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the devil
(you say)
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the tempter
the corrupter
the ruiner of things
resist
no thanks
go away
we’ll bring in professionals
xxxxxif we have to
diaspora
we’re spread apart
you like us this way
we don’t believe in
xxxxxtogether
should we understand
that we are three in one
because God is
(that is the pattern)
we can stand alone
xxxxxJesus
xxxxxJohn
xxxxxElijah
xxxxxMoses
xxxxxeach and all did that
goodness, we know that well
but to be together
find gentle,
overwhelming power in that
we don’t know that
not anymore
not since the last time
and the time to come
and meantime?
we are together all the time
we only need to turn
to find each other
share the tiny glory
in that
the tiny victories
that add up
or they don’t
breathe in
breathe out
let life happen
as it’s supposed to happen
our alone times
our together state
the glory of the Lord
shine through
all shapes and sizes
everything and everyone
inside creation
not the devil
that gave up all right
to enter realms instead
of nothingness
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elements
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matter merges
xxxxxspiritual and fleshly
xxxxxmaterial
xxxxxgrain and grapes
xxxxxtogether
xxxxxeach part
xxxxxand together
xxxxxchanged
xxxxxinto finer things
xxxxxcloser to purpose
xxxxxcloser to creation
xxxxxand creation
xxxxxand what is finer than
xxxxxa smidgeon more intentional?
xxxxxall the wonder
xxxxxsimple and refined
xxxxxis here
xxxxxmade from the start
xxxxxmade full
xxxxxby God
xxxxxJesus
xxxxxand the Spirit
xxxxxwho are here
xxxxxwhose substance
xxxxxwhose presence
xxxxxis in here
xxxxxand is in you
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notes
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I’m sorry, while drafting I couldn’t think of women in the Bible who stood or prayed or fled to be alone; now I think that Mary could have been by herself when encountered by the angel and in her response to the announcement and the will of God; Judith might have prayed on her own, away, as well; and Esther might have planned the salvation of Israel in the same way
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