Why is tenderness so important to you,
God of justice, God of peace, Why gentleness, why humility? You could have come like thunder, Crashed in as the conquering king, Instead it is your patience that keeps me wondering. All kinds of fish, the weeds gathered up With the wheat - sifter, refiner, goats and sheep, It is mystery too great for me, yet still, Still my heart turns to seeking out why, Why you fulfilled the law and walked through The beatitudes when you didn't have to, did you? He tends the flocks like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. "I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open the eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols. See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you." New things. Creatio ex nihilo. The old wineskin can't hold this new wine, Is it best for last again, like at the wedding? The way you woo, the way you make ready Your bride by gifting the grace to abide in you, It comes back to patience again. You pour out your wisdom slowly, like honey, You season your rebuke with salt, it lasts, You present yourself as a spotless lamb, Firstborn, adorned with perfume by a woman Whom you honored for her faith, You waited four days to raise Lazarus. "Take off the grave clothes and let him go. The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and give his life as a ransom for many. I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these. A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know you are my disciples, if you love one another." You are so patient, that we may know your love. Comments are closed.
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