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Holiness is an Everyday YES…
In the midst of life’s ups and downs.
Everyday Yes…
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Preachers of the Resurrection…
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Make us today preachers of the Resurrection by Your Light in our lives.
Gift to Me….
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Through wordly eyes we see fragmented bits and pieces of a person…
But to “heart-know” as God sees…
We see instead a blend of all that was…all that is…and all that could be…
the broken…the open…the healed…
in a whirl of beauty that strikes one’s own heart with the words of Jesus….
“Father, they are your gift to me.” (John 17:24)
Not Either…or…Neither…nor…But Both… And!
Work and Prayer…
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We don’t have an either…or… Faith.
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We don’t have a neither…nor… Faith.
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We have a both…and… Faith!
Work and Prayer.
May everything we do begin with God’s inspiration. May everything we do continue on with His guidance. And may everything we do come to completion all for the glory of God.
“Pray without ceasing” 1 Th 5:17
Mercy…
Mercy the eyes searching down into the valley for any sign of return…
Mercy the eyes of love awaiting.
Mercy the ears attuned to the cry of souls drowning in their stench…
Mercy the ears of love listening.
Mercy the lips inhaling/exhaling the names of the lost ones…
Mercy the lips of love calling.
Mercy the feet trudging through the ditch to rescue the bondaged …
Mercy the feet of love running.
Mercy the arms of strength magnificent lifting in resurrection the lifeless souls…
Mercy the arms of love lifting.
Mercy the embrace of extravagant love wrapping the broken in wholeness and healing…
Mercy the embrace of love encircling.
Mercy the love that invites us home.
Living Water…
Living water..
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Flows forth from the one who believes.
YOU WHO BELIEVE are saturating the paths of those you cross.
YOU WHO BELIEVE are refreshing the tired feet of fellow sojourners.
YOU WHO BELIEVE are cooling the burn of the heavily burdened.
YOU WHO BELIEVE are cleansing the grime and dirt of the spirit of the world in the thoughts of the confused.
YOU WHO BELIEVE… streams of living water flow from you as you carry Christ within you.
YOU WHO BELIEVE…
Go forth into your corner of the world becoming the gift of a gentle wave that readies hearts for a new springtime!
“Whoever believes in me, as scripture says; ‘Rivers of living water will flow from within him.’ “
Defiant Joy…
What to do?…
in the mixed up, muck filled, muddled mess of the world?
in the darkening, dismal, disconnected, depressing days?
A friend whispered….
defiant joy…
defiant joy?
Ah Yes, DEFIANT JOY!…
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challenging, daring, defying, commanding JOY!
bold, brazen, hardy, gutsy JOY!
resistant to the opposing force…
DEFIANT JOY!
“rejoicing in the Lord must be your strength” Neh 8: 10b
Letting Go…
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There is a profound BEAUTY….
in the LETTING GO…
to make way for NEW GROWTH.
Enough of the Not Enoughs…
Not enough time…not enough money…not enough energy…not pretty enough…not smart enough…not rich enough…not successful enough…not athletic enough…not enough…not enough…not enough.
Enough of the not enoughs!
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Not enoughs pollute the soul, distort the spirit, cripple the will.
Not enoughs restrict the breathing in of God’s grace…and the breathing out of thanksgiving for blessings received.
Not enoughs refuse the gift of – I AM ENOUGH
Enough of the not enoughs!
Look straight in the mirror. Declare boldly – I AM ENOUGH
I AM “made in the Divine image” ENOUGH,
I AM ” in Him we live and move and have our being” ENOUGH,
I AM “God’s offspring” ENOUGH,
I AM “chosen”, “dedicated”, “fearfully, wonderfully made”, “all good gifts come from You” ENOUGH!
I AM “Your treasured possession” ENOUGH!
Catch the poisonous thoughts and words of not enough before they strike.
Enough of the not enoughs….
I AM ENOUGH!
“You shall be called by a new name pronounced by the mouth of the Lord, a royal diadem held by your God. No more shall men call you “forsaken”, or your land “desolate”, but you shall be called “My Delight”, and your land “espoused”. For the Lord delights in you and makes your land his spouse. As a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God rejoice in you.” Is 62: 2-5
Slipping and Sliding…
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Slipping and sliding through life…
The rush of the path,
Cushioned by the flow of water…
Until all dries up…
Painful the burn of the journey…when all comes to a standstill.
Oh dehydrated soul
Whose busy-ness of self has forgotten the Source.
Thirst for the living water…
that immerses, that saturates, that floods.
Float back into the current of grace.
Again…Slipping and Sliding through life.
“A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from your presence, nor take from me your Holy Spirit. Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me a willing spirit.” Ps 51: 12-14
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