Psalm 44
After God made all the creatures
he made Adam and Eve.
They were as close as you can get
to innocence and incorruptibility,
having just been brought to life
by the breath of God.
God foreknew everything before
it was created including
the role of the serpent.
Tempting them to eat of the
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
the serpent said,
"Your eyes will be open and you will be like God"1
So they ate and their eyes were opened
and the first thing they noticed is
that they were naked.
Their focus was on themselves.
God confronted them
and banned them from
Eden never to have tasted from
the Tree of Life that promised eternal life:
" See the man has become like one of us,
knowing good and evil; and now,
he might reach out his hand and
take also the tree of life and live forever."2
For a short time Eden was as
heaven on earth.
Our first Mother and Father
doubted God and chose
the tree of duality
severing their direct connection
to heaven through the tree of life.
This duality manifested when
Eve gave birth to two sons,
Cain and Abel.
Cain soon became jealous of
God's regard for Abel
and killed him.3
When Mary was asked to receive
the Son of God, she had no doubt.
"Let it be done to me according to Your will." she said.
When Jesus was born and
His ministry underway,
though tempted in the desert,
never doubted God.
Jesus said to his disciples,"The Kingdom of God has come near."
"See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes
and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy;
and nothing will hurt you.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this,
but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."4
At the Last Supper,
Jesus broke bread and said, "
This is my body that is for you,
Do this in remembrance of me."
Is he not inviting us to eat of the Tree of Life?
Jesus spoke
of the one who was to betray him,
he showed them who would,
by handing Judas a piece of bread:
when he received it, Satan entered him.
Jesus said,"Do quickly what you are going to do"5
Brothers and sisters,
examine your heart, so when you partake
of the remembrance of Him
you do so with discernment.6
Let us not doubt as Thomas did but
believe in the Resurrection,
believe that Jesus breathed the
Holy Spirit.7
Just like His Father whom He is divinely
connected, Jesus foreknew
the actions of good and evil.
Because he was the true vine,8
and He was One with
the One in heaven,
He understood the divine
purpose of it all, and He
had no corruption.9
Taste and see the
Incorruptible One!
Do not doubt
this passage to heaven!
For Our God is a God of consolation10
knowing the innocence and capability
of His children and had a plan all along
that our plight was not death but life!
Rejoice in the living!
Rejoice and choose with an open heart,
the Oneness of the One
who breathes the breath that is everlasting!
1 Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, "You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?" 2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; 3 but God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.' " 4 But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die; 5 for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves
2Genesis 3:22 Then the Lord God said, "See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life.
3 Genesis 4: 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it." 8 Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" 10 And the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground! 11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it will no longer yield to you its strength; you will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."
4 Luke 10:16 "Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me." 17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!" 18 He said to them, "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. 19 See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." 21 At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." 23 Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it." 25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him, "What is written in the law? What do you read there?" 27 He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." 28 And he said to him, "You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live."
5 John 13:1 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him.
21 After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, "Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me." 22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. 23 One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; 24 Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. 25 So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?" 26 Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish." So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot. 27 After he received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, "Do quickly what you are going to do."
6 1 Corinthians 11:23 For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." 25 In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves.
7 John 20:21 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." 24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin ), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." 26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." 28 Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 29 Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
8 John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing
9Acts 13:32 And we bring you the good news that what God promised to our ancestors 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you.' 34 As to his raising him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, "I will give you the holy promises made to David.' 35 Therefore he has also said in another psalm, "You will not let your Holy One experience corruption.' 36 For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, died, was laid beside his ancestors, and experienced corruption; 37 but he whom God raised up experienced no corruption. 38 Let it be known to you therefore, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you; 39 by this Jesus everyone who believes is set free from all those sins from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.
10 2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, 4 who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ. 6 If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also suffering. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken; for we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our consolation.
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a good old german messiah lutheran minister condemned me to hell at age 13 for playing in boys club basketball tournments rather than swear my love and alligance to some fake jesus christ, the son of god
for me, the only "Tree of Life" is at annual Sun Dance every June on the Rosebud Rez......my spirit has been a warrior for my 28 past lives from the Stone Age to Vietnam when the masters were gods to LBJ and sec. of defense mcnamara's rules of engagement, so I will read your psalms if you will read my sonnet poetry from the Stone Spirits of the Four Directions?
Browse.
Read slow.
View as wonder?
A book. No worship a Bible-idolater. Meet the rural Amish/Mennonites? Teach about killing if the Pope's hooligans cohorts were disputing what was gathered-up to be a silly log of a canon.
Institutional authoritarians are "potentially" dangerous. Read The Gospel Of Thomas. Song Of Solomon. Thomas records Jesus was kissing Mary on the lips. Wow. He was Human with a part divine woman.
Canon if she lit Jesus, an historical person, and Any person who is a good student of old-writ-scrip must become familiar of exegesis.
Good Exegesis skills, I'm told, will delve the student into word meaning, cave drawing sketches, and old BC primal tribe ... anthropology etc.,
I like the Thor idea,
and Theo logical,
rational searches
for life's meaning.
Zeus.
But, I'd not try it.
huh? Folks do go
Discombobulate.
Tell us about you.
Post Edification?
