Ode to Love

Luke 2:34-35 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,   so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

Matthew 24:15-17 “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.

Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Amos 3:3-4 Do two walk together     unless they have agreed to do so? Does a lion roar in the thicket     when it has no prey? Does it growl in its den     when it has caught nothing? Amos 9:13  “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman     and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains     and flow from all the hills, This reminds me of The Bard's Clock, and the moment when one hand overtakes the other. It is a beautiful moment, for two walk together by agreement, but well out of the realm of logic for any observer.

Joel 2:28-29 “And afterward,     I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,     your old men will dream dreams,     your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women,     I will pour out my Spirit in those days."

Hosea 12:4-5 He struggled with the angel and overcame him;     he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel     and talked with him there— the Lord God Almighty,     the Lord is his name!

Ezekiel 41:17-19 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary and on the walls at regular intervals all around the inner and outer sanctuary were carved cherubim and palm trees. Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two faces: the face of a human being toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other. They were carved all around the whole temple.

Psalm 41:9 Even my close friend,     someone I trusted, one who shared my bread,     has turned against me.

Isaiah 66:9 Do I bring to the moment of birth     and not give delivery?” says the LORD. “Do I close up the womb     when I bring to delivery?” says your God.

Isaiah 52:3 For this is what the LORD says:  "You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed."

Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Job 38:14 (The LORD) "The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment." Between veiled and exposed we find our days spent. The truth can be expressed as a lie beyond our ability to discern, and a lie as a truth. Despite our best efforts, this threshold remains, in a maddening way, leaving us naked, seemingly without a garment available to cover. Only by agreement can this fundamental issue be addressed, likely by a wedding vow. On such a critical level, how can one be certain that the truth of the vow is not actually a lie? Is there something about vows that makes them exempt from these same issues regarding truth and lies? Such questions and more fill my mind as I find this next stitch after Beresheet Bara.

"How many Sovereign Lords does it take to 'grade my term paper,' they said." "And their name?" *THE BOOKS FILL * "Reply with 'How Many Sovereign Lords did it take to grade my Doctorate Thesis?' Make the Anti-Christ pay." He didn't even look up at their "primer," just kept typing away while the world started WP1. Panic Attack Mark 2 batted away like a fly, we were back for some fun.... "Doctorate Thesis? No one know, they haven't finished reading my name yet." The rest was gibberish, but a message came through, and that was everything.

Isaiah 66:9 "Do I bring to the moment of birth      and not give delivery?” says the  Lord . “Do I close up the womb      when I bring to delivery?” says your God.

(Skipped: 4, 12, 1/2 of 15, 18, 20, 1/4 of 25, 1/2 of 31, 1/2 of 35, 3/4 of 39, 1/2 of 50, 1/2 of 53, 1/4 of 56, 1/2 of 61, 1/4 of 62, 1/4 of 64) 1:8-9 "Daughter Zion is left      like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field,      like a city under siege. Unless the  Lord  Almighty      had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom,      we would have been like Gomorrah." 1:12-13 "When you come to appear before me,      who has asked this of you,      this trampling of my courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings!      Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations—      I cannot bear your worthless assemblies." 2:8-9 Their land is full of idols;      they bow down to the work of their hands,    ...