Tell Mama

Villagers in Israel would not fight;
they held back until I, Deborah, arose,
until I arose, a mother in Israel.
~ Judges 5

Requiem for the Masses

A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness
prepare the way for the LORD;
make straight in the desert
a highway for our God.
~ Isaiah 40

Heavy Cross

If anyone would come after me,
he must deny himself
and take up his cross
and follow me.
~ Matthew 16

Humiliation

I will become even more undignified than this,
and I will be humiliated in my own eyes.
~ 2 Samuel 6



How can you stay content?
Around you the world laments,
Resources are nearly spent;
Demanding sensation,
neglecting the strain,
Imagination concealing the pain.

How will the race survive?
When passion has been denied?
Disorder has surely thrived
Creating the gurus
who lead you astray,
Infatuation has no place today.

Don't say that tomorrow can't wait,
You can only debate
On the rightness
of being "wholesome"
But nebulous notions
contain no depth,
When right means left,
We fall through the clouds

You talk of expanding the mind,
Now thought is refined,
And there's room
to explore your freedom.
But somewhere inside you
a small boy cries,
Controlled by lies,
Are dreams made of this?

How can we stay content?
Around us the world laments,
Resources are nearly spent;
I spoke of forgiveness,
my heart full of pride,
Humiliation can turn back the tide.

Dear Mr. Murdoch ~

Your rich people are violent;
your inhabitants are liars
and their tongues speak deceitfully.
~ Micah 6

You belong to your father, the devil,
and you want to carry out your father’s desires.
He was a murderer from the beginning,
not holding to the truth,
for there is no truth in him.
When he lies,
he speaks his native language,
for he is a liar
and the father of lies.
~ John 8

King Of The Tits
Drowning in nickles and bingo and sex crimes

Cuts Like A Buffalo

The bows of mighty men are broken,
and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
~ 1 Samuel 2

Who's Behind The Door?

But when you pray,
go into your room,
close the door
and pray to your Father,
who is unseen.
Then your Father,
who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you.
~ Matthew 6

Maybe

At noon Elijah began to taunt them.
“Shout louder!” he said.
“Surely he is a god!
Perhaps he is deep in thought,
or busy, or traveling.
Maybe he is sleeping
and must be awakened.”
~ 1 Kings 18

Don't Take Me Alive

When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison,
he withdrew to Galilee.
~ Matthew 4

Lady Grinning Soul

When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it;
the light of my face was precious to them.
~ Job 29

Withering Tree

Seeing a fig tree by the road,
he went up to it
but found nothing on it except leaves.
Then he said to it,
“May you never bear fruit again!”
Immediately the tree withered.
~ Matthew 21

Into the arms of eternity...