Saints! & Angels! Wow!

 

Lady Miss Genevieve Hall!

(a loving limerick for my Saintly-Angel girl)

 

I once knew this gal from Jerseyville-town

She shines like a jewel in one golden crown

Offered an ole man a helping hand (arm)

Added greatly to her persona Class-charm

Lady Miss Genevieve Hall in an Angel white gown

 

Amen!

Happy Eater! (14 of 14)

 Easter! (2024)
 
Pink-blush hint-of-dawn announces Christ-is-risen!
Empty-tomb! Evil-death defeated! Red sunrise prism!
 
God’s heavenly Angel stationed sentinel at the vacant chasm
“Christ is risen! Alleluia! Alleluia!” A winged Truth-fantasm
 
His Father Authority gifted them an Honor-respect of life
Jesus’ Love! Miracles! Salvation! They offered Him strife
 
He gave sight to the blind! Walk to the lame! Even, life to the dead!
They defiled Him in lie! Scourged and crowned Him! Offered dread!
 
Evil-false condemned to crucifixion Jesus accepted the burden-cross
He fell a “Trinity” of times! Disciple denied Him thrice! Peter’s  loss!
 
Simon of Cyrene took up the cross! Jesus arose challenging sin
Twice more the Lord faltered and fell, each time, got up, again
 
Veronica dared show mercy in wiping sweat and blood from His face
Jesus met His mother-Mary! Spoke to women! He knew their place
 
Evil stole His garments! Thorn-crowned Him “Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews”
His Faithful followers witnessed, horrified! Secretly, they shared His good news
 
Evil offered Him vinegar for drink, spear-pierced His heart through the side
As I conjure this evil in a Christian mind it is difficult for spirit to just abide
 
Among a Trinity-of-crosses one thief gains Salvation through Faith declaration
“This day thou shall be with Me in heaven!” A clear reward at life-demarcation!
 
“Father! Forgive them for they know not what they do!” Perfect Love!
Even in Christ’s tortured agony He still offers God Honor above
 
“Eloi! Eloi! Lama Sabachthani!” Jesus words of desperation in the end
“My God! My God! Why hast thou forsaken Me?” Let the covenant begin
 
They took His lifeless body from the cross and laid Him in a borrowed tomb
Mary’s despair-tears fell upon the earth to sprout flowers-fragrance consume
 
Jesus fulfilled the Scriptures offering holy Salvation for thee and me
All we have to do to claim the reward is Honor Faith and humble be
 
Happy Easter!---Christ is risen!...Alleluia! Alleluia!

14.   Jesus is laid in the tomb
 
Non-materialistic even in My ending I am interred in a “borrowed” tomb!
 
Is it not enough? I have been---and am and…on the ’morrow-dawn may even future be?
 
What? Worthy legacy might ride soft winds or chart ocean waves to rest upon a sand beach?
A “Good” Man? Perhaps? But by what lofty judge? Prejudiced? Or, not so? Ethical? Moral?
Kind? Considerate? Patient? Generous? Thankful? Pleasant thought, word and deed? Hmm?
 
Maybe? It be enough for me to know that you share a love for baseball? God’s own game!
 
Indeed! A pleasant enough consideration too good for mortal man who must engage in faux-celebrity in trying to dominate Deity contemplation. Rules! Lines! Limitations! Chances! Best!
 
Good enough is absent focused-effort!
Better ignites holy-sacred ambition!
Best forever celebrates Supreme-success!
 
Life! like Love! I won by Appreciation born of simply getting to participate in the endeavor! I “Win” by embracing an adventure of the exercise! How special! How simple! How sweet! Amen!
 
Fear-not! Follow-Me! For I am with thee all the days of thy life! Amen!
 
Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!---Christ is risen!...Alleluia! Alleluia!

Easter stations! (Part 13 of 14)

 

13.   Jesus is taken from the cross

 

And upon the 3 o’clock hour a great storm ensued as heaven cried!

 

And, they took His tortured body beaten, defiled, broken and lifeless from the passion cross.

 

Mary’s bitter tears born of despair and loss fell hot upon the barren earth and there in miracle grew and blossomed fragrant-fresh flowers emanating a comfort Whisper-wind of solace to all.

