Rebecca Faubion and her family moved to Austin, Texas over the summer. But before she left, Rebecca sent me a beautiful alphabetic poem with this note, “Pastor Jay – this came to me today as I was meditating on some Scripture. I thought you might appreciate it!” I do and I thought I would share it with all of you, hoping you will be as blessed as I was.
A is for Alignment – when the Spirit guides our being
B is for beauty – the holy presence of our King
C is for Creator – how we thrive in tune with Him!
D is for Destroyer – a Dragon, dark and dim
E is for Elation – the lifting of our hearts
F is for Fragile – the feeble nature of our parts
G is for Glory – the revelations of our God
H is for Heaven – more real than sand or sod
I is for Inquiry – the Asking, the Seek, the Knock
J is for Joy – when His Abundance is unlocked
K is for Kingdom – the places of His rule
L is for Lion – the Winner in every duel!
M is for Mountain – The Lord, the fortress for our faith!
N is for New Day – each sunrise a holy “thus saith”
O is for Open – our hearts a receptive throne
P is for Power – truly God’s alone
Q is for Quiet – the inner life of peace
R is for Rest -as He makes our strivings cease
S is for Spirit – the Holy Spirit our Guide
T is for Troubles – ebbing and flowing as the tide
U is for Under – under the mantle of His love
W is for Waiting – for the greatest gifts from above
X is for the Crossing – through the mighty blood of the Cross
Y is for Yearning – for restoration of all that’s been lost
Z is for Zeal, His anointing to pay such a cost
Wonderful Quote: “On days when life is difficult and I feel overwhelmed, as I do fairly often, it helps to remember in my prayers that all God requires of me is to trust Him and be His friend. I find I can do that.” — Bruce Larson (1925-2008, American pastor, writer and visionary)
Prayer Focus This Week…
- Steve and Marie Krantz as they are on the home stretch of their Indonesian trip. Pray especially for health, strength, renewal.
- For all caregivers of the sick and elderly. It is a great challenge.
- Pray for the complete healing of Taffy Eagle, Dorrie Skadal, Ken Auster, David Kessner, Bev Blumenfeld
- For sons and daughters who are away from the Lord
- For the power of the Holy Spirit in all our lives
- To be careful with the words we speak
Adrienne Stein attended our church a few years ago with attending LCAD. She has moved on to become a very successful painter. Here is one of her latest pieces, an oil on canvass, entitled “Blood Moon.” It sold before the varnish had even dried.
Final Thought From Soren Kierkegaard: “Faith sees best in the dark.”
“Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen” Hebrews 13:20-21
Pastor Jay