beloved

Relax, My beloved

cease striving

I can not count how many times 

His voice has whispered

to my quivering ears

you are Mine

it is time to believe it

I chose you, case closed

you were the joy set before Me

the reason I could suffer the nails

it is time to believe it

breathe it

live it, give it away

love as I have loved

You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. John 15:16a The Message

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2 NIV



jamming with Bonnie about beloved




 

New name - beloved

names, labels with permanent glue

stick through years

alone

betrayed

lazy useless unwanted

nails carve half moons in palms

gripping so tight to the lies

all He asks for

is our yes

open hands to release

receive, believe

His gift of a new name

beloved

You will no longer be called Abandoned, and your land will no longer be called Deserted. Instead, you will be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land, Married. Because the Lord delights in you, your land will be cared for once again. Isaiah 62:4

 

Accepting the name beloved with Bonnie

 

Come away...

My beloved speaks and says to me,

Rise up, my love, my fair one,

and come away.

For, behold, the winter is past;

the rain is over and gone.

The flowers appear on the earth;

the time of the singing [of birds] has come,

and the voice of the turtledove

is heard in our land

Song of Solomon 2:10-12 Amplified

Soaking in His peace this weekend with Sandy and Deidra

 

Mid March happy

I don't care
that it is only March
that this is Manitoba
and snows can return
full force and fierce
turning the land back to winter
in April and May

For today
I will rejoice in the thaw
the promise of Spring
the scent of melting carried
by the warm, howling winds

Lifting my hands to dance
as the sun streams
hot on my bare feet

This is all His design
as I am His
as He Is mine

mid-March happy
drunk on His love

I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies. Song of Songs 6:3 NIV



Joining Jennifer in noticing the God-Bumps today...