“Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.” 2 Timothy 4:14 (NIV) You who See all Know all Understand all Keep track I gratefully release All offences to you My ragged temper and Intemperate grace Are unequal to the task.
The Courtroom
You render all things well Knower of all truth Understander of all things Your judgments are true, perfect and wise When the accuser stands before You and makes his case (against me) In that magnificent courtroom over which You preside I can only but agree and repent in dust and ashes And then Hide myself Align myself with You Jesus Redeemer of my soul
Pray continually
pray continually I Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV) Like (my) lungs breathing Like (my) heart beating Mostly unconscious Rarely conscious Life With In Through Holy Spirit You With In Through me
All
“I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32.27 All All All The Lord The God Of All There is not one thing That I bring into Your throne room That Is too much For You The Lord The God Of All (whew)
Conundrum
When My sanctuary wrecks Your sanctuary And Your sanctuary Wrecks my sanctuary What to do What to do What to do
Used to
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng. Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 42: 1-5 (NIV) I remember how I Used to (because) I was of Use to (and) Now I am no Use to (and) The sanctuary is defiled (and so) I weep and wait (and) Crawl into Your lap Papa (and) Trust You and yet wait in Sadness Hope and Praise
More
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Song of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (NIV) More Compassion Less Anger More Peace Less Fear More Largess Less Greed More Hope Less Despair More Trust Less Control More Spirit Less Human More Spirit More Spirit More Spirit More More More More
Human Beings
Human beings People we love(d) trust(ed) Never stop Giving us Reasons to Practice Forgiveness Grace Strength Grace Strength Grace We Need You Now
What If This is the Day
The blank page mocks me What if this is the day That I have nothing to say What if this is the day That It all stops That The good beginnings Come To An End I resist And call forth my soul To create To redeem To build To bring Life Fill me Spirit For without You I Am Death
Please Don’t Call Me Christian
Please don't call me Christian I want a new family name Ours is blackened beyond use or Reasonable recognition and I'm ashamed to be associated with It (with you) Because You've sullied it completely With your Flag Waving Hatred And Racism And Sexism And Greed And Lust for Power And Politics And Privilege And Violence And Ignorance And Malice toward the many who don't fit into your boxes (whoever that might be) I don't want a moniker at all What is the good way forward Father What is The Way The Truth The Life Now
Colleen R. Jantzen 