My Diary August 2013 onwrds

 

 

 

You are but

a reflection

of others

When life pressures me

and things go wrong

and I get frustrated

and angry

and shoots of

salvos of

bitter words

and I dish out

pain and rebuke

as if I am

anything better

the one inside

me weeps

and gently

reminds me

you are loved

then I

stop

totally ashamed

and I count

mu blessings

coming down in

torrents

and I

know

my insecurity

is uncalled for

I am a child

of the Almighty

striving to

be perfect

when I fail

forgive me

I shall

keep on

trying

to make

my Father

proud

Peace and love be with you

my brothers and sisters

forever

Amen

doulos

 

King M

Maiherpri – King Moringa

 

 

 



The oil from the Moringa Oleifera nut was used by the ancient Egyptians. This extremely fast growing woody species (Moringa oleifera, Moringaceae)  could open up a new category of crops: “vegetable trees.” It also produces masses of very small leaflets that are boiled and eaten like spinach. Being so small, the leaflets sun dry in just a few hours and can then be put in a jar and stored for the off-season, a time when dietary minerals and vitamins are often scarce. Moringa seeds could be employed to make water safer for drinking and cooking.

Moringa Amphora - From the Tomb of Maiherpri:18th Dynasty Jars, Vases & Bowls This is especially significant, since the expensive oils which some of them held were usually among the first items to be stolen because they did not keep long. Some of the dockets attached to the jars indicated that they had contained b3k-oil, a very expensive commodity made from Moringa nuts. The calcite vase seen on the far right in this plate still contained about three quarts of rancid oil when it was discovered.

Moringa Amphora

 

I have a thing about rain.

So much so that I pray

about it.

last night I asked

My Father to give

me rain

I longed for his Voice in

the clouds

and now I am

writing this

with soft penetrating,

life-giving rain

on the sink roof

of my tiny office

My Father mostly

gives me what I ask

simply because

I love Him

Now the Image

It is about a tree

actually it

is about a seed

I ordered seeds

online

for the first time

received them

two weeks  ago

the week before I prepared

the beds in  the

garden hoping

and waiting for rain

Now I have both

seeds and rain

One specific seed

I did not order

for that I have to wait

it is a special seed

a seed that deserves

my patience,

my love and

my faith

a seed that carries

within

the knowledge

of healing,

of nurturing,

of purifying,

and of

protecting

Homo Sapiens

a seed used

for thousands of years

in Egypt and India

I am an Importer

and distributer

of Moringa leaf powder

but to me it

means more

it means life

it epitomises

my own

journey in life

I was "saved"

to do this

and My Father

blessed me

and planted this

idea-seed

in my being

so that is what I do

It sprouted

in me

and now it

is my task to

take it forward

being equipped

by abundant blessings

and rain and sunshine

and funds

and soil

Peace and love

be with you

my brothers and sisters

Forever

Amen

 

 Faithience

The japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) is a favourite species of bonsai growers. These trees, however, grew up in a thin gap of a granite rock, and are approximately 1000 years old. Their roots continously widen the gap in the rock.

 

Have patience

all parents know

how impatient children

will ask umpteen times

"Are we there yet"

Well I asked myself

"Are you there yet"

My answer was "No"

My journey may

last ten thousand years

or even more

My body will last

a minute fraction

and shall perish

so why fret?

My wife passed

a man on her way

to work

on a regular basis

she noticed he

was not well

had ugly sores on

his legs

she stopped one day

and gave him

a bottle of honey

and a packet of

moringa powder

an told him to mix

the honey with Moringa

and put it

on his wounds

she also told

him to drink the

powder

last week a woman phoned

she was looking for

my wife's red Hyundai

with our company logo

and finally saw it and

phoned her

The guy had diabetes

and his wounds would

not heal

He is now healed

and told the woman

about the red Hyundai

that stopped to help him

what the heck has this

to do with

patience/

I hear you ask

well it has to do

with faith

If you have faith

the size of a mustard seed

we all know the story

was it the placebo effect?

was it destiny?

a little bit of both

I would geuss

I know Moringa

heals

that is why I sell it

Then I look at the tree

splitting the rock

faithtiently

for the last

1000 years or so

when it succeeds

it would be true

to say

faith moves mountains?

