Boxing Day 1999
I was baptized
in a church in Lloydminster, Alberta
only a few short months after meeting Jesus
the congregation was singing the hymn I Surrender All
as I broke the surface of the water
dying to old
rising to new
surrender has been a quest
my desire
an ache in my bones
a fire that burns hot
not some of me
all of me
for all of Him
He must increase, but I must decrease.
This is the assigned moment for him to move into the center,
while I slip off to the sidelines.
while I slip off to the sidelines.
Day 8 of 31 Days of Surrender
4 comments:
that John 3:30 passage from the Message is amazing. John the Baptist -- who was getting plenty of attention, "This is the assigned moment for him to move into the center,while I slip off to the sidelines."
Beautiful! Old passed away, all became new.
Lovely.
Nice biographical snapshot of a powerful experience.
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