“Command these stones
to become loaves of bread.
Throw yourself down,
for angels will bear you up.
All these I will give you,
if you will fall down and worship me.”
—from Matthew 4.3-9
Bread. Safety. Esteem.
I want them.
Power to make things as I wish,
protection from suffering,
fitting in—
God, I lose you for their sake.
Let me hunger and thirst for justice,
and be satisfied.
Let me trust your grace,
and risk for the sake of love.
Let me forego the whole kingdom
selfishness promises,
and serve you alone.
Do not diminish my desires, Beloved.
Redirect them.
May I hunger for you,
fall into your arms,
and belong to you alone.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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