Art: Ted/Flickr
In the beginning
There was nothing to look back on
So we set our sites ahead
And look to who we will be
And when we reach that point
Then we can look back
And see who we were
In the beginning
And that is who we are now
Jesus Christ
The beginning and end of all things
We see Christ at a distance
That light, that perfection
And we strived to reach that
But fell short
So he has thrown us a line
Taken a step to reach us
Extended his hand
And I have grasped it
He pulled me through
He delivered me
From sin into salvation
God does not tempt us
What Christ achieved is what we will achieve
Oneness with God
He demonstrated to us as an example
And those who follow him will meet him
He does not set perfection before us
Not to be achieved
As a temptation that we cannot have, teasing us
But sets perfection before us
And reaches out to meet us in that state
He becomes like us so we can become like him
James 1:4
“But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
I John 4:12
“…his love is perfected in us.”
I John 4:16-18
…God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect.. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear…”
St. Luke 6:40
“The disciple is not above his master: but everyone that is perfect, shall be as his master.”
No matter which way you turn
You are seeing Christ
He is in everyone
Those who don’t know
That he is in them
Have forgotten him
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There is no other
Than Christ
Who endures pain
It is not us that cry
But rather Christ
Who cries for us
Matthew 27:46
“…Jesus cried with a loud voice…My God, my god, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Psalm 22:1
“My God, my god, why hast thou forsaken me?…”
Art: Guardian Angel by Cortona
We find bits of God here and there
And they all add up to him
If we see all these bits and pieces of him over time
We can see how they all fit together
But we have gradually, over time,
Picked up these bits and pieces
And so it has been a gradual process
To be able to grasp this totality of him
Little bits at a time
First we take baby steps
To see the totality of all this–
All we see in this world
Would have been too overwhelming to grasp at once
Like a child grows, we grow and learn over time
But cannot possibly grasp all at once
But I felt overwhelmed
When God’s grace did come to me
Like a newborn
Who is able to grasp the understanding
Of a wise old man who has seen it all
Born with all that experience behind me
Yet new and full of wonder and awe
At the glory he has given me
And all I had to do
Was let go of everything I knew
And grab onto Christ
I am alone in this glory
Save for one who is Christ
I am in love with one
And he is in love with me
Either we stand in judgment of God
Or we stand in his glory
We are called into his glory
Christ does not judge
He justifies
Sets the record straight
Puts things into perspective
No one is greater than Christ
Though Christ is greater than no one
He is not different than mankind
That who has taught me all I know
That which was here before me
There is no one greater than Christ
Likewise Christ is greater than no one
We are the same
There is no difference
I have followed one who is Christ
And he followed God
He became as God
And I have become as him
St. Matthew 10:24-25
“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord…”
St. Luke 6:40
“The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.”
The love my lord has given me
Cannot be experienced
Between two human beings
For the love we have is spiritual
And can only be experienced
By spiritual beings
We can know that love
That no other human can give us
It comes from the spirit within us
Who is Christ
St. John 24-26
“…for thou loved me before the foundation of the world…And I have declared unto them they name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
How do we see Christ?
Meaning do we see him:
As a father
As a brother
As a son
As God
As a teacher
As a spiritual leader
As a man
As the messiah
As the Creator
As one of the created
As the Word of God
As a master
As a servant
As truth
As love
As glory
Who is he to us?
He is all of these
But above all
He is my husband
My very soul
Genesis 2: 24
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
St. Mark 10:8-9
And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.”
Romans 8:35
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?…
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