merapi mumbles

how did i get here

it's becoming clear

through the sweltering heat i must steer

molten memories sear 

who would have thought

once surrender sought

back to tropics He brought

parked me in His lot

a hot lingo spot

i am not sure what i got

it's amazing
to observe human race racing
no matter where
to fill cupboards bare
when full, only emptiness stare
self-imposed life burdens to bear

ignorance is bliss
for you'd have less to compare and miss
so many paths i could have taken
despite my weak faith, i was never forsaken

like job's journey
i've been faith-blessed a-plenty 

faith-tested in many dark alleys

faith-coped with His pulleys

          faith-transformed in work-in-progress galleys

humming... 

i, i who have nothing

i, i who have only You

adore You, and want You so

i'm just a no one with nothing to give to You, but oh how You love me...

 job 42:2, 5-6 

 “ i know that you can do all things;
   no purpose of yours can be thwarted

   my ears had heard of you
   but now my eyes have seen you.
   therefore i despise myself
   and repent in dust and ashes.”

naica leica

job 28, what speakest thou?

i dug for pearls, raised my brow

i don't need to know

for wisdom to sow

i need not look far nor deep

i need only Your wisdom to heed

in Wisdom my soul to keep

to shun evil creep  

i know not how i got here

wisdom whispered, have no fear

a leap of faith to set in gear

things are not what they appear

it suffices to dwell in Wisdom

to be enveloped in its Kingdom

there's no need to fathom

just be the atom

circulating in reverent trajectory

living for its glory is life in victory

kjv job 28:28 ....behold, the fear of the Lord,that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.

naked circular

42 chapters of job compressed

wisdom and reverent fear addressed

exemplar job's might

in face of trials and plight

deep insight

into God's delight

to be blameless and upright

to fear God and shun evil fight

satan roams earth seeking opportunity to derail

our path to righteousness, hail to impale

why is woman both wise (in proverbs) and foolish (job2:10, eve) gale?

is "fearing God for nothing" a satanic jail? 

fear God because He is God of life

the story of God-centric job, accepting His good and strife

"naked i came from my mother's womb, and naked i will depart."

the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh is at heart

from womb to tomb

from dust to dust,

good and evil looms upon earth's crust

how shall we then live, blameless and upright we must 

job 28:28 "the fear of the Lord - that is wisdom, 

and to shun evil is understanding."

"the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" 

proverbs 1:7, 9:10, psalm 111:10 echoing

sovereign closure

zephaniah 3:17 kjv  
the Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty;
He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy;
He will rest His love, He will joy over thee with singing.   

sovereign God spoke and shook
in closing hook of habakkuk 

in parallel, a revealing respite i took

through His eyes, a renewed look

yes, i too stand in awe of Your deeds

thank You for ridding my weeds

that blocked my view to do Thy will

i needed to still and empty for Thy Spirit to fill

how dare we confine and limit what You choose to do

we can't fathom Your sovereignity, we have limited clue

we need only let loose 

for Your spirit to choose

to use the keys You've given us for way out of wicked noose

to rest in Your balm

of peace and calm

in face of calamity

i have all i need in a sovereign God to supply strength and sanity

to withstand manmade fears and smears

as end nears

i've got the keys

i will rejoice and be joyful in the triune God, no matter how rough the seas

1 thessalonians 5:16-18 kjv

rejoice evermore. 

pray without ceasing. 

in everything give thanks: 

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

mayday m'aider

o how long must this go on?

external plunder and internal thunder

woe to us, our walls crumbling under forlorn 

in hours of darkness, shine Your light

in pity parties and narcisstic battles, come to our plight

in a world fraught with fraud, give us safe flight

in descent and desperation, cradle us in hope and might to continue fight

woe to whinnings and wondering wanderings

woe to worldly ways, idols and shortcomings

when injustice and pride stab the soul

we are reminded of man's futility and Your heavenly goal

let us unshackle from idols of our own making

let us not be drunk in stupor so we live in Your awakening 

let us not forsake truths but bow in reverence to Thee

let us let go and rest in Your peace, hear our plea

psalm 111:10 the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

dragnet of dots

habakkuk 1:12  "Lord, are you not from everlasting?"
to ramrom raps page 11 entry "omega" seeking


free me from human bondage, choking me
man's grotesque reflections
sinking into the mud of life
it's hideous greed and monstrosity
like You
i wish to be
no beginning
no end
yet feeling good
the mere mortal in me understood...

