the water is low so we push the boats the fox, gamey and chewy elicits culinary felicity so we please our hosts with our gluttony what do we share what commonality in Sarawak, here up river and cultures apart how is it we share so much but cultures apart I know when I see my father-mother-brother-sister-uncle-auntie-cousin adoring the One whom I adore
Together Loving: A Perfect Day Warwick Allen Sunday, 1 June 2014
Before light Rooster's asleep As close to silence as this home knows I walk a well-trodden path To a sacred rendezvous That hidden place
My ears are open My tongue is loosed And I commune Deeply Undoubtedly Beautifully
With my Soul Lover My Big Brother My Redeemer The Reliever Of my care, all my fear My Dearest Dad My Provider My Path Finder And I hear, I always hear
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The rooster crows The sun breaks through Unveiling the glory of the new New day, new move God is here
I join with giants of the faith Together we invite Jesus to build His church We exalt We petition We hear We know The Kingdom of God has come And is coming To this place
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Breakfast is a group affair My wife, children and our new family Sisters, aunties, brothers, uncles And our children in the Lord
Talk is vibrant, buzzing Miracles of yesterday Expectations for today Of studies and sabbaticals Of triumphs in the battles
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A day of walking, meeting Praying, eating Teaching, living Together loving
A day of experiencing God leading, revealing Equipping and healing
A day in which the Spirit of the Lord works through us As He proclaims good news to the poor Freedom for prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind As He sets the oppressed free And outworks the day of the Lord's favour
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With evening comes celebration Of life and togetherness We have a feast And all are welcome Merriment and thanksgiving Eating, laughing Together loving
Dinner ate, dishes done The instruments come The singing starts The King is exalted By joyous and thankful hearts
A time for teaching follows For sharing lessons learned And a time for interceding Laying before the Lord each other's burden
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At the conclusion Of a day that saw Mountains thrown into the sea Sleep comes quickly It's restful and peaceful And always sufficient Such that I'm fully equipped To meet the challenges And to do the work Of the coming day
