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Where is my body?
Where is my body?
(Contemplative questions of the judgment of God)
By Bishoy Michael
Where is My body, tell Me
One Body I want to see
Bring Me back My limbs
From the life of sins
Where are My children oh bishop?
Do you pray for them when you look up?
And do you see their blood when you look down?
How did you greet them, with a smile? Or with a frown?
Where are My children oh priest?
Don’t you know their repentance is a feast?
To my children what have you done?
Did you accept them? or did you shun?
Where are My children oh servant?
Did you seek them or did you say “I can’t”?
Did you show them who I am by your actions?
Or did you follow the worldly fashions?
Where are My children oh parent?
Did you lead them to me, or forget what I sent?
Did you show them the joyful life with Me?
Or tell them to be whatever they want to be?
Where is your wife oh husband?
Did you lead her according to my command?
What about you oh wife?
Did you help him in his spiritual life?
What about you oh sibling?
Or of my judgment you weren’t thinking?
Did you help your family happily?
Or help them run faster away from me?
Where are your friends, My friend?
did you help them seek Me to the end?
or did you leave them to their own trend?
tell me, are you a true friend or do you just pretend?
What about you my child?
Why did you run, why have you reviled?
Why don’t you comply when I seek you?
Don’t you know I am to whom the glory is due?
Come back to me
All my limbs and body!
Leave your sins behind!
Seek me and you will find!
neshkor Allah, akhadana el barka!
(Contemplative questions of the judgment of God)
By Bishoy Michael
Where is My body, tell Me
One Body I want to see
Bring Me back My limbs
From the life of sins
Where are My children oh bishop?
Do you pray for them when you look up?
And do you see their blood when you look down?
How did you greet them, with a smile? Or with a frown?
Where are My children oh priest?
Don’t you know their repentance is a feast?
To my children what have you done?
Did you accept them? or did you shun?
Where are My children oh servant?
Did you seek them or did you say “I can’t”?
Did you show them who I am by your actions?
Or did you follow the worldly fashions?
Where are My children oh parent?
Did you lead them to me, or forget what I sent?
Did you show them the joyful life with Me?
Or tell them to be whatever they want to be?
Where is your wife oh husband?
Did you lead her according to my command?
What about you oh wife?
Did you help him in his spiritual life?
What about you oh sibling?
Or of my judgment you weren’t thinking?
Did you help your family happily?
Or help them run faster away from me?
Where are your friends, My friend?
did you help them seek Me to the end?
or did you leave them to their own trend?
tell me, are you a true friend or do you just pretend?
What about you my child?
Why did you run, why have you reviled?
Why don’t you comply when I seek you?
Don’t you know I am to whom the glory is due?
Come back to me
All my limbs and body!
Leave your sins behind!
Seek me and you will find!
neshkor Allah, akhadana el barka!
Comments
cricket.... I'm sorry I don't know what you mean!
yousiegtennis... thank you, but its intended for everyone, so its for a person with ADHD, or a person who can hold lengthy contemplation...
neshkor Allah... akhadna el baraka!
The only thing that I may suggest is to rephrase just a bit the 1st introductory paragraph, but it's all beautiful honest.
GBU
Do you have any other talents?
Yeah!! Have you seen his paintings!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!
That's pretty good. You do Coptic icons?
Yes he does Coptic Icons.
He hired me to be his official spokesperson.
Yes he does Coptic Icons.
Does he have plans for a new book? or a show?
Is he running for president?
DRUM ROLLS EVERYONE!!
thank you spokesperson... I guess I "picked" well! lol I'll give you a raise next time! but really you are too kind...
John thank you, if you have any suggestion I would love to hear it...
yousiegtennis, finally! thank you for the kind words!
certifiedorthodox... lol thank you for the kind words, sadly I am not running for presidency... of the nation that is!
but i do write icons, paint pictures, sculpt, anything and everything with art...
I'm getting my producer's license with Comcast cable, with which I will be making a show about different religions of the world in the states...
also I have a few shows in the process, one is "bring me back my limbs", and there is one about monasticism, and another which is going to be a "Coptic soap opera" among a few ideas...
I have already written a few novels for the Coptic youth, along with some plays...
and right now I'm touching up, and researching to finish a book about relationships... which is for life in relationships with boy/girlfriend, spouse, etc...
all this is through the Grace of our Lord... I just try to use my talent to the fullest for His glory! but why did I mention all of this, is if anyone wants to help out... quite a few projects here!
neshkor Allah, akhadna el baraka!