VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Greedy-for-Gain: Jealous Envy! + PRAYER

One Day ... I Had An Epiphany!
It Seems I Had A Dose of The I-Wants
So That I Could Say That I-Have!
BUT
What Was Peculiar About This Condition Was
What I Wanted
I Didn't Even Like
AND
To Make Matters Worse
I Would Have To Say I-Have
About What I-Already-Got!

This Smelled of Covetousness
Covered Up In Greedy-for-Gain
For A Lifestyle Not Able To Be Sustained
But Promoted by The People On The Power-Train
Who Lived Lives Useless and
Not-a-Little Brittle and 
Awfully, Awfully, Awfully Vain!

Was I Exhibiting Jealousy
Or, Perhaps ... Envy?!

With This In Mind
I Repaired To The Lord Divine!

The Answer, Dear Ones
Was NOT To Me Kind
BUT
Take It I Must
If I Wanted Ultimately
To Heaven Climb!

The Lord's Name IS Jealous
AND
He IS Jealous for What is His!

My Life
My Love
My Worship
My Prayers
My Praise
Are All His
AND
Jealousy IS Permitted Over WHAT Is Your Own!

BUT ...

Here Is The Kicker!

I Was Indulging In Envy!

Envy Is Longing For What Belongs To ... Another
AND
Envy IS Sin - A Deadly Sin -
AND
It Was The Very Sin That
PRECIPITATED
Lucifer's
Devolution Into Satan
AND
His Unceremonious Departure From
The Heavenly Home!

People!
I Was In Serious Trouble!

Father, 

Forgive Me!

I Knew What I Was Doing!

I Wanted What The Others Have

Because 

It Would Make Me Appear

Highfalutin!

Father,

I Do Not Need The Excess!

I Just Need Enough!

Enough For Myself 

and 

To Share With Another!

I Do Not Need Things to Store Up

Making My Home Miserable

and

Collecting Dust!

Father, 

Please Clean Out My Cobwebs

and 

The Dusty Thoughts of Glories Past!

Help Me to Solely Lean 

on 

The Rock Of All Ages

So That I May Soar Through 

Unimaginable Heavenly Places!

Give Me Blind Eyes to Worldly Thrills!

Give Me Deaf Ears to Worldly Fears!

Let My Heart to You Repair

and

Keep Me Ever 

In Your Holy Care!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

*******

Create In Me, Lord

A Burning Jealousy 

for 

My Home

In The Eternal 

-  not Magical - 

Kingdom!