Risen

Risen
Doors opened. Nothing remains. Not robbed, just… gone.
Vanished as promised, but forgetful followers weep needlessly.
Memories run short, fears rise, promises seem to disappear.
Old lives renewed, old habits not quite dead,
hearts that fail, three years of sweat and tears like smoke.
Taking flight the journeys lead them right back to him.
He is the one – the only one – the coming king,
the beginning and the end;
he who must be named to the gatekeeper for admittance.
He is the sacrificial lamb, whose pure blood lines were pure,
whose true heart was true,
whose loving spirit was love,
and whose life was for all but his own.
Risen as he promised he must be.
Risen as the prophets foretold.
Risen as God may not remain in any box.
He is risen.
Seek ye first his kingdom.
Honor and prostrate yourself before him and no other.
His judgment is fair and true and full of grace.
And he shall judge.
His blood was required.
And so it was paid.
The sacrifice.
In debt to him.
Gladly done, through unbearable pain.
He never lied.
He is risen indeed.

http://indosand.blogspot.com/2006/04/easter-poetry_114589174856539905.html

Song of Solomon 2:14

O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

Bleeding

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Romans 5:1-5

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.


~~~David Sandler~~~

2015 news

It is (right) now 2015 in the place I'll be working by the end of the month. Some moments even I'M not sure how I feel about this next door I'm entering, but it is clearly the one that is open. I mean, I've been figuratively between a rock and a hard place, but this is almost literal. 😉

Appallingly, dirty player wins appeal

The #NFL (@NFL) (NFL) continues to embarrass itself. The "He didn't know what he was doing," plea, continues to win out in a league that claims that such things would no longer be tolerated or acceptable. TO BE CLEAR: IT IS MY BELIEF THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHEN SOMETHING FUNNY IS UNDER THEIR FEET. I say this because it has been my experience for my whole life, including playing sports both as an amateur and recreationally. ALSO WHEN I HIKE ON ROCKS AND PEBBLES.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/12099681/ndamukong-suh-detroit-lions-wins-appeal-play-playoff-game-vs-dallas-cowboys

Wisdom

"They did it because they already had the answer, and they wouldn't subject their hypothesis to examination. These are educated men, they are smart men. But they are not wise men."
~a 4-star general, "Fiasco" by Thomas E. Ricks