Levels [Reflections On Book The Book Of Revelation "D" Rev. 3:22 ]
“But friend”, he said some time ago,
“There is one aspect you should know –
Two types there are within that zone;
One has respect, though not its home;“The other also is away
From academic life – they say,
“Life of the Spirit’s good enough
For me – all else is simply fluff”.“That is, contempt for academe
Is rife – although the two groups seem
The same, don’t kid yourself – they’re not –
Go gently as with them you walk.“Be like the rich around this town –
Keep fancy cars elsewhere – around
Here they will have their paint-jobs keyed,
For affluence such envy feeds”.But they could have it too – each child
Could move into that space a while;
Though academe is far from wild,
Each gift’s enhanced by growth a while.“But friend, the West was won by wild!
We’re not that far from that in style –
It’s not just, ‘Are your ears awake?’
But where they’re from, for Goodness’ sake.”‘Accept the things you cannot change’,
The addict’s say, ‘then rearrange
Your life around some target right,
For you to change from darkest night’.How is it I have missed this part –
Each generation in the dark
Comes into light as dawn moves in
Faint light in East new day begins.Lord, help me open up my heart
To those around; for life apart
From what I’ve lived with growing up
Though fine for me, for them is tough.“Encourager”? I tend to press,
And press some more, now face the rest –
A fact of life I had not seen –
Subset of life is where I’ve been.Just like some bubble floating ’round
Quite self-contained, within was found
A life ethereal at best;
But now I hear – “Embrace the rest”.Thanks Lord for this.
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