WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Of the Trinity: When 1x1x1=1
byVanderleunonMarch 15, 2020
Adoration of the Trinity by Albrecht Dürer, 1509
Batter my heart, three-personed God, for you
As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
That I may rise, and stand, o’erthrow me, and bend
Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.
I, like an usurped town, to another due,
Labour to admit you, but Oh, to no end.
Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend,
But is captived, and proves weak or untrue.
Yet dearly I love you, and would be loved fain,
But am betrothed unto your enemy:
Divorce me, untie or break that knot again,
Take me to you, imprison me, for I,
Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
I have found that if you just read the words of Christ and only those words, your whole outlook on Christianity and life will change for the better. We miss so much by cluttering up His message with insignificant and in many cases misleading information.
Which is why we pray, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be Donne [oops!] . . . done.”
Thank God that, even at moments amid tremendous misfortune, He gave us the wit and sense to wink and grin. As better days are coming though they be not days, but Eternity.
TerryMarch 15, 2020, 3:58 PM
Auntie Analogue-
There are many commenters here at AD that I really enjoy reading. You are one of them.
Auntie AnalogueMarch 15, 2020, 4:44 PM
My dear Terry: go ahead, make me blush. Thank you for your kind compliment.
rabbit tobaccoMarch 15, 2020, 5:47 PM
There are 2 salvations: a daily salvation via the word of God
and a heavenly salvation via the blood of Christ.
KinchMarch 18, 2020, 1:27 AM
Boom. If Gerard Manley Hopkins didn’t read this a a young squirt and get smacked with a giant clue stick, I’ll eat my hat.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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I have found that if you just read the words of Christ and only those words, your whole outlook on Christianity and life will change for the better. We miss so much by cluttering up His message with insignificant and in many cases misleading information.
Donne, Herbert, Kipling, and VanderLeun are my favorite poets.
James Dickey is up there too.
JWM
St. Thomas Aquinas is one of my favorites, too.
“My Kingdom is not of this earth,” said Jesus.
Which is why we pray, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be Donne [oops!] . . . done.”
Thank God that, even at moments amid tremendous misfortune, He gave us the wit and sense to wink and grin. As better days are coming though they be not days, but Eternity.
Auntie Analogue-
There are many commenters here at AD that I really enjoy reading. You are one of them.
My dear Terry: go ahead, make me blush. Thank you for your kind compliment.
There are 2 salvations: a daily salvation via the word of God
and a heavenly salvation via the blood of Christ.
Boom. If Gerard Manley Hopkins didn’t read this a a young squirt and get smacked with a giant clue stick, I’ll eat my hat.
You will have no need to eat said hat.