“Life 101” [#20 A,B] (Matt. 7:1-14)

Seek?
     Seek what?
          Or is that more generic in this case?

Like asking,
     With its finding;

And our knocking,
     With its
          Entrance,
               Or its passage
                    Cleared
                         Away?

When folded back,
     Of course it’s plain to see –

Thy kingdom come –
     Seek that
          As prime agenda,
               And the rest
                    Falls into place.

Do hunger list,
     Or wish list,
          Even longer –
               And you’ll
                    See
                        What’s
                              Driving
                                   You.

Cause and effect,
     Mixed in with
          Who you are,
               And when.

Your piece of road –
     Just do your
          Piece
               And let
                    The others
                          Do their thing.

You cannot see
     Much
          With that
                Timber in
                     Your eye –

And nor can s/he,
     So deal with that –
          Ignore the others
              And your
                    Business
                         Mind.

There’s
     Lots to
          Seek and do
               On your home
                    Turf.

Be circumspect –
     Don’t toss
          Ideas in
               The air –

Like skeet
     For other’s
          Way
                To sharpen up
                      Their aim –

For
     When they’re done,
           They’ll
                Sweep
                     The pieces
                           From the
                                Floor –

And
     Toss them
           In the
                Bin –

Keep focus tight –
     And take
          Each narrow
               Gate
                    Of challenge
                         At the start –

There’s lots to do
     So mind your
          Journey –

For your Father
     Gives His guidance
          Built right in –

But choice is there –
     Two doors,
          Or Gates;
               One better
                    Than the
                         Other –

But it’s
     Harder
          Too –

So ask,
     And seek,
          And knock,
               As you
                    Explore
                          The best
                               The Father
                                   Has in store
                                        For
                                             You.

The easy way
     Comes quickly,
          But
               It’s
                    Satisfying,
                         Then
                              Eludes us –
                                   Then we
                                        Say –

This life of ours –
     Is this
          Just all
               There is –

Shoot
     And get shot?

With measure out
     The measure
          Which comes in?

Elusive door –

And when it’s found,
     We find not one
           But two –
                Or many
                     Are the
                          Options
                                In our lives –

So,
     Yes indeed,
          We see two pairs,
                And
                     Fragile
                          This
                                Beginning
                                     As you
                                          Caution
                                               Them
                                                    And
                                                         Others –

“Mind the door” –
      Before they
           Even enter –
              “Mind the door” –

Remember,
     Your
          Approach –

To those
     Outside –
          It looks to them
               As fragile
And as
     Useless
          As their
               First attempts
                    Seem to
                         Your
                              Opening
                                    Eyes –

“Thy kingdom come” –
      “The kingdom’s here” –
            And yet –
                  In all the thrill
                       Of brand new
                            Starts –

This thing
     Of choice –
          Of doors –
               Confusion –
                    Asking –

As we seek
     To find
          Our
               Way.

So judge them not –
     And mind your task –
          For it’s as new
               To them as here
                    For you –

Thanks Lord, for this.

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