Love from Alpha to Omega

Love comes in many forms. It is planted in our DNA. How does God love me? let me count the ways. This idea came when we went through a sermon series on Psalms. A verse flashed on the screen about His great goodness and wonderful works. That caught my poet's attention and soon I was madly scribbling, but it wasn't sermon notes...

God's     Accepting Adoration Amazes me.
God's     Bountiful Beauty Blesses me.
God's     Capable Care Comforts me.
God's     Deep Devotion Defends me.
God's     Eternal Exhortation Encourages me.
God's     Fantastic Faithfulness Fulfills me.
God's     Great Grace Guides me.
God's     Heavensent Healing Humbles me
God's     Irresistible Invitation Influences me.
God's     Joyful Jubilation Justifies me.
God's     Kingly Kindness Keeps me.
God's     Lifelong love lifts me.
God's     Mighty Majesty Moves me.
God's     Noble Narrative Nourishes me.
God's     Overflowing Offering Overwhelms me.
God's     Perfect Peace Persuades me.
God's     Quiet Questioning Quickens me.
God's     Regal Royalty Raises me.
God's     Steady Sustenance Surprises me.
God's     Tough Test Teaches me.
God's     Unceasing Understanding Upholds me.
God's     Valiant Victory Validates me.
God's     Wonderful Work Wins me.
God's (e)Xhilarating (e)Xultation (e)Xcites me.
God's     Yearning Yen Yokes me.
God's     Zealous Zion Zests me.        

Shadow Land

Shadow Land

We live in a shadow land

Ruled by the Shadow King.

His biggest lie:

'I don't exist, and neither does the Lord of Light'

His minions are hidden,

but so are angels,

And so is the war around us.

Shadow scale curtains cover the eyes,

Blinding the proud to the truth.

Part of the truth we never admit

Occurs in the shadowed recesses

behind bolted heart doors closed tight.

The Light of the World is knocking.

His coming foreshadowed the long shadow of the cross across time.

Now, don't think I'm 'holier-than -thou'.

The shadows under my eyes

have seen all that I have looked at.

Some day that movie will be replayed.

All my secret glances will be repayed.

A shadow is simply darkness without the light.

I will walk in the light as He is in the light.

The shadows melt away like a drop of Joy in dishwater.

I look forward to the eternal uncloudy day.

Forgiveness is...

First forgive yourself.
Open up to
Repentance and receiving
God's love
In your heart of hearts.
Vindication takes
Effort. It is
Not as
Easy as
Simply
Saying,

I'm
Sorry.

...cutting the cast off a broken wing so you can fly again.