They waited for their master
\nAnd on sight called his name
\nBut the master was not happy
\nWhen to his home he came
\nSure the staff were not asleep
\nAwake they stayed him to greet
\nSome took his coat, more made him tea
\nAnd more gave slippers for his feet.<\/p>\n
But they spent so long watching
\nAs they all felt they should
\nThere was no food or beds prepared
\nSo to appease his anger was no good
\nAnd so he ranted loud and long
\nThough hard his workers had slaved
\nAnd stayed awake to let him in
\nHe still shouted and raved.<\/p>\n
God, I feel is like that
\nHe wants us to be aware
\nHe may arrive at any time
\nWants us awake when he calls there.
\nBut he does not want us just watching
\nIf we do so He will not forgive
\nLife was not given for watching
\nIt was given for us to live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
They waited for their master And on sight called his name But the master was not happy When to his home he came Sure the staff were not asleep Awake they stayed him to greet Some took his coat, more made him tea And more gave slippers for his feet. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[827,446],"tags":[544,3349,3350],"class_list":["post-3363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biblical-epics","category-moral","tag-moral-2","tag-the-watchers","tag-you-shall-know-not-the-day-or-the-hour","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-Sf","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2959,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/gurteen-lake-and-the-curse-of-the-mccarthys\/","url_meta":{"origin":3363,"position":0},"title":"Gurteen Lake and the Curse of the McCarthys","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"12th July 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Verse from another legend from Longford recorded by the Irish Folklore Commission From Clonbroney the priest was travelling Was making his weary way When to call in on Protestant neighbours He decided to: was invited to stay For all children of Christ are Christian No matter how that they pray\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Folklore and Legend"","block_context":{"text":"Folklore and Legend","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/folklore-and-legend\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Gurteen Lake in Ballinalee","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gurteen-Lake-in-Ballinalee-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gurteen-Lake-in-Ballinalee-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gurteen-Lake-in-Ballinalee-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gurteen-Lake-in-Ballinalee-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gurteen-Lake-in-Ballinalee-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4870,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/away-in-a-doorway\/","url_meta":{"origin":3363,"position":1},"title":"Away in a Doorway","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th December 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Just this week, homeless activists tied 56 black baloons outside Dail Eireann to highlight those who died while homeless in 2020 alone. 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