 

(simple-humble) I might well have learned from this touching scene a spiritual calling to demand that I should join in restoring this green earth with trees and shrubs and trees to aid mankind.

 

I once indulged a faux-calling to Holy Orders---but…such was not His sacred promise to me.

 

It would be---just the very least legacy, unclaimed and insignificant…absent 10 X 10k more

 

In evil-death is---Salvation dignity…As Christ Jesus triumphs vile-vacant-empty evil intent!

 

Dawn proclaims a promise of new day---I am a Whisper-wind…an alabaster pale full moon!

(Part 14 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations! (Part 12 of 14)

 

12.   Jesus dies on the cross

 

Father! Forgive them for they know not what they do!

 

Father! Into Thy hands I commend My spirit! And---Jesus…expired! Amen!

 

Jesus---is…Miracles! I believe in miracles! In Saints & Angels, too! I have witnessed such!

 

Even in the throes of evil death as it literally “knocked at the door”, Our Jesus brought yet another sinner to the Salvation-Glory! The thief upon a cross gained heaven’s reward! Amen!

 

I am the Light! The Truth! And, the Way! For whosoever beliveth in Me shall not perish but have everlasting life! Amen! The golden-road to Perdition is wide; the road to Heaven is narrow!

 

Rejoice! Alleluia! Gladly take up thy cross-burden. Thank God for the Honor and strength to return to Him deserved respect for choosing “you” to succeed through thy Faith in Him! Amen!

 

Many are called but few are chosen! Fewer accept challenges! Be an Independent-Individual!

 

Celebrity? Silver & Gold? Popular?---Hmm?...I’ll choose Right! Amen!

(Part 13 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations! (Part 11 of 14)

 

11.   Jesus is nailed to the cross

 

And---they lied and beat and defiled Me…and nailed Me to the cross!

 

INRI-“Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews”! Here are Thy followers, crown and cross.

 

Why crucifixion? So brutal! Savage! In human! Torture! Hate! God might have only offered a flickered Whisper-wind inspiration to offer mankind holy-sacred Redemption and Salvation; even Jesus, though only man in his sufferings might have invoked Deity supernatural authority to merely single-tremble His little finger to defeat the evil tormentors-persecutors. But, He did not!

 

 

During the praying of the holy-sacred Stations-of-the-cross a young lady was overcome with the emotion of total despair and longing in sympathy for Jesus-Savior in his torment and was heard to cry out in hopeful passion, “Not my Jesus!” Perhaps a Perfect lamentation in Faith!

 

And, why did Jesus’ redemption sacrifice have to necessarily be so patently brutal?

 

Jesus trials and tribulations Redeemed man of his sins initiating a new covenant between God and the Father’s children that through belief in Jesus lowly man might achieve holy Salvation.

 

A picture is worth a thousand words! ---Indeed! Jesus’ crucifixion for us is akin to eternity!

 

Father! Accept my sacrifice that My brothers and sisters join Us in spirit-Peace! Amen!

(Part 12 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations! (Part 10 of 14)

 

10.   Jesus is stripped of His garments

 

      It would be humiliating to be stripped naked in public; a defeat to dignity!

 

Quintessence is the very embodiment of the simplest perfection of something; its essence.

 

We are born shameless-Innocent to our nakedness but soon learn such display is improper. As we grow and mature, being naked becomes an embarrassment, a cause for shame.

 

But, within the curiosity of Intelligence one must be willing and able and complicit in stripping away any and all frivolous and perfunctory layers of masquerade in order to facilitate an understanding of the essence of any worthy query to achieve the elusive fact resulting Truth! Brutal interrogation and deep introspection is necessarily required where Faith is concerned. An inexhaustible crusade examining each and every premise, nuance and conclusion must be implemented to exact any modicum of lasting conclusion. It may, at times, even, often, that others delve into my personal lexicon of beliefs in an effort to confound those determinations or to embarrass in a faux-hope of manipulating or forcing acceptance of false or vacant conclusions.

 

Examination of belief must be conducted in the harsh light of naked-Truth!

(Part 11 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations! (Part 9 of 14)

 

9.   Jesus falls for the third time

 

Symbolic Trinities!?---Perhaps!?...I fell the “third” time!

