VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Real Talking To God

Too Many People 

Have The Misbegotten Idea 

That The Only Way

To Talk To God - Almighty God

Requires Them 

To Don A Cloth or

A Set Of Beads

Hold A Handkerchief

Be Anointed With Oil

Assume A Particular Position

Be In A Special Room 

At A Special Time 

Only On A Particular Day

In A Particular Position

AND

Use A Specific Set Of Words

When Communing With The Living God

Who Is Touched By Our Griefs

And Who Had Been Tested Even As We Are Tested

But Who Did Not Sin

AND

Who Said To Us:

"Pray Without Ceasing!" 1 Thessalonians 5:17

" ... But In All Things By Prayer and Supplication Make Your Requests Known ...!"

Philippians 4:6

"Call Unto Me ...!" Jeremiah 33:3

" ... Ask And It Shall Be Given You ...!"

Luke 11:9

"... Men Ought Always To Pray ...!"

Luke 18:1

"The Righteous Cry, And The Lord Heareth ...!"

Psalm 34:17

When I Consider:

Matthew 6:9-13 - The Lord's Prayer, and

Psalm 96:8 - "Give Unto The Lord The Glory Due Unto To His Name: Bring An Offering, And Come Into His Courts."

I Feel Safe In Writing The Following Prayer For It Fulfills The Lord's Requirements For Me To Appear Before Him, And To Appeal To Him, BECAUSE Nowhere In God's Word Am I Told:

"When You Come Before Me

Put On Your Best Go-To-Meeting Dress!

Set Your Face In Righteous Order

And 

Be Careful Of The Words You To Me Address!"

"Be Careful Of Your Syntax!

Remember You Must Pass A Language Test!

Don't Behave Like I'm Your Best Friend

And

Fix All The Buttons On Your In-Prayer Vest!"

"Think Carefully About Your Words!

I Only Accept The Prayers Said Best!

Put Your Spirit In Order

For

I'm Not Here For Your Getting Things Off Your Chest!"

I'm God!

Remember My Station!

I Live High And Mighty Above You!

I Hear Your Words - They Don't Suit My Standard!

Go To The Back Of The Line!

I've Cancelled Your Grace

For

You Are Acting Absurd

And 

You've Forgotten Your Assigned Designated Place!

No!

No!

No!

A Thousand Times ...NO!!

God Accept Prayers From The Heart!

God Accepts The Prayers From The Broken And Contrite Heart!

God Accepts The Prayers From The Heart That Believes That He IS!

God Accepts The Prayers From The Heart That Honors, Loves And Trusts Him!

God Accepts The Prayers From The Heart That Calls Him ... HOME!

God Accepts The Prayers From The Heart That Worships Him As The Holy God, and

God Accepts The Prayers From His Children ... HIS FRIENDS!

So, With That Said:

PRAYER

Father,

The Day That Was Coming

Is Already Right Here

When Calling Upon Your Name

Causes Evil Men

To Act Like Post-Hibernation Bears!

Lord,

By Your Grace

I Don't Fear Them

But

I Will Tell You True

Their Behavior Is So Rancid

I Would Hide

Were I Not Keeping My Eye Fixed Upon You!

Lord,

You Promised

To Protect Me

And I Am Depending On You

For These Evil Men

Act Real Crazy

While They Play With Your People 

Like That Mouse-eating Fat Street Cat Called Lazy!

Father, 

You Said To Fear Not

What Man Can Do To The Body

But To Fear You

Who Can Destroy Body and Soul In Hell

So

I Am Taking You At Your Word, Lord

And I'm Sharing The Old Story

That You Have Given Unto Me To Honestly Tell!

I Thank You, Lord

For Your Grace and Mercy

For The Hope For Heaven

And The Rejoicing Of The Saints

When We Arrive In Your Glory!

I Lay My Heart On Your Altar Today

And Pray, Dear Father

That You Will It Replace!

I Love You!

I Bless You!

I Honor You True

Please, Lord God Almighty

Help Me To Stick To The Truth

Found Only In Humbly Worshiping You!

AMEN.

A WORD OF PRAISE: The Lord Reigneth!

My God In Zion Reigneth

And

In This My Soul Delights!

When Against Me The Devil Is Raging

I Give To My Father The Fight!

He IS The God Of The Ages

And

In Him My Soul Finds Rest

And

When At The Last Time Closes

I Shall With Him Sit 

At The Welcome-Home Table

And

Enjoy The Glorious Repast!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Collision: When Lies Met Truth! + PRAYER: I'm Still True To Holy You!

River Tom
Said To Miss Kitty True:

"Come Into My Den!
Let Me Play A Little Game With You!
I Am Bold!
I Am Virile!
I've Killed A Dead Mouse Or Two
And I Want To Make
Sweet Music 
Sweeeet Music With You!"

