One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and seek him in his temple. Psalm 27:4 NIV I heard it said at a funeral service... the pastor… Continue reading the pursuit of perfection…
Category: Beauty
unfolding…
It's a beautiful unfolding... She said it after I told her how He's making me see myself in a new light... And His Word comes to mind... The unfolding of your words gives light... Psalm 119:130 ESV The sum of His words is Jesus... the Word made flesh... I think about how little I knew… Continue reading unfolding…
baptism…
Baptism... I saw a couple today... Two new Believers... professing faith... washed clean... Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Psalm 96:6 ESV His strength... His beauty... proclaimed in each baptism... The strength to hang on the cross... for the sake of love alone... brutal... The beauty of His grace...… Continue reading baptism…
beauty out of messes…
The reading through of the gospels brings me to His betrayal... arrest... abuse... and unjust trial... Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching. The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people. --Luke 22:1-2 NASB With… Continue reading beauty out of messes…
communion… beauty from brokenness…
Watching people move toward the altar for communion... I know many of their stories... some I can imagine from their look... and I'm reminded of all our brokenness... and how He invites us in our brokenness... No need to clean up... dress up... or get it together before we come... because all our efforts are… Continue reading communion… beauty from brokenness…