 

Jesus is rapidly growing weaker; His strength was waning. Two had come forward to help.

 

But---once more…Jesus arises to continue on His journey to fate in His Father’s plan.

 

Strength! Wow! Certainly an absolutely amazing quality, Indeed! In the physical---skeletal/ muscular. In the mental arena---intelligence/logic/Truth/discernment. In the spiritual---belief/ conviction/Faith! Hope! Charity! All of these: basic positives in human character.

 

A sacred-holy Independent-Individual! acumen developed through purposely-practiced absolutely demanded Truth necessitated by a life desiring Love of Faith! Family! Freedom! Such character built this Greatest-of-all countries. People neither fear nor understand them; they secretly admire these heroes, deeply appreciate their strength, wishing they, themselves had it.

 

Values, holy and sacred, are evidenced in heroes behavior by others recognizing hero Virtue.

 

 Jesus is our hero! And---don’t we sincerely wish…we had an inkling of His Values/ Virtues?

 

More importantly, I pray for His strength (Faith) to emulate His Independent-Individual choice. There may even be a modicum of Hope for me? He got up! I’m just too dumb to quit!

 

There are no impossibilities in Me!---Just…Quitters! & Losers! By purposed-“choice”! Amen!

(Part 10 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations! (Part 8 of 14)

 

8.   Jesus speaks to the women

 

Jesus paused in His final journey to speak to the wailing Women of Jerusalem

 

God is Love!---Every single nuance of Jesus…exudes exemplar Love for His fellow man.

 

On His final sojourn-trace to Golgotha and human death Jesus pauses out of respect to speak to women in the crowd who weep for Him. Always & eternal---Jesus displays…His Love!

 

None are beneath Him; while they are His servants, He knows that He is their Salvation!

 

So? We (I) are sinners. God loves us unconditionally so much so that He gives us the gift-of-life on earth with a covenant to extend to us everlasting spiritual life in heaven through Jesus.

 

No one comes to the Father except through Me. (Jesus)---All (?) we have to do is…Believe!

 

And, intuitively in that belief is to behave upholding Truth through the “10” & “8”! That is, precisely, adhering to God’s Commandments & Beatitudes! Easy!? How? Love! Appreciation!

 

I am Jesus! I am Love! I am Truth! Light! Life! Justice! Follow Me!

(Part 9 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations! (Part 7 of 14)

 

7.   Jesus falls the second time

 

Jesus is exhausted and suffering from His torment and falls a second time!

 

With His arms bound to the cross Jesus could not caution the fall driving the thorns deeper.

 

Ashamed! Am I! Rightfully so! To dare complain about my insignificant minor trials! Ugh!

Thankful! Am I! Lord! To never even begin to experience the torture-pain of Thy trials!

I conclude Thy tribulation-suffering was so vile-intense a necessity to Redeem man’s sins!

Forgive me when I beg for mercy in slightest discomfort forgetting true persecution.

I am not worthy to receive Thy Blessing-Grace but accept Thy Love with simple-humility!

 

In my holy-sacred Blessing of spirit-Peace to Praise! Honor! Glory! Thy Trinity---I Could!

That I might humble simple-self to intercede in Thy “Stations-of-the-cross” pain---I Should!

To lighten Thy evil-burden?---To deny selfish wanton-choice sin?...To harder try…I Would!

 

A second fall in agony at the demonic torture-tribulation only to Triumph evil by getting up.

 

When upon this life-trace stubborn obfuscation-obstacle interruptions I stumble-falter-fall in abject hopeless despair Thy holy-sacred Jesus exemplar Appreciation-style sets a true chart!

 

Pray I: Lord! God! Imbue my Peace-in-Thee with strength-determination to exemplify Love!

 

Within My Spirit-Grace practice Christian-generosity in thought, word and deed! Amen!

Easter stations! (Part 6 of 14)

 6.   Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

 

Deploring Jesus’ persecution, Veronica defies the collective washing Jesus face!

 

Wow! One woman among the crowd took a “leap-of-Faith” to step out of her “comfort-zone” as the spirit swept her emotion to aid and comfort the suffering Jesus by taking a simple cloth to wipe blood and sweat from His face thus retaining its impress on the fabric! Wow! Courage!

 

An impressive display in the face of unbridled infinite evil-Hate toward Jesus from the crowd.

