Every Dog Has His Day

 And he bowed himself and said,

“What is your servant,

 that you should notice 

a dead dog like me?”

~  2 Samuel 9

Cyrus

This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
"The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them. And in any locality where survivors may now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings for the temple of God in Jerusalem."

~ Ezra 1

Cyrus II of Persia
558–529 BC

Yesterday When I Was Young

People will oppress each other

 man against man, 

neighbor against neighbor. 

The young will rise up against the old, 

 the nobody against the honored.

~  Isaiah 3

Arc Of A Diver

There is a river 

whose streams make glad

 the city of God, 

the holy place 

where the Most High dwells.

~  Psalm 46

Darling Be Home Soon

My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, 

in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.

~  Isaiah 32

The Wilde Knight Is Calling

Of course the sinner must repent. But why? Simply because otherwise he would be unable to realise what he had done. The moment of repentance is the moment of initiation. More than that: it is the means by which one alters one's past. The Greeks thought that impossible. They often say in their Gnomic aphorisms, 'Even the Gods cannot alter the past.' Christ showed that the commonest sinner could do it, that it was the one thing he could do. Christ, had he been asked, would have said - I feel quite certain about it - that the moment the prodigal son fell on his knees and wept, he made his having wasted his substance with harlots, his swine- herding and hungering for the husks they ate, beautiful and holy moments in his life. It is difficult for most people to grasp the idea. I dare say one has to go to prison to understand it. If so, it may be worth while going to prison.

 ~ Oscar Wilde  De Profundis

The wild animals honor me, 

 the jackals and the owls, 

because I provide water in the wilderness 

and streams in the wasteland, 

to give drink to my people, my chosen...

~  Isaiah 43

Christ's place indeed is with the poets.

~ Oscar Wilde  De Profundis

Wait

In the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly...
~ Psalm 5 

Killer Queen

You said, ‘I am forever— the eternal queen!’ 

But you did not consider these things 

or reflect on what might happen.

~ Isaiah 47

Larf And Sing

She is clothed with strength and dignity; 

she can laugh at the days to come.

~  Proverbs 31

La Llorona

In her deep anguish 

Hannah prayed to the Lord,  

weeping bitterly.

~ 1 Samuel 1

World Weary

From my youth I have suffered 

and been close to death;

 I have borne your terrors

 and am in despair.

~  Psalm 88

Happy Together

Go, eat your food with gladness,
and drink your wine with a joyful heart,
for GOD has already approved what you do.
~ Ecclesiastes 9

The Very Thought Of You

My beloved is mine,

and I am his...

~  Song of Songs 2

In My Mind's Eye

Now my eyes will be open 

and my ears attentive 

to the prayers offered in this place.

~ 2 Chronicles 7

Mohammed's Radio

...though the betrothed woman screamed,

 there was no one to rescue her...

~  Deuteronomy 22