About You (Brian Zahnd) - Unseen Existences: Day 45

A five-minute Christian meditation and lectio divina practice on Philippians 2:13, with Brian Zahnd's poem "About You" from Unseen Existences. Day 45 of the Unseen Existences series.

Scripture Philippians 2:13 (NRSVUE) For it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Refrain Let God talk to me about me.

Poem Brian Zahnd, "About You," from Unseen Existences Let God talk to you About you For if you imagine God talking to you About her or him, those or them You're on the fast-track to Pharisee City And life there is anything but pretty Some of the worst stuff I ever heard Began with these arrogant words: "God told me to tell you" Let God talk to you About you It's a bit of good counsel I try to let God talk to me About me Because my worst enemy Is not her or him, those or them But me So Jesus, save me From me It's not the enemy without But the enemy within Who will do me in Lord Jesus, save me From me And what about you? Well, I have some good news Jesus believes in you It's true So cast off that heavy yoke That miserable constraint Where you think You have to Set everybody straight You don't Have to Let God talk to you About you Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.