we are caught in net
of consequent idols deadset
we bit the bait
will we get to pearly gate?


meanwhile humble tumble
hear our habakkuk grumble
we await for the big rumble
for hell to crumble
no longer need to fumble
no longer evil to jumble


habakkuk 2:3 "for the revelation awaits an appointed tiime;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
though it linger, wait for it;
it will certainly come..."


o sinner man
where you gonna run to 
all on that day

habakkuk nook

psalm 96

"oh sing to the Lord a new song... 

...for He is coming to judge the earth. 

He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with His truth." 

Michelangelo's Last Judgment from wiki commons 

so here i am...You brought me to this nook

You provided me time, health, mentors, habakkuk book  

what lectio divina food to cook?

open my eyes to see, not just look

filter out worldy din so i harken Thy babbling brook

intake fruitscent, taste Thy goodness and holiness, touch in love to spook

o God, i am weak but Thou art strong

it's hard to live in a world gone wrong

it's easy to substitute You with false gods 

and worship decaying sods

i place at Your feet, the idols of what we desire to be

smash them, release the design in us that You decree

remove doubts, darkness and delusion

reign in our fears, refrain us from evil collusion

help me stay upright in but not of world of babylonians

Thou art the only God to revere and fear, tame my bohemians

people write to me, i only have you to write

but You already know my woes and might

i do not need to be uptight and right

o God, let me not lose sight

that You formed me for your delight

direct my nostrils to smell Your perfume instead of hellish stench

control my heart, head and hands that i feel Your touch and taste the fruits of Your ranch

hear me God, be each other's iTune 

unplug my ears to listen in You  

that's my mew on Thy pew

thank you Lord, my spirit to renew.

cherish cherith

a coincidence
for preponderance
the power of three
of divine revelation spree
in fellowship community
recharging my immunity


elijah first appeared as a choice versus proverbs
then surfaced to be the study in neighboring curbs
today and next 5 sermons focus is on elijah blurbs
in ahab-jezebel southern kingdom turfs

a theme of God's sovereignty,
in face of misguided idolatory.
spiritual wealth, 
intertwined by physical and emotional health.
back to school for tai-chi and fitness added to lap swims,
this fall, cherith quenches and trims. 


"you will drink from the brook, and I have ordered the ravens to feed you there."
1 kings 17:4


john peterson's lyrics drenching me
cherith springs forth glee


drinking at the springs of living water,
happy now am i
my soul they satisfy;
drinking at the springs of living water,
o wonderful and bountiful supply.

goodness gracious

oh Doctor i'm in trouble
well goodness gracious me
caught again in rough and tumble
calm spirit tossed in rough sea

bring us safe ashore

shed light to what's in store

convert our flaws

sharpen our saws

help us claw

our way to Thy open door

to dry safe land

Your grand design to blend 

for goodness to pour

a healing chore

bring out inner beauty galore

Your fingerprints in time sands 

captured by bea chia's lens

  

a reminder to reflect 

goodness to inject and infect 

2 peter 1:5-8 (niv)

⁵for this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; ⁶and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; ⁷and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.^8for if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

faithless darkness

o dark alleys we often find ourselves
o why me?, why this?, why now? delves and swells
the lion prowls at achilles heels
'tis when Lord enters and heals


but i can't see 
stuck in this stormy sea
evil lurks and tantalizes
a way out she fantasizes

should i bring him down 
should i scream and shout
should i speak of love
let my feelings out


a shouting bout
has no clout
he scares me so
i love him so


swallowed in wave of self-pity tears
mingled with fears
of living rest of best years
moving in defensive gears


faith lost, lacking lustre gloss
faith in each other to regain instead of toss 
'tis i of wavering faith
bringing upon self a slow death


soothe me with Your balm 
words of 32:8 psalm
teach me the way to go 
get me out of darkness and in your light glow
refresh my faith, a humble plea 
revive isaiah 46:9 in me
that You are God, and there is none like Thee

