Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Nothing on Our Own



Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. The Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing; and he will show him greater works than these, so that you will be astonished. Indeed, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes. The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son, so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life.
“Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself; and he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. Do not be astonished at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and will come out—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.” John 5:19-29


Nothing On Our Own


Like seeds planted in tandem
each strength aiding a weakness
we will lean on one another
in the good times and the bad.

We assume that we are independent
the ones we fail to see behind us
have held us and washed us
and prayed every moment for us.

Love is a binding we embrace
being not held back but closely
embedded in a sacred circle
where we find rest and refreshment.

This love binds and will us to act
for the care and feeding of others
flinging open the prison doors
and releasing those bound by pain.

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