Monday, July 02, 2007

• Breathe. Rediscover. Bliss.

   

  rain free-fall streams canopy sky

  pitter-patter stubborn taffeta umbrellas,

  grace fails for the fearful who keep dry,

  standing, sensation of car-splattered puddles,

  nervous, stumble, naked feet

  writhe in the patch thorns of love,

  drinking vodka of world all down the road

  stumble, stumble, bus hits wandering hearts,

  how long? how long? bless the broken,

  resigned tension, kneel, wet in divine tears.

   

  The courage to step out into the rain--to be drenched in the downpour of grace.  But we fear what mighty things the Almighty can do with a daring heart.  I write with blue on gas receipts, inspired by gleanings from the creative flow of the divine.  Random reflections, seemingly so, but not really.  The esoteric imagination of the Creator shows itself all around to a seeking heart.  We must entreat to experience what our stubborn, umbrella hearts had once refused to see.  Rain, rain, rain, all around us, grace reaches us somehow.  Walk on the watery shards of life, our feet may bleed, but we won't care, all soaked in grace-filled tears--

   

  Forgiven. Redeemed. Grace never fails for failures who believe.

   

  Romans 8:37

  37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

   

  How to start a revival (summary)

  - from Gypsy Smith, British evangelist

   

  1. Go home and get a piece of chalk.

  2. Go into your closet and draw a circle on the floor.

  3. Kneel in the middle of the circle.

  4. Pray, "God, start a revival inside this circle."

  5. When God has answered your prayer, the revival has begun.

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