Word Filled Wednesday - Gates

Lift up your heads, O you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is he, this King of glory?
The LORD Almighty—
he is the King of glory.
Selah
Psalm 24:9-10 NIV

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Tuesdays Unwrapped - Moments shared

Today I am thanking the Lord again for knowing exactly the man that would fill my heart with joy. 

Together we share flurries of activity, seasons of spiritual warfare, and times of labour for the Lord.

But we are also able to share moments of stillness in the beauty of creation God has surrounded us with.  Today I am unwrapping the gift of faith that descends in the silence of His peace.

Come share the gifts that you're uncovering today at Chatting at the Sky.

Transparency

Shadows and light played off a colour

clear and transparent

wanting to be seen and known

simply for what it is.

I desire no pretense

no disguise

I am not playing games

each mark and line are visible

close to the surface.

Fragile and easily torn

by wind, rain,

or trampled

beneath a careless footstep.

In such pure vulnerability

I am totally weak

yet in my surrender

I blossom in His strength.

So for the sake of Christ, I am well pleased and take pleasure in infirmities, insults, hardships, persecutions, perplexities and distresses; for when I am weak [[a]in human strength], then am I [truly] strong (able, powerful [b]in divine strength).  2 Corinthians 12:10 Amplified

Saturday Eve Blog Post June 2010

It's time again for Elizabeth Esther's Saturday Evening Blog Post where bloggers gather on the first Saturday of the month to share their latest and greatest blog posts.

One my favourite posts last month involved one of my least favourite things.. mosquitos and other parasites.

Now it's your turn. Come see what others have shared and link up to your favorite post from June 2010.

Spoonful of summer

Stopping briefly

to soak in sun

summer trust runs high

The touch

weightless, still

a moment gone

silently as it came

The kiss of the Spirit

received, cherished

captured

This poem was written in reponse to L. L. Barkat's Random Acts of Poetry prompt A Tablespoon of Summer at The High Calling Blogs.

Storms and a New Thing

We had the most unusual storms last night, unlike any I have seen before.  As the rain continued to fall and the thunder continued to echo this morning I sat with my journal and my Lord:

Lord God, thank You for this most unpredictable weather.  Thank You for showing Your power in the skies.

I have never asked you to have faith in the things you see - but in what you cannot see.

Last night I showed you signs in the sky you have not previously seen - unusual clouds and colours.  And I asked you to drive in and under them, to capture them in pictures - for indeed I Am doing new things in these days.  Mark the date 1 July 2010 as a day there was a shift.  Mark the date eventhough you do not yet have knowledge.

A new thing I promise - a new ways through the storms ahead of you.  New ways to pray.  New ways to worship.  New ways to walk in My love.

And a fierce as the battle appears - know that you are safe - for as you set yourself apart for Me you have my victory - however it comes.

My bride is in My arms - held close and secure - it is a safe place to die.

So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.  Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ. Colossians 3:1-4 The Message

Random, disturbed but pleasant...

Moths are not butterflies, but often look like them.

Americans are not Canadians, but do look quite similar.

Today is July 1st - known here as Canada Day.  It is Canada's 143rd birthday but I did not bake a cake.

Today is July 1st - also known as the day I permanently moved to Canada.  That was in 2000.  It my 10th birthday in Canada and I did not bake a cake, although 10 candles would fit more easily than 143.

I did not officially become a citizen of Canada till several years later.
I am also still a U.S. citizen.  Does that make me both a moth and a butterfly?

Our money is much more colourful (yes, we add u's in the middle of our words, like the British) than what is printed in the States, and we do not have $1.00 bills.
We do have a $1.00 coin with a loon on one side - this is called a "loonie"
We also have a $2.00 coin called... wait for it.... a "two-nie" which carries a picture of a polar bear.

Yes, we have polar bears in Canada, but I've never gone North to see them.
I do however often see deer, coyotes, martens, jack-rabbits, foxes and various other critters in my yard.

Today I expect I might see some of these as we spend the day in our nearby National Park:

and we might see some of these:

or we might just see crows, which I would indeed find disturbing!

Now, for a bit of local flavour -- our Provincial animal is the bison.  Bison are very large and can produce quite lean and tasty hamburgers.  Try one sometime.

And if you know any Canadians, wish them a happy birthday, eh?

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