NEWAGEDEN!

23

The year we met

Gods best tempt yet

In the land of Kony

I won trick pony.

Man from the south

Shooting his mouth

Alonging that thing

Got you in my ring.

Flying high wonder

Got your new number

Jumping all my hoops

Without a single "oops!"

ChristinEden her name

She grows Gods fame

Abba her Care Warden

Dunking every Jordan.

;~pikipikipoet

Reflections on a Name

In Africa a mother is known by the name of her first child. In Swahili I would be 'Mama Zeke' or 'Toto Zeke' in Karamojong. When I learned this during my time in Karamoja I thought on how the woman as an individual seems to get lost in her role as a mother. When she takes on a husband and bears children for him, she no longer has her own unique name but is known only as the mother of her children. She is defined and known by this role of being a mother.

As I was reading the opening chapters of Exodus a few days ago I was struck by the wonder of our great God! God is revealing His ways to His servant Moses. God tells Moses that He sees the affliction, hears their cry and knows the suffering of the Israelites. God, in His graciousness, has a plan to rescue and save them from their oppressors. Moses asks God to provide a defining name for Himself to give to the Israelites. God answers “Say to the people of Israel, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob has sent me to you.' This is My name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations..” The all-powerful Creator and Sustainer of the universe defines Himself by His relationship to His people. Time and time again God refers to Himself as the God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of David, God of Israel,...God of Eden. God chooses to identify with lowly man. He takes on the name of His people and shares His great name with us. Thank you Abba!

Papacity

Papacity ~ a brand new word describing the sum combination of Papa's passion for the gospel, his tenacity, his capacity. And by no means least the population of Howards he and Mama have birthed physically and spiritually, who, by the grace of our Heavenly Papa will take up a block or two in the future heavenly city of the Redeemed of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The poem below, penned for the celebration of my father-in-law's 60th has elements of our courtship and his significant role in it etc. Our thanks and love to you today Mr Michael Howard!

Papacity.

Here's to you Papa

Tupenda ukaa hapa

Building your legacy

Maryland neo-papacy.

Post our African stew

She for Liberty tower flew

For a super power wait

While we kneed our fate.

Trip of grace gifted

A household shifted

To Little Women vanned

Busy playing my hand

In an Eden of veracity

You blessed my tenacity

Past a flashing sword

Her you let me toward.

Yet God was with us all

No-one dropped the ball

Talked out defence/attack

Off to Heinz field on track

After a week's insight

Learning the dance right

Map Papa's way outta town

When Garmin let us down

Two wed became one

New home under the Son

Hard Papa to let her go

But God had Zeke to know!

He and his kin shall hear

Your faith spoken clear

Christ Jesus to us passed

Bearing fruit to the last.

;~pikipikipoet

Hoping to add a pic later, but work is calling...