These Are My JOTtings...

The Image of God

The human race is quite unique
in ev'ry way we live and speak
For man and woman are the peak
of making by The Lord.

For when at first He humans made
the Image of the Godhead laid
By man and woman were displayed
the Truth from His Dear Word.

The human mind oft gets it wrong
by singing male or female song
As though a gender could belong
at top of leadership.

For God did not make man to show
His Image just in maleness know
Nor lady fair alone, I trow,
could plumb that sight a whit.

The Image Great of God is seen
by male and female love between
For either by itself would screen
out Wisdom that will last.

The native strength of man is plain
and tender heart of woman's gain.
The character of both remain
Eternity's die cast.

The pendulum too oft has swung
to strongest male as songs are sung
or mores in the female tongue
that weaker thoughts are lost.

But would not Wisdom's greatest Grace
show Honor in the highest place
In male and female Blessed Face
of God, Who paid the cost?

The ladies of the sixties durst
demand their place on par, not worst.
Applaud your efforts, slake your thirst
this one man oft has done.

Your efforts still have more to gain.
Your paycheck's wrong, that's clearly plain,
But much of Life has parted twain
to show that you have won.

I don't know how to make it right,
this male and female human plight
To live a life that's fully bright
I hope one day we'll see.

Women's gyms can oft be found.
Women's mags are all around.
Women's votes make mighty sound,
the candidates must hear.

The things for men, this man sees poor.
I skimpy clothes and guns abhor
No cars nor caves do I adore,
but still I'd know respect.

Is there no place for strength of man
and strength of woman in the plan?
Is there no tenderness to band
against such great neglect.

For Eve was part of Adam made
and brought to him in glory displayed
In strength together through Word obeyed
to live their lives in peace.

But trust was broken with their God
by trust in self the lasting fraud.
Now grasping pow'r none can applaud.
Our grasping ways must cease.

'Til men can see that women bless
and women truly love
To share their strength in ev'ry test
of Hist'ry's ev'ry move,...

Equality we'll never see
nor Honor ever find
Continued life as you 'gainst me
and days are never kind.

But when we see that God made man
and woman ever blessed,
We'll honor His creative Plan
and win o'er ev'ry test.

For strength and tenderness aren't found
in one sex to exclude
The need that both should full abound
in each that grace exude.

The structure of Society,
creative thought imparts
The goals of femininity
and maleness to all hearts.

The words are challenging to blend
the needs of hearts and hopes to tend
As hurts of past we daily mend
to make the Image clear.

If ever I am fully man,
I'll honor women by God's Plan
to work with them and ever stand
as hearts, who know no fear!

by Jay O'Toole
on March 26th, 2018