Indeed! And---by a “woman”…in a society and culture where females held no sway. Hmm!?

 

Courage!-Exemplified! Faith- Delivered! Love- Personified! Emotion!-Perfect! Passion!-Yes!

 

Pray (simple-humble) I: Lord! Allow my Faith! Hope! & Love! Courage-fill my heart and spirit!

 

Do unto others as they do unto Me in Honor of Faith! Family! Freedom! Amen!

(Part 7 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations! (Part 5 of 14)

 

5.   Simon helps carry Jesus’ cross

 

Jesus’ burden is heavy! Simon aids Jesus! Our “Best” is to help others! Amen!

 

Of these three virtues: Faith! Hope! Love! “Love” is the greatest. (1 Corinthians) Amen!

God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son… (John 3:16)

“A friend in need is a friend indeed!” Acquaintances come and go! True friends’ Love lasts!

There are “users” and “takers”, also, “doers” and “givers”. True Love results a Happy-Peace!

 

Simon takes pity on our Lord in Jesus’ vile torment. Would you carry Jesus’ cross? Hmm!?

 

Pronouncements are Easy! “I believe…” “I Love…” “I do…” Put Money where the mouth is!

Simon did so! Absent question! Absent hesitation! In adoration! Out of Faith & Love! Amen!

 

That burden-weight of the cross was as daunting to Simon as his Love-appreciation for Jesus was both Heroic! and Courageous! Simon’s Faith (his belief) expressed his dignity for all the world to witness; he was unashamed. Thus, Simon fared better in his challenge than did Peter.

 

Simon of Cyrene was conscripted by the Roman soldiers to aid Jesus with his impossible challenge burden in His advance to Golgotha and eventual crucifixion; Simon’s exemplar Love! He displayed the virtue which Love embodies allowing God’s will to be assisted by humble man.

 

That “taking up of the cross” in aid to suffering Jesus shows God’s appreciation of “humility”.

 

Pray (humble) I: Lord! Give me strength to eschew vacant-“celebrity” to embrace Love! Amen!

 

In My Father’s authority! My Blessing! Holy spirit Grace! Take up thy burden! Amen!

(Part 6 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter-stations! (Part 4 of 14) For "Mom"! God bless you!

 4.   Jesus meets His mother

 

God holds mothers near and dear in His heart; He chose Mary for Jesus’ Virgin-mother!

 

How holy-sacred precious near-’n-dear to each and any---God’s choice…Mother!

 

Always there! All-knowing! Perfect! Beautiful! Intelligent! Immaculate! Gourmet! Amen!

 

One-of-a-kind!---And Oh! So special!...And, only “ONE” per customer! Holy! Sacred!

God loves us! Jesus is with us! Mother & Father are right behind Him in Holy Spirit Grace!

Commandment 4 addresses Man-to-man relationships: Honor thy father and thy mother!

 

Celebrate! Revere! Appreciate!---God! & Mother!...Worship only God! Amen!

 

I do this responsibility in Love! Mother! Do not “hate” My persecutors! Amen!

(Part 5 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations! (Part 3 of 14)

 

3.   Jesus falls for the first time

 

My burden is too heavy!?---How about Jesus’ ’task?...Our “sins-of-the-world” on His cross!?

 

Reckon-so! Sure-enough! I’ve certainly stumbled and faltered on myriad challenge-occasions more times than I can count (and, I’m pretty good with math) and might even know enough manipulations to skew the tally-count so as to mitigate my sins in total. I should have easily persevered!? Hmm!

 

So? I’ve fallen as did Jesus. And---What did Jesus do? He got up and continued; me, too!

 

Nobody ever said it would be easy---never is…wouldn’t be near the fun absent the challenges.

 

Challenges test character---Victory over evil satisfies the soul…A satiated spirit results Peace!

 

Accept your stumble, smile, get-up, dust-off, laugh, refocus, try-again (harder-smarter), Win!

 

Free-will! What an absolute, amazing gift! Great! Perfect! But, a double-edged sword; it “cuts” both ways. Each choice-to-decision results a conclusion, sometimes Good, not always! To live with the conclusion of your logic determines a few things. Query! Reflection! Character!

