"Of Loop And Layers"
When one comes down from loop-de-loop,
A sinking feeling follows suit –
“Do we descend below the plain?
Or up above, and not the same?Or do we enter in the fray,
As if the loop, which is our stay,
Is nothing now but memory?
What now is Kingdom-life for me?Well now I see – like Photoshop,
With layered-look – that’s where we walk;
We’re in, not of, the basic scene,
Affecting all from where we’ve been.Like overhead in days gone by,
A layered-look tells reason why
We enter in, yet freely walk
Around the scene, and freely talk.The actions done on layers “below”
Can freely move; deep down we know
They cannot shift or change our life
(Christ mitigates their acts of night).Lord, Jubilee indeed! For all!
What freedom here, despite the fall!
We’re in, not of, the world as part
Of universe – in light, not dark.Lord, thank You, for this freeing view
Of life on earth once we’re renewed;
As model of our life within
Constraints folks feel – released from sin –With strong desire to take control
Of those around us – “make them whole”?
Why should we, if such end is worse,
And Kingdom-life is naught but curse?But this! I “get it” – yes, indeed!
As layered-Kingdom-life we’re freed
To be Your “Body” down below
And in Your Kingdom, freedom know.Thanks Lord for this.
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