What you espouse?
Tell us the Path to Political Authority in Ancient China, and Everything/theory in the world, and Universe, ref:`
Edification .
Teach iconography, Ritual,
and relate it to technology?
Why does every nasty Empire,
based om manipulation /greed,
control/power/ Boom?Booms!
Okay? People are made of of destruction Know-it-all ... always Break and crumble?
Dynasty. Thomas Hardy? read a poem:`
Hardy's In Times of The Breaking Of Nation.
Read the `Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies?
I love the word that embraces and includes Ignorance dark spirits? Ya ate Datura seed? It also called Prickly Apple.
Some botanist call it`Angel's Trumpet. Eat seed.
Tell about diets, Shamans, Buddha, necromancy,
The Book of Odes.
Ch'u Tz'u etc. Please?
Give a Curriculum.
Folk can't read all.
Books leads to madness. Socrates said his best teacher was dark daemon. Befriend.
Embrace Ya darks.
Who is the Idiocy?
I love that word.
It includes ills.
Oh be nasty?
idiocy/sane.
Start with what we people don't know. You are one who espouses knowing`Awe?
All everything?
"a person must remain obscure."
Cezanne wrote that on the REPUTATION of a writer, scientist, philosopher, theologian etc., YOU may have aimed to besmirch someone who plainly exhibits a Greater Virtue. You manifest descending, as in you seem crude/ base, as in unrefined crude, sneers, condescending, a slight/mock at the beauty of universal interconnectedness.
YOU Vice. YOU teach what Folk NO respect unless you are those WEIRD. Look up "weird" in English? Learn about what people say about Ayn Rand? It no hurt to be Open? I love potato spud soups.
Start in ignorance what You/folk don't know. Study cross-cultural studies? Study Hebrew? Geek? Pig Latin? A.B.C's. burp backwards. call a potato doctor with a bright countenance and lit candle wick?
Evoke former-living forces? Try to mediate the myriad of deceased -in that they inner essence departed the physical form? Gads. This was popping-off. The world is in the MESS because Experts (Drips) have bee Jokes. apology?
I'd ask disembodies Spirits.
W.S. ask us to loop Spirits.
He mean in a wagon hoop.
The round hoop and pull.
Pull folk close. DO TEST.
Test thee spirit. Ill/well.
Thanks for another spiel.
Anne will be edified well.
Why teard down to ruin?
We all go corrupt again.
A body waste away too.
Where geezer honcho?
Read Hindu lit Arjuna.
Arjuna saw dark battle.
Folk misrepresent Black Elk. Anne is not slaughtering people, buffalo, antelope, fox!
I yack like a geese.Anne?
I can't stop sometimes.
apology. forgive 7 x 70.
She's not scalping you!
Nobody knows much!
'ministering' principalities that are leading to RUIN?
Rated.
To become lucid may me a impossibility. Maybe.
If I am seemingly to `denounce? It's a Awareness.
It can be refuted. It's being aware we have a stage.
Sparking mentioned this forum is a stage audience.
Who'd reading, listening, mocking, recoding`Love?
It's not the 'mushy' kind I'm trying to communicates.
Communion can be wonderful. I prefer non cerebral.
I'm glad I came to view high-speed You-Tubes connect.
It's a pure intent to assimilate. Hookers give grief, oho!
I am learning frim non=denomination, plain 'ole human!
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I lent the book out, edited by Laurance Wieder. Bye book!
Never lend books, tools, and/or the one your in Love with!
Ya may never-ever see the book lover ever ever again, huh!
I hope you enjoy the book`The Poets' Book Of Psalms. Yes!
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I read in The Sun Magazine. The editor, Sy Safransky, book.
The NOTEBOOK:`
He wrote THIS:`
I paraphrase it:`
I left my Story in the barn so that someone else could/would keep milking it. I left my Story in the clothes-store fitting room so that someone else would wear what don't fit me anymore ( I add, those embarrassing lose fit`Husky childhood pants, heehaw.). I left my Story at the VAMC Hospital because my wounds wouldn't stop bleeding anymore. I left my rusty body at the body repair shop because my Body always wanted a different Body. I left my Story with some cash so that my Body would not say`Woe, a Poor me.
I left my Story with someone else.
I didn't want 'it' to follow be. Bye?
I left a Story without saying `Bye.
I did that because I didn't want it?
No.
The Story is mine. I did no wish it!
I didn't want a Story to follow me!
I didn't wish a Story to notice, bye!
I'll probably rant and vent forever!
Keep simple. Practice days of quiet!
Thank you.
Who knows?
Nobody does.
Monte
I'm incredibly grateful for this post and poem, I arrived wishing it would be something from Proverbs instead. As always I found more than I could have wished for.
I appreciate you stopping by!
I sense collusion here.
Very abundant Lenten post, Anne.
col·lu·sion
–noun
1.
a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy: Some of his employees were acting in collusion to rob him.
2.
Law. a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another of his or her rights, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement: collusion of husband and wife to obtain a divorce.
No. But I take it as the highest compliment if a well-educated theologian/pastor approves of my interpretation of scripture. I am a lay person who loves God and I hope it shows.Thank you for stopping by and I hope you were blessed by the abundance!