Gaze down forest path
golden tones light me onward
The end beckons
Often the pathway is uncertain but we have to forward. It is nice to have a little light!
Gaze down forest path
golden tones light me onward
The end beckons
Often the pathway is uncertain but we have to forward. It is nice to have a little light!
Behind me
shadows of frozen pain
I choose to forget
It was many winters ago now. Life was empty and what little I had was slipping through my fingers. “You have cancer” were words I could not bear to add to my void.
The scepter of fear wanted to rob days and precious memories that might be the last with young children.
Hope comes in strange forms as does healing.
The hospital I was admitted to was an Oasis for those with little to cling to.
This week I lost my little sister to Cancer. Her fingers slowly lost grip of this life. She was cheerful at the end and surrounded by love.
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.
~Hebrews 1:3
We have no control or our days or when they might slip away but we have a hope in Christ. He cures the sick, the suffering and the person in bondage.
Bethany has been sick with butterfly fever. No one knows how to take care of this. She does not want me to get it though I don’t think a lion can get a butterfly sickness. She is in a butterfly tree -all alone.
At first I was afraid and reminded of how lonely I was without my family. But then I heard a kind voice in the breeze.
“Judah be strong and of good courage do not fear nor be afraid of these things.”
“But how can strength and courage help when my best friend is very sick?”
“The Lord God goes with you (and with your friend). He will not leave you alone. He will not forsake her.”
“So right now God you are taking care of Bethany for me?
“Yes, Judah it is in my promise.”
“I guess courage can sometimes mean we trust God not ourselves. This butterfly sickness has me worried, but you God are stronger than any sickness!!!”
We have friends right now in many countries. The US, Uganda, other parts of Africa, the Middle East.
Some of our friends (like Bethany) are sick and cant get to the doctor. We pray for them and the God who heals and preserves those who are weak that He will be there as He promises.
Other friends can’t get food even when there is supposed to be food given to them (even in the distant villages.)
And there are those who know of the needs who have hope and a little extra food who are going to these remote areas.
Judah’s verse is found in Deuteronomy 31:6: “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
I stumbled over the covered path
my footfalls lacking ease
my eyes were tumbling waterfalls
I lacked a sense of peace
where am I going?
Where have I been?
no one in the ether
I’m truely lost again
Once I knew so clearly
now in a matchless fog
desperate for direction
I fear there is no God
I looked up from my sorrow
a distant focal light
I gazed not at my footing
aiming for clear sight
I barefoot in green pastures
lightened of my load
Jesus bought my sorrows
treasures beyond untold
turn your eyes upon Jesus
look full in His wonderful face
the trials that hold you back
filled instead with love and grace
The Song Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus by Helen Lemmel
Chorus: Turn Your eyes upon Jesus
look full in hIs wonderful face
and the things of earth will grow strangely dim
in the light of His glory and Grace.
Rush of turbulent waves
overtake the sandy bits
I am a mere grain
hidden in the drifts
One who sees beyond
how does He know
the deeps where I lay
His love never shifts
for treasure digging deep
it’s hard for us to grasp
open empty hands
filled with love at last
Photo: “Art in the Sand” ©moondustdesigns 2019
You cant see my toes
squish, wiggle in the sand
and where the tuba blows
Ill whistle with the band
you cant know my thoughts
though a smile you might see
some things can be taught
not my giggle and glee
you wont hear the whispered hush
goodness daily do I pray
God is where I put my trust
each and every day
and with much hope
courage for the King
if I have one vote
its to serve Him faithfully
Art: Winslow Homer “Boys Wading” photo taken at National Gallery of Art
Life’s road uneven
filled with pain
I’ve know the sting
of sin’s dark reign
*
the fork it beckoned
from afar
succumbed to flesh
I see the scars
*
His light it shines
in darkest place
removes the stain
no one can trace
*
I gladly trudge
this burden bear
to heaven’s cross road
my savior’s there!
“A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it.”
Isaiah 35:8
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:20
Life’s Road is filled with rocks and uneven spots. Some days we have little strength to crawl. Though this life is tough, Jesus promises that He is there to walk over the toughest terrain (carrying us if need be).
Sharing with God Interest
Under the mango we sing
95 little voices in praise
love the same in any language
standing tall like a tree
crouching small like a bug
marching around Jericho
searching for a lost lamb
faith in a lion’s den
protection in a furnace
God has a great plan
Jesus is there in a small village
children worship under a mango tree
One day where a pair of feet stand
many feet will be running
where there a few huts there will be many
the spade of hope has pierced this ground
the seed of the future has been planted
songs will be sung, children will be safe
all because of the faith of a few men
I wish I could paint a picture of what this Acholi land will look like one day. I heard the plan and I believe many children’s lives will never be the same because a few men (who understand what is like to be refugees) prayed.
According to PRI more than 2000 South Sudanese are fleeing to Uganda daily. Uganda is one of three countries taking in a massive number of refugees.
Sayling Away
Learning to live by the indwelling life of Christ.
Gud skaper noko nytt ved sitt Ord og sin Ande, vi kan ta imot det i tru og få oppleve at han gjer sitt verk med oss. Hans skaparkraft verkar konstuktivt i våre liv og skaper noko som er verdifullt for oss. Naturkreftene verkar nedebrytande, i fylgje entropilova, men Gud er Ånd og det som er født av hans Ande består. Jesu frelsesverk er fullbrakt og fullkome. Han er den siste Adam, som er ifrå himmelen og som for oss har vorte ei livgjevande ånd. Han gjev oss den Heilage Ande frå himmelen av berre nåde. Han gjev oss det evige livet.
Looking ahead, without looking back (too often)
Thanks for following a cowgirl on her crazy life journey.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. - Edgar Allan Poe
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