
These are in no particular order….besides Van Gogh…I love Monet
I love rabbits, sunrises, chocolate…I love the night…I love the day
I love to read a good book, I love my wife, my friends…my family….
I love toasting marshmallows over a campfire…I love games and poetry.
I love strolling along the beach, donuts, holidays, walking in the rain.
I love trees and birds and sunsets…I love the whistle of a train.
I love love dogs and cats, I love to travel…I love that one time we flew first class!
I love kindness, pizza, art, music, I love the smell of new mown grass.
I love when our house is full of people laughing, I love taking naps
I love cookies, bookstores, clouds and stars…I love looking at a map.
I love the silence of the morning…I love a good road trip
I love hugs and babies and candy bars…I love tall sailing ships.
I like to think with each thing I love I name…this never-ending list I am compiling…
That, if Vincent’s right and God is love…then somewhere he is smiling.
Could this be what she intended….the way he operates….
Because the more time I spend loving things…the less time I have to hate.
Hmmmm the more I love…the closer I am to God…
I love that I finally understand it…
and I love that I also know why God is smiling…
Because…that’s just the way she planned it.
tHe CoInCiDeNcE oF oPpOsItEs
simple truths preclude
their opposites they
say deep truths include
their opposites
c'est la vie in
a hope(ful)ly relative
uni-verse
male and
female black and
white wave
and particle the
relations proceed the
relata the whole
cannot be reduced to
the sum of its parts
i say this and you
disagree
appropriately
how else could it
BE literally
the entire universe
trying to per-
ceive itself
through this one
eye
IN YOUR PRESENCE AGAIN
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VERSE 1:
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Lately, it seems
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I no longer feel the beams
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of joy shining in my heart.
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I don't claim to be very smart,
D
but maybe it's 'cuz I've
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neglected our daily conversations.
D
Maybe, it's 'cuz I so easily give
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into these temptations.
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Maybe, It's 'cuz of unrepented sins.
D A
All I know is I miss the intimacy
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I once had, Lord, with Thee.
CHORUS:
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May I kneel in
C
Your presence again.
D
To know Your peace.
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May my devotion
C
to You never ever cease.
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May I kneel in
D
Your presence again.
VERSE 2:
Father, forgive me!
Lord, hear my humble plea!
Help me turn form my sin.
Help me resist temptation
May Your grace be alive
In the heart of this repentant sinner.
May, into Your word, I dive.
Swim like a minnow (pronounced minner—think southern)
In Your grace. Be my defender
in this battle I daily face.
Lord, show me Your grace!
(REPEAT CHORUS)
The Light
The Light
Numb, losing control
Broken, shivering cold
Stuck down in this hole
Darkness surrounds my soul
God don't take me
I don't wanna die tonight
Jesus save me
I can barely see the light
Lord forgive me
I'm trying to make it right
Can't you help me see the light?
Lost so far from home
Alone, nowhere to go
Weak and losing hope
Plunging towards the unknown
God don't take me
I don't wanna die tonight
Jesus save me
I can barely see the light
Lord forgive me
I'm trying to make it right
Won't you help me see the light?
I'm about to break
I don't want to fade
On my knees I pray
Are my words in vain?
Everything seems gray
The edges start to fray
Nothing left to say
There's nothing left to say
God don't take me
I don't wanna die tonight
Jesus save me
I can barely see the light
Lord forgive me
I'm trying to make this right
Someone help me see the light
Will no one help me see the light?