Nearly



So we come before you

And where is

Before you

We could turn around

And still we are

Before you



Like the breastplate

Of Saint Patrick

You are

In every direction

And inside

If we allow



The paradox of making

Should we owe

Everything

And yet make up our minds

And you

As God

Await

Our own discretion



Free will

We say

An easy name for doctrine

Better doctrine

Both

Explains and serve

Reality



And this is easy

You are God

And you are near



C L Couch





Photo by Steve Lieman on Unsplash

Two intrepid riders jump in the lift bucket for a ride to the top of the Union Congregational Church Steeple to remove the weather vane and directional so that repairs can be made. Hazmat suits needed due to danger of white faced hornet nest inside the top of the steeple.

Groton, MA, USA



Christ with me,

Christ before me,

Christ behind me,

Christ in me,

Christ beneath me,

Christ above me,

Christ on my right,

Christ on my left,

Christ when I lie down,

Christ when I sit down,

Christ when I arise,

Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,

Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,

Christ in every eye that sees me,

Christ in every ear that hears me.

(from the Breastplate of Saint Patrick)