Wednesday, August 27, 2025

In the Lord I take refuge...

                                                            
In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
    Flee like a bird to your mountain,
 for behold, the wicked bend the bow;
    they have fitted their arrow to the string
    to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
 if the foundations are destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?

 The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord's throne is in heaven;
    his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
 The Lord tests the righteous,
    but his soul hates the wicked 
and the one who loves violence.
 Let him rain coals on the wicked;
    fire and sulfur and a scorching wind 
shall be the portion of their cup.

 For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
    the upright shall behold his face.
-Psalm 11

-----------------Pray for the victims-----------------



-----------------Pray for the nations-----------------




The devastating cost of cashless bail  Meanwhile, millions of taxpayer dollars have flowed into programs designed to support criminals – housing them, feeding them, offering them endless “second chances.” And what about us? The victims? We struggle day to day, financially and emotionally, often with no resources, no lifeline, no recognition. Families are left with empty chairs at the dinner table, mounting bills for funerals and therapy, and the haunting trauma that never goes away.

This Pro-Palestine Group Is Defacing New York  Within Our Lifetime has organized several lawless demonstrations

College Crackdown...American institutions of higher education are facing a much-needed reckoning   We must return to a time when students attended school to earn a BS after finishing their college courses. As it stands now, students often end up with a load of BS before they graduate.



Why Do Governments Keep Lying About Net Zero? The reality that Net Zero is expensive, restrictive and destabilising is slowly occurring to people and politicians alike. Whether by design or incompetence, the effect is the same: ordinary families pay, governments gain power, and companies take huge profits.



Monster Who Raped a Child Under 11 Released by NYPD ICE later found and arrested Robert Reid Mendez Jimenez after his release by NYPD two weeks ago.



-----------------Faith take-----------------

The time has finally come.
   With the rapid growth and development of artificial intelligence, we can now officially say that it’s impossible to tell what’s real.
   Everything can now be faked in such a way that the savviest among us can no longer tell the difference between reality and AI. Even our most trusted news sources can’t be sure if they’re being duped or not, unless they witness each news event personally, an impossible feat.
   With every video, voice, or picture, we —if we’re discerning enough—now must question the veracity of what our eyes see and ears hear.

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly...

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.      
-Colossians 3:12-17 Image

........For prayer.......


They even have a theme: #raisethecolours



Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick voids ‘illegal’ $7.4B payment to Biden ally-staffed nonprofit for semiconductor research ...Biden Administration officials spent significant time, effort, and resources creating an unaccountable, outside entity–Natcast–to administer taxpayer funds,” Lutnick wrote Natcast CEO Deirdre Hanford.



Medically Assisted Suicide is a Bad Idea...Time for a wakeup call  Mainstream, secular outlets are increasingly noticing the negative effects and spread of assisted suicide.


Coloradans getting first-hand taste of progressive squalor  Have you noticed recently how trash-laden the Denver-area highways have become?

New Orleans, a Carnival of Corruption  Instead, New Orleans is in a perpetual state of crisis, with decaying infrastructure, dilapidated streets, rampant violent crime, substandard public schools, a poor economy, and public officials who are either inept or corrupt.






Exposing the rot in Canada’s professional bodies Nurse Amy Hamm has been financially ruined for daring to criticise gender ideology

---------------Faith takes--------------

Always Reforming: Why Extraordinary Results in the Church Have Always Depended on Ordinary Means   Faithful churches in every generation will always face the temptation to measure their fruitfulness by what is visible, quick, and appealing. But the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed—small, slow-growing, yet ultimately unshakable. The growth God gives may not come through the things we can engineer, but through the things Christ has promised to bless.
   A church shaped by the ordinary means of grace may be quieter, smaller, and slower. But it will also be deeper, more resilient, and more faithful. It will form people not around events, but around Christ. Not around performance, but around promise. Not around consumer appeal, but around covenantal commitment.
   So let us return again to that great rallying cry of the Reformation: semper reformanda. Always reforming—not according to the preferences of our age, but according to the word of God. Always realigning, not with the winds of culture, but with the voice of Christ. Always repenting, always refining, always renewing—until our life together as the church bears the shape of the gospel we proclaim. Read it all...

