Archive for the ‘grace’ Tag

LESS AGAIN- I must decrease   Leave a comment

Interaction

rarely goes beyond noise.

When you look at me,

you only see a reflection of you,

at least at first,

till you realize you can’t see me at all.

Stillness doesn’t belong.

Silence will only mean surrender.

Truth,

only means vulnerability

when you see it from here.

I am decreasing,

becoming less,

till you can’t see me at all.

And,

it is quite ok.

I don’t need to be seen.

I don’t need to be heard.

 I don’t need at all.

Love,

is ok,

just sitting,

and waiting

quietly.

J

LOOKING FOR GOD??????   Leave a comment

JUST WHAT ARE YOU REALLY LOOKING FOR?

GOD?

SO MANY BOOKS,

SO MANY WEBSITES,

SO MANY EMPTY OPINIONS,

LIKE RABBIT TRAILS THROUGH  AN EMPTY DESERT.

TIME,

IS TOSSED AWAY,

AS YOU LOOK EVERYWHERE,

THAT IS EASY.

ARE YOU READY?

READY TO FIND GOD?

READY TO MEET HIM???????

I CAN TELL YOU HOW.

STOP!

STOP LOOKING!

STOP SEEKING!

STOP PACKING  AROUND YOUR GUILT,

AND EXCUSES.

YOU HAVE BEEN SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU HAVE BEEN SKIRTING TRUTH,

AVOIDING YOUR OWN ACCOUNTABILITY.

YOU KNOW THAT ALL THAT

RUNNING AROUND,

SEEKING AROUND

JUST DOESN’T GET IT DONE.

CHASING THE NEXT NEW TEACHING,

OR THAT ANCIENT TEACHING,

JUST LEAVES YOU DANGLING

RIGHT WHERE YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN.

SO,

MY LITTLE ONE,

PLEASE, PLEASE,

JUST STOP.

JUST STOP LOOKING…………….

If you really want to find God,

stop looking for Him.

and start looking for yourself.

you know,

your self.

that little one,

hidden

behind so many walls.

Hidden

behind so many defenses.

That vulnerable little angel.

That precious beauty.

That one you barely remember.

You, yes, you.

So protected that you can’t

remember who you are………….

Just stop.

Take the time.

Do the work.

When you break through all YOUR walls,

and knock down all your defenses,

you will really find

that happy little you,

and God.

You see,

 He is in there too,

with you,

just waiting for you to lay down the fear,

and open the door.

The love you missed.

The love you’ve always looked for is only within.

So just give up the search.

You already are where you need to be.

Look within.

Find you.

The kingdom of God

is within.

Love you………

J

GOD IS NOT   Leave a comment

GOD IS NOT…………….

LIKE THE JOYS OF THIS WORLD

GOD IS NOT…………….

LIKE THE TEMPORARY, EMPTY HAPPINESS WE FIND IN OUR INTERACTIONS

GOD IS NOT…………….

HARSH, CONDEMNING, OR DEMANDING

GOD IS NOT…………….

A LIAR

GOD IS NOT…………….

A LOVE THAT COMES AND GOES

GOD IS NOT…………….

WAITING FOR YOU TO SCREW UP

OR EVEN GET IT RIGHT

GOD IS NOT…………….

LIKE A GROWN UP

GOD IS NOT……………..

LIKE RELIGION OR IT’S LEADERS

GOD IS NOT…………….

OR EVER WILL BE……….

FALLING OUT OF LOVE

WITH HIS CREATION

J

TO KNOW GOD   Leave a comment

A SIMPLE

THOUGHT

TO UNDERSTAND

KNOWING

GOD……………….

SEE GOD

IN EVERYTHING

KNOW HIM

BETWEEN EVERYTHING

J

I’M LOST????   Leave a comment

I’m lost,

Or so I think.

But I’m not looking to get saved.

At least not the way you mean.

There would have to be substance,

And you don’t seem to offer that.

Lost in this world.

I’m tired of words,

And not just yours.

Jesus,

My dear Jesus,

I need help.

Sometimes I can’t see beyond the walls of the Church.

Like prison walls,

I’m told what to think,

And what not to think.

Church, prison,

Prison, Church.

I’m looking for that truth,

That makes me free.

It isn’t in the building.

I spent twenty years looking.

It isn’t allowed in.

It’s somewhere outside the walls,

With Jesus.

And now I’m out here.

Tired of words.

Tired of all the noise.

Just so desperately seeking truth.

Not your version…..

The real truth.

The one I find

only in

silence……….

