“The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”-Alexander Fraser Tytler
(Every Praise)
Now oh Judea before what rides, a strain of white lightning across the Galilee sky. G_D of all your mercy before you I rise in every praise.
200 years of lies and scorn, against the better reasons we all are born, how will we rise to greet the day from years of nightmare, of nuclear decay. 200 years of crazy thoughts, anarchist dreams of the fiddler’s knot, of that purgatory that knows no end, a socialist dream, a socialist sin. Where are you when black shirts come, to deliver your daughters to prosecute your sons. Know it now, know it true when they come for the weakest, they come for you. Oh believer, oh my heart, know thy love when all this starts. Know thy faith, honest true, what is forever starts in you. 200 years a circle starts, look toward the future is it dark? Clap your hands is it still dark?
If I had a telescope, in that saw real time, I would train it skyward and look for the shine. I would send it forward through present gloom, 200 years beyond our ruin. What would I see, what would I know? Would we be mortal, or demons without a soul? Would we still dance, or move around, would we have ego’s or would we be a part of a collective sound? For the want of an answer then I pray, for the need of a vision I turn my back on this day. For an open conversation I kneel and I say “YOU are my G_D”. For an open conversation I kneel and I say “YOU are my G_D”.
200 years of going before the storm, finding you in lightning in a different form. Finding you in weakness when I cannot see there you are in all that I believe. Night birds calling before the end of time, plague and persecution from what we thought was kind. Not an ideology or personal belief there you are. Going forward now from way back then. 200 years backwards and 200 till then, you are light eternal, the better of sin, you are every praise. Now oh Judea before what rides, a strain of white lightning across the Galilee sky. G_D of all your mercy before you I rise in every praise.
200 years of what we are. Bowing in our terror of what we see afar, every cloud, every thought, every praise. Oh, my creator of thought and psalm, oh my creator of thought and dream, bring me to you where I can see. Where I can see. Every praise of thought from inside of me, past present future to the ides that be. 200 years that goes beyond me, let light be. Every revolution before the dawn, sing hallelujah our inward song, oh my little children that our yet to be. Sing every praise. Sing every praise.
(Every Praise)
“I said it in the darkness, as the change flew under head. G_D is not changing, and neither is he dead.” – 08.17.20 – דָּנִיֵּאל
Stark prose, Daniel.
It’s difficult to get beyond the quote from Alexander Fraser Tytler. The idea that the USA is almost 250 years old, and everything I see from my Canadian armchair ….
well, I just hope your 200 years aren’t up!
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Thank you Resa, as usual you peg me where I am at. It is the 200 years before us that my faith looks forward to my friend. It’s going to be a blast. 🙂
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Amazing and prophetic my brother, every praise to Hashem the 200 years to come will fill all his praise. One of your best. Shalom, Den
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Indeed every praise. Thank you brother, I always look forward to your comments. 🙂
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My pleasure, wishing you and your dear family the best my brother.
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A stunning work Daniel, both scary and sad until I got to the end, then it was victorious.
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Thank you Jane. Hopefully the victorious part sticks. 😉
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I am praying for it! 🙂
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There are no loose ends in your writing genius my friend only blessings and this is truly one. Well done.
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Hi Scott, thank you for a generous compliment. I am humbled that you are blessed by this piece. Thanks again.
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Your welcome Daniel, I am blessed by every piece you write. Great work you do.
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Apocalyptic prose to a certain extent, but you bring down the hammer when you map out a way to get through the end of the world. Happy I am on your side. Shalom sweet Daniel. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you Heather, I am happy to be on your side as well. 😉 Hopefully we have another 200 years or so to go before the end of the world.
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I am shooting for the 200 years. 😉
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You and me both. 😀
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Incredible prose Daniel, with some deep provoking thoughts to ponder.
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Thank you Karen, I am thrilled that you found this piece thought provoking. I am humbled by your comment..
