Tuesday, December 26, 2017

“If you die before you die then you won’t die when you die.” - Anonymous

From “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual,” by Arnold Kunst
26 December
At regular intervals I find myself, whatever the circuitous route, at Unload Time. I am called upon to flush out the lines, clear them of the cholesterol of self-pity and more or less willful self-delusion. God's boundless vitality cannot co-exist with deified stupidities, nor can it permeate through them to those I am meant to touch who clamor for it. I've given Him good chase for all these years, but maybe, just maybe, He'll win after all. He longs for me to flush, purge, clear of energy-sapping protrusions, become the properly bored pipe through which His music rings true to a world addicted to cacophony. He longs that I be centered upon Him, ever centered; in turn speaking with His authority, silent in His tranquility; a Little Drummer Boy for a few moments playing my drum for Him, bringing to fruition the talent He gave in the first place, then standing head bowed, arms limp, spirit finally poured out, and empty to be filled by Him Who is all in all. Called upon, at the end, to know even as I am known...


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