"Grounded"  [Module #44] (Mark 6:38)

Grounded in reality,
There’s miracles which we might see;
It’s not above where they are done,
That’s just the place where battle’s won.

“You feed them”, is your Lord’s command?
You’d best go count your stores on hand,
For grounded in reality,
Are miracles which we might see.

“There’s not enough!” – “Surprise, surprise –
There never is – but open eyes
To how life works in feeding game –
Bring what you have – that I will change.

“I cannot grow a fantasy,
Except into more fantasy;
But cash, and bread, and fish, I will,
If you’ll commit, back off, be still”.

That’s what they did that day back when
They needed food – they brought, and then
He broke what food they had – “Oh my!
If all is not intact, I’ll die!”.

“Ach! Now you see, Apostle-friends,
It’s on the Spirit, life depends;
But in the physical life’s lived –
See what you’ve got – and let Me live”.

So what’s all this to do with that –
Your global Apostolic task?
“Go into land (or having gone),
Here close at hand or ’cross the pond –

And there, “Go see what lies at hand,
With whom you work, there, in this land,
Then bring such scanty bleak resource
To Me – then let Me work in force.

“For battle is first spiritual;
That’s where it’s won – conceptual
Is part, but it’s far deeper, guys –
It’s Spirit-based, far more than “wise”.

“Stu, now you’re there in Giver-Land,
You’re finding out what lies at hand;
The needs of humans you know well –
What’s there to feed? Find out – pray tell”.

O Lord, I think I see a bit –
The loop – and then, because of it
There’s lots, but not the way they think,
As now they teeter on the brink.

That elder who abode with us,
Made movie, shooting midst the fuss –
With bison over cliff he rode
Into their terror – gun’s full load –

He pumped into descending hell
Of bodies thrashing air – the spell
Created made the crowd pass out –
The film was dropped – as well, no doubt.

To me that’s Apostolic style –
Go over cliff with crowd, but while
You do, that is the moment when
Folks learn to on their God depend.

Of course, we do not fight the crowd
To harm that way, it’s not allowed;
But stick with them while off the cliff
They storm – on that You do insist.

For if you turn some cattle ’round,
You’ll often in the herd to be found;
As you with them run for a while,
You’ll see a way to turn – and smile.

“Check what they’ve got and you will see –
Go ’round their Jericho with Me,
And let Me open up your eyes –
You’ll see the bread, fish, little guy –

“Such is the base of miracle
Not in the sky – but if you will,
Find what you’ve got – go see and tell
Me what you find – all will be well.”

Thanks Lord for this.

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