if the door is barred for one
the door is barred for many
come to Me all
all
He said
i
grieve/repent of/mourn
every
stumbling stone/hurdle/barrier
we place
Un Intended Consequences
Mesmerized
Once again I’ll go over what God has done, lay out on the table the ancient wonders; I’ll ponder all the things you’ve accomplished, and give a long, loving look at your acts. Psalm 77:11-12 The Message Translation Mesmerized The mesmerizing mess Is messing with my head The mesmerizing mess Controls Look Up child Look Up Look Up child Look Up The One who holds the future Still holds
Wonder
Let me look in wonder At You At the things you do Let me stand amazed Let me step lightly into Your mystery Your grace
One
One wee bird A nod from You I see you I love you I’m here
Mary Musings
I played her once Mary In a spectacular fantasmagorical That was Quite unlike her life (ok nothing like her life) She had No voice (no surprise there it was the 80’s afterall and we preferred our Mary silent then) Simply embodied She embodied And I wondered what It would have been like To be her Bringing so much light Into so much darkness
Knock-offs
Grace me to prefer Your voice Your peace Your provision Your strength Above All Else (knock-offs one and all) Grace me to prefer Your Good Way
shhhh
the secret to a happy life die first (kidding not kidding kidding not kidding kidding)
Box Out
charlatan noun char·la·tan ˈshär-lə-tən 1 QUACK charlatans harming their patients with dubious procedures 2 one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability : FRAUD, FAKER Charlatans Promise Results Insight Truth Love Provide (instead) Shame Fatigue Lies Despair Hope Less Ness Masquerading Light Shadow box I Box You Out
Inconvienent Highways
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. Luke 2:1 KJV The Government ordered all to be taxed All And so Mary and Joseph Went (obeyed) His unlikely provision for our noel need He orchestrated The Long Difficult Arduous Unpleasant Inconvenient Uncomfortable Trip Their not sought for road Was/is THE Highway of grace For us Their posture of obedience Blessed the whole world The Whole World (What if they said no I won’t go The government can't tell me what to do I protest I must protect My rights My freedoms Horns blaring Placards waving What if) I want to be on every inconvenient highway for grace you have for me Poppa Every One
If
If I let You
Order the day
Order my mind
Order my soul
Things go
Better
Smoother
Easier
My heart doesn’t pound so
My mouth doesn’t snap so
My mind doesn't race so
As Eugene Petersen rendered so wonderfully well
I walk in the
Unforced rhythms of grace1
Who wouldn’t want this Poppa
Who
1. Matthew 11: 20 - 30 The Message
Colleen R. Jantzen 