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Monday, July 21, 2014

Applying a human scale to the infinite – v2



Wanting to understand God,
to shrink Him down to our size;
removing wonder, awe
a righteous fear of God.

Applying a human scale to the infinite,
making us the image of God;
as if we are God’s equals
not creations of His hands.


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edited July 21, 2014
Applying a human scale to the infinite – v2
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Wanting to understand God
to shrink him down to our size
removing wonder, awe
a righteous fear of God
Apply a human scale to the infinite
making us the image of God
as if we are God’s equals
not creations of his hands



This is the first version, to put them side by side. In the second I added a break between two stanzas and more punctuation. I also changed capitalization of His and Him. I was editing/posting the newer version largely because of a Twitter discussion about the nature of “the Fear of the Lord”.  I am editing it to add the “ing” to match the title, which I had planned to do…
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March 3, 2012
Applying a human scale to the infinite
March 1, 2012
earlier poem:
“Making God as small as we are”
bible study with Jean Anocibar on February 29, 2012
John 15:18-27
Acts 3 and Acts 4
1 Peter 3:19-20
John 1:10-13
John 1:1-13
John 1:1-18
John 16:1-4
John 16:5-16
John 14:25-27
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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