"See Yonder Massive Spider
In That Small Shining Web
I Cuffed Him
And I Fluffed Him
And Now He IS Quite Dead
For
I Made Him An Example
Of My Prowess 
To Show You
That I Love You!
I Love You!
I Love You!
I Doooo!"

"As For That Listless Boa Constrictor
That's Been Aggressively Killing The Old Crone's Dead Cows
I Constricted His Constructor
And Now He IS Pulling My Plow!
I Did All That To Show You
That Though That Creator Maybe Had Been Bold
I, Yes, I
Devilish Darling That I AM
I Create The Music 
That I Use To Move 
Your Poor, Poor, Poor, Soul!

"Come Into My Parlor!
I Have Your Dinner All Prepared!
We Shall Share One Spoon
For I Made A Biting Consommé!
You Won't Need No Long Spoon
For
Our Dining, Darling, Issssss Intimate!
Leave A Message For Your Father!
Tell Him You Will Be Out Late! 
Verrrryy Late!"

"River Tom!
You Old Pole Cat!
From Me Get Away!
You're A Liar - The Very Devil!
You Should Say A Repentance Prayer!

"I Am Not One Gullible!
I Can See Right Through You!
You're Nothing But That Wicked Old Demon
Looking For Someone On Whom You Can Easily Chew!"

"Unlike You, I Trust My Father!
I Stand On His Every Word!
I Walk As One Humble
AND
I'm Not Joining Your Herd
Of To Truth Misfits and 
Rejecters Of The Living Word
Who've Swallowed 
Your Wholesale Mixed-Nut Pack Of Lies
And Who Walk About Pointing 
Saying:
'There Be Grey Aliens In Them Skies!'"

"Go Take Off Your Ever-changing Costume -
You Stopped Me Last Week
AND
I'm Telling You Now 
As I Did Tell You Back Then:
Get Thee Behind Me!
Once-For-All Formerly-Dead Jesus 
Is Alive!
He's My God
AND
He Ain't Dead!"

"Was-Dead Jesus Is Walking!
He's Walking On Full-Bodied Living Feet
AND
He IS My Lover
AND
He IS Gentle,  Kind,  Sweet
AND
I've Given Him My Burdens
AND
Bless Him!
I No Longer Walk With Hobbled Feet!

"With Regard To Your Dinner
You Can Forget About Me!
Your Goat Parts Are Fair Showing
AND
You Are Starting To Bleat!"

"Your Lies Don't Amuse Me
For
They Are Really Quite Sad!
You Left All God's Glory
To Become Fashionably Evil and
Noticeably Bad!"

"You Can't Go Back Home
AND
I'm Not Staying With You Here!
Enjoy Your Sorry Dinner
AND
Your To-Die-For 
Decadent Chocolate Eclairs!"

"Covering Up In That Light Gown
Doesn't Change Out Who You Are!
Admit It!
You Are Satan!
AND 
My Father IS Going To Forever Cut The Power 
In Your Lying-Light Bar!"

"Hear Me Once And For All Times:
Your Time Left Is Really Quite Short!
You May Now Do Your Damnedest
BUT
Your Genie-Bottle Will Soon Have 
1,000-Year Cement In The Cork!"

"I Know You Will Appear Again
After All Of Your Failures Have Had Sweet Rest
AND
You'll Come Up Against The Saints In Grand Zion
BUT
Hallelujah!
Your Going For Broke
Is Just Going To Get You 
By My God
Eternally Smoked!"

Father, I Am On My Way Home!

I Just Met The Head Of The Goat-Herd!

I Denied Him A Victory

By

Standing Firm On Your Word!

Oh, Father!

My Father!

I Love 

and 

Trust You!

Thank You For The Many Blessings!

I'm Coming Home 

Still True 

To

Only Holy You!

AMEN.

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Lusciously Darling Displays

Of

Lofty Lissome* Loveliness

From

The Lilting Liberal Lord of Liedness

Are Still

Lies

But Gilded

With

Expensive Pretty Polish!

*Flexible, Agile, Graceful

STUFF & NONSENSE: From License To Excuse

Inalienable Rights
Were A Curiosity
An Unnatural Sight
Said Upon The Land To Cause
True and Lasting Blight
Which Led To The Law
That Conscience Was 
A Hook
A Claw
And Produced In Modern Men
A Pernicious Flaw
Which Caused
The Opening of The Ministry of License
Division of Excuses'
Department Of Old Saws and Seasonable  Rights
Rightly Seasoned With  Reasons for Seasons' Reasons and
Reasons for Reasons' Seasons!

With This Turn
Turn-Around Came Around
Come-Around Went Along
Went-Along Sang A Song
AND
The Clock Said
Ding Dong Too Long!

