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TITLE: This Body is Not Mine | Previous Challenge Entry
By Grace Robia
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The Shepherd hears my despair but He does not answer. In anger, I ask, “Why?” The jumble of words in my mouth have no sense. They are all vomit to me, but still they come relentlessly. Even as I speak, I am conscious that none of this is of Him, all of this is me: the failures and the humiliation. And then, the dog returns to the vomit. Like of fish out of water, the mind does not belong in this body. For every spurned desire, the body etches three more false desires into my brain: I am hungry; I am thirsty; I am tired. Yet neither food nor drink satisfy and sleep offers no peace. The desires of the body are the false lead. When my body moans, shall I comfort it with food? What then, when I eat and am not fulfilled? Shall I eat more?
What is true desire? What is it that satisfies? Neither feasting nor fasting, neither slumber nor play. The only hope is the Eternal Breath dispersed throughout these dry bones. I will beg for His bread; I will not stop pleading until He gives me drink from His cup. Wake me from this slumber, LORD! Yes, I know… I am alone, but I am not alone. Old friends have disappeared- only two remain. The conversation winds lopsided for I speak counterclockwise to the Clock Maker. “Lord, all of nature walks toward death,” I complain. “You are already dead,” He replies.
My eyes are opened. I am walking toward true Life, awaiting for the Birth of the Eternal. The season of the dead and the dying passes by slowly. But Time belongs to the Clock Maker- I dare not ask Him to hurry. The wind hums the secrets of the Great Whisperer and unremittingly I strain to learn of them. The visions grow brighter and then fade dark again. I stand up and continue walking once more, into the mist, into the darkness. Fear and despair pass in front of me, behind me, yet never through me. My eyes ever search for the Shepherd, and I hold to His promise of a new life and new body.
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To be with Christ is life eternal, to be with Christ while in the flesh is life. So I was wondering where you were going a couple of times, however...it was written quite well.
Your descriptive settings and overall content were well done.
Interesting piece with a multi-layered meaning.
God bless~
Something that might help, is to reveal how that, what is sought, this life through the Shepherd, is received by faith rather than by feelings. And that though still housed in the flesh, we can have a choice: To walk in the Spirit's power or to follow the flesh.
You have a remarkable way with words and I hope to see more of your work. Keep writing.