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Author: joelwitwer

Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from the side of Christ, wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee
From the malicious enemy defend me
In the hour of my death call me
And bidst me come to Thee
That with Thy saints I may praise Thee
Forever and ever.
Amen

An Ode to Plastic Jesus

Entombed in plastic
My lord speaks
Brought low by thrifty men
His dangerous words forgotten
Divinity branded
His glory exchanged for a bar code
Cosmic Creator constrained
With a tiny TM
The Lion of Judah
Pushed into a cage
The Lamb of God
Sacrificed at the altar of good taste
The voice of the prophet
Silenced for profit
As affluence pours
Not to the poor
But to the affluent
In a sad twist Jesus sold at the table
Of the money changers
No one hears the cries
From inside his plastic tomb
As onward Christian soldiers
March to war
We dream an American dream
Eyes shut to the kingdom vision
Followers of Jesus shopping in the city
With Jesus bound and gagged in the trunk
A day in the life of the church
Of the American empire

– Mark Van Steenwyk

My Motorcycle Diary

I just got back from my motorcycle trip through Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Swaziland. 22 days, 6 countries, and 5118km. Needless to say, I am happy to be back and it was a fantastic experience. I learned so much about myself, about my bike, and about God on the trip. I also did a lot of reading and writing so there will probably be more than the usual amount of text posts in the coming days. Enjoy!

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one,
for yours is the kingdom
and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.

“There are only two types of jobs in this world. There is the job where you shower before you go to work in the morning and there’s one where you shower when you get home at night and the world needs both.”