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The God Who Forgives

They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them, — Nehemiah 9:17 | New Living Translation (NLT) Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. All rights reserved. Cross References: Exodus 34:6-7; Numbers 14:4; Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:31; Psalm 78:11; Psalm 78:42

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warm and wet.

Moses struck me in two

Where the walls, glisten with the fish swimming.

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I’ve thought of these water walls, touching the sound

Held only by an, Unseen Power.

Like. Shit. Just walk through it?

Swaying on one of those crazy high bridges,

steps of tiny slats, buckling under the weight.

Except. Except, my bones wouldn’t break.

Lungs, instead, full of liquid.

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I’ve wondered, and felt, the ripples in these walls. The way the Sunshine makes it glitter.

Like jewels, or childrens’ eyes.

It would embody and a rainbow.

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But then I think of the carriages, there must be hundreds of horses.

How many off-to-war-men, shielded from blades but smothered in mud. Still pink, from being freshly dead?

Their bodies, they would float?

Near the surface or sunk in sand?

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Moses, that dude. I’ve always thought of red.

Robes wrapped around him, like some Leonardo.

I bet he was wicked tan. And had the hands of a working man. All that packing, and praying…

I’ve never envied Moses and all of his works. Life must have been a constant of crazy.

Dealing with them stiff-necked men. With their idols of gold, wood, numbers or stone.

Hungry bellies and tired faith.

Endless sand.

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Then I’m back on the shore, where I can see the bright clear sky.

The God Who Forgives

And they refused to hear, and they did not remember Your wonders that You did among them; and they hardened their necks and appointed a leader for returning to their slavery in Egypt. And You are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, long of nostrils and abounding in loving devotion—and You did not forsake them. — Nehemiah 9:17 | Berean Literal Bible (BLB) The Berean Literal Bible © 2016 by Bible Hub and Berean Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Exodus 34:6-7; Numbers 14:4; Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:31; Psalm 78:11; Psalm 78:42

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The God Who Forgives