"Re-View"

The fourteen years I’ve just come through,
When charted out for better view,
Like magic, feel just right to me
When doubled up (or halved) to see.

It feels just like the seven I know
From at the start, so long ago –
For as percent of life to date,
Their base is quite proportionate.

It all began with modeled “tree”,
And road between two ditches – we
Can walk along – a way quite clear
Of hassles from what folks hold dear.

For trees draw from each passing brook
Resources – but with closer look
If you draw up and spray around
The water like some fire-hose found –

At places of emergency –
Just re-arranged resources be;
There is no growth, no product there,
No transformed resource showing care.

In other error (other ditch),
There is resource-to-product switch,
And products are exchanged for cash –
But then it’s stored up in a stash.

From what I heard back at the start,
Christ Jesus asks us to embark
Upon the road, not in some ditch
Where we get urged our ditch to switch.

That let me rise above the fray,
And listen to what each would say;
Pay closer heed to Jesus’ talk;
Consider on His way to walk.

From there two paths then inter-leaved –
The quest, of course, was base – conceived
To find the missing piece for church,
Without which we’re left in the lurch.

The other path, now opened up
With Arbor-model good enough
To move beyond my heritage,
And with its aid just turn the page.

The quest resolved through thesis way,
With novels, poems, lots to say
To us about the culture code
Which knits each group along the road.

The course-work done for MRD,
Freed up through model of the tree;
Result with ag-ec insight keen,
As essence of economy –

“When social change of any kind
Occurs, then what should come to mind
Is all ‘entitlements’ to date
Suspended are – and short the wait –

“ ’Till music stops, each grabs the chair;
Some person (slow) is left with air;
Next round’s the same with fewer chairs,
Like children’s game with multi-layers”.

First fourteen years played out those themes
To now – Apostleship now means
A boundary-crossing task for me,
And EDO the base I see.

Now fourteen years (less one, now done),
Stretch out ahead for double-fun
Seven double-years – one “pastorate”,
For job well-done – let’s go, can’t wait!

Thanks Lord for this.

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