Radically Happy

He sees my eyes / 
Then for them He shapes / 
A head / 
A body / 
Limbs / 
Features…

He is / 
Holding me / 
On both sides / 
In every dimension / 
And then some…

I cannot / Reconcile / His heart / And my head… // I cannot see Him / At first / Because He is too enormous…

He is the rain / Soaking into everything / Everyone // Filling dry mouths / Parched souls / Empty hearts…

I cannot see their pain / But I feel the broken heart of Jesus // My heart breaks / I weep…

Maybe we Gen-X-ers weren’t power hungry enough. / We were focused on keeping our heads down just to survive. / But perhaps that is only because we didn’t understand the power of the cross.

Improbably / I become lighter / Like a helium balloon // A giant cloud / Pregnant with rain / Overshadowing the land…

He stomps His feet / And makes a crater / That fills with water / Holy water…

I am the wave / Caused by Jesus // He / Is surfing / On me…

I kiss His feet / He blesses mine / And I start running / On top of the waves / Out to sea // Out to see…

Foreman Ezra: (frustrated) We’re out of brass. My workers will sit idle, and the entire tabernacle’s completion will be delayed. I don’t want to be the one to tell Chief Bezaleel or Moses.

My alienated selves… / 
Stumble and fall / 
As the ruined temple / 
Is reborn / 
As a mountainous upthrust…

“Did you think / God was only in the light? / Have you not considered / You were left for a purpose?”

I see nothing / But the Spirit whispers / “Look with the eyes of your heart”

We plunge through / The surface beauty / Of my heart / Into the deep darkness / I had forgotten existed…

I watch in sorrow / 
As my most precious institutions / 
Crumble under the enemy assault…

It sounds impossible, but I believe I’ve seen it happen. And I’ve managed to convince ChatGPT. :-)

I am trembling with rage / How dare He / Doesn’t He know / How must we sacrificed / To build that position?

The emphasis is on identifying and addressing the emotional triggers first, followed by taking responsibility and fostering empathy and validation.