Category: Meditation
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Words
Piercing arrows that travel through the soul They tear through the outer lining of the heart Striking nerves and breaking vessels Spilling gallons of blood in their wake Until they hit at the root of your being Dismantling identity; querying personality Raising questions of purpose and existence
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Broken Vessels
The sweet-smelling sacrifice Of a broken and contrite heart Arises as incense from the altar Unto the Father Dead but living Burnt and pleasing Broken but useful As the sweet aroma of perfume Diffuses from the broken jar The broken vessel Is constantly filled and always empty Having become just…
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On Righteousness and Justice
Amos 5:24 – But let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream (NKJV) The fact that this verse of Scripture begins with a “but” tells us that its message is incomplete without a look at the preceding verse(s). From verse 21 of Amos chapter 5, the…
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Looking unto Jesus
It’s hard to miss – the goodness and kindness of God surrounding us amidst our everyday lives, in sorrow and in joy, through struggles and through triumphs. His love shines through every circumstance if only we choose to pay attention. He seeks to make us trophies of His grace –…
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The Greatest
Matt. 23:11 – The greatest among you will be your servant (NIV) There are not many verses in the Bible that summarize the essence of God’s kingdom better than this simple verse. The greatest…shall be…the one who serves! This verse picks up from a series of warnings Jesus gives His…
Chronicles of a Journeyman 