“The Stupidity Of Siege” (Gen.37ff;Prov.10:15; 18:21; Matt.6:19;Lk.12:21) [Sun Tsu First Half Re-Write – #3-3][Pandemic series]

Worst option of the lot of them is siege, old Sun Tsu says;
That’s like a grudge you nurse along, which lasts for many days;
Get on with life, and let it go, it’s silly to pursue;
Leave them entrapped within their walls – there’s other things to do.

For life to thrive it must be lived, replenished from fresh crops;
That means you must let go of seed to get more than you’ve got;
Life must be lived without the fear which locks one down within
One’s Coved-19 walls of fear, which world now cowers in.

So if the evil-one does that – incites some folks to fear;
Live boldly out before their walls engaged in what is dear;
The “One percent” who hoard the wealth on planet earth today
Behind stockades all by themselves, as you go out to play.

That doesn’t mean be stupid, just don’t spend what wealth you have,
Preparing to assault their walls, or plying healing salve
Upon your ancient wounds – move on, and leave them be today;
They’re not your problem, overwhelm their death with life conveyed.

That’s words of faith, and hope, and love, for these three do endure;
Abide in Christ, and He in you – for illness find a cure;
If problem lies with spirit, that’s an easy one to fix –
Just turn it over to your God, and leave behind all this.

Lord, Kingdom-layer is place to walk out life, despite what world
Is facing, once removed from spin of fins of pinwheel’s whirl;
There is a present calm in us, as we catch breath once more,
Then at Your bidding move along in life, just as before.

Lord, thanks for having job to do here in pandemic-time;
Thanks that I am not called to work in task that is not mine;
I know that does not give a “pass” on tougher parts of life;
More, that there’s other tasks to do, downstream for self and wife.

I pray for front-line workers who address the foe today;
I pray for those shut down right now, while research chips away;
I pray for those whose darkened eyes have opened fresh through this,
That they might not be overwhelmed by aspects they had missed.

Thanks for Your love and care today, in this pandemic time,
As “Second wave” now builds up strength, affecting body, mind;
Keep us in You as You assign new tasks for us to do;
And You in us as we step forth from Kingdom point of view.

Thanks Lord for this.

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