The reader will find a collection of devotional style poems written by a hospital employee during the COVID period. Collections are divided into categories to help the reader develop a basic understanding of theology, morality, and an understanding of how to read the Bible, devotionally.
Emphasis is placed on the relationship between faith and passion, in how our relationship with God shapes our personal relationships, because these relationships are internal, and not merely external experiences.
An emphasis is placed on developing a devotional understanding of Scripture, as the living God will address issues and concerns we face in our daily lives. These interactions with Scripture give us an understanding of God and encouragement to handle daily struggles.
A primary purpose of publishing the text is to bridge the gap between being a Christian and that of being gay. There is no internal conflict outside of idolatry and true moral character. However, evident within the church today, there are deep struggles. These may turn the gay Christian away from the faith and away from real moral character. Today the exclusion of single people in the church is experienced in quiet isolation, and even in public doctrine. There is no justification for exclusion. A Christian cannot remove compassion from faith in the name of doctrine, because faith is internal.
“Galilee”
by Geoffrey Hill
The morning dew weighs heavy.
Woken from sleep way, to early.
Only to remember my loneliness.
Away from the one I love.
Awake at dawn.
Like Mary Magdalene visiting the tomb.
He was real.
It wasn’t a dream?
I felt the beat of his heart.
His caring words.
The purity of innocence.
In all fullness and satisfaction.
I know he is gone,
but I look for him.
I wonder about him.
Memories of him here and there.
Like Mary visiting the tomb.
The dew gives way,
to the passing clouds of day.
The heavy load lifted,
from my shoulders,
like Mary finding the shifted boulder!
An open tomb!
And the Words of promise,
“Do not be afraid,” you will see me, again,
in Galilee.
I hear his voice in his absence.
He stands before me.
A prophetic presence.
Like Mary Magdalene and Mary saw Him.
The morning dew weighs heavily,
away from the one I love.
But I will go to Galilee,
where I will see him again.
There I will look for Him, in Galilee.
“After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.”
(Matthew 28: 1)
Photo by Geoffrey Hill at Taste and See Coffee Shop courtyard, Macon, Georgia.
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