tangled mess

"I led them 

with cords of human kindness, 

with ties of love; 

I lifted the yoke from their neck

and bent down to feed them."

Who is speaking?

does this not sound like the carpenter?

I tell you the truth,

these words were spoken

before his body was broken;

before we replaced his body

in unity

as the body of Christ.

Already,

Yahweh speaks

of humans

as his hands,

handed down from the nation

the new testament

holds nothing new. 

"How can I give you up, Ephraim? 

How can I hand you over, Israel?

My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused."

From where is this passage?

not from the mouth of Christ,

but from before
him who was

before.

How then, can any call my God

cruel?

because we suffer the actions of fellow humus?

because pain plays part 

in our existence?

you run the risk 

of ruin

 when you create,

run the risk 

of pain

when you live,

run the risk

of loss

when you love,

in this world.

Take Heart.

 He has over come the World.