So I'm wondering about what was, or will be, the most depressing day in all of history...would it have been this day we "celebrate" today?... or will it come later...and as a result of that day in the future, tears will need to be wiped away?

sadflh

Edging nearer to the point at which world's collide,
Doing all I can to make this anger hide,
Take it all away, make the anger die.
I just want to live a life characterized by right.
Take away my darkness and replace it with light.
Open my eyes from sleep and wake me to sight.

dealing

Running down the lanes, spitting some sick game,
Ensuring that tomorrow I'm filling the fat veins.
Little incision to pack in the bitter shame.
All that I can muster to screw up His holy name.

Sucking down the drugs to give me a little high,
The passions of my heart giving my stomach butterflies,
Knowing that in the morning, I'm gonna be asking myself why...
Holding, holding, my mind and body won't let go,
All I want to hear...I just want to know.
I quit, I give up, my hands are opened. Go,
Have Your way, May Your say be, so,
That I might die and Your life in me grow.

Melodies of peace, Harmonies of grace,
Overwhelming flood of God's presence blessing us in this place,
Turning from wicked ways,
To the narrow path He's called,
Filling us with His Holy Spirit, enabling us to follow.

May we shout praise to the Lord,
The Lamb Who was slain,
Took upon Himself the sins of all, so that we might praise Him again.
Rejoice now, and forever, as long as You hold His breath,
For He is God eternal, conquerer of death.

He healed the sick, He freed the possessed, elevating the worst to best,
He cleansed the Temple, He struck down the proud, and explained what it meant to rest.
O our King, He is good, and lives on today,
He was first to rise, to the Favored Place, and this is what He had to say...

Take heart, O little fold,
Trust your Shepherd and His Dad,
Right now I'm away, building a home for us, but soon I will be back.
If it was different, you would know,
For in the Truth there is no lie,
Rooms are being added to my Father's house, so you can be in the same place as I.

Sing His praise, you His people, let your whole being proclaim. Shout for joy at God's Son's coming, and take refuge in His name. Jesus, O anointed King, please accept the praise we bring.

Amen

Questionable?

How important is learning? How important is knowledge? Are learning and knowledge intertwined? Can I learn apart from growing in knowledge? Is being educated the same as knowing a lot? Is it equal to being learned? What's the most important type of knowledge? How are learning and education addressing the need for such knowledge?


Mark 12:6
Jesus tells a story, and near the end of the story he speaks from the mind of the owner, saying, "He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'" Was the owner wrong? The owner obviously didn't have all of the information because they didn't respect his son....they killed him? At some point, yes, every knee will bow, but even in the story that doesn't happen...the evil tenants are slaughtered...and that's it.





Chewing on this in the back of my mind for a while
Mark 10:32
"They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid."

beyond expectations

Drop in the bucket talent, tell me how it is,
Was I not what you ex-pec-ted?
Could I not jump high enough, look the best in a tie,
Did I not meet the requirements of your keen eye?

These are the words of our world, or our world of words,
They float around in our head and they spurn our minds.


We love to judge, but hate to be judged.....because we feel we're right and they're wrong