In ten years, most Mainline denominations will likely still legally exist but most of them will be little more than shells. The congregations that will have survived will be indifferent and will have adapted to the new reality of post denominational America. The “end” of the Mainline may resemble the “end” of the Roman Empire, about which historians still debate. Did it end with a particular emperor? If so, people at the time likely barely noticed. Their lives continued largely as before, as others ruled where the emperor had been. And other entities claimed they were the new Rome. In one hundred years, historians of American religion will debate when the Mainline Protestant denominations ended. There might be no conclusive answer.


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Monday, August 25, 2025

It is good to give thanks to the Lord...

It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
    and your faithfulness by night,
 to the music of the lute and the harp,
    to the melody of the lyre.
 For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work;
    at the works of your hands I sing for joy
-Psalm 92:1-4

For prayer: 


The Persecution of Christians, July 2025



Mega Exodus Rocks U.S. Catholic Church: 9 Out of 10 Cradle Catholics Defect 



Denmark Made a Special Exception To Let In Hundreds of Palestinian Refugees. Here’s What Happened  Sixty-seven of the 321 refugees received prison sentences, while a majority relied on public welfare...

Cultural Domination
Psychological Warfare
Normalization of Extremism
Global Pattern






...psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and suicide attempts


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Saturday, August 23, 2025

I Will Praise Him Again

 
 Psalm 42 (I Will Praise Him Again) 
 CityAlight

Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why are you troubled within?
For I will hope in my Saviour, my God
And will praise Him, yet praise Him again

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
I will praise Him yet praise Him again

Morning by morning, new mercies are streaming
I trust in your goodness where I cannot see
You have been faithful whenever I wandered
Lord, give me the hope that I need

Friday, August 22, 2025

Who is a God like you...

Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
    and passing over transgression
    for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever,
    because he delights in steadfast love.
 He will again have compassion on us;
    he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
You will cast all our sins
    into the depths of the sea.
 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
    and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our fathers
    from the days of old. -Micah 7:18-20

For prayer...



If Trump conducts peace, they prefer war.
If he wages war on crime, they side with the criminal.
If he stops illegal immigration, they want more illegal immigrants.



Defining Spiritual Abuse Down

N.Y. Appeals Court FINALLY Tosses Letitia James Ridiculous Civil Fine Against Trump 

Only 17% Of 25-34-Year-Old Americans Have Attained The 5 Major Milestones Of Adulthood ...the 5 major milestones of adulthood are living away from your parents, completing your education, getting a job, marrying, and living with a child.

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Monday, August 18, 2025

The Least Attended Church Gathering

At the church I pastor, we have a regular gathering that serves as a monthly prayer meeting on the last Sunday of every month. The other times of prayer in the life of our church occur in our morning worship service and during our weekly/bi-weekly small groups. Most of the time, our monthly prayer meeting is fairly well attended. I suspect that it is, at least in part, due to the fact that we have a meal. However, it is a sad reality of the church in the Western world that the prayer meeting is "the least attended church gathering." I have experienced this sad reality first hand as a member of a church of 1000+ where 8 to 10 people would show up for the weekly prayer meeting. It didn't take me long to realize that prayerlessness is one of the foremost sins and symptoms of an anemic church.

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Paul reminds us that "God is not a God of disorder but of peace" (1 Corinthians 14:33). Paul isn’t calling for worship services under rigid, pharisaical control. Instead, we should pursue the confident freedom and musical agility that comes through disciplined preparation. Through faith-filled planning (dream!) and reality-packed preparation (dread!), worship leaders can embrace (faith!) both order and spontaneity, structure and Spirit-led moments.
    May we approach worship leadership with renewed appreciation for how preparation enables Spirit-led spontaneity. As we plan thoughtfully, prepare thoroughly, and present worship skillfully, may we help God’s people to celebrate the gospel in fresh and compelling ways.

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Saturday, August 16, 2025

Psalm 121 (I Lift My Eyes)

 
Psalm 121 (I Lift My Eyes) 
Kristyn Getty, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker

I lift my eyes up to the Hills
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Maker of
The heavens and the earth
He will not let my foot be moved
He keeps my journey safe

CHORUS
O my soul, praise the Lord most high
Strong to save, He upholds my life
Forevermore, He will be my light
I lift my eyes up to the Lord most high

He is the shade at my right hand
My shelter in the storm
No sun by day, nor moon by night
Shall ever bring me harm
He will not slumber, will not sleep
He watches all my ways

CHORUS

I lift my eyes up to the hills
From where does my help come
My help comes from the Maker of
The heavens and the earth
The God of Isr’l is my guide
Wherever I may go
And in His strength I will abide
Until He leads me home

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Dress Your Heart for Worship...

