MetroMonk

Tired I am, Unsure I feel, Focused I am not. "Come here" You say, "Sit and you may find" I am reluctant, But what good is there? What will I gain? I have other things to do, Stuff I must attend to. "What stuff is there?" "What is so important?" I do not know really, I ask myself, What is it? What is this stirring within me? "Come." I have things to do. "Stop and come, Come and receive a word." Feel my breathe, Aware of my surroundings Pause, Read in, Be still, Think, Focus. To sit here... This is my delight. To receive your words. I want and desire to spend the rest of my life  chasing after you. In your midst, In your presence I am lifted up And others are too, Sean,  Caleb, [Will, Charlie, David, Martha, Jay, Harold, Cindy,  Jonathan, Sophia, Elizabeth, Brady, Annara, Rob, Keith, Julie, Evan, Matt, Nicki, Beth, Jaime, Jeanette, Meg, Joel, Erin, Gabby, Dan, Kyle] . ...

This coffee stops me, Gives me Time, Silence, Listening, Energy, Space, Focus, Time with you. My Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven, Give us our daily bread, Forgive us and keep us forgiving others, May wisdom (the fear of the Lord) lead me And keep me strong to temptation, For thine is the kingdom, The power, And the glory now and forever. Amen, Amen. Hear O' Isreal, The LORD our God, The LORD is one, You shall love him With all your heart, With all your soul, With al your heart, With your whole being. And these words that I command you today Shall be on your heart. You shall... Teach them Talk of them Bind them Write them... Remember them. Tweet

To know,  To hear, I know so much, I know a lot about... things, stuff, Trivial pursuit. Know, O' Isreal,  The LORD our God, The LORD is one. That's not it. Hear, O' Isreal.... Hear. I know a lot about God  And religion, But do I hear? Do you hear a lot from God? I know  I'm loved, But do  I hear that? I think I'm someone's friend, But has anyone ever said it That I may hear then know? I know Because I hear And I hear to know. But how Will I know Unless I hear? Tweet

"Ava Maria" by Morten Lauridsen playing in my headphones, Scripture texts at my side Hustle n' Bustle, Sitting and thinking, Coming and going, "Grande no foam triple white chocolate latte," "Kyrie Eleison, Christe eleison," Twitter feed, Gloria in excelsis Deo.  Sacred texts, Internet clutter, Sit, Leave,  No! Wait. I am here Yet again, It's a different day, But my still as in days before My coffee is warm and The Lord is to be found. His sacred word is in me, Pregnant within me, But that is not all. The world is pregnant within me too. Twins? The place where negative meets positive, Ying and Yang, Good and evil, Tension Paradoxical, This is who I am, This is how I exist, This is where I am.    Tweet

I take time to breathe, I listen, I feel my heart, My breathing is irregular, Fast, I stop to feel it and feel it more, It slows,  I am creating space for me to feel, to hear, to listen, I'm transcended into a different place, Invisible yet real, very real. I'm confronted with my own thoughts, what's eating at me, What's been keeping me away from this place, I'm guilty. What better love can ever be found? How sweet a place as this can one ever enter into by their own means? Why would I desire another place? So quickly I am to be succumbed by the great whore of the world  and I let myself to be swept up in her arms.  There is no comfort there, There is comfort here, I feel my pulse, my lungs, All my anxieties are leaving me, My eyes well up, And I am reminded yet again. My life is not my own, I want to give the light and life that you have given to me to others, I am guilty before you. In your presence I feel shame yet light,...

Father, Give me a word! All of creation and all that there is Is from your very mouth, Give me a word. Into the chaos you spoke And from that moment all of creation was born, Speak into my chaos, Give me a word. Give a word to my fellow brothers, sisters,  Mothers, fathers and to those around me  Wandering in their own chaos, Give them a word. Your word is a lamp onto my feet and a light unto my path. -Psalm 119:105 Tweet

Much is being written on how Christians should respond to the death of Osama Bin Laden. With the national press of Americans celebrating as much as they were shown to be on the night of the big announcement (Sunday, May 1st), just so happened to be my birthday as well, it stirred within many and caused some to think if that knee-jerk response to do that was really all that appropriate. No one can blame Americans and people all the over the world for celebrating. A major player in global terrorism is now passed, but I highly doubt that will be the end. This day scripture reminds us " We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of the evil in heavenly places " (Ephesians 6:12). Tweet

This morning my wife and I decided to have some fun and sleep downstairs on our pull-out couch in order to wake up early and watch the pre-game glamour of William and Catherine’s Royal Wedding.  We weren’t total sellouts, I mean, who could get up at 4am to start watching?  We slept in a little bit longer and woke up at 5am instead (I can just hear you laughing at us right now). The Royal Wedding, I decided, could be likened to Britain's version of Superbowl Sunday for us. Just like an American to say a thing like that huh? Shows you how distinguished I am. However, the Royal Wedding is much, much bigger than any Superbowl Sunday (unless the Chicago Bears are in it) and much more special for the “royal” country. This morning, (April 29th) Twitter reported that “Proud to be British” was the leading and most trending comment and topic of the day. Pretty sweet, I think. There’s a lot one could comment about on after watching that wedding: from the enormous amount of people line...

[Luke 9:23, Deut. 30:1-20 (14-18), and Matt. 4:1-11] I've made some bad choices in my life before. Heck, I make bad choices most days. However I have learned that making good choices is wiser than making bad ones. Pretty profund huh? Wisdom has taught me to navigate my way through the subsequent actions that follow each choice presented me and over time I have learned to make wiser decisions a larger percentage of the time. This doesn't happen for everyone unfortunately. I am thankful for God's grace, mercy and love that he doesn't cast me down for forever because of bad choices I make. Instead he allows me learn and develop from the errors of my ways. Maybe you can relate too? Each day I can choose good, bad, life or death.  I am reluctant to share that after all I've been taught, though all the great role models I've had in my life sometimes I still don't "get it," I still make the same mistakes thinking that results will be different. I...

Almighty God, You know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Tweet