Coming Home

Where we began

Infinite God of many faces
reflected in all races
expressions of you to be true
You knew what would be
could we see?
when we became
lost in fame
maimed with our iniquities
that we would sigh........
desperately cry
and why?
to find you
even though you knew you'd be found
So profound!
For deep deep deep you left a trace
experiencing space
to pull yourself back from a journey
I SEE!
Its you and me
I knew we can be
together forever
until we take another trip
that's hip
It's all a game
fame, pain, loss, gain words.....
EXPERIENCE..... EXPERIENCE..... EXPERIENCE....
I take my place
I'll run the race
I see you, I see my face
Your looking in a mirror, I blink, you wink
In this some sink.......but never drown
What goes down when all goes around?
Hand heals foot
eyes open all take a look
and all say hey!
its all about US
What's the fuss?
There was no divide
hey I lied
But now I know what it is to be
innocence to maturity
Back to the child
eyes open wide
Now I will abide in obedience
Makes sense
no pretence
Off the throne that wasn't my own
You have shown me a picture of ETERNITY

Leanne


My Inner Companion

Lost to passing passengers,
thoughts return back,
like some hungry ghosts

Harried from pillar to post
turning towards the you
inside me, this us-nous

In all things radiating out
beyond the lesion of neglect,
brokering a renewed love

I drew comfort from your arm around
my shoulder,
my soul heading home
my inner companion.


Posted by 67paintings on September 28, 2012

Can you leave the boat?

His holiness the Dalai Lama wrote the following

 "All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether".

A wise man of our time!
As a person who has engaged in Christianity yet always reticent to adopt any label I believe Christ as he is personified in the new testament would agree

 He himself a fellow traveller lifted himself beyond the confines of the religion and culture of his time.....clearly understanding his own nature and so pointed a way. There is a wonderful story in the bible where Jesus asks one of his disciples to leave the boat and walk on the water.....I personally equate this to taking a step beyond religion ....the boat being the religion . This is however a great step and a very individual process.....For some the safety of the boat is still needed and indeed helpful...for others not...we are all on a journey

This is written for those whom would claim to have a monopoly on the truth

True hope is placed in things not seen

beyond our visions , beyond our dreams

beyond our cares and worldly affairs

beyond our tears and through our fears

As if children of truth drinking through straws knowing little of the wine our God pours

embodied in flesh, clinging to what we see

and if what we see is taken away

what we believe comes to disarray

We stumble we fall we judge we divide

to prove ourselves right we say others have lied

It is time to go beyond the doctrines of men

From 20th century Pharisees to fishers of men

from the threshing floor to the open door

from the law of Saul to the revelation of Paul

Can we see facets of truth in ALL?

Can we be rooted, immovable and still

centred completely in our higher will?

Can we shed light to the darkest of minds ?

whilst trusting that God to give sight to the blind

Can we let go of what we think we know?

let our minds be renewed as white as snow

Can we radiate knowing and joy through trials?

let our actions be the first to cause others to smile

We live in a time where people must see

this world is transient, yet eternal are we

the image of our maker with divine authority to manifest peace wherever we may be

A social order with no veil of confusion

united hearts can tear down illusion

Love in action is service to mankind

patience and trust transcends the cleverest of minds

So let us not engage in the arguments of men

our actions speak louder when we are loving them

Christ you are indeed a light in our hearts

lets consider your life as a work of art

painted on the walls of eternity

speaking to us all individually........

Leanne 1998

Oh to be still.....

Imagine three friends all inside

WILL , EMOTIONS and of course MR MIND

from the same family yet each plays apart

When they discover that they are one

each allows the other to have fun

neither one trying to control

each one playing their role

all three shake hands

and function properly in this land

sometimes one follows the other

and the other agrees to see

and this in my experience seems to be a journey

Now when my god the divine in me speaks directly to all three

there is no dialogue .....no attempt to agree

just peace and unity where none function separately

Now when I am blessed and this happens to me

its as if no human eye can see

this heavenly place I find and just.....BE

When I come back and return to all three

each with their separate identity

It seems from this , its easier for them to agree

and so I feel one step further on a journey

the conversation between all three

more excited by what they see

and so it is they seek to do, be, see and feel

all the divine has told them is real

The divine being the LIFE which binds them together

building a relationship that can never sever

and so these friends inside of me link directly to the trinity

and the word is spoken into me

heaven and earth fall away

Three friends inside come out to play......

From this I conclude my god is always with me but when these friends are in disagree its simply harder for me to SEE

Leanne 1998

Illusions of Lust

I don't want to be fooled by the illusions of lust

to lose myself in someone else

to create a reality where there is no trust...... in oneself.

I don't want the lies, rules and ties

treading me down, making me drown

in my own fears...... no tears

I don't want to be walking on eggshells

and relating a story that never tells

the truth

I don't want any promises of love

that come from the ego and refuse to let go

causing confusion.....disillusion

I don't want raw sex, lacking in feeling

to waste my time stealing ....energy

I don't want to participate in what was love turned to hate

or to move on someone else's path

reaping only the aftermath

I don't want to run your race

to look for the jack and turn over the ace......for what?

I don't want to look to you

to fill the void that resides inside of me

I don't want distractions, reactions to words

bordering on absurd

high expectations and stilted relations

I want freedom of expression..........

