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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: Banquet - deadline 8-16-12 10 am NY time (08/09/12)

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• TITLE: Private banquet on the backside... | Previous Challenge Entry
  By Linda Goergen
  08/16/12
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I was blind—so they brought me
to the old tent meeting

and placed me

on the backside—of the open side,
for safety’s sake, away from the isle

in case the spirit moved

while the preacher preached
sight to the blind

freely given if claimed by faith

by those born, defected,
seed of some sin, unknown

to them, until revealed

to give—give the preacher bid,
give it and claim it

to open heaven’s door

I turned my chair around
toward a nearby sassafras tree

basking in the root beer fragrance

so sweet, I wondered if the tree
retained the scent of Holy

like God’s breath

beckoning, joyously,
came the bird’s hymn, heavenly

music to my ears

superseding the tent roar,
it testified, majestically

like angels or the distant thunder

arousing, announcing, alerting
of His presence—I became aware

my foot stirred

the smell of earth,
my own creation, humbled me

and I was fed

my soul, my senses, gently, softly
feasted on the banquet

privately set for me

beyond the tent,
where they expected me to see

I tasted the Lord

as they sang,
“Bring down the rain” inside

a soft handed breeze outside

dripped raindrop wine upon my tongue.
I communed and refused to move

to join their dance

so they pitied me—their belief
of my lack of faith

bled through sorrowful voices

that would not listen,
as they led me away—all they could see

was me—unhealed

but I walked away glad—oh so glad,
I could not see the blind faces

that believed I missed God tonight.



1 Peter 2:2-3: Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Footnote: I pray no one is offended by the setting and content...If you are I apologize in advance! I definitely believe in healing and love revival meetings. I just don’t always agree with the approach of some people or groups that seems to want to keep God in a box. I know God touches and feeds people in His way, heals or doesn't heal for His reasons and works outside of, and in spite of, foolish and empty “religious” notions or rituals.

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