SET FREE THE SPIRIT 

We don't wait for angels nor look for a star, 
but praise the Eternal, who sent from afar. 
For secular man these are no doubt a sham,
but such men are blind to our God, the I AM  
     who, present on mountain top, cradle or cross 
     is he who devised us and made us - the BOSS! 

For angel and star are no more and no less 
than creatures of God, as we are - the mess 
that we make of our world, ourselves and our plans
is evidence clear not of God's lack, but man's! 
     While hidden yet present, unseen by the blind,
     unheard by the deaf, waits the Lord of mankind.

While all these good people from workbench and sink
have been taught by our wise men - so wise! - just to think
that the fate of the world, its salvation and theirs, 
depends on their muscle, their thoughts and their wares. 
     Yet unwelcome still, the power of the Lord
     awaits with his Spirit to unsheathe his sword.

God offers again his Spirit, his Sword
and sadly looks on as these are ignored.
while we in our ignorance, pride and self-will
rely on our intellect, wisdom and skill.
     And God stands and weeps at his work still undone .......

(with apologies to the author who is unknown)

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