Joseph J. Breunig 3rd's Blog – April 2013 Archive (8)

Why is it, that the vilest of temptations

seek to violate my mind, during moments…

of weakness, solitude and prayer time?

Is it not enough that my inner person

has been consumed with the filth of my flesh?

How much longer must I wait for the body

of incorruption that will suit me in eternity?

Though I can’t seem to stop sinning,

is it wrong to want to curb its unwanted flow?

These temptations appeal to my carnality,

but I find their continuing stream…

Have times really changed that much,

since the crucifixion of The Christ?

People still discuss personal opinions,

looking to find meanings within life –

with some reference point, relative to Him.

Are we any different than Cleopas,

when we latch onto Christ’s name,

desiring our prayers to be answered,

hoping never to be spiritually the same?

Are we able to sing new songs and hymns?

How are we occupying the time of our lives?

Are we on the…

Spiked to pair of wooden, interlocking beams,

He hung bleeding, after being severely whipped.

There Christ experienced for the first time,

what it really meant to be like us -

bruised, dirty and covered by a legacy of sin

that clamors for our eventual death.

On that fateful day of His crucifixion,

our Lord felt the agony of separation,

as Jehovah turned His back towards earth,

being unable to gaze lovingly at The Son.

In Christ’s final hours of…

There’s an uneasy emptiness…

which has been experienced by all of us;

it’s an inner void, that hungers,

that pushes us towards a spiritual search.

Our physical eyes tend to glaze over,

from not knowing: what is really needed.

Yet, we strain to see something tangible,

but may be unable to fully articulate

the unknown yearning that nudges

our restless, agitated spirits.

Seekers of hidden, sacred signs

face troublesome frustrations

of niggling…