Dis-aster"--Adam & We Choose Snake

by

Joris John Heise

That bold Jesus who is the merry side of me—
Confronts with courage all the "Dis" that tempts us—
He decides to create instead sweet shalom—
Instead of vague duty-dread in a lied disguise;
He opens now a new chance to dance,
And makes firm the "no" needed at each pause
When I can be a wholly human, edgy saint—
This Jesus who denies the ruses demons use.

Some startling miracles tempt truth to lie
While better miracles abound all around
In the daily intercourse of doing life:
While I co-create fresh days till death--awesomely ordinary.
Coy voice of snake and Satan comes
In seeming clarity of subtle ratiocination
Where promised bargains hiss sweet rewards;
It’s deeper-down, though, where God gets adored--
Where "no" needs to go to the instant choice—
That devil’s seed of hurried test
Which tries for little flash of small success
Instead of that final, endless being which is life

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