You listen but do not hear
The song that fills the air
Your heart is numb with fear
To dance you do not dare
See the people running nowhere as the righteous stand strong
See the people stiff as statues as the righteous stroll along
Hear the inner voice
The silent inner voice
Make the right choice
In time you shall rejoice
Filed under Poetry
I added in another verse so this worship song would include Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I was moved when I heard Johnny Cash sing Depeche Mode’s song, “Everybody needs their own personal Jesus, Someone who cares, someone who’s there.” It was a valuable reminder and counsel for me. If you want to open the door to the Father and receive the love and guidance of the Holy Spirit, then humble yourself to Jesus, read his words, and do what he says.
A Song of Praise and Offering
Father
Heavenly Father
El Shalom
Teach us the way of peace
Heavenly Father
El Shaddai
We offer praise to you
We want to be your true sons and daughters
Building your Kingdom on Earth
We want to feel your Holy Spirit
Giving our hearts new birth
Son
Thank you Jesus
Holy Messiah
For showing us the Way
Thank you Jesus
Son of God
In your Holy Name we pray
Teach us to live as brothers and sisters
Sharing the Kingdom within
We want to be your true disciples
Living our lives freed from sin
Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit
Heavenly Dove
Fill our hearts with your love
Holy Spirit
Wonderful Counselor
Send us wisdom from above
We want to be your true sons and daughters
Bringing your Kingdom on Earth
We want to see your bright shining presence
Filling the world with new birth
Refrain
We praise you
We give you thanks
For all your wonder
For all of your power
For all of your glory
For all of your mercy
We offer our lives to you
Conclusion
Heavenly Father
Lord of Love
We give our hearts to you
Filed under Flawed Guru, Judeo-Christianity, Poetry, Religion, Songs
I remember the monastery
Crashing against the rocks
On that cool spring California night
White foam spraying
As we stared intensely
At the blank walls
No thinking
No seeing
No ing
As the flames rose
And our heads exploded
Blowing great holes through the shingled roof
And you were the tiger’s claw
Hidden behind the veil
And I was the burning cauldron
Casting stars into the endless night
Filed under Buddhism, Flawed Guru, Poetry
Circles Giving Birth to Circles
I am
a soul
manifesting
thought
feeling
and experience
through a physical body
in a material world
I am
an individual expression
of God’s spirit
shaping reality
in a world
of divine creation.
Filed under Philosophy, Poetry
Many feel this winter’s been a bummer
Waiting for the warm winds of summer
But when the snows melt we will grow and thrive
Because Hope is alive!
Sometimes it helps to sing a song
Sometimes we need to write a poem
Because when we express the depths of our soul
It feels like we are going home
Sometimes it helps to have a friend
When troubles seem to have no end
It always helps to join in prayer
Because then God is there
And Hope is alive
We will survive
Where faith and love abide
Hope is alive!
Yes Hope is alive
We will grow and thrive
Because where faith and love abide
Hope is alive!
Filed under Poetry
Definitely
God can minister to one’s soul in the silence.
In silence, one can experience the presence of God.
In silence, one’s questions can be answered
and new questions can be raised.
In silence, direction can be discovered.
In silence, the balm that heals
mental, emotional, and physical ailments
pours forth and one can embrace
the peace that passes all understanding.
Filed under Confusionism, Judeo-Christianity, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology
I hope to see
in humanity
(and inside of me)
higher intelligence
a more profound heart
and a wiser will
dedicated to the realization of Good
through the unfolding process
of infinite creativity.
Each one of us
is meant to be
God in the flesh.
Filed under Poetry
A lonely man knelt down to pray
In the turmoil of the world
In the sadness of the day
A lonely man knelt down to pray
And words of hope sprang from his tongue
The words the ancient psalmist sung
And rose like incense to the heavenly hosts above
Who rolled a rainbow across the sky
And sent down waves of love
And the clouds grew a little bit whiter
And the sun shone a little bit brighter
And for all who strive for righteousness
The burden became a little bit lighter
Filed under Poetry
I pledge allegiance
To the Way
And to the Love, Freedom,
Creativity, and Abudance
That it provides
One Cosmos
With God as its Center and Circumference
E Pluribus Unum
With Compassion for All
Filed under Earth Medicine, Jesus, Love, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion
The Quest
So I asked history
“Do you have purpose?”
History divided consciousness from form
to reflect upon events swirling in a dance of love
And then replied,
“I am intelligent process
not predetermined
not random
influenced by the interaction of human and divine will.”
The Flawed Guru 