The Wonder of the Cross – Day 31 – Better Than Life
When we finally learn that indeed, ‘your steadfast love is better than life’, the only thing we can do is praise and dance and sing.
When we finally learn that indeed, ‘your steadfast love is better than life’, the only thing we can do is praise and dance and sing.
…if we can’t worship with the rest of the Body of Christ we will worship where we are because the Spirit of God is not imprisoned in the sanctuary of a cathedral or the pulpit of a chapel.
You are King of all creation they’ll say.
One day
…the faithful should not flinch when named as tree-huggers and Net-Zeroniks. This is our calling. We care for the creation because we know it reflects the Creator. And if we care enough for trees and bugs and flowers and streams we may even learn to care for each other….
…I for one am letting
All my walls fall down
In this place of safety
This child has finally found
We do not know what the future holds so it is important to learn who holds the future and hold on to them (cf James 4v13-17).
The power of Hannah, Mary, Vicky, and even me should not be only about foot-stamping and fist-clenching. This power is a power that is manifested through the renunciation of power. Strength, as we learnt yesterday, being made perfect through weakness.
….mostly, when I sit tending the scratches on my ego after yet another encounter in the briar patch of my life, I realise that I am the only one who can do anything about this.
Let Your blood cover me
Wash me white and set me free
Let Your blood make me clean
Today….
Is it true that we, particularly if we are one of the Abrahamic Faiths committed to Shalom, Salaam, Peace are the reason for so much mayhem, murder and massacre?