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Lord,
Can I talk to you a bit more about commitment?
What exactly would you say
Makes a good disciple?
I guess its about
Keeping the rules
Attending church every Sunday
Praying a lot?
Keeping the Ten Commandments?
Is it actually true
That you once asked a guy to sell up everything he owned
And give all the money he made to the poor?
That must have taken some nerve?
I mean to ask someone to sell all their possession
It gives a whole new meaning to the...
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12 Mar 2007 comments:
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1952 Black Vincent
Lord,
I visited the Museum of Modern Art yesterday,
in New York!
Now there's a place,
to make you feel small.
Buildings towering over you.
Anyway,
I was amazed at the things I saw.
All man- made!
There was a Vincent
all black and shiny.
No wonder Mollie took a ride on it.
We humans have an amazing eye for design.
We just love.
Making things,
making things work,
making things look good,
making things to please,
making...
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12 Mar 2007 comments:
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A Widow's Story
Come closer,
Listen to me.
I don't want to shout this out too loud.
It's a bit private
I've got some advice for you.
I heard you were thinking about giving up.
Cutting your losses - going away.
I heard you've not got the stomach for it any more.
Your going to disappear
Back down
That's how they win.
They're counting on you,
to give up.
Don't back down
I'm pretty well known
In these parts
I made a nuisance of myself.
You...
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