Lord , make of me, a vessel,
Filled to over-flowing with my God.
Transform my water,
That becoming wine,
I may be poured out
At His will and direction,
As medicine and libation,
For body, mind and soul,
Ever joyful in purity,
And grateful in thanksgiving.
Amen.
©2012 Joann Nelander
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Prepare me , O Lord,
During those moments of awe,
Even if hampered
By sleep or confusion,
Presumption, even ignorance,
As we’re Peter,John, and James
On the mountain
Of Your Transfiguration.
Prepare me for the work
With which You grace me,
In the valley of the world.
Let me remember
Of the mountain experience,
Your Love and Your Glory.
Water the seed of my baptismal faith
With the fresh water
From Your pieced side.
Be as the dew fall
On the grass of my awakening.
Honor the tears of Mother Mary,
As she looked on You,
In the Hour of Your glorification
On the Cross,
To weep with you for me.
Awe struck, I live to praise You.
Copyright 2012 Joann Nelander
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If I should die today,
What have I to say?
Perhaps just one last prayer.
Grant that my heart
Should leap and quicken,
Catching sight of You
Coming from afar.
With Your Father,
You have wooed, and waited,
Sent Your Spirit
Into my dry bones,
Raising me from dust
Once again
And, now, forevermore.
Here I am, my Hallowed three.
The Bridegroom cometh;
Come for me.
(c) 2012 Joann Nelander
I live because You died,
Not in guilt,
But in the freedom of Love.
Choices are arrayed before me,
Multiplied by the days of my Life.
With the breaking
Of each New Day,
I rise forever
To choose You,
With the breaking
Of the Bread,
With the Lifting Up,
With the Cross before my eyes
I am a witness
Of the Resurrected One.
You Christ upon the altar,
You, Christ, living anew
In me,
Walk the Earth again
Leaving now my footsteps.
©2012 Joann Nelander
Arab Muslim’s Real Grievance against Israeli Jews
The Muslim Arab world still does not accept the concept of a Jewish State of any size or shape in the Middle East. Even where you see some accommodation with Israel it is only for the short term in the minds of authentic Muslims.
Jews do demand the right to exist, and to exist as equals, on the Land where they have existed and belonged continuously for more than three thousand years albeit in small numbers at times.
Soon after the UN divided Britain’s Palestine Mandate (5/14/1948) began Israel’s War of Independence as Arab Armies from five states invaded the area that had been partitioned to Israel . The invader armies were intent upon ethnically cleansing the outnumbered Jews and turning the entire mandate ( the Israeli half and the Arab half) over to their brother Arabs, but despite very heavy casualties the Israelis prevailed in that bloody war . When the war ended Jews were ethnically cleansed from Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, and in the years that followed, they were ethnically cleansed from the rest of the Muslim Arab world.
These days many claim that the Muslim’s conflict with Israel is about “occupation” and “settlements” in the West Bank ( residual of the 1967 War ) , but they miss the point . Take a look at what Jews see. Unfortunately they see what they’ve seen off and on for nearly 1400 years, i.e. Islamists killing or enslaving ( dhimmitude) Christians and other minorities in the region , i.e. cleansing others in the name of their god . The targeted groups existed in the Middle East for hundreds if not thousands of years before the Muslim’s Prophet Mohammed arrived on the scene and in many cases these are their last vestiges. Beyond that the Jews see Muslims targeting other Muslims ( so called apostates) who do not abide in their particular brand of so called authentic Islam.
So just what is the Muslim Arab’s real grievance? Well the real Muslim Arab grievance against the Jews is that they exist at all. The Persian (Iran) Muslims share their grievance, and if you would like to know the source of all their grievances read the Quran ( Medina Phase Verses ) and the Hadiths where you will find that such grievances exist against anyone who does not share their heinous ideology ( masquerading as a peaceful religion), not only Jews.
Be Holy! 