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Te Deum
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I pray to God
And Jesus
Rarely directly to
The Holy Spirit
Sorry, Spirit
Though it seems
I’m talking with you
All the time
As an indication
A reality
Of indwelling
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You are the nearest
The closest part
Of God
In fact, in me
While I know
It’s three in one
But for all I know
It might be
That you are the part of God
Who is the most patient
Part
(indwelling)
And who somehow
Loves me best
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C L Couch
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Photo by Savvas Kalimeris on Unsplash
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Friendly Persuasion
Everyone is waiting for you
No one is waiting for you
No one ever waits
Waiting is prerogative out
Of necessity
If we can choose to stand still
For a time, we have done
Well, if
Uncharacteristically
Anyone who thinks waiting
Is a choice
Against
Seeming inevitability,
Well,
She or he is on to something
It’s a choice as opposed to
Stamping feet or yowling,
Thinking that would
Change anything
Or a create a surrogate procedure
(though one could place an ad)
Patience as a rule
Should be a rule
There is another aspect
That is waiting as attendance
Wait on a table
Wait on a family member
Or a friend in need
Wait on the Lord
This is service
On the whole, it isn’t bad
It numbers as a virtue
Sometimes we wait for numbers, too
Hey, I know
I’ll wait with you
C L Couch
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Friendly Persuasion a novel by Jessamyn West, a film directed by William Wyler.
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