death of the ego

the mud they draped on my body

has pricked and penetrated my ego
through my clothing and skin
confirming vulnerability of my soul!

hence i pray that you install

in me the mind of Christ
to let go all that comfort
i seek while against pain i rebel!

help me drop off those outer garments

in which i put too much trust
until i stand, nay, hang in my loincloth
and to you, my soul, i learn to entrust!

assist me also to let go my spouse

my best support, and daughter
my greatest joy, and cease
crying for ties that ties me tight to my world!

inspire me to plod ahead in my path

though this winds through Golgotha
to enliven that undying truth:
true life seldom un-embraces an ego’s death!

three requests

grant me
the humility
that was in jesus
our ancestor
the strength to love
in all circumstances
and the wisdom
from above
to know myself

living the dying truth

the mud they slung on my body
has penetrated into my soul
through my clothing and skin
confirming my vulnerable mind

hence i pray that you install
in me the mind of christ
to let go all that comfort
i seek, while against pain i rebel

help me drop off those garments
in which i have put too much trust
until i stand, nay, hang in loincloth
and to you, my soul, i entrust

assist me to part my wife
my best support, and daughter
my joy, and stop my cry for ties
that ties me to a sore filled world

inspire me to plod ahead
in my journey to golgotha
that life through death
to enliven the dying truth