psalm 30

psalm 30

there is a direct line, connection 

between my hand and heart

when I lift one, the other elevates 

there is a direct line, connection

between thanksgiving and contentment

when I drop one, the other falls

but shall I bless Your name

for selfish gain

forgive me when praise

has been for reasons

other than Your worth-ship

please receive me 

with no false intent, that I may be

awestruck by holiness

silenced by glory

fresh start

God, make a fresh start in me,

    shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.

Don’t throw me out with the trash,

    or fail to breathe holiness in me.

Psalm 51:10-11 The Message

 

celebrating Sunday with Deidra

 

Giving up

Give up the struggle and the fight;

relax in the omnipotence of the Lord Jesus;

look up into His lovely face and as you behold Him,

He will transform you into His likeness.

You do the beholding--He does the transforming.

There is no short-cut to holiness.

Alan Redpath

Joining Sandy in the stillness