the drama

we are born of the Earth
breathed through
with
divine exhalation

we rise
one and then the other
we are introduced and given tasks
care for the
garden
name things or else we did that
on our own

but meet with God
all the time
and live the spirit in the mean time

and somehow Satan or
the devil
or whatever you might call it
was
allowed in and allowed a role

maybe for the first
time
this was the start of the revellion
the devil trusted
as archangel
only for
a little while
longer and what damage it could
do before caught out
and such ruination happened

it seems we blamed each other more
than the writhing thing
though
the demon part in our exitence
should carry on and taken
through to the midst of Armageddon
when
as prophecy decided
and yet played out
there is a final battle between
Michael and
itself
when it is thrown for good
out of sight
only to dwell in God’s mind over lost
creation
and lost love

while our redemption is at hand
to do our part
believe
accept the grace of mercy
as
a fitness for heaven

and
the Earth renewed
who knows
maybe for us
to have the home we’ve had as
the home that was made
except
for evil’s and
for will’s intrusion following
the evil
as well as inventing our own

now
the Earth anew
as on another world the ideal might be
ancient
but now for us and for all the days
succeeding

move forward with everything that’s good we have
and
love our lives in every way
each other and by mercy
means of grace
return to the communion that was the way
even the style
of Eden

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