I was laicized by no one.
My status as a teacher never changed;
The disbanding of a church
And the shuffling of its people
Dispersed into new assemblies
Is a feature of the Spirit’s movements.
He does what He wills apart from our thrills
Or objections to His choices and decrees.
Sometimes we are in for a squeeze
As He shapes us for higher matters.
Sometimes it shames; sometimes flatters.
Be happy to be a\u00a0 ball on the table
Smacked around by His pool stick.
He knows how to put you in that hole
And He is able to scrape and make you whole.
So up and at ’em after you’ve been down!
There is no time for you to lie around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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