May God give you…
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer
Walk today knowing that God loves you so much. Blessings, Lisa
There are many things that I don’t get…stuff that evidently is God’s domain, stuff He has reasons for that I just cannot understand. And on hard days, that just has to be enough. It’s what I grab onto and hold onto with all my might. God’s got it…God’s got it. Some lyrics from U2’s Yahweh song really say it well:
“Take this soul, stranded in some skin and bones
Take this soul and make it sing, sing…
Yahweh…Yahweh….always pain before a child is born
Yahweh…Yahweh….still I’m waiting for the dawn…
The sun is coming out…the sun is coming up on the ocean…
Take this heart, take this heart, and make it break…”
(U2, “Yahweh”, HTDAAB)
He is teaching me something good, and it will be alright. I’m waiting for the dawn, the sun that I know is coming out over the ocean. I’ll be there with a big smile on my face and arms open wide to meet it. Slainte, Lisa
“The beauty of the earth, the beauty of the sky
The order of the stars, the sun, the moon…
Their very loveliness is their confession of God.”
– Augustine
Look! God is with you, where you are. All the beautiful things around you are Him saying, “I’m here…I love you.” 🙂 Blessings, Lisa
*Moon/stars photo by NASA*
If this cliffside pathway can be considered a street, then this one definitely has no name. (except maybe Scary and Beautiful, altogether) I put forth that it could be a street, as a street is a pathway, a way to journey or travel. And as you see, my son definitely did travel and achieve his destination, along the rocky path on to the edge of Ireland. May God bless your streets and pathways today with crossable rocks and journeys abundant! 🙂 Slainte, Lisa
* “Where the Streets Have No Name” c 1987 U2, Joshua Tree *
Most of you already know this, but I’ll say it again….I love music. It can set my heart free from the burdens of this world and put me in a better mood almost within a few bars of a good song. Where does good music come from? Does it….
..Come from sitting at an instrument, improvising and having fun and then it suddenly comes like a bolt from above?
..Come from having skilled and talented mixers/recorders/engineers and using the very best that technology offers?
..Come from above, inspired by an amazing Creator God who has made us in His image, able to love and be inspired and create a new thing?
Actually, I think all three are valid and true. I am totally into a good mic and an awesome effect put on my voice to make it sound just a little cooler than before. 🙂 I love sitting at the piano and playing away, some good and some bad chords until something just hits me. And I also know, without a doubt, that God above allows me to live and move and do anything that I can do. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights…” -James 1:17 Have an awesome week ahead, using the very special and unique gift that you have, to create something new and beautiful. Slainte, Lisa
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