Soon and Real Soon Said That
Might and Right
Met At High Noon
And The Big Balloons Were Busting
When The Wind Was High Gusting
While Waiting For 
The Win On The Wing!

At The End Of It All  ...

License to Be Loose
Turned Into
Excuse to be Obtuse!

License to Own A Goose
Turned Into
Excuse To Play Goose Loose!

License to Boast
Turned Into
Excuse to Become Gross!

License To Fun
Turned Into
Excuse to Around Run!

License to Drink A Lil' Gin
Turned Into
Excuse To Boldly Sin!

License For Protections Under Law
Turned Into
Excuse To Explore Expand Every Human Flaw!

License To Be Nice
Turned Into
Excuse For Practicing Vice!

License To Grow Rice
Turned Into
Excuse To Breed Roman Ticks and Lice!

License To Be Funny
Turned Into
Excuse To Overfill One's Tummy!

License To Thrill
Turned Into
Excuse To Constant Kill!

License To Hold Beliefs At The Core
Turned Into
Excuse To Call Doing Right A Boring Chore!

License to Be A Snap Chatter
Turned Into
Excuse To Snipe and People Batter!

License To Open Life's Door
Turned Into
Excuse To One's Evil Inner Core Adore and Explore!

License To Respire and Perspire
Turned Into
Excuse Against One's Friends To Conspire!

License To Pray
Turned Into
Excuse To Ever Always Stray and Replay!

License To Grouse
Turned Into
Excuse To Act Like A Rabid Crab Louse!

License To Own Right Sight
Turned Into
Excuse To Extinguish Holy Light and Insight!

Until,  Finally ...

Knowing Full Well That No One Needed
A License To Know God
They All Turned Way Away
And By No-Excuse 
Went To The Fraud
Maliciously
To Play 
AND
To Pray
Believing That Lie
That God Is Pie In The Sky
That Man Is God
Who Will Not Really Truly Die
For Reincarnation Is True
That Every Man
Has Time Life X-Files Do And Redo
No Matter How Many
Life-Gaskets He Blew
For Earth Is Mother
With No Acceptance Of The Creator
And Thereby
Taking The Fight
Out of Having Sin Fought
And Taking Their  Pleasure
In Living Life To Get Caught
For Freedom - If Monied -  Is Easily Bought
When Through Partnership With Sin 
Active-Attractive Satan Is Explored Excellently 
And Valiantly Sought!

FACTS & CONCLUSION:

To Win 

By Right 

Is To Lose

Onsite Sight!

And

To Lose 

By Blight

 Is To Win 

The Life You Desire 

To Choose To Lose

After Having Acted 

Like Real and Common Refuse!

*********

Sweet Life Ain' No Life!

and

Easy Living Ain' Easy!

*********

Wrong Ain' Never Right

and

Glasses Can' Gi'e De

Blin' Man 'e Sight!

*********

In De Lan' O' De Legless

One Leg Does Lead!

*********

Butt Backward Can' Go Forward!

TRUTH: Rest In The Lord!

Sin

Death

AND
Destruction

Never Cease Their Labors

AND

Neither Does 

God's Love

Mercy

Grace 
AND

Hope!

With God's Love

We Get Grace and Mercy!

In God's Grace and Mercy

We Find Hope!

With The Blessed Hope of God in Our Hearts

We May Live In Peace
AND
Find Rest
From All The Tests
Terrors
Trials 
AND
Tribulations
That Unstintingly Assail Us!

Therefore,

REST
In The Lord

AND

Be At Peace
With - and In - God!

*******

Need Peace & Rest?

Wellll ...

Don't Walk Around
Holding Your Blanket-As-A-Bed 
To Your Chest!

 Go To God 
For
He's Everywhere 
Always To Be Found!

God Offers Peace and Rest
- Total And Complete -
And 
You Can Acquire Them
Cost-Less 
And 
Fee Free!

All You Need To Do
Is Make The Simple Request
And
As A Beloved Child 
Of 
The Great King
You Will 
Through Abundant Grace
And
By Infinite Mercy 
Receive 
God's Sweet Peace
And
His Blessed Rest
To Allay All Your Fears
And
Dry Up The River Of Tears!

*******

God IS Always Available
To Me and To YOU!

My Heart's Desire

I have No Desire 
To Be Popular!
I Have No Desire 
To Get Me Outside Of My Self!
I Have No Desire 
For A Faith That Is "Okay!"
On or Off
The What-not 
Misplaced Item
Rubbish Shelf!

I Have No Desire 
For Compromise!
I Have No Desire 
To Be One Of Anybody's Insider Group Clique Gang!
I Have No Desire
To Play At With True Christianity
AND
Thank God
I Have No Desire 
To Pretend Jesus Christ Is Not The Savior
But A Bother 
AND
A Nag!

