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What is the designer brand we sport?…
The cross sewn into the very fabric of our lives…
imprinted upon our hearts.
The victory that directs our steps…
as we step forward to proclaim the Gospel…
To ALL.
“The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” I Cor 1:18
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The Me-That-Others-See…
is but the skin of the light within.
But my smile…
It’s the language of the heart that boldly speaks the interior joy…
The Pearl of Great Price.
” Joy and gladness shall be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of song.” Is 51:3b
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The sweetness of the day…
Divine love notes interspersed throughout…
The savoring of those exclamation point moments…
Punctuating the Heart.
“Learn to savor how good the Lord is, happy are those who take refuge in Him.” Ps 34:9
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Let not the fluctuations of life’s waves carry your day…
The rising, the falling, the crescendo, the cresting.
True rhythm is found in Him who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
In depth…turbulent waves are imperceptible.
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Heb 13:8
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Conversion occurs from the inside out….
Grace changes our hearts and our actions follow…
Redecorating the outside only reshuffles the confusion…
And the need for change.
“Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God” Joel 2:13a
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Let not the shadows of yesterday…
Dim the light of the new day.
“This is the day the Lord has made let us rejoice in it and be glad.” Ps 118:24
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“Lord, you have chosen me to be in a strange balance. It is a balance that one can only accomplish and hold on to while moving, in a dash. It is a little like a bicycle that cannot stand straight without rolling…Balance is not found riding it in place; it is found in lives lived out and sometimes eventful.” Madeleine Delbrel
“Make known to me your ways, Lord; teach me your paths.” Ps 25: 4
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Let our charity be courageous…
A smile in a crowd of stony faces,
A kind word let loose in the air of judgment.
Let our charity be courageous…
A gentle touch in a violent world,
Salt in all that has lost its flavor,
Let our charity be courageous…
Light in the shadows of darkness,
Life in a culture of death.
Let our CHARITY be COURAGEOUS!
“Love never fails” 1 Cor 13:8a
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When we become supple to His sculpting…
We become vessels of His charity.
“Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay and you the potter; we are all the work of your hands.” Is 64:7
O ancient of waters brought forth by the Maker from the chaos of the dark…
Soothing waves pour over the anxious soul drawing one into its rocking motion…
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Sitting before the water and pondering its beginning….
One feels so small….
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But too…
So intertwined in the grandiose plan of God…
That all creation give Praise to Him our Creator!
through Him with Him in Him... 