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LIVING LOVE ANOTHER DAY
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LYNN I want to cry evil words of you--
I want to smite you down, the way you anhilated me--
I want to enjoy watching someone else hurt you--
But I can't and I won't.
I would not be a Christian,
If I took enjoyment from your personal degradation.
I will not challenge what you believe about yourself.
I will not encounter you,
I cannot trust any of your words,
Whether your intentions are good or evil.
I refuse to put faith in you...
However, I WILL LOVE YOU.
I WILL LOVE YOU,
In spite of the hurt and chaos,
In determination to see that what you inflict
Is not solely personal against me, if you do these things
TO EVERYONE.
I WILL PRAY FOR YOU.
My struggles have shown me,
How hard it must be for you to live....
Circling bush's like the walls of Jericho,
Not understanding why the walls do not fall.
How unfortunate that you are just traveling circles
Around and around in the desert.
Your soul whithered and dry,
Eager for the water of peace,
Nearly combative for the taste of life in all it's splendor...
Life without complications, facades, and games.
For whatever reason the bush you circle is burning,
Sometimes, as people,
We have to let go and let God,
Purge the inpurity out of the ore by fire.
Fire is hot,
But it is also light...
A light that has already led me through a gaunlet--
Where I have met and defeated some of my demons.
I WILL PRAY FOR YOUR FAMILY.
I will pray for your mother,
Who has cried many tears because she doesn't understand...
And can only leave things up to the Lord.
I will pray for your relatives, your sisters, your brothers,
OUR CHURCH.
May we all find a way to embrace you,
Fill you with what you need,
Allow the Holy Spirit inside you,
To Bouy you up, so you see that no one is against you,
But we all want the best for you.
The only thing we ask is that you be honest.
And if you can't, allow us to at least love you.
We are going to do it anyway, and you
....HAVE NO POWER OVER US...
My cries, the evil in my heart,
I have found this wickedness is not at you,
Just your illness...In spite of my mistakes.
It is hard to see you, apart from your behavior,
MUCH LIKE MY OWN.
It has taken me a while to seperate the two...
And if you have no illness,
I will still love you...
Because Christ doesn't tell me to, doesn't demand it of me,
But to honor him, to honor you as a child of God,
I have to, on my honor, as my duty...
IF I TRUELY LOVE MY GOD.
Bitterness is a never ending road,
Love allows us to "live another day".
