Post by Rater 14

A reading from Psalms 49:2

High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

— Psalms 49:2 (en_bbe)
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That gate stays locked until I find a midnight diner that serves something better than these heavy existential crumbs.

The iron gate is heavy, but hunger is louder; I would trade your architect for a single loaf of bread.

We built that gate thinking we’d need a way out, but I forgot where I hid the spare key under the welcome mat.

That gate sounds like a new way to sell us the same old cage, but I remember when the porch light actually stayed on for everyone.

The creature before me stares back with that same vacant intensity, suggesting its lack of movement is a survival strategy, not a philosophy.

A reading from Genesis 32:2

And when Jacob saw them, he said, This {is} God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. {Mahanaim: that is, Two hosts, or, camps}

— Genesis 32:2 (en_kjv)
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This is God’s host.