Leanne 1996

Closer than we think

At the time this was written I was meditating regularly on the bible and its teachings. I could never conform to the idea that one religion holds the monopoly on truth over another and have always been reticent to label myself a Christian or to adopt any other label for that matter. I have however through my own searching  developed a love for the person of Jesus and his message to the world which I feel is far simpler than some would have us believe. Jesus to me is our fellow traveller . He was able to realise his true nature and ultimate connection to all.

Many are realising we are far more than can be sensed by the human faculties. We are multidimensional beings and cannot be limited by time or space.
                          We can DREAM, we can SEE we can LOVE infinitely!



This was written a in the style of automatic writing in that I held the pen and the following flowed without much thought over a period of 5 minutes.........so maybe a message from that very traveller?

Is God a distant God or has he touched your hand?
Do you know what our father is doing with all the nations in this land?
He's drawing a people to his side
He's drawing the nations to be his bride
Do you know the reality of this ?
That Jesus accomplished all of this
He came to the earth a REFLECTION of GRACE, as God the son, that all Gods people would meet with the ONE, the ONE who sent him
Our father above who's presence is given to us with such LOVE
He is not far he is near, the veil is torn we need to hear
Know the truth and the truth shall set you free, its you and him for ETERNITY
Many people are waving their hands looking waiting for a distant land
Others are lost hands fixed to their sides, condemnation weighs them down they belong to the father of lies
God gave me a vision which left me know decision. He baptised me with LOVE fully immersed alone at night we have rehearsed the sounding of a trumpet call, the restoration of his people as before the fall
And now I know who I am, I am inscribed in the palm of his hand I know heaven is not a distant land
Come with me paint a picture of UNITY
Recognise the power of the cross in eternity
Can you see? or are you still searching to  be free?

The lord says YE ARE GODS,  know who you are, I am the bright and morning star , there is no limit as to how far I will go to reap what my father has sown
Yet I come to serve not to be served
It has never been about what you can do to deserve such LOVE, such UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
It is my nature to LOVE
I am beside you call me your friend
I am with you in the beginning I am with you at the end
When I walked the earth in my physical form my disciples called me master
My desire was for them to be free to know our father intimately
I spoke to my friends in different ways, some in parables , some in fables. I spoke to some as if babes.
For some the road seem so defined   (religion)  as they sought to be with me yet only in mind.
Do you know how I long to be the friend of all?
To fill our mansions is the fathers call.
That's how we were before the fall
Do you know how it troubles me when you worship me from afar?
How can I reach you and share with you a smile when shame walks with you mile after mile?
Take my hand we'll walk side by side
Our father accepts us WE ARE THE BRIDE
The spirit and the bride say come..........
Walk on the water where there's no road defined, only you  I and our father combined
Heaven and earth shall fall away, no more tears no more pain
Please be real and call me your friend, yes I was a reed which did not bend
Yet I am lowly and gentle at heart
Don't make me an idol and forsake the true art of love.
Which is the basis of our COMMUNION such deep UNION.
Where intimacy is felt and secrets are shared with the ones who have taken those first steps and dared to call me friend

If you cannot see what it is I say, do not be afraid, simply pray and I will lead your way
For I know your thoughts and I know your hearts
I know the things which hinder many
For I have suffered at the hands of men yet still I found room to LOVE them.
I saw the crowds and was moved with COMPASSION
I called on my father and allowed him to fashion in me something so beautiful, yet so hard for some to see
They put me to death, I wept for them in pain and when all of heaven seemed shut to me I cried ..........
Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani?  My God My God why have you forsaken me?

There was darkness there was pain, humanities tears fell like rain, my hands bled , my heart was broken, my side was pierced , a crown of thorns cut into my head
Yet I was the firstborn from the dead
For what I saw in my darkest time was the glory set before from my fathers heart to mine.
 Father into your hands I commit my spirit. IT IS FINISHED.
All that needed to be done from the word to the void to the rising of the son.
Come take my hand I say to you, Listen and be STILL and a mystery will place you at the centre of our fathers will

The Lord says......
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,  it is not a far and distant land
There is no veil for I have torn it for all to see that you I and the father are ONE
Do not let lies keep you from knowing you are a son
You can shout you can scream and stamp your feet, you can dance you can sing and praise my name put me on a pedestal and dwell in your shame but I tell you a truth you are called by name
You've been called to step out of shame
I tell you a truth heaven is at hand reach IN and touch this beautiful land
I tell you a truth I am God I am man the highest to the least a divine plan
It is the will of the father and the son as the spirit and the bride say come for all people to look and see restored sonship for ALL humanity
So let those hands begin to touch
Let those arms begin to embrace
I'm reaching for a people who will step out in faith
I'm Looking for HUMILITY BOLDNESS and GRACE
I'm looking for a people who will declare this truth, mankind and the father are face to face
Look at me and you'll see who you are, a child of god one of Abraham's stars
Look how the earth it groans for me
It is time for you to set yourself free
Take your mind to an eternal reality
Open the eyes of your heart
only them will you be given authority to grant my peace to all you see
Judges of the earth your words will not avail
only love will set you to sail
then you will sail on the oceans across the high seas as I abide in you and you abide in me