Roads to Zion

 
They are happy,
      happy who dwell in your house,
forever singing your praise,
      forever ….  [i] 
 
They are happy,
      happy whose strength is in you,
in whose hearts are the roads to Zion,
      roads to Zion ….
 
As they go through the Bitter Valley,
      – Bitter Valley
they make it a place of springs
      – autumn rain with blessings
 

I AM the light of the world  [ii] 
– never walk in darkness
I AM the way, the truth, and the life
– seek and you shall find
I AM the door for the sheep
– enter through me
I AM the Good Shepherd
– accept my life laid down
I AM the Bread of Life
–never go hungry
I AM the true vine
– remain and bear fruit
I AM the Resurrection and the Life
– though you die, live forever
 

They walk with ever growing strength,
          growing ….
They will see the God of gods in Zion,
          in Zion ….
 

Before Abraham  was   –   I AM   

(2010s)


[i]    “Ordinary Time, Week III – Monday, Morning Prayer”.  “Psalm 84”.  The Liturgy Archive.  {http://www.liturgies.net/Liturgies/Catholic/loh/week3mondaymp.htm}  (accessed December 1, 2021).   – Verses 6-7 at the beginning, Verse 8 at the end, mixed in the poem with the “I AM” sayings of Jesus.  

[ii] “I am (biblical term)”.  Wikipedia.org.  {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_(biblical_term)} (accessed December 1, 2021). –  At various times Jesus spoke  the  “I AM sayings” from New Testament, John, Chapter 8.