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Archive - 2010

WONDERFUL

Wonderful
His name is wonderful
More than you can see or hear
Whatever you can think
His name is greater than it appears

His name is wonderful
Inexpressible in words
We cannot think it see it or be heard
Oh my wonderful is just a word

His name is wonderful
Above the earth
Greater than the universe
What can be heard?

His name is wonderful
Mankind cannot know
What we know for sure
He saved our soul

His name is wonderful
Unfathomable the depths
The value of Jesus
I love His helps

His name is wonderful
The universes know
King of kings Lord of Lords
I bend my knee, I know

Clay Corvin 5/1/10

TRISHA RICHARD

Bride, wife, mother, partner, friend
A kind and gentle blessing
Stalwart ally
Life changer

Gifted, skilled, wise, insightful
An understanding ruler of the household
Living her role with mercy
Sharing grace with each and all

Patient, encourager, dutiful
A life of joy and cheer
Bright sunshine when she is near
Comforting and caring for her family and friends

Trisha lives life looking forward
Trusting the Lord for her strength
Exercising restraint
When a situation challenges her life

Well equipped to stand in the day of failure
Studied and trained in the way of life
She loves her children without reservation
She has given her life to her man

Clay Corvin 4/27/10

PATIENCE

On Patience

“I remembered one morning when I discovered a cocoon in a bark of a tree, just as a butterfly was making a hole in its case and preparing to come out. I waited awhile, but it was too long appearing and I was impatient. I bent over it and breathed on it to warm it. I warmed it as quickly as I could and the miracle began to happen before my eyes, faster than life.

The case opened, the butterfly started slowly crawling out and I shall never forget my horror when I saw how its wings were folded back and crumpled; the wretched butterfly tried with its whole trembling body to unfold them. Bending over it I tried to help it with my breath. In vain.

It needed to be hatched out patiently and the unfolding of its wings should be a gradual process in the sun. Now it was too late. My breath had forced the butterfly to appear, all crumpled, before its time. It struggled desperately and, a few seconds later, died in the palm of my hand.

The little body is, I do believe, the greatest weight I have on my conscience, for I realize today that it is a mortal sin to violate the great laws of nature. We should not hurry, we should not be impatient, but we should confidently obey the eternal rhythm.”
(from Zorba the Greek, by Nikos Kazantzakis)

“Improving our own attitudes and our own state of mind takes time. Haste and impatience can only defeat our purposes.”
(from This is Al-Anon, quoted in Courage to Change, page 93). Reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA

Message From An Empty Tomb

He chose to suffer, bleed and die;
To purchase life for you and I.

But do not look inside the tomb,
It’s just a cold and empty room.

But model your life after His,
That you may know eternal bliss.

For through His surrender to God’s will,
He paid in full your whole sin bill.

And now He lives forevermore,
On Heavens bright and shining shore.

But one day will return again,
So please be ready then my friend.

To take your leave of this earthly strain,
Forever in heaven with Him to reign.

No He’s not here behind this stone,
He now is in His rightful home.

And the life He lived while here below,
Was lived so we might fully know.

The way to hear one day like Him,
Well Done! Well Done! Come enter in!

Jim Ennis / 3/28/10

redemption. beautiful.

by jason c dukes

love that had to be given.
a selfless God.
a generous Creator.
an overflowing heart.

loneliness that had to be driven
by a relational God
for the created to know
intention from the start.

garden life.
two trees. one choice.
know all. know strife.
know life. hear His voice.

selfishness. fear.
a naked realization.
an overwhelming shame.
a place to hide.

Creator comes near.
where are you?
I am here.
come abide.

garden death.
consequences now.
history’s quest.
return somehow.

the Lover knew
yet made us anyway.
plan in place
even before the 1st day
to restore His love
back into His way.

the Son comes near.
announces the Kingdom.
commands us to love.
and dies.

restoration is here.
believe His love.
trust His enough.
ignore the lies.

the garden anew.
one day. restful.
thanks to You.
redemption. beautiful.