On Being Broken

      Why do we hide our brokenness? Are we afraid to be real? Do we realize that every person has broken pieces and needs love and concern--not our hypocritical piousness? In James 5:16 it tells us, "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.  The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." So thankful that I have a Heavenly Father willing to love my broken pieces!

                            Sea   Glass

                  

Broken…

            No longer the object that I once was
                     A jagged piece of nothing

                              Refused and useless.

Overwhelmed…

          Sinking deeper and deeper into the dark green

                    Salt wearing away the sharp edges

                                Tossed and bruised.

Lonely…

      Thrown on the sand by a burst of sea foam

                      No one can reach me

                                 On an island…solo

                  

               Treasured...
            

             Leather sandals on the beach

                      The Artist’s wounded hands lift

                                   Me up….

                  

                         Beautiful


Psalm 139:17-18 and 23-24
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

 John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Not the Ninety and Nine

Not the Ninety and Nine

Calling…

Their names echo out on the

Mountain high

All but one lamb to the

Shepherd came nigh

Counting…

The ninety and nine are safe

In the fold

The Shepherd leaves all

For the one in the cold

Searching…

The Shepherd draws close

To His one little lamb

While thorns and briars

Make wounds in His hands

Reaching…

His touch is so gentle

To gather in

This precious lamb

To safety again

Loving

The oil of healing

Pours over its head

Close to the Shepherd and

Willingly led

Rejoicing…

The party begins for the

One lone and lost

Now found and loved and

Bought with a cost


Ps. 23:1
 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

His Unfailing Love

His Unfailing Love

Love never selfish

Of unending patience

Calming me

Love never doubting

Holds highest hopes

Encouraging me

Love never deceiving

Tells truth kindly

Changing me

Love never forsaking

Overcomes obstacles

Empowering me

Love never fearsome

Speaking His promises

Perfecting me

Love never failing

Of infinite understanding

Reaching me

Herein is love, not that we loved God,

But that he loved us, and sent his Son

To be the propitiation for our sins.

I John 4:10

Based on I Cor. 13, Ro. 8:35-39,  I John 4-5

I am so glad that Jesus loves me!

Weeping

John 11:35 "Jesus wept."
 
  The shortest verse in the Bible is also one of the most powerful.Jesus truly cared for those He served. He carried a burden of love.  Other examples of this are Jeremiah, Moses, and Paul. Do I love at this level? Am I selfish in my service? Do I see the pain in the eyes of others? Studying I Cor. 13 has been very convicting. Instead of seeing with my human understanding, may I look at others with the compassion of Christ--and weep. 

My Soul

Character, Conviction, Consciousness

One's life

Christ's love indwelling compelling to care

Shall Weep

Dripping, dropping Downpours

Deep Sadness

My hurting heart splashing soundlessly from my eyes

In Secret Places

Forest, Field, and Ocean Front

Everywhere

My passionate prayer reaches upward to Heaven

For You      

  

Based on Jer. 13:17, Is. 53:4-5, John 11:35