Are you ever surprised at the state you’re in when you arrive at church? The decent clothes you don only paper over a reluctant and doubting heart. Or a fight ensued in the car — not a new fight, just the same old predictable tension. During the opening songs, you can’t focus. In the company of saints, shiny hooks with tempting bait drop all around you: Here, take a delicious, judgy bite about his marriage. Chomp down on that anger-lure as you remember what she said. Snack on the envy of a guy who didn’t deserve his success.
   Wild thoughts swing through your mind during God’s praises. What in the world is the matter with me? you ask yourself.  Read it all...

Saturday, August 2, 2025

All to Honour Jesus

 
All to Honour Jesus 
 CityAlight

V1
Father, may I serve like my Saviour
Give me eyes to see what you see
Teach my sinful heart to be humble
Help me be your hands and feet

V2
Father, may I love like my Saviour
As He had compassion on me
May I work for justice and mercy
For the ones in greatest need

CHORUS
God of love would you lead me
Take this heart, make it holy
Help me serve
through the strength of Christ
All to honour Jesus with my life
All to honour Jesus with my life

V3
Father, may I tell of my Saviour
How He offers hope for the lost
Help me share the grace and forgiveness
That he showed me at the cross

CHORUS
God of love would you lead me
Take this heart, make it holy
Help me serve
through the strength of Christ
All to honour Jesus with my life
All to honour Jesus with my life

BRIDGE
Praise my Saviour for His mercy
Praise the Servant King
All to Jesus be the glory
All to honour Him

Praise my Saviour for His mercy
Praise the Servant King
All to Jesus be the glory
All to honour Him
All to honour Him

CHORUS
God of love would you lead me
Take this heart, make it holy
Help me serve
through the strength of Christ
All to honour Jesus with my life
All to honour Jesus with my life

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Oh, What High and Holy Privilege

 
 Oh, What High and Holy Privilege 
Matt Boswell, Keith and Kristyn Getty, Matt Papa

Oh, what high and holy priv’lege
Once again to gather here
In the name of our Lord Jesus
As we see His Day draw near
May we join in joyful rev’rence 
With thanksgiving, faith and love
As He welcomes in His people
To the throne of grace above

Oh, what high and holy priv’lege
Voices raised in prayer and praise
Boldly bringing great petitions 
Gladly singing hymns of faith
May His grace at work among us
Cleanse and heal us from our sin
That our prayers may not be hindered
And our praises honor Him

Oh, what high and holy priv’lege
Hearing from the word of God
Heaven speaks in perfect wisdom
Earth responds and stands in awe
Do our hearts not burn within us
As we see God’s promises
Find their final yes in Jesus
Leading us to righteousness!

Oh, what high and holy priv’lege
This communion that we share
With the Father, Son, and Spirit
And His people everywhere
As we go with God’s great blessing
In the keeping of His grace
Go in peace to love and service
Till we join again in praise

As we go with God’s great blessing
In the keeping of His grace
Go in peace to love and service
Till we join again in praise
Till we join again in praise

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Song Of The Saints

 
Song Of The Saints 
Phil Wickham

Saturday, July 12, 2025

I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130)

I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130) 
 Keith and Kristyn Getty

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2  O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
    O Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
    that you may be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
    and in his word I hope;
6 my soul waits for the Lord
    more than watchmen for the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is plentiful redemption.
8 And he will redeem Israel
    from all his iniquities.
-Psalm 130

Thursday, July 10, 2025

The Stranger

 
The Stranger

Good and Gracious King

 
Good and Gracious King 
CityAlight

I approach the throne of glory
Nothing in my hands I bring
But the promise of acceptance
From a good and gracious King

I will give to You my burden
As You give to me Your strength
Come and fill me with Your Spirit
As I sing to You this praise

You deserve the greater glory
Overcome, I lift my voice
To the King in need of nothing
Empty handed I rejoice

You deserve the greater glory
Overcome with joy I sing
By Your love I am accepted
You’re a good and gracious King

O what grace that You would see me
As Your child and as Your friend
Safe, secure in You forever
I pour out my praise again

Holy, holy, Lord Almighty
Good and gracious
Good and gracious
Holy, holy, Lord Almighty
Good and gracious King

Saturday, July 5, 2025

I Will Change Your Name...

