Ode to Love

LORD, hear my prayer (~Psalm 143:1) Send Reconciliation Come to my relief (~Psalm 143:1) I am not perfect LORD I know I am far from Love me all the same Keep me from evil Secure me in your pasture  While we are waiting Rebuke all demons Who would try to take deep root Changing the story Grant me clean spirit I will meditate on you And find my peace here I will follow you Show me the way I should go And how I should be When I hit a wall  I will remember your love And how to climb up You are generous Forgiving beyond reason With great faithfulness

God has power here In these hallowed halls of words In this raised city I say to the LORD (~Psalm 140:6) You are my God, I will praise (~Psalm 140:6) Building from the heart Step by metered step Erecting the cornerstone Within this story Acting as SeedShell When The Tree of Life must bloom  Into the ether  We need something new Something that can withstand this And can come out new Nothing counterfeit Though the stitching will be seen And yeast is counted It is amazing I give my power to God And watch it bloom forth  It keeps on blooming Drawn into eternity And forevermore

Live in unity What a beautiful concept How might we see it?   My soul longs for you I just finally reached a peace  I thought I would share I will still find words Words to awaken the dawn But time slips by here Can you anchor it As you did when you came in So we can visit? Falling like the dew Falling onto Mount Zion Settling in pools Bestow your blessings  Even life forevermore (~Psalm 133:3) That we might rest here Meditating on Your grace that echoes in mine Binding unity So that we are each Drawn into eternity By way of other

Sometimes I feel like The Great Impersonator When writing these words I've tried to honor I have tried to give you praise Please see through these lines The veil must be laid Your wife like a fruitful vine Daughters are the wine  Merging with olives The pressings are fruits of dreams In such a strange state May the LORD bless you (~Psalm 128:5) From Zion filling the sheathes Resurgent Power Resurrection faith Family both strong and poignant Time and time again Our tools are all primed  There is power in the word  Life's Spirit breathes through May you be humble Underneath The Starry Night May we be humble

Dreaming from Zion May we carry back our sheaves Memories like wheat Wind In The Willows Let journey not be too long Nor the trip too hard For I long for you I have become faint in this Sharing a burden Take infirmity Let it become as nothing Carried by your strength  You have done great things These things I ask in your Name For I am humbled I have been made weak So, LORD, I lean on your strength To carry me through Fill me with laughter Rejuvenate my soul, God I depend on you You know I love you Please do not leave me stranded Or too long without

I leave my scepter Just in case it is wicked Outside of Zion So many new thoughts All reminiscent of you I can not count them How can I keep you? These snares hold me so tightly I expect so much You provide so much I know that this is true, God I'll not ask too much Let's/let us take a journey/trip While shorter than the last one Potentially long We will dust them off These sandals worn for so long Looking for our home May we find haven Signified by Sheep's/Ram's Blessing Clearly woken with Ready for this quest I return to the city And seek your guidance

While the moon is new  Wave good morning to the sun I lift up my eyes (~Psalm 121:1) Maker of heaven and earth (~Psalm 121:2) Follow this tale to the end With seeds planted first Do not let me slip We walk to the water's edge Just before slumber  Act as a watchman You neither slumber nor sleep (~Psalm 121:4) There will be a use Watch over me, LORD Let settle The Sheep's Blessing  As I rest today/tonight Behind my cover I will find my time to sleep Betwixt sun and moon Weigh your evidence Please keep me from all harm, LORD So that we can love  All this in my heart Step in the right direction Then let all spill forth

 Yeast throughout the dough  This one's going to the yeast Yeast threw out the dough  So the seeds change sides With Judgement Day found enseived Sew the seeds, change sides Hate sees seeds made Love We will let you hear The Seeds They are through the end When these seeds finish  The yeast will have broken free Blue through to the end Violet returns With the winter seasoning  Made green with a ring The tale of the sheep Emergency brake in eep They took the load out So it was made clean From the middle to the out  Another hill took  Looked right in the eye These scars perhaps a bit deep For The Sheep's Blessing

You've identified My vulnerability It is from within We are from within Why is this taking so long? Is this sufficient? An alphabet song Is a Herculean task  For a metastone "Am I loved?" rings out  In middle of everything A simple question.  "List alternatives." "I am out of options, yes?" The yeast is kneaded How long does good take? We can agree on the time  On Snake Island Day? The Snake is within We have an option to wait We choose to begin Moment by moment Dream into eternity On wish and prayer

Thanks for answering Thank you for hearing my voice Not yet overcome   I was entangled You pulled me out of my chains I call on your Name Protect and save me I know that you are gracious I have been brought low You've kept me from worst  Kept my feet from stumbling (~Psalm 116:8) My good protector I walk before you In the land of the living (~Psalm 116:9) I still trust in you Calm me in alarm So I may offer return In these poem lines What vows do we hold? Let us proclaim them proudly In congregation I am your servant (~Psalm 116:16) Until the end of this age Then what will we be?

In your faithfulness Please see this new morning through Pulling line by line  We have seen struggles We have endured hard trials Coming down to this I worship you, LORD For the faithfulness you've shown Not letting me fall Not letting mine fail  I feel you invested here Page by turning page We turn from idols Reclaiming names/lives that are ours From the center stage Let me flourish here Fortified with Sheep's Blessing Once the waters clear While I'm still living I will lift my voice to you In these poemed halls Morning by morning I'm consecrating this book In your holy Name

How the seed begins We should be much more than this Very small to big With this seed we'll see Who's Jealous of Jealousy? With the boos we boo The Jordan turned back (Psalm 114:3) "Who then am I speaking with?" "Come and speak your piece." "I really miss you I imagine this as changed See you see the same." Will the mountains leap? Let's just stay here counting sheep Our dreams fused and earned Symbolic action Who am I to count as dead Something necrotic? Resonant echo  Echoing a second time Echoing the rhyme Turn rock to water Turn water into ripple Ripple into dream

Longings to nothing The wicked see and are vexed But we become blessed In our own corners This remembered forever Hearts never failing No fear of bad news (~Psalm 112:7) For I am trusting in you And you know me well You know my weakness And you bolster it with strength To the very last Placing a tile Communicating a rune Lighting up the sky This place like a dream Delicate in its crafting Still able to tip LORD, should we tip it? I await your direction From my own corner Still, I do nothing As this seems to be my lot  At current juncture