Monday, July 28, 2008

THE CALLING...


THE CALLING
Many are Called... Few are Chosen
A Poem by Todd Burke (1950 - 2006)

It doesn't interest me what you do,
who you know, or how educated you are.
Show me . . .
If you can Trust and thereby be Trusted . . .
If you can Respect and thereby be Respected . . .
If you can do unto others as you would have done unto yourself.
It doesn’t interest me how much you have strained and struggled . . .
how much sorrow and pain have plagued your life . . .
how much you have betrayed or been betrayed.
Show me . . .
If you are ready to take responsibility for your creations . . .
for the events and circumstances that fill your life . . .
for the consequences of your thoughts, words and actions.
Show me . . .
If you are readily and actively cleansing your stream . . .
purifying the waters of your soul . . .
or is your pollution continuing to spill over –
poisoning yourself and those around you.
Show me . . .
If you are trouble and if trouble follows you wherever you go.
I’m not interested in your Story.
Show me Your Orientation . . .
Are you facing the Sun and allowing its’ beams to penetrate your soul . . .
or are you still hiding in the shadows . . .
ignoring what is lurking behind your veiled perceptions.
I don’t care what you have done to hurt yourself and others.
Show me . . .
If you are truly Repentant . . .
forsaking the ways of hate and seeking love and forgiveness . . .
Or do you only have Remorse that you have been seen and caught . . .
again and again and again!
Show me . . .
If you are Ruthlessly Honest and have abandoned your masks of deception . . .
living in the Light of Truth and Being Free!
I’m not interested in your sun sign,
where you were born,
or who did what when . . .
Show me . . .
If you can stand at the door of your life and hold “Sacred Space”.
Show me . . .
If you can allow in only thoughts that support the Deliberate Creation
of what you want . . .
or are you going to remain a victim of “random default creations” . . .
trampled under-foot by whatever appears at your threshold.
Show me . . .
If blame, rage, vengeance, and even murder still pulse through your veins . . .
and if you are still “not at liberty to say”!!!
Show me . . .
If you think you can wish and intend harm on another without it coming back on you and yours.
Show me . . .
If you are lost in the maze of your internal dialogue
or are you seeking your Crown!
It doesn’t interest me how you are when things are going your way . . .
Show me . . .
how you handle Adversity . . .
Do you React when you are inconvenienced . . .
or do you Respond to the challenge as an opportunity to stay centered . . .
to be strong and hold firm in the “KNOWING”.
Show me . . .
Can you trust the “Radiance” and surrender to the Flow . . .
Can you face obstacles and difficulties with an inner peace
and assurance “that all things work for good” . . .
Are you going to blame and accuse . . .
or have an attitude of gratitude for whatever comes your way.
Show me . . .
Are you struggling to live Life . . .
or are you Allowing Life to Live You!
One cannot BE for another . . .
You can only BE for yourself . . .
and so I AM!