J

WORLDLY????? MIND   Leave a comment

WORLDLY MIND,

THIS MIND OF THOUGHT,

BASED ON JUST WHAT?????

YOU SEE,

YOU AND ME

WE BOUGHT A THOUGHT

BEING SOLD BY THE BRASH AND BOLD

OUR SOULS TO HOLD

THOUGHTS,

SO VERY COLD…….

ANOTHER MIND,

SO DEEP I FIND

ON THAT SOFT VELVET SHELF

OF SILENCE.

FORGET GUNS

AND GOVERNMENTS

AND YOUR SWEET VERSION OF JUSTICE…..

IT’S OK

LET IT ALL FLOAT AWAY

FIND THE TRUTH

OF THE ETERNAL SILENT MIND

AND STAY

QUIETER

QUIETER

SO VERY STILL

BE

SO VERY STILL

TRUTH AND POWER,

HIDDEN IN SO GENTLE

A SETTING.

J

BAD MAGNETS   Leave a comment

JUST LIKE BAD MAGNETS,

THIS WORLD OF THINKING AND REASON

AND

THE ETERNAL SILENCE WITHIN.

NO RESOLVE

ONE IS REAL

JUST ONE IS TRUTH

SILENCE

JUST HANGING OVER EVERYTHING

WITH A SECRET SMILE

J

WHAT IS GOD?   Leave a comment

I have the answer,
but you won’t like it.
The truth is just that way.
 
Before I tell you,
know this.
Every religion,
EVERY ONE,
was started by someone
who knew someone,
who walked with God.
 
Did you get that?
 
And add this to that.
Every religion,
all of them,
are perfectly contrary
to the heart and soul
of the one they claim to follow.
 
Yes,
even your religion.
 
So,
what is God?????
 
My friend,
take a seat.
 
God is not your personified deity.
God cannot be dragged through our mud.
That essence that we fearfully cry out to,
is so much more than your little box will allow.
But it is ok.
Just take the dive.
Trust.
 
So,
what is God?????
 
God is,
what is!
 
So,
my friends,
I say to you…..
 
God is what is,
Love God.
 
J

ANSWERS   Leave a comment

Do you know which questions to ask?

Knowing which questions to ask,

is the key to all the answers,

to all the questions.

So,

ask these questions……..

Who am I?

Or,

What am I?

They are the same question.

Next,

What do I want?

Not,

what does my worldly image want,

but the I within.

The last question in this list,

is to ask in the midst of every interaction,

What do you want?

Just get each person to the point.

What do you want??????

 

Answers to all your questions exist.

They can be found in one place.

All answers,

to all your questions.

One place.

Only,

live in the midst of these few questions.

Just narrow down your complex image

of yourself,

to these few questions.

Just take them within.

And if someone comes along to interupt your introspection,

just ask,

What do you want?????

All of life is just this simple.

So my love…….

Who are you?

What do you want?????

J

 

ONLY YOU   Leave a comment

IF THERE WERE ONLY YOU
JUST YOU
 
NO OPINIONS
FROM ANYWHERE
FROM ANYONE
NONE
 
ONLY YOU
NO ONE TO SEE YOU
NO ONE TO JUDGE YOU
ONLY YOU
 
ONLY
THE QUIET,
STILL,
ETERNAL MIND
 
WHO WOULD YOU BE?
WHAT THEN MIGHT YOU BE ABLE TO ACCEPT?
WHAT LIFE MIGHT THEN OPEN UP?
 
SO,
IT IS REAL,
RIGHT NOW!
 
YOU ARE NOT SEEN
THERE IS ONLY YOU
 
YOU ARE NOT HEARD
THERE IS ONLY YOU
 
NO EYES EXIST TO MEASURE YOU
 
YOUR WORDS ARE NOT WEIGHED
NO ONE HEARS
SO,
NO FURTHER NEED OF WORDS
 
ONLY YOU
THE ONE
THE ETERNAL ESSENCE
STILLNESS
THE PERFECT OBSERVER
 
JUST A COOL
SILENT
BREEZE
 
ONLY YOU
J

LESS YES, MUCH LESS   Leave a comment

LESS NOISE

LESS CONFUSION

LESS FOOD

LESS STUFF

LESS PAIN

LESS CONFINEMENT

LESS LIES

LESS FEAR

LESS SICKNESS

LESS IGNORANCE

LESS BULLSHIT

LESS LAWS

LESS WALLS

LESS RULERS

LESS WAR

LESS HUNGRY PEOPLE

LESS SUFFERING

LESS ANGER

LESS INDIFFERENCE

LESS DEATH

LESS GRAVITY

LESS MISUNDERSTANDING

LESS FIGHTING

LESS STUBBORNNESS

LESS TIRED

LESS POISON IN OUR FOOD

LESS GOVERNMENT

LESS POLICE

LESS CRIME

LESS OF ME

YES, LESS OF ME

J

WORDS   Leave a comment

Words,

so powerful.

