pieces of today

last dream of the morning: a dream of love and acceptance, a person who saw and cared. a hand held.

waking up: I am a new creation, no more in condemnation; here in the grace of God I stand...

studying: on the 'theology of relationships' that flows through Genesis 2-3... "Yahweh, the true Creator God and God of Israel, created humanity personally and desires only good for them. Of course this original fellowship was ruined by sin, but this does not make ours tory of the original relationship irrelevant for later readers. The same Yahweh revealed here is the Yahweh who delivered the Israelite readers from Egypt. His care and concern have not changed though the ideal circumstances have. He still wants to be with His people."
(from From Creation to the Cross by Albert H. Baylis).

thinking: reading Genesis really makes you sensitive to any pettiness in yourself. A wide view, a big picture, an all-of-time sense, the Big Plan... this makes one feel small in a very good way. A way that is enveloped in the sovereignty of Yahweh. What grace He shows, to want to be with His people. His people me, His people you, His people Israel.

music: I can see that my hands are trembling, I can see that my legs are weak...and I know that my heart is hurting, and I know that my soul, it aches...and I know that it seems I'm failing but I will overcome... (how?) OH LORD, I AM STRONG IN YOU, OH LORD I'M WISE IN YOU. OH LORD, I AM FREE IN YOU, so I will overcome.....
...and on the road to beautiful, my seasons always change...
...a love where there doesn't have to be a rule for it...
You're a revolution...I wanna be revolutionary...
How great Your love for us, how great our love for You...
(Charlie Hall, Andy Smith who has the honor of being Mel's brother, David Crowder band)
We ARE on the road to beautiful, to seeing God face to face, directly, as in Eden but even fuller, better, purer. Our road to beautiful is bigger than any one of us. My job today is to love, and to be free in Jesus.

work: six little wee babies exploring tiny pieces of the world, their attention and energy totally focused on a bouncing Tigger or a little piece of plastic... how little we change as we grow.
why is it that many people can so easily love a baby, yet they are so cold and unaccepting of different adults...when we all have the same shortcomings and nearsightedness? Babies seem to love just about everyone. Become as little children...