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Very welcome! 🙂
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Dearest Daniel,
I read the following while listening to that wonderful song, and I thought this is you. This is who you are. “Oh, my creator of thought and psalm, oh my creator of thought and dream, bring me to you where I can see. How incredible.
❤
Ruby
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Hi Ruby, What a wonderful thing to say. I hope you are right. I pray you are right. Thanks again my dear friend for your wonderful feedback. 🙂
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I have been out of pocket for a few days Daniel and have meant to get back to you with a your welcome. I am looking forward to your next wonderful writing.
❤
Ruby
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Fantastic prose.
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Thank you Heidi, so happy you liked this piece. 🙂
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You always make me think my young friend. We find ourselves in dark times, and faith filled missives such as you write are greatly needed. Thank you. Bill
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Hi Bill, Thank you for your comment. They are truly dark times but perhaps there have been dark times before upon this planet much darker than this. I look forward to the 200 years ahead. 🙂
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I do too my young friend, and you are very welcome. Bill
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Powerful writing, that incorporates a critical look at history and a blessed view toward the future. This was amazing.
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Thank you Cheri, I appreciate your view on the post and agree with it. Its easy to criticize 🙂 where we have been and possibly even more difficult to look toward a positive future but me must.
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Amen to that and especially in these difficult times. Thank you for an encouraging message.
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You are welcome.
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This is dark in many ways yet it is light filled in many more ways. Very encouraging. 🙂
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Thank you Delta for reading and commenting. I am happy you found the encouragement in the piece. 🙂
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The beginning quote got to me, and I wondered where you were going to go from there. The positive message you end with and then the music video is uplifting. Well done Daniel. 🙂
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Thank you Ryan. Sorry for the long pause on my reply.😁
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Not a problem my friend. Hope all is going well.
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Amazing write Daniel. Your faith must be incredibly strong.
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Hi Blsire, thank you for your wonderful comment. My faith probably a little weaker than most. My stubbornness however is quite fine. 😉
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My husband tells me the same thing about me. 😉
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❤ your writing, this piece is so right on!
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Thank you Sally, so happy you liked this.
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🙂 Your welcome!
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A surreal masterpiece Daniel. Plenty of spiritual warnings and blessings in this piece. I thank you for it.
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Daniel this was a gripping piece. One that its meaning will stick with me, in reflection as well as looking forward 200 years. Thank you.
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You walk a special road my friend that absorbs very much. Fortunately for many of us we get to read what you digest. 😉
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❤ 🙂
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Your words are much more somber from what you usually write. Still the depth of what you think is something we should all pay heed to. The video was excellent.
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Keep them coming mate. This one definitely stung with righteous truth.
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“Every revolution before the dawn, sing hallelujah our inward song, oh my little children that our yet to be. Sing every praise. Sing every praise.” The best line of it all!!! 🙂
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I usually tend to look toward the future with a jaded eye, but your post turned me around. The future will be blessed. Amazing writing Daniel.
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Excellent writing!
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This post and the music associated with it makes me feel like everything is going to be okay. Thank you. 🙂
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Tremendous revelations and truths being delivered in your post these days. I look forward to each one. Thank you Daniel.
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I too feel a change coming on Daniel. You have reflected the past to present accurately, even stunningly. The future will be blessed, for our children’s sake it must be. Bless you and your family during these rare times we are experiencing.
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The beginning quote is gripping, the ending quote is eternal. This was an amazing write Daniel. ““I said it in the darkness, as the change flew under head. G_D is not changing, and neither is he dead.””
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Daniel this is a masterful piece of writing, I am continually impressed by your ability to make the abstract come to life.
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Every Praise!
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winds of change as seasons turn round and round …. i hope we passed the year of atonement, your thoughts give me hope 🙂
Blessings
mary
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Thank you Mary Rose for your kind comment, Foundation, grace, belief, compassion and a touch of magic is what we have. 😉
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