Marching On. . . 21st Century Love During a Time of Violence: Wayne & Sabrina (18) 1st draft
“Is there anyone sick among you?
Let him call the elders of the congregation to him,
and let them pray over him,
applying oil to him
in the name of Jehovah.
And the prayer of faith
will make the sick one well,
and Jehovah will raise him up.
Also, if he has committed sins,
he will be forgiven.” James 5:14, 15.
***
Sabrina wept.
For weeks…
Her mother Kim
finally silent;
though, not an ‘I told you so’
did her manner spitefully speak…
***
Years ago it began
this sullen broken span
when this young beautiful man
ran into pressure
to expand
his manliness
climb his egotistic peak
of prowess
not needing to seek titillating partners
since sought out by weak sinners, or
wicked men
and/or women
desirous of wreaking havoc
in relationships
literal and spiritual
as their ancient ‘father’
in hatred
and apathy:
Jesus said to them:
“If God were your Father,
you would love me,
for I came from God
and I am here.
I have not come of my own initiative,
but that One sent me.
Why do you not understand what I am saying?
Because you cannot listen to my word.
You are from your father the Devil,
and you wish to do the desires of your father.
That one was a murderer when he began,
and he did not stand fast in the truth,
because truth is not in him.
When he speaks the lie,
he speaks according to his own disposition,
because he is a liar
and the father of the lie.
Because I, on the other hand, tell you the truth,
you do not believe me.” John 8:42-45.
Wayne’s wealthy father
gloated in his puppeteer capacity…
***
Come, now, you rich men,
weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you.
Your riches have rotted,
and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
Your gold and silver have rusted away,
and their rust will be a witness against you
and will consume your flesh.
What you have stored up
will be like a fire in the last days.” James 5:1-3.
“‘They will throw their silver into the streets,
and their gold will become abhorrent to them.
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them
in the day of Jehovah’s fury.
They will not be satisfied,
nor will they fill their stomachs,
for it has become a stumbling block causing their error.” Ezek. 7:19.
“Look!
The wages you have withheld from the workers who harvested your fields keep crying out,
and the cries for help of the reapers
have reached the ears of Jehovah of armies.
You have lived in luxury and for self-gratification
on the earth.
You have fattened your hearts
on the day of slaughter.
You have condemned;
you have murdered the righteous one.
Is he not opposing you?
Be patient then, brothers,
until the presence of the Lord.
Look!
The farmer keeps waiting for the precious fruit of the earth,
exercising patience over it until the early rain and the late rain arrive.
You too exercise patience;
make your hearts firm,
because the presence of the Lord has drawn close.” James 5:4-8.
***
February
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A pulsating dark
demonic rhythm;
yet glorious
as northern lights
dancing
hither then dither.
These I beautifully suffer
as silent hymns–
a dirge. My urgings to
peek
the exhilarating
heights
of forever love
plummeted
into valleys steep.
The vivid visuals
of orange
and other range
of cascading colors
Lost
in the
swirling of
my crippling despair.
I inhale sharply
the
piercings
as the pressure
from deep
submerging
explode
this regrettably
enlarged
heart.
The supreme
red drippings
from past dilated pupils
mingling the blues
of my spirit
sprout royal purple
hues
as pathetic
gurgles
escape my throat.
I hope…
yes wish
for freeing
release of your
drowning
apathy.
Once crazed
I lazily sink dazed
hasty to end this
lonely month
in which lovers
gaze
over forgotten lunch
too amorously near
for me to enviously peer.
February.
***
Thankfully, Sabrina received
at her congregation meeting
the exact dates soon to attend:
“Exercise Patience”!
2023 Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses
definitely welcome
her faith to strengthen and courageously defend…
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Those whom Jehovah loves he disciplines.—Heb. 12:6.
When a Christian is disfellowshipped, we might think of him as a contagious sheep that might infect the flock. He is sick in a spiritual sense. (Jas. 5:14) Spiritual sickness, like some forms of physical illness, can be quite contagious. So it is necessary in some cases to isolate a spiritually sick individual from the congregation. This discipline is an expression of Jehovah’s love for faithful members of His flock, and it may reach the wrongdoer’s heart and lead him to repentance. While disfellowshipped, the individual may be able to attend meetings, where he can be fed and built up spiritually. He is also free to receive literature for his personal use and to watch JW Broadcasting®. And as the elders observe his progress, they may from time to time offer personal counsel and direction to help him regain his spiritual health so that he can be reinstated as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. w21.10 10 ¶9, 11 © 29 mins ago, Lucretia McCloud family • hope • love • pain • sad • teen
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