It is written,

that they possess the power

of life and death.

I want to live a life,

without words.

Just stillness,

inside and out.

Peace,

simple peace.

My eyes are open,

but I don’t want to see.

My ears are open,

but I don’t want to hear.

My mouth will not offend.

No unkind word,

ever.

Peace in,

peace out.

Only peace.

Only stillness.

Just awareness,

just love.

Only love………

J

TWO WIVES   Leave a comment

Somehow,
because I like women maybe,
God set me between two women.
Just like two wives.
 
For two years,
it was only in my heart,
to love them both.
 
To love all before me,
as God does,
loving all before Him.
 
So,
I represent God,
and these two women,
represent men of the world.
Men who want to play
as though they know love,
or know God.
 
Do you know why
men must SEEK truth?
 
Because man cannot
recieve truth.
It is too much!
 
It is not possible for him to accept
that God is that big.
That love is that big.
 
How can God love me,
and everyone else?
The priest and the postitute
both recieving equal love
from God.
How can that be?
 
Man without light,
is selfish.
Just like my two women.
 
One man cries,
God is mine.
He is only like this.
No one knows Him but me.
 
Another man says,
 No!
But God is this way.
He is mine.
No one knows Him but me.
 
So,
God and truth,
are much better off,
alone.
 
Why?
 
When men fight to confine,
and own God,
they create support systems
of right and wrong.
These systems are called
religion.
 
Not true religion,
selfless,
but very demanding religion,
controlling,
selfish.
 
God must be controlled.
He must be contained.
Else He will not resemble
what I claim Him to be.
And only I am right.
 
So,
men must strangle God,
like two women
after only one man
They must conform him
to what their
support system
of right and wrong
believes.
 
So God cannot speak truth openly.
They would be offended.
He must wait over there,
somewhere,
alone,
with truth
to see whether
man really wants
to lay down his life,
for truth.
 
Like the two women.
Both say,
that they have laid down their lives.
But they have not.
 
These men,
or women,
only make sacrifices
of selfishness.
 
“I have left all.
I have sacrificed all.
I served you.
I never lived.”
And more,
and more.
They say,
they say.
 
So,
now,
and I mean right now,
be ONLY mine.
Be what I demand.
 
I cannot.
God cannot.
 
These demands
are like walls
without doors.
Nothing gets in.
Nothing gets out.
 
No room for truth here.
 
So God is only allowed
to whisper a little truth
from over there
 somewhere,
alone.
 
To find God,
to know Him,
there must be risk,
full risk.
All the way to your very life.
Your last breath.
 
So,
although all claim to know love,
or to participate in love,
it is not true.
 
Love,
real love,
is at any cost.
 
Love,
is so selfless,
It is higher
than right and wrong/religion.
 
There are no handrails
with love.
No safety net.
 
Selfishness
cannot be protected
with love.
 
Love
is empty,
free.
 
There are no demands.
 
So,
the religious mind
is as the mind of a woman
for a man.
 
So God
and truth
must step aside,
hiding.
 
There is only one bridge
that crosses over
 to God.
It is the bridge
of trust.
 
All control is set down.
All demands
are laid aside.
You must humble yourself
before your support system,
and say you were wrong.
 
Then,
step out alone,
alone.
J
 

FREEDOM??????   Leave a comment

FREEDOM

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IS IT WORTH KILLING FOR,

AS WE ARE TOLD?

FREEDOM IS ONLY REST.

FREEDOM IS ONLY A BREAK

BETWEEN OBLIGATIONS.

IT IS A LACK OF EXPECTATIONS.

OR MAYBE,

FREEDOM IS THAT HAMMOCK

THAT I MISS SO MUCH.

JUST WATCHING THOSE CLOUDS ROLL BY.

FREEDOM

I WISH IT FOR YOU.

PEACE

J

LOVE   Leave a comment

LOVE

THE GREAT MYSTERY

LEARNED FROM A 30 MINUTE TV SHOW

THAT SHIT JUST AINT REAL

I DO LOVE

REAL LOVE

AND I THINK IT’S YOU

PASSIONATE KISSES

THEY REALLY HELP