Faithful To Me

This song is by the artist Jennifer Knapp. I believe she's spot on.

'All the chisels I've dulled carving idols of stone
That have crumbled like sand neath the waves
I've recklessly built all my dreams in the sand
Just to watch them all wash away
Through another day, another trial,
Another chance to reconcile to one who sees past all I see
And reaching out my weary hand I pray that you'd understand
You're the only one who's faithful to me
All the pennies I've wasted in my wishing well
I've thrown like stones to the sea
I've cast my lots, dropped my guard searched aimlessly
For a faith to be faithful to me
Through another day, another trial
Another chance to reconcile to one who sees past all I see
And reaching out my weary hand I pray that you'd understand
You're the only one who's faithful to me
You're the only one who's faithful to me'

It's so easy to be cheerful in the good times, and such a challenge to be so in the bad. Guess that gives us a pretty good idea about when a positive attitude matters the most.

All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.--Proverbs 15:15


A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.--Proverbs 15:13


"This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." --Proverbs 15:13

Welcome, Spring!

Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has wrapped the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name or His son's name?
Surely you know!
-- Prov 30:4

You could sink into the sky today. That's how blue it was. So blue, that if you touched it, the color would blend into your skin and transform you into an Avatar.

Not knowing the answers to my questions about God is one of the the hardest things I've ever had to deal with.

Faith.

Oh Lord, give me courage to have faith. Amen.

Love Never Fails

Lately I've been thinking a lot about love.

Not the kind of love that teen age girls are infamous for obsessing over. Rather, the love of Christ. More specifically, the purity of the love of Christ.

A love that is patient. A love that is kind. A love that does not envy; does not boast; and it is not proud. A love that is not rude, nor self-seeking; is not easily angered and keeps no record of wrongs. A love the does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. A love that always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres. A love that never fails. (1 Cor 13:4-8)

This is the love. It is not founded on flirting glances, or silly games. You cannot buy it, and you cannot steal it. This love is born in adversity. This love is placed as a seed in every human's heart. Through darkness and light, struggles and successes this love grows. It is a love of intimacy. It knows you--and you will spend your whole life getting to know it. This is the love. We are proof of this love. And if we so choose, we are this love.

Adam

On Friday and Monday I get to babysit Rita Hepper's little boy, Adam. Best two days of my week.