Things as They were Meant To Be
"I can see many things far off
but many things close at hand
I cannot see," Gandalf did say
Aptly did he put it then
The future distant I know
Tomorrow is as far away
as the dark side of the moon
240 million miles plus the orb's dark diameter
What lies ahead in the next
day
week
month?
The turns and rolls of the road
I cannot see.
All that I have been shown is the
final destination
Perhaps I ought to be thankful
for at least having seen so much
Perhaps others
are not so blessed
But still, to know where one is going
And not know how one is getting there
Needs more than mere mortal trust
Faith, once again, old friend is needed
To trust myself to the threads of fate
A path marked out so carefully by One
so very very long ago
before Time itself
The Path that ought be taken
Predestination? Hardly
Rather:
Things as They Were Meant To Be
Long before the Fall
Of the Father of Lies
In his Moment of Pride
From Heaven
Things as They Were Meant To Be
See the world as it Should have been
As it still, sometimes, manages to be
Something more than merely fallen dust
Redeemed
Ah, we would be dust if it were not for
The Body and The Blood
Of Christ
Amen, we say, we believe
We say we believe
But do we?
Faith is function, not a constant
It is in revealed in its action
it is growth, in its change
The derivative of faith
must be non-zero
Things as They Were Meant To Be
Made Possible (Once Again)
By the Body and Blood
Redeeming Adam and Eve's Fall
Things as They Were Meant To Be
Do more than think, write, ponder them
Live them, be them, do them
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Living with a faith beyond understanding
Beyond comprehension, for it comes before Time
The reality that unfolds around us is purposeful
This existence has meaning
Things as They Were Meant To Be
The meaning is in the doing
The faith is in the action
The love is in the living
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