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Like day and night, two warring states
Exist in daily life
The first speaks clearly to the flesh
To lust and appetite
Chaos rules, when in its thrall
We find our lives consumed
We find no peace, no resting place
Our spirits are entombed
The second state, invisible
Like gossamer it seems
To barely hold our consciousness
It tickles us in dreams
Yet only there may peace be found
Midst crashing waves of doubt
God's kingdom is embodied there
Still sleeping, in the boat.
As fear wins out, we take control
We strongly man the oars
And navigate, between the shoals
Of famine, hatred, wars
But peace, it still eludes our grasp
When we are at the helm
For peace has never made its home
Outside the Godly realm
King David learned this lesson well
When from his son he fled
Let Absolom take over all
His fortress, wealth and bed
"Thy will be done," he said to God
"May heart and mind abide
"In Kingdom matters rather than
"My worldly, foolish pride."
Surrendered then, King David found
His case was not so grave
Despite his exile far from home
His domicile a cave
Within those walls he wrote the words
Synonymous with calm
That ages hence would be seen as
The most beloved Psalm
By pastures green, by waters still
My shepherd always leads
In valleys dark, on evil paths
Jehovah intercedes
When Christ awakens on this boat
He steers us off the shoal
And in His kingdom, not in ours
The Lord restores my soul
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