The Sword of Spirit

 

(A lone voice whispers.)

Do you need some soul medicine to heal

Do you need something immortal

Like an untouched 

Sword of Spirit

To open up 

A pathway 

To a new portal 

To reach the very Nexus 

Of you

To an infectious unseen world

Of unforgettable words

And verbs

A high precipice to skydive from

If you can hold

Your nerve

Into the Great Beyond

A world of transitions

Incarcerations

Bonds of

Hope

Lost hope

Broken hearts

Needing to cope

Pain and reconciliation 

But above all

Above all things

At the very core

Art

Art to do more

Art to really delve deep

Into where your dart

Lands

On your dartboard

Of hidden lands

So if your heart needs healing

A meanings to cope with

Maybe

Unreciprocated feelings

As your heart beats 

Heavier and heavier

Looking for release

From its heavy work

To climax

And explode

As old emotions

Are uncovered 

And explored

Just look to the pen

Or keyboard

And the Almighty

Your version 

Of the Lord

Will anoint you

With these words

To be restored 

Benedict tibi puer meus

(Bless you, my child.)

To help heal the scars

From wounds

Other eyes

Can never understand

Or perceive

For it's why you were

Given words

To weave stories

That must be conceived

To cleave 

Any invisible

Pain

That must be relieved 

Maybe in poetry

For 

Sometimes

Rhythm and rhymes 

Makes it easy to take up our Swords of Spirit 

And fight against our mortal and immortal enemies

But even though sometimes our strength is not enough

To last into the night

When facing ordeals

We can find comfort 

In knowing God is by our side

Helping to steer

Our wheels

 For 

Romans 8:31 says

 “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? 

If God is for us, who can be against us?”

I encourage you to take up the sword of the spirit in your daily life.

Remember that God’s Word is the ultimate truth and that we can stand on His promises.

With God on our side, we are unstoppable."

(C)

Copyright John Duffy