A Thought Poem

(help for the hollow men)

Did you ever notice how everyone tries to "prove" how "right" they are about many things they do not actually know  with real certainty. ?

Truly, this is mostly mere foolishness and vanity.

we know that we are mortal and we die.

we know we have this guilt and emptiness inside.

we are the hollow men.  let's admit it.

and only women and children, … and GOD

seems capable of filling the deep, deep, and unavoidable void.

We are the hollow men. searching for some meaning

and significance in a world gone mad

with self serving lust that utterly defiles all that it touches such that all that should Be

is pitifully tarnished and twisted beyond recognition.

We are the hollow men. Who or What will change or transform this awful aching alienation?

We who secretly fear  utter aloneness more than death.

What can be done for us?

TO WHOM shall we go?

Suddenly, a thought, - a hope beckons

at a near yet transcendent distance:

A Thought, - A Voice:

"your Home, your Shalom was lost long ago

when you decided that your will  would be your own god." – "that you would have a dream, - an existence outside of and apart from Me,"

said The EternaL One.

"Return to Me

And I Will fill your void

With Hope & Truth & Love & Reality:

For I AM

The Life,

The Way,

The Truth That Lives Forever."

all else, - all else  is but a vain and passing shadow of flickering lights … and chasing after the wind…

Again He spoke, "you do not know (nor truly understand) what you think (or profess) you know

UNTIL you have come to a Knowledge of Me

Through surrender

To The only I AM.

"your" "i am" will not Be, but will cease

UNLESS

you find and rightly acknowledge Me."

said The LORD YahOvah-GOD.

"man without GOD is a vain, - a tragic and very foolish thing.

And so often: even the very religious  miss Me,"

 said The LORD.

A question for you now, my friend:

What will you do? What will you say? When GOD, - The Measure of all,  - The Moral Center and Sovereign of the Universe, - calls you to account?

will you strut your stuff?  will you "mightily defend" yourself?  and then tell Him "how worthy" you truly are." ?

Truly, will you even DARE to open your mouth before Him. ?

Pure, Radiant, unblemished Righteousness: 

 REALITY & TRUTH.

No pretense. No shadows. No excuses.

In THAT awesome Moment: will you have an Advocate to exonerate? … … or a prosecutor to convict and condemn? … which will it be ?

Which will it be?

Long ago, The Perfect Victim and Substitute said,

 (speaking to all)

"no one comes to [is reconciled to] The Father

EXCEPT BY ME."  … no one.

Please understand the truth:

you don't appeal to "your own" "innocence"

or "righteousness" or "your" "goodness."

 not at all.

you are a hollow man (with many excuses), …

And yet  JESUS says, "Come unto Me." …

… and then He leaves the choice to you.

What will you do? What is your answer?

your  heart, … your  very  soul  must give  the answer.

And He will perfectly & righteously

 Judge accordingly.   

        Len Hummel    11/16/2008

For Clearlight Ministries

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