“That Swirl Of Human Life”

As spreadsheet grew, two families
Emerged as “parents” I could see –
“Romance”, “Teutonic”, detailed out;
Old, middle English – left no doubt –

Of human life as meta-swirl
Of moms and dads with boys and girls;
A hundred thousand years or more
Swirled back and forth – sought life before –

Recorded text made record of
Our daily life from God, whose love
Enabled us to rise above
The jungled-life of push and shove.

I stood in awe of how life’s been
On planet Earth, now dimly seen;
But in those words on datasheet
I sensed my lack of yarn complete.

I sensed the pace of changes past,
The scope and scale of movements vast;
How broad the plane on which we’ve played
(In written text last part displayed).

For, though each person lives one span
Through several decades, I sense man
And woman each as part of mix
In which mankind swirls in the mist.

It’s in that flux Christ came to teach
Disciples, then Apostles – each,
That, having gone as part of swirl,
They could disciple boys and girls.

“Put salt, and light, and leaven in
The others’ cultures, so begin
To bring their richness to the fore,
Which helps dispel felt need for war.

Lord, as I saw this larger scene,
I sensed Your hand, in what has been
More “trees” than “forest” to our view –
But Kingdom-layer’s something new.

It’s “calculus” again, I see –
The arithmetic, seen to me
Is true, but lacks the moving pix –
Just essence, not the flow of mix.

We’ve always flowed since Adam’s day –
As booted out, we went our way;
We’ve shifted, ebb and flow of mass
Brought changes to world-scene so vast.

For life has always swirled around
As bodies clashed; found war surround;
When differences and allergies
Brought head to head clashed-victories.

So Lord, may we indeed hold forth
In terms of stress Your view of worth;
For life on earth has lost its gaze,
So lacks perspective many ways.

But Your Word flows like rain from heaven –
Returns not empty – salt, light, leaven,
Into our cultured ways of life –
Relieves the darkness of our night.

Thanks Lord for what I now just glimpse –
This swirl of humankind, with hints
Of larger scene – of forest green,
Not single trees of local scene.

Thanks Lord for this.

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