Internal Bearing

Source inspiration: 1 Cor 10:12-13 [NIV]: ¹²So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!  ¹³No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Saints and soul riders!

Let’s ride!

Bottom bracket;

Concentric; eccentric;

Crankarms spindling;

Square tapered; splined;

Keeps us pedaling and pacing;

In open space,

Centered; threaded;

Listening; hearing;

With ears open;

Internal bearing;

Rotating;

Eternal.

Steep; rocky terrain,

External bearing;

Today, open eyes emitting

Slightly fearing;

A breathy whisper:

“No way.”

Pedal and pace into another day;

Perhaps, the air is crisper;

Beyond; sudden revelation;

Eyes opened; admitting;

A way emerges from no way;

A straight and narrow path;

A clearing;

True internal bearing.

Firm grip; ardent steering;

Spiritual muscularity;

Singletrack zeal;

Vitality captured and raptured;

Ride on and through;

Pedal and pace;

Beyond trials and tribulations.

Singletrack ribbon, thread, and spurs.

Law of gravitation;

Jubilation; regeneration; sanctification.

Over rock topography;

Local geography;

Eon atrophied;

Nature weathered.

Singletrack speaks:

“Tread on me! Tread on me!”

Jubilee, jubilee!

Recreational transformed;

Creational.

From hands and feet;

Into heart and soul;

Lifted from the status quo;

Ride and flow.

Let’s ride!

Be blessed and kept.

Clean Sweep

Source inspiration: John 12:3-7 [NIV]

³Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. ⁴But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, ⁵ “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” ⁶ He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. ⁷ “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.

Saints and soul riders!

Let’s ride!

Pedal and pace

In open space,

Let the ride provide;

Be transformed;

Public and free.

The anointed chain liberates;

Sanctifies; separates.

Be prepared;

Soar like an eagle

Into the ultimate Kingdom.

Ascend, descend, transcend.

Ride abundant

Instant movement;

Eternal moment;

Clean sweep; be still.

Let’s ride!

Be blessed and kept.

Consecrated Grip

Source inspiration: Joshua 3:5 [NIV]: ⁵Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.”

Saints and soul riders!

Christmas tidings;

Blessings of future ridings.

Although we are mere,

We are His rank and file.

Singletrack and single file;

Mile for mile, we smile;

Near and a far;

We ride just as we are,

Incomplete;

Under one Kingdom and all

Mountain domains,

Aspiring to be complete.

The canyon eaglet;

Dreams of singletrack velvet;

In open space,

His Word unravels and reigns.

Let the ride be full symphonic.

Ride onward, whistle and shout:

Now, Blackstar! Now, Joplin! Now, Mustard, and Bovinian!
On, Cholla! On, Trabuco! On, Nobel and Telonics!

Let there be peace, glory and joy in every moment;

Let every ride be a legacy.

Let clay, rock, and sand

Sanctify our humility.

December,

‘Tis the season to remember,

Holiday grips,

Finger wrapped;

Shock absorbing;

Hand conforming;

Let your daily ride

Be ever transforming.

In our Father’s house;

A strong, firm grip,

Steers us to Kingdom peace;

By His grace, goodness, and strength;

Neverchanging;

Always engaging.

Get your grip,

Lock on; no slip.

Ride seasoned,

Like salt;

Gravity defying;

Satisfying; edifying;

Not mystifying.

Riders and Saints!

Consecrate yourselves,

For this New Year,

The Lord will do amazing things among you.

Let’s ride!

Be blessed and kept.