psalm 143:1
hear my prayer, o Lord, give ear to my supplications: 
in Thy faithfulness answer me,
and in Thy righteousness

good grief

to others, she encourages; alone she feels sick 

no mortal seems to understand her tick

left with her only God of hide and seek

she transforms

against tide of conforms

but time and time again, it bombs

hurled to depths to well of reforms

back to Potter, the pot 

is not so hot

time to divine crush 

time to repurpose its lush

dizzy trends

she's so dizzy, her head is spinning

like a whirlpool it never ends

self-control gears needs cleaning 

hit by fandango gale

clay turned a whiter shade of pale

time to revive its sheen to rustic shale 

when out of control

healing balm psalms to troll

...because He is at my right hand, 

i shall not be moved. 

psalm 16:8

He healeth the broken in heart, 

and bindeth up their wounds.

psalm 147:3 (kjv)

tickle tock

tickle tock

hickery dickery dock

the cough arrested the clock

the detonating tickle

hurls one into humble pickle

tickle tock

is back to mock

time to take stock

unhealthy vibes to block

tickle tock

heal me my Rock

...the LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

2 samuel 22:2

fruity series - temperance

when i gaze at Nature to understand its laws 

homeostatis is basis to correct excesses and flaws   

every organism so intricately designed

energy forms of multi-dimensions interact unconfined

to everything, there is a tipping point

mere mortals get easily out-of-kilter, out-of-joint

self-mastery to bridle desires requires energy and attention

it's wise to temper and heed proverbs 25:16 contention

if you find honey, eat just enough 

too much of it, and you will vomit stuff

fruity series - meekness

a spirit of taking advantage of weak 

extrapolates a future bleak

for it takes divine strength to be meek

arrogance ironically is weaker slick

niv psalm 10:4 scores

for in his pride the wicked does not seek Him;

in all his thoughts there is no room for God

niv proverbs 11:2 roars

when pride comes, then comes disgrace

but with humility comes wisdom.

niv matthew 5:5 pours

blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

choose meek

for meek is sleek 

yielding calm mirth

what thrives in your garden dearth?

fruity series - faith

life is a journey playing out one's faith and beliefs

faith in nothing, something, self and others' myths 

that faith spurs purpose and direction

steers all kinds of apathy, empathy and action

  

take a look at your yard, front-back-inside-out 

what you've been planting and allow to grow will soon sprout

we become what we think, eat and feel
what kind of faith we nurture, fuels the deal

faith manifests like an unwound coil

like the gardener choosing to toil for its spoil

the garden simply accepts and gives back what's given

what is driving life, how is mustard-faith being driven?

for as the body with the spirit is dead,

so faith without works is dead also...kjv james 2:26

fruity series - goodness

many paths unfold each day

help me discern, avoid the ones that lead me astray

many choices confront, how shall i decide

help me listen to Your good voice inside

we choose what and how to fill our life

paths are full of uncontrolled curves and strife

You never promised a rose garden, You gave us a choice

You are abundant goodness if only we harken Your voice 

for You give only the best

if only we stay close to our Shepherd's breast

if only evil to turn away and detest 

if only we arrest ourselves in Your pastures for rest

surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

and i will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. - kjv psalm 23:6

fruity series - gentleness

help me be gentle

instead of being caught in a scuffle 

help me pause for good cause

instead of need to be boss and anger toss  

teach me to flow
and absorb your glow

respond soft to hard

find beauty in weeds, it's not dud 

for Nature's rain nurtures

the roots of all living creatures

for He hath shewed thee, o man, what is good;

and what doth the Lord require of thee,

but to do justly,

and to love mercy,

and to walk humbly

with thy God? - kjv micah 6:8

fruity series - longsuffering

what is my pain 

i count it as gain

to be ridiculed and rejected

nothing compares to the suffering You were subjected

      
       to die so we could again live

heaven on earth to freely give

taking our burdens, sinful nature to relieve

to see us through trials and wade through grief

where is up without its down

where is joy without its frown

where is darkness if not to contrast light

where is day without its night

where is perfection without its flaws

where is healing without life's claws 

1 corinthians 10:13 to cradle  

God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; 

but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, 

that ye may be able to bear it...and be clothed in blessing cape