Saturday, October 11, 2014

Peeling away the Layers – v4

Becoming like children
peeling away the layers,
our years of living,
our experiences clouding
our vision of God

The lies of the world
layer upon layer,
weights that we carry,
keeping us from truth
the simplicity of God

Love alone,
this is the message,
nothing more, no less,
all of the teachings
boiling down to this

The guile of those older
older than young children,
trusting in their own wisdom,
trying to read more
into everything

God calling to us
come to me as a child,
without reason or guile,
simple and humble -
sit at my feet

The lesson of the greatest
in God’s heavenly kingdom,
stripping away all pretense,
coming to him humbly
humbly as a child


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edited October 11, 2014
Peeling away the layers – v4

(editing original again)
edited March 21, 2014
Peeling away the Layers – v3
edited March 16, 2014
Peeling away the Layers – v2
October 23, 2010
Peeling away the Layers
Matthew 18:1-9
The Greatest
Matthew 17:14-20:34
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for October 14, 2010,
read partially October 21, 2010

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