Yom Hashoah (21 April 2020)

Yom Hashoah  (Holocaust Remembrance Day - 21 April 2020)

Approximately 75 years ago
a hell on earth ended
6 million Jews have died
and numerous others too
6 million people that could have made a difference
in the world today
Here and there we find a story
a diary, a poem, written by those
but what about the rest?
The Lord was gracious to spare a remnant
of these Jewish people
His chosen nation
3 years later they have their own country
They built it up
the build and invent things
- used the world over
The Lord truely has blessed these people
Despite hardships they have gone through

Sadly though, many of them don't believe
their Messiah has come
Some of them do, but most don't.
May we continue to pray for them
to believe that Messiah has come!

Peter

Peter

Luke 22: 31-32 "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers."


Peter - tonight, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me(Jesus) three times.
No, Lord, never!
Rooster crowed twice
Peter cries

God knew what would happen - and told Him. But most of all - already prayed for him.

Three days later, the angels announcing to the three women, that the Lord is risen! Go tell His disciples, - and to Peter.

John 21 - The Lord appearing to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Made them a breakfast of fish and bread, blessing them too with a great catch of fish.

J: "Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?" 
P: "Yes Lord you know I love you"
J" "Feed my lambs"

Nature isn't locked in

Nature isn't locked in


We get locked in
Outside the birds sing
Pretty butterflies galore
Dance through the skies all over
We sit inside,
and plan when to go to the store

Going online
Telling everybody : "I'm fine"
Watching (videos of) penguins strolling through Simonstown
while sipping tea in our night-gowns

Dreaming of being outside, in the bush
we watch the webcams
Go through our photos of days gone by
and on our social medias, these we post

In our gardens we sit
taking photos of bulbuls, sunbirds and barbets
a butterfly or two on a marigold
and the spiderweb full of dewdrops

We bake
bread, and yet another cake
and dream of going to a lake
for a picnic
But the news, and the roadblock down the road
Remind us to rather stay at home



#LockdownChronicles  #Lockdown2020

April 2020

John the Baptist

John
A prophet
Prophesied about by Isaiah
announcing the coming Messiah
Preaching: Prepare your hearts
Repent from sins
Baptizing those who sincerely
Repent and believe
Warning all: Bear fruit
The axe is already at the root
The son of a Priest
Pointing to the crowds
The Perfect Sacrifice
The Lamb of God that takes away
the sin of the world
Once for all
Believe in Messiah


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Riana Odendaal
April 2020

Nicodemus

Nicodemus


Teacher of Israel
Searching
for the Giver of Life Eternal
Waiting
for the Messiah
Seeing prophecies fulfilled
Seeing the Man of God
but taking longer to understand
this Man is God
This is the long-awaited Messiah

May the Holy Spirit blows into the hearts
and opens the eyes
of the Nicodemuses of this world
May they find the Messiah