So it begins, a new year
Let's bring it with cheer
Much that can be told
Life is precious and dear
With those who are near
A contemplative soul
Always inspired
Plenty transpired
It's time for joyful toasts
Look to the new
Awareness is due
And truth demands a boast
Limitless questions
Deep reflections
World in which we live
It is my life's work
For whatever it's worth
Love is what God gives
As a child holding hands
Wanting to understand
This place that feels so strange
And foreign it seems
An earthly dream
Hard times to rearrange
Can't be coincidence
Or insignificant
What are the odds we're here
How high is the chance
To take a stance
For truth that wants to steer
Are we here to slumber
Ever wondered
How much is God addressed
From current times yonder
Reflect and ponder
On what deserves respect
This world of ours
That likes to devour
Can be a place of calm
In spirit and mind
In due time
When we accept His alms
For science it's 'facts'
Contracts and pacts
Dealt for fatter purses
Controlling humanity
Creating insanity
Evil trickery curses
Accept what is 'proof'
Keep the masses aloof
To not understand the deal
Or let God take the bow
He shows us how
Their farses are not real
Some things are designed
To keep in disguise
That which is immaterial
No answers for all
God won't let us fall
Committed to the spiritual
It has been written
What is forbidden
Risks continually taken
Temptations take hold
Man gets sold
The soul is forsaken
When it comes to God
Mysterious rod
How deep will one go digging
For answers to rise
Dirt smeared from the eyes
To see how well are we living
Has it ever been right
Or without painful fight
Whoever has served Him well
Does He judge us our debts
Or when we forget
Is there a heaven and hell
If the eyes were clear
No Messiah need appear
Nor prophecies revealed to date
God is not religion
Free will for decision
He is love that conquers hate
A gift God gave
A life to the grave
Man still wants to squabble
Was Jesus here
Did He rise
Did He walk on waters skies
Odds seem Highly probable
Thrown into religion
Crucifixion and incisions
Who made those decisions then
He knew it would come
Thy Will be done
He is the greatest friend
Ritual it's not
A friendship knot
Tied in a bow of string
Each thread embeds
Real peace not dread
Heart forever sings
It's not overnight
No need for fright
In no way to imprison
But for you to see
He's calling thee
For sins to be forgiven
Relationship made
To never fade
Sign on a line in truce
From the heart to say
It is His way
A love that's never loose
And many do say
He's here every day
Christ for those in need
In peace and real cheer
His hand is near
When the heart is open indeed
Blessings to all
Faith isn't small
Embrace each moment He shares
Can't see another way
Gratitude each day
What other way is there
Isaiah 55:6
'Seek the Lord while He may be found
Call on Him while He is near'