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Am I a Son of God?

 

I am as blessed as bees benefitting from a bounteous bloom.

I am chosen like choosing a caramel from a box of chocolates.

I am holy like the hopping Robin just ahead of me.

I am forgiven as I forgive those who trespass against me.

I am as blameless as my brother’s baby.

I am adopted as an angry teenager whose assaults are acerbic.

I am wise as worries that have wro...

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Godforgivenesshope

God is looking for action

 

God is looking for action,

Act,

take steps,

pray,

write a book or a manuscript.

 

It might make you woozy,

to sign a pact with the devil,

blind panic.

 

But take that first step,

peeling rust off steel,

deciding you can do it.

 

Then gaze blankly,

fall asleep,

queue,

lean against a bar,

break a figurine,

take a li...

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