I forgive the darkness that comes into thought and spit on me with-- I am grateful for the shield of love god gives me in prayer and forgetfulness. Peace me in your day- amen

I can bring to it the joy I have in the giving- the love I have been blessed with to offer and the life I breathe today--- all that gift--- and surely darkness and evel evil find me as I shine gods light in the world, but I wil try not to stand out and to keep my heart open and my eyes forward... and I wil pray- for it is all greater than me,,, and I am grateful""amen

Enter by the narrow gate. The path that shines on us all is the narrow gate. For in the cross there is nothing but love so I point in that direction- and I follow the narrow path to love and every moment is a chance to be reborn in that love so hamilton jack, my forth son- let's start afresh with all we already hhave experienced and now this, something new

So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified. Mark 15:15 

Gods of Pilate, 

you are loud and lazy, 

following the fashions of the day 

making lies out of love 

and making mockeries of meaning. 

And − so often − we follow you. 

May we instead, follow that small whisper, 

even when we barely hear it, 

even when we barely believe it, 

even when it hurts. 

Because this is what love is. 

This is what love is.

 Amen.

Today I sing to catholic clients mother divine and I write--

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John 14:6‎

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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Yes. It reminds me of the story of Moses on st sinai when Moses asked to see god and god said you can not see me and survive but I AM‎

Will run past u and u can see the cloud of my passing

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And that passing caused the bush to light on fire and not consume the bush while it burned....

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Christ is gods gift of is to receive god thru his only begotten son so that we sinners may see and believe. The ultimate sign of salvation which I receive every day and pray grace for the calling

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And what flows thru my fingers I do not know nor guide it as I wish to remain guided to thy will which is greater than my smallness can even know:)  

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So yes, if mother divine is the song bringing me to spirit today, then it is.‎

And it's a slow chant to the mother divine, god, christ, spirit, it's a calling, an opening, a listening, it's a blessing to be here, thirsty for life, love, all that is and can be, a surrender, release, a moment in all moments more.... the birds praise, the waves calm and I rejoice---

And it's a slow chant to the mother divine, god, christ, spirit, it's a calling, an opening, a listening, it's a blessing to be here, thirsty for life, love, all that is and can be, a surrender, release, a moment in all moments more.... the birds praise, the waves calm and I rejoice---

It's the great banquet of life, full I enter with my burning lamp, and from the byways I also come without my wedding garmet- and as a sinner I wash myself in the blood of christ and I eat the body of my lords food as the food of salvation and seaside I wait...with open hands and open heart- come spirit- come---

4th son heading to boarding school----wrote this sone----said this is song leaving for school

"" I never can forget the day When my dear Mother did sweetly say You are leavin', my darling boy You always have been your mother's joy Now as you leave in this world to roam You may not be able to get back home But remember Jesus, who lives on high And is watchin' over you with a mighty eye The world is so full of old sin and woe And many sorrows everywhere you go But remember Jesus, who's everywhere You get in trouble now, he'll meet you there If you'll bow down before his face And trust in him for his saving grace, now And you have a burden, he'll make them light And he sure will guide you all in the right Now when I think of my Mother dear How often she did, and try to cheer My wandering mind, whilst going astray By saying, "Son, accept the way."

The narrow gate calls me in every sunrise and I yearn to respond in kind. I release wanting the thirst for this everlasting calling into this day and arrive at sunrise open hands open palms grateful for this manna.

"I have food to eat you do not know" *as the fruits of the path down the narrow gate are sweet and many

Matthew Chapter 7 is often thought to be in reference to those that will enter into the kingdom versus those that will not. If one reads in advance to verse 13 they will discover that the opening line is “judge not, that ye be not judged” and what follows is a warning: “For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again”.

Then in verses 7-11

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you…if ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” In verse 12 we are given insight: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”

This whole narrative is in regard to our relationship with one another. “Judge not”, “remove the plank out of your own eye”, “whatsoever ye would that men should do to you”, this is the law of the Prophets. In Matthew 22 Jesus also spoke of the law of the Prophets: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind… love your neighbor as yourself.”

Therefore in keeping with the narrative the wide gate that leads to destruction would be those works Paul speaks of that will not stand the test of fire and the narrow gate would be those works that stand the test of fire as they are conceived by God’s love.

1 Corinthians 3:8-…every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour…Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss:but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

The word in Matthew 7 translated as “narrow” is done so only in this verse. The Greek word being translated “thlibō” generally is translated as trouble or afflict. Grace, Christ’s work on the cross (His trouble or affliction) is the narrow gate and the greatest love. John 15:13 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

John 10:9 "I am the door (gate): by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture."

Matthew 16:24 "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me"

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Matthew 7:13-14, NIV)

For any individual to enter the kingdom of God, it is necessary to use a gate. Why is it true that so few find this gate?

A peaceful passing of ‎a summers day where time floats by marked by breezes and buzzes and chirps and ripples which are always there marking all moments as the same.

Silenxe bakes the sun behind my lids and blinds me in light to see anything more. Of but I feel it all stirring.within this peacefull passing of a summers day....

Quiet fills the room as I return to the window seat successfully preparing for a luncheon with 5 kids. And there is no where to go because I am already here....‎

GGive me just this day

My daily bread

This day as the sun baptised my vision

To only light to only praise

Here in peace I am not worthy to come under your roof but I receive how you draw me and I hunger and thirst for the gifts to be blessedly bestowed onto me this day so I can share that fullness knowing no moment will be ever better than the silence of this moments prescense so ill await for the next sunrise and this moment becomes enough

Amen

Sitting beachside, spacious breezes, summer sounds of social lounge chairs, and splashing pool receiving jumpers- swimmers- and I sun- with tall dunes swinging across a forever glaze at the calmest of oceans.... after the thrashing of a storm, stillness... and. I sing praise---