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Notes From The Fortress of Solitude



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Notes From The Fortress of Solitude

In the world of comic books, Superman had his place to retreat, the Fortress of Solitude. It was located near the North Pole, far away from the world's distraction and hectic pace. It was his secret place. I also have a secret, retreat place. It's a place to meet with a real-life hero, Jesus of Nazareth.

I used to call it "my cave", but it's not a place to escape from life, nor is it a hole in the ground. I don't run to it only when things go bad, or when I get wounded. When I'm there, I'm not in the dark. You see, it's a place filled with light. When I go there the atmosphere of Heaven surrounds me. It's where I find strength, strategies, and revelation. It's my high tower. It's my personal Fortress of Solitude.



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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

An Intercessor's Dilemma



An Intercessor's Dilemma

How, oh Lord,
should I pray?
Just what would You
have me say?
It would seem enough
to know your heart.
But it's just a launchpad in
an intercessor's art.



You share concerns and thoughts
with me.
Encouraging dialogue, so You
might see
How I might view a 
distressing matter -
To stand with You
when You are sadder,
As friend of God,
I hear You out.
Sometimes the whisper,
sometimes the shout.



But the finer art of the
stand-in-gapper
Is knowing when to
encourage as a clapper,
Or when to pray
You'll reconsider
Judgment's toll when
You are bitter.



How did Moses handle
this heavy weight?
As God's chum he'd
veer people's fate.



Sometimes Mercy sits
on Judgment's chest.
We ponder this to
know what's best -
To cry out Your Mercy or
stand with Your Judgment.



How did Habakkuk handle
Your burning?
You blazed in rage
beyond a turning.



Prayer's dilemma is
the thing I face -
In humility
to know my place.
Never trampling 
over that line.
When to hold back
my opine.



You are God and
I am clay.
Why would you want to
hear my say?
So complex -
can't figure You out.
Think I get You
then You change route.



To be Your close friend
demands a breaking.
Mix in the quaking
and a little shaking.
Breaking through grinding
is how I'm finding
the route to entrusting
has terrible busting.
Trembling under
my God's thunder,
Life's become
a sign and a wonder.



Even so...



God's trust in me
sets my heart free!
Yip! Yippee! Wheeeeeee!



Friendship lives on
a two way street.
Demanding time to
greet and meet.
But herein lies
the difference—
Your presence unfolds
my temperance.



I learned the lesson
do not break.
Don't stop flow
too much at stake.
This holy friendship
had its start.
Only difference?
we never part.



Walking with Him
when life is grim,
Allowing nothing
to git b'tween
Pregnant with presence
Tho' I'm a guy.
With purpose at hand,
and He knows full why.

- Tony Mujica © 2011
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2 comments:

  1. He promises intimacy
    All of Him
    for all of me
    and relationships are a two way street
    but me and He meet in the middle

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