I Desire 
To Walk As One Holy!
I Desire 
To Know The Lord  Not As My Judge But As My King!
I Desire 
To Walk The Pathway Straight and Narrow
AND
No Longer To With Satan
Go A-Prancing!

I Will Pray!
I Will Pray Without Ceasing!
I Will Sing 
To and Of My God Along This Life's Way!
I Will Heed
The Admonitions Of The Holy Spirit
AND
I Will On God's Holy Word
Each and Every Day
Feed!

By God's Great Grace

As I Live

and

Breathe

I Will Bless My God 

At All Times!!

Rejecting The Urge ...

In Jesus' Name
I Reject The Urge
To Join The Surge
To Accept Sin As The Thing
From Which There Is No Purge
AND
For Which Is Never Heard
The Funeral Dirge!

I Desire 
To Possess
The Wisdom Of The Wise
From The Sage For The Ages
Not That From The Sages of The Technicolor Pages
Whose Deceitfully Wicked Hearts 
Are Locked In "Paid For By Sin" Gilded Cages
And Who Rage Against Him
Who A Man's Heart Gauges
AND
Who Will Give Unto Each Man 
His Earned
AND
Eternal Wages!

I Do Not Choose 
To Run Around
Constantly In A Hurry
Accepting Every Sound
When The Devil's Band Doth Cause A Flurry
Ignoring The Repentance Call
AND
Ending Up As Quarry
Aboard Destruction's Well-used Lorry!

I Have No Desire 
To Be Late
To Suffer The Unrepentant Sinners' Fate
To Be Shut Out Of Heaven's Gate
Having No One But 
My Sinful Self To Berate!

I Desire 
To Attend The King's Banquet
Wearing A Righteous Man's  Robe
Not A Sinner's Blanket
Thankful To The King 
Whose Sacrifice Provided It
AND
The Holy Spirit Who Guided My Way 
On The Path To Claiming It!

Serving God: The God Of All

I Serve A God
Who Has Eyes That See
Everything - Good or Bad -
That Every Single Human Being
That Has Been Or
Ever Will Be On This Planet
Has Done 
Or Will Ever Do.

I Serve A God
Who Has Ears
Not Just For Decoration
But To Hear
And Does Hear The Loudest Wail
Or The Softest Call
Of Any One Who Chooses
To Call Him Lord
Or Wants To Know If He Is God
Or Needs To Know That He Is Near
Of Just To Utter His Name
To Cast Away Very Human Doubts and Fears.

I Serve A God
Who Has Real Hands
To Soothe The Weary
Or Even Sorrowing 
Or Even Worried Brow
To Shield From Destruction
To Shepherd His Children On The Way
To Beckon The Seekers
To Hold His Own Safe ... and Secure From Spiritual Harm!

I Serve A God
With Living, Feeling, Full-Body Blooded Feet
Which Same Feet Walked The Lonesome Road
Walked Amongst The Sick and Suffering
The Hopeless and The Helpless
The Hungry and Self-Satisfied
The Seeking and The Sorrowful
The Angry and The Hateful
The Betrayed and The Betraying
The Heaven-bound and The Hellbent
Climbed Mount Calvary
Were Nailed To The Cross
Walked Out Of The Cold Grave
Stood On The Cloud On The Way To Heaven
Which Will Stand On The Cloud On The Way Back To Earth
To Claim And Carry All His Children Home
Which Feet Also Hold The Perpetual Marks
Of The Sacrifice For My Shame
Which Feet I Will See With My Own Eyes
And Be Able To Touch
Because The Very God That I Serve
Is Not A Plaster Saint
A Paper Dragon
Nor A Comic Folly!

I Serve The God
Who Cries
Who Is Hurt
Who Helps
Who Heals
With Whom Is Hope
AND
Who To All Humans Never Fails To Appeal.

I Serve The God 
Of All Graces
My Hope For Glory
The Servant King
The True Shepherd
AND
My Way Home!

I Serve The God 
With The Beating Heart
Who Is Touched By My Griefs
AND
Who Came To Earth 
AND
Was Tempted As I Often Am
BUT
Never Sinned
So As To Serve As My Example 
On How I May Live A Victorious Life.

I Serve The God 
Who Loves Me
Who Created Me
Who Desires A Relationship With Me
And Adopted Me
For His Own Child
And Made Me An Heir
To The Heavenly Realm.

I Serve The God 
Who Lets His Holy Spirit
Abide In Me
To Comfort Me
To Teach Me
To Chide Me
To Keep Me 
In The Right and Holy Way.

I Serve 

The Holy

Eternal

All-Seeing

All-Knowing

Ever-Present

In Whom Is All

The Beginning

The Ending

Can't Be Usurped

Nor Back-Raised

Unrelinquishing

Living God!

The Lamp!