{"id":4855,"date":"2015-02-17T09:06:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T15:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=4855"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:48:56","slug":"anticipation-and-ashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2015\/02\/17\/anticipation-and-ashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticipation and Ashes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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tomorrow, everywhere:<\/p>\n

next to strangers<\/p>\n

friends,\u00a0neighbors<\/p>\n

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We form lines.<\/p>\n

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around blocks<\/p>\n

down church aisles<\/p>\n

arise and admit<\/p>\n

we sin, we suck<\/p>\n

we need more<\/p>\n

than good luck<\/p>\n

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We need God.<\/p>\n

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Love marks<\/p>\n

black truth<\/p>\n

creased skin<\/p>\n

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We all are part dirt.<\/p>\n

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for 40 days,\u00a0commit<\/p>\n

to fast, to strip<\/p>\n

purify. gone will be<\/p>\n

that which\u00a0clogs, prevents<\/p>\n

our made-for-God living.<\/p>\n

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Yes\u00a0Sweet Love,<\/p>\n

Change is coming.<\/p>\n

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