My kids, they prophecy daily,
young men recount their visions,
pensioners dream their dreams,
fired up for holy mission.
I wonder about those like me
caught in our middle ages.
What did Joel have in mind
for men in mid-life crises?
God tells me I'm still chosen,
I still do qualify
to bear ripe fruit, to share good gifts,
to live without compromise.
So as the last days come much nearer,
as our mission nears completion,
you'll find I pray more readily
to herald his coming kingdom.
Apr 29, 2022
Apr 29, 2022 at 1:12 PM UTC
My kids, they prophecy daily,
young men recount their visions,
pensioners dream their dreams,
fired up for holy mission.
I wonder about those like me
caught in our middle ages.
What did Joel have in mind
for men in mid-life crises?
God tells me I'm still chosen,
I still do qualify
to bear ripe fruit, to share good gifts,
to live without compromise.
So as the last days come much nearer,
as our mission nears completion,
you'll find I pray more readily
to herald his coming kingdom.
Acts 2:17-18 quotes the prophet Joel:
17 “ ‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
