tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074971821134550671.post45759709699220246..comments2023-04-05T05:42:04.441-07:00Comments on Ruminations from the Temple: Grateful FridayLiz Henderson (Hendel D'bu)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04633416677421015136noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074971821134550671.post-42504258975513230732010-11-01T07:17:34.013-07:002010-11-01T07:17:34.013-07:00Here's the poem that Stacy was referring to - ...Here's the poem that Stacy was referring to - I thought it most appropriate to post here:<br /><br />LORD, HIGH AND HOLY, MEEK AND LOWLY,<br /><br />Thou has brought me to the valley of vision,<br />where I live in the depths but see thee in the heights;<br />hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory.<br /><br />Let me learn by paradox<br />that the way down is the way up,<br />that to be low is to be high,<br />that the broken heart is the healed heart,<br />that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,<br />that the repenting soul is the victorious soul,<br />that to have nothing is to possess all,<br />that to bear the cross is to wear the crown,<br />that to give is to receive,<br />that the valley is the place of vision.<br /><br />Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest well,<br />and the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine;<br /><br />Let me find thy light in my darkness,<br />thy life in my death,<br />thy joy in my sorrow,<br />thy grace in my sin,<br />thy riches in my poverty,<br />thy glory in my valley.<br /><br />(the book Valley of Vision is a collection of puritan prayers and devotions, just in case you don't already know.)Liz Henderson (Hendel D'bu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04633416677421015136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074971821134550671.post-66989531775511388582010-10-31T16:25:48.290-07:002010-10-31T16:25:48.290-07:00Oh! I have a poem that I need to send to you! It s...Oh! I have a poem that I need to send to you! It started running through my head along with your contrasts paragraph.Stacy Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251777017462533341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074971821134550671.post-88507041144486770162010-10-29T13:12:57.234-07:002010-10-29T13:12:57.234-07:00How thankful I am for a loving God who hears our c...How thankful I am for a loving God who hears our cries, receives and answers our prayers -- sometimes instantaneously -- and draws near to us when we draw near to Him. <br /><br />Thankful, too, that He enables His own to hear His voice.Mama Cachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05526427992300959421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074971821134550671.post-76874349117949901992010-10-29T10:48:32.250-07:002010-10-29T10:48:32.250-07:00Well, your words of thanksgiving refresh my spirit...Well, your words of thanksgiving refresh my spirit today, my friend!<br /><br />I, too, am so thankful for my friends - people who actually like me and want to spend time with me. How nice!<br /><br />I'm so grateful for those times when the Master grants me repentance when I need it. I'm grateful, too, for His forgiveness.<br /><br />And, for those times of joy and gladness in the midst of hard things. Our Master always knows what we need at the moment. :o)Ari C'ronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237061501219999281noreply@blogger.com