 

If such Free-will choice conclusion results positive for either or all parties---then…Triumph!

 

Yeah! I know! I’ll fall, again---and, often and, more and get-up!...I’m too dumb to quit!

 

So? WWJD? “Try” again! Always! Just like Jesus does! Redundant? You betch-a!

 

Amen!

(Part 4 of 14 Tomorrow)

Easter stations (Part 2 of 14)

 2.   Jesus accepts His cross

 

Jesus willingly took up His burden of the cross beginning the last chapter of His human-life!

 

With any “1^st-breath-of-Life” comes the covenant of a some-day final exhalation. Death!

 

Each individual is physically born at a variable point in time-through-space to live a longevity-continuum until another point within the abyss is reached at which time the allotted term absolutely will terminate. We have No say in either the alpha or the omega; each will perish. What matters is not quantity (length) but quality of the Love we give for others’ comfort.

 

Our Salvation is Faith-in-God in His covenant-promise of eternal spiritual life in heaven.

Each life is charged with trials, challenges and tribulations born of evil plotting against us. To defeat failure in those tests, institute a victory-celebration through purposed Appreciation! Amen!

 

“Illegitimi non carburundum”---Don’t let the illegitimates get you down!...Amen!

(Part 3 tomorrow)

Happy Birthday! Lexi! Yea! "Grand Canyon" Celebration!

 

Happy Birthday! Alexandria Elizabeth!

(March 18, 2024 Yea! “Grand Canyon” Celebration!)

 

Beautiful! Gorgeous! Intelligent! Talented! Equestrian! Dancer!

Everything our Darling Miss Lexi challenges surely enhances ’er

Studies! 3-pointers! Equestrian Riding-the-wind! Softball-player!

 

With niece “cute-as-a-button” Little Darling Miss Gabriella Leigh!

Mom & Dad! Nanny & Bapa! Jennifer and Amazing brother Z. T.!

Friends! Holly-dog! Professors! And special-girl roommate Abbi!

 

Oh! My little girl! So very Special in our lives! We are so Proud Of you!

Along with Perfect Brother and Gabby and Miss Lauren and Anna Marie!

Thank you! Dearest Lexli-Lu! You have enriched our lives exponentially!

Myriad important things I’ve learned from my Lexi, an infinite-Measure!

This memory-lexicon an absolute warm-comfort heart-golden Treasure!

Just to image Gorgeous-Lexi in me mind is such an exquisite-Pleasure!

Lex-Lu taught “dumb-Patrick” ole Bapa his “a, b, l’s” and to count? Hmm?

Took great-patience and quantitative-Love and “He still ain’t too good”!?

Lauren is kind at his failures! Annie laughs! Gabriella simply “Gave-up”!

I sure-enough reckon-so it’s hopeless when a 2 year old ridicules you!?

So many Joys and Great-times and experiences! The adventure continues!

Like a “little-boy” (that’s me) I just can’t wait for the new-dawn ’morrow!

I offer my Lexi “rhyme and non-rhyme” chatter ’cause I know what you like!

Whatever you do and achieve? Where ever you go?  We’ll be right there, too.

 

You are our  Lexi! Perfect! Beautiful! Accomplished! Talented! Intelligent!

Great “Kindness-of-Heart”! A comfort! Christian-generous! Benevolent!

 

Such a personal-pleasure for us to Love! Know! Cherish! Adore! & Celebrate!

When ’ere I ponder a Mentor-to-emulate---me sacred-Family…I contemplate!

 

This unapologetic-mind still thinks I’m eighteen and it is surely and delightfully

killing this old body with its desires and wishes and impossible Fantasy, I still

manage to share Humor (as long as I am the joker in any tale) because I try to

accomplish two loving “gifts” each day: Learn! & Make someone smile! Amen!

 

Pray (simple-humble) I: Dear Lord! I eternally Thank Thee for Thy myriad Blessings

showered upon a hopeless wretch like me as daily I do attempt to be somewhat

worthy of Thy charitable benevolence and in that modest-attempt I celebrate and

appreciate all Thee has done concluding Faith! Family! & Freedom! gifts! Amen!

 

We could not be more Proud of you or Love you any more complete!

 

Happy Birthday! Lexi!---Love-eternal…! Nanny & Bapa