"For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever
those who are being made holy."
Hebrews 10:14
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,
neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us
from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39)
neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us
from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39)
"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul."
~ Psalm 23:1-3a
"God hath in Himself all power to defend you,
all wisdom to direct you, all mercy to pardon you,
all grace to enrich you, all righteousness to clothe you,
all goodness to supply you,
and all happiness to crown you."
~ Thomas Brooks
"O how ravishing and delectable a sight will it be
to behold at one view the whole design of Providence,
and the proper place and use of every single act,
which we could not understand in this world!"
~ John Flavel
The Life of Light
Sometimes we sat together on the porch
and draped ourselves to catch a rumored breeze.
In first relief, our laughter billowed up
to nests of wings and bulbs, slow dusk unraveling.
Crickets knitted patterned resonance:
screen doors, wagons, sunset children, song
secured on textured staffs the moon meandered through,
whole notes to halves to phrased melodious tides
composing forms across night's deep event.
Profiles smudged like charcoal sketches.
Edges blended, even shadows basked.
Over all lapsed wonders, whitening...
For an hour, pickets blurred, stones glistened.
Trees conducted outbound sounds of trains,
their engines pulling the entire town.
Around us, darkness fanned the range of stars.
Our words converted into fireflies.
By memory, love fashions evensong.