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The Keeper of Time
Why must I know what day it is in order to prove that I am cognizant?
Time is a shape shifting chameleon
Once a sundial or a watch of the night
Now it monitors the heart
Attempts to forecast the rain
And makes us feel the limits of the box we cannot bust out of on our own
Meanwhile
Eternity, the Infinite
Has already won.
You tell yourself
You tell yourself it will do no good
To acknowledge the child who floated in the beads of the ultrasound or the mantras of the obstetrical attending—
It is for her best not to know
Or the terrible error in calculating
The time it takes to unpack and repack a Pilot
A truck, an Accord, a house, a life
You tell yourself
It would have happened by now
The Icarus Moment
The violent fall
When an ordinary man walks into light eternal
Only to become it
We will all be changed
Some moments last for all
Eternity
Doppelgänger
Sarah? He asks on the street by the Rucker library
I look bewildered. No, not Sarah
You look so much like her!
Dark? Pretty? Young?
We never met
But recently it has been happening again—over and over
So many times
In Spanish and in other tongues—
Fatima? Esperanza? Rachel?
Who are they now?
Grey! Rumpled! Doughy!
We are a sisterhood across decades and barricades
The Sarahs by the library of now
Beauty behind, light ahead
Like Swimming without water
I can picture her, but not her name. She said that when she was growing up they had swimming lessons that were entirely land-based.
Stand and glide your arms in the air above your head!
Lie down and kick your legs!
She never said they worked
No one learns to swim
Without the water
Around 728,000 days and counting
God knows the hairs on your head
He sees the sparrow fall
And He knew, knows, will not forget
Every day in the Age of Grace
All 728 thousand of them and counting
And on the last day of waiting
He will show up
As usual for Jesus-
Perfect and on time
Till the end of the age (holech)
Isaiah 35:7-8 KJV
[7] And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. [8] And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
Like many Christians all over the world, I long to see Jesus face to face.
He is my best friend, Rescuer, and Pearl of great price. And, let’s face it—this world can feel like a sinking ship. Sometimes it can be hard to wait.
The Bible encourages people who love Jesus to long for and look for his return, so I think I am supposed to be searching the sky and praying and hoping He will come back today, as-soon-as-possible!
And yet, I need to be trying to tell people about Him. He has been such a good friend to me, I want everyone to know him. I cannot imagine the loneliness and horror of my life without him.
This morning I had a dream with a field in it. The field was full of grass or wildflowers referred to in the dream as “holech.” I don’t speak Hebrew, so I looked the word up phonetically. Holech in Hebrew means


If you are walking in Jesus, keep walking and bring your friends with you. We are all called to lead people to Him.
And if you don’t know Him yet? He is our Rescuer, the Ransom for our shame, and “the friend who sticks closer than a brother.“
Don’t take my word for it, just ask Him. Tell him your doubts. Ask Him to answer all your hardest questions. He has. He will. He always does. Listen for His voice. He speaks the language of each person’s heart better than we do ourselves. (See idiolect https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idiolect)
Matthew 13:37-43 KJV
[37] He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; [38] The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one ; [39] The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. [40] As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. [41] The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; [42] And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. [43] Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 21:25-28 KJV
[25] And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; [26] Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. [27] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Romans 10:9,11-13 KJV
[9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. [12] For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. [13] For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

A loss for all of us
https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/2/26/alexei-navalny-his-life-and-faith
When we watched Navalny return to Russia we prayed for him and marveled at his courage.
I am grateful to know he was anchored by Jesus. He walked the Narrow Road indeed.
But not Alone.
Please pray for his family, his country, and all of us.
Blessed are those who mourn
For they will be comforted—
Jesus.
Hell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_Hinnom_(Gehenna)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades
Luke 16:22-31 KJV
[22] And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; [23] And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. [24] And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. [25] But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. [26] And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. [27] Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: [28] For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. [29] Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. [30] And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. [31] And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.



Sometimes God lets us see a glimpse of glory