Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy Psalm 126.5 Every gardener knows it The dry ground Needs rain To Produce Life We know it too (In our heart of hearts) (Painful though it is) Tears are the pathway To True Joy It grows in Hidden places Dark places Dry places Its authenticity is released and True Joy Grows
Loss
Laid off and I'm officially tired of loss sad/mad/sad/mad/sad/mad distracted momentarily then sad/mad/sad/mad/sad/mad sad
Make sure
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 NIV When I talk that way Stop me When I think that way Remind me When I plan that way Restrain me When I rant Love me
Heal our Land
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV Just a cursory glance Reveals the pervasive darkness within Forgive me Cleanse me Hear me Heal our land
Just wait
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, take heart, and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 The Boss says wait So we wait The Boss says be strong So we stand The Boss says take heart So we trust The Boss says wait So we wait.
Two geese
The two geese returning yesterday Were a singular comfort to me Spring is still coming They are not worried Consider the birds of the air
Perplexed
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed” 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 NIV Perplexed Today I’m not going try to figure out the un-figurable I’ll trust instead That You know what You’re doing And that You’ve got this
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I’m addicted to... I use too many… Too often… (The grammar gods and goddesses in my life are undone) I’m sorry (not sorry) I love them! It’s how I think…. And, in their defence They’re giving you (and me) A chance to breathe... (if you’re not hyperventilating:) It’s giving you a chance... To catch up!
Daily
“Give us today our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 NIV Not a recurring subscription Not two weeks (or more) supply Just daily Everything I need to live From Your big hand To my small one Today Dad Thank you
Look up
“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.” 2 Samuel 7:22 (NIV) Look up Listen well Choose Faith Hope Trust Peace
Colleen R. Jantzen 