I have to go

have mountains to move

you see

Peace and love be with you

my brothers and sisters

Forever

Amen

doulos

 

Imagine

 

John Lennon's song
and immediately
I hear a chorus
from the "religious"
to make known their
indignation
What does the Bible say?
And they immediately quote
umpteen verses
to prove you wrong
What the Bible says
my dear friend
is a field of study
best left to the wise
and God knows
there were preciously few
who "succeeded'
to say with finality
they know
"what the Bible say"
My own journey
into trying to
understand
what the Bible says
is a long
and lonely one
My father was a
Dominie
and later
a pastor
so I guess he knew
a little bit
about
what the Bible says
He left me his books
that taught him
what it says
I read them
studied them
and then embarked
on my own journey
to find
"The Truth"
When I was younger
I had the wander lust
and crisscrossed
our beautiful land
venturing onto
the less travelled
roads
I hitch hiked
and later used a motorbike
and later a car
I spent hours alone
in far of locations
always on my own
alone with my
thoughts
I was a dreamer
and I still am one
I dared to cross
the boundaries
of what others fear
I learned to
trust  my companion
loneliness
It gave me an understanding
about life
it freed me
from the indoctrination
of religion and culture
and class
I stopped listening
to other people's
"solutions"
their doctrine and dogma
their political conviction
their "Wise" advice
and I made it
I survived
and I grew
I am less
of a rebel
less of a
trouble maker
and more
at peace
with myself
Yes I believe
yes I am a Christian
yes I read the Bible
and yes
I think for myself
So John Lennon's
imagination
holds no threat
for me
there is nothing
sinister
in his words
I embrace it
because it
constitutes
a belief in love
peace and love
be with you
my brothers and sisters
Forever
Amen




New Leaf

He has fallen
and many gloated
He got what he deserves
he is in the gutter
he had so much going for him
I cannot believe
what has come of him
Well we as a family
are going through a crises
A crises long in the making
that started with a little green leaf
Call it what you like
dagga, ganja  etc.
the weed is destructive
There are many holy plants
in all religions
across the globe
People revere
these plants
use them to the benefit
of humankind
I know the debate
of legalising marijuana
and I know
some regard it
as a holy plant
then so should be, tobacco
so should be grapes and
barley and hop
although they are
all abused
to make toxic
concoctions
that can lead
to ill health
and even death
we call them
substances of abuse
the problem is
not with the leaf
it is with
the user or abuser
quote Genesis
for me till the
cows come home
if you are not
a wise person
even The Holy book
will hold danger for you
He believes
that is a God given gift
and it is destroying him
He even burned his bible
and spends his life
trying to make amends
in the library
trying to stuff
the wisdom
of the Holy book
into his dazed
brain
He even quotes it
and thinks
he is called
like so many
demented by
knowledge they cannot
digest or comprehend
When you play
with fire
you will be burnt
Ancient Chinese scholars
wrote that
continuous use
of the weed
for 100 consecutive
days will
enable you to
converse with
the spirit world
and therein lies
the rub
the line between genius
and  madness
is a thin one
Even the Bible
warns us
not to dabble
with what
we do not understand

Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!'' Jude 1.9

Now this man
under the influence of
hallucinogenic plants
enters a realm
he knows little
about
and his ignorance
and cognitive ability
could destroy him
'in this process
We pray for
his deliverance
and we pray
for a Higher Force
for Grace and forgiveness
He is not lost
not yet
he can turn
a new leaf
I know this
but for the Grace
of the Almighty God
it could have
been me
so I pray
May peace and love
and mercy
be with you
and may you be
set free
my brother
Amen
doulos