Based in part on Matthew 5:6:
Nourishing the Spirit by Michael Doyle Blessed are those who hunger and thirst Putting the ways of righteousness first Sustained as these are in their every day Effected as we are; moving out of our own way The path of life cuts between abandoned marsh As we carry on best we can moving in our march Endured as it is in an almost ceaseless race We grab for our bit of something to embrace Our bodies give us warning in our final miles The things that make you sigh and yet smile The guzzled slurp that brings our satisfaction As we settle into the dopamine of our action So it is also with those righteously tried In the marathon we call life, yet satisfied Approached as it is equally in dread and satisfaction We earnestly seek our betterment and self actualization Walking with Jesus on this faithful journey The fullness of God's kingdom is our destiny The passing things serve as metaphors of order As we push up against the edge of Heaven's border The feelings gnaw at me that it is not just a whim That time is but a trick and has little to do with Him The waxing and the waning of our rhythmic biology Hinting at the tugs on the shirt sleeves of theology Our hungers are always mixed and changing With every small bite they are constantly rearranging And so it is with God's Word in it's revealed mystery We clutch our stomachs in hunger for God's divinity Whispering a sacred amen hushed in our conventionality This providing the needed space for our frail humanity God gives His precious love without any condemnation Given as it is and was in the sacrifice that gave redemption Blessed are those who hunger and thirst Putting the ways of righteousness first Sustained as these are in their every day Effected as we are; moving out of our own way (c) May 14, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