I Will Change Your Name 
By The Nebblett Family

I will change your name. 
You shall no longer be called 
Wounded, outcast, 
Lonely or afraid. 

I will change your name. 
Your new name shall be 
Confidence, joyfulness, 
Overcoming one; 
Faithfulness, friend of God 
One who seeks My face. 

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The nations shall see your righteousness,
    and all the kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name
    that the mouth of the Lord will give.
You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
    and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
    and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,
    and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
    and your land shall be married.
For as a young man marries a young woman,
    so shall your sons marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
    so shall your God rejoice over you.
    -Isaiah 62:2-5

'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’
-Revelation 2:17

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Come, Let Us Return to the Lord

 
Come, Let Us Return to the Lord 
 Matt Boswell, Cochren and Co., Matt Papa

Vs 1
All we have like sheep gone astray
Each of us has turned our own way
But God laid all our wrongs, our sins
Upon the Sinless One, His only Son

Chorus
Come, let us return to the Lord
Come, now all His mercies remember
How wide His love that waits to welcome us
Oh, come, let us return to the Lord

Vs 2
All who feel the sting of your sin
Come and lift your eyes once again
How great a price was paid to save the souls of us
Who strayed, yet still we stray

Chorus

Vs 3
God, we need Your merciful hand
Heal us from our pride, heal our land
As we turn from our ways, oh turn our hearts to You
In praise, endless praise

Chorus

Saturday, June 7, 2025

My Labour is Not in Vain

 
My Labour is Not in Vain
CityAlight 

V1
My work in Christ, is not in vain
My labor will not fail
For when I toil in Jesus’ name
His purpose will prevail

V2
The tasks that You have set for me
I may not understand
Yet I will follow where you lead
I trust Your sovereign hand

CHORUS
So may all I do, be it great or small
Bring glory to Your name
In Your grace alone I will carry on
Your promise to me remains
My labour is not in vain

V3
Go forth, You said, take up your cross
And set the captive free
So give me feet to seek the lost
Just as You searched for me
CHORUS

V4
Take heart, my soul, and persevere
Just as your Saviour did
For soon you will be home at rest
Your work, complete in Him
CHORUS

Saturday, May 31, 2025

He Will Be

 
He Will Be
CityAlight

V1
God is faithful to His word
Even when there seems no way
Though time may pass
His memory will not fade
His promises will never fail

CHORUS
Faithful He has been,
Faithful He will be
Time and time again
His Word returns complete
To His truth I cling,
when the night is deep
Faithful He has been,
Faithful He will be

V2
God is gracious when I doubt
He draws near though I retreat
Though I may wander
through the wilderness
He goes with me and gives me peace

CHORUS
Gracious He has been,
Gracious He will be
What I don’t deserve,
the Father gives to me
Where He leads my feet,
I shall not want or need
Gracious He has been, gracious He will be

V3
God is worthy of my song
Countless are His awesome deeds
His mighty hand has parted raging seas
For those He loves, He has redeemed

CHORUS
Worthy He has been,
Worthy He will be
Crowned in endless praise
all earth and heaven sing
Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty
Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

BRIDGE
He is my provider
Covenant protector
All my hope is in the Lord my God
He is my sustainer
Merciful redeemer
All my hope is in the Lord my God

He is my provider
Covenant protector
All my hope is in the Lord my God
He is my sustainer
Merciful redeemer
All my hope is in the Lord my God

CHORUS
Worthy He has been,
worthy He will be
Crowned in endless praise
all earth and heaven sing
Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty
Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

Worthy He has been,
worthy He will be
Crowned in endless praise
all earth and heaven sing
Holy is the Lord who reigns in majesty
Worthy He has been, worthy He will be
Worthy He has been, worthy He will be

Thursday, May 29, 2025

The Ascension of Christ

Sing we triumphant hymns of praise,
New hymns to Heaven exulting raise:
Christ, by a road before untrod,
Ascendeth to the throne of God.

Be Thou our joy and strong defense,
Who art our future recompense:
So shall the light that springs from Thee
Be ours through all eternity.
...The Venerable Bede

Monday, May 26, 2025

Memorial Day 2025

Lord Jesus, You taught us that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for another. Today, we remember those who did just that. We honor their lives, their bravery, and their deep sense of duty. Thank You for their example of sacrificial love. Let Your peace rest on their families and Your strength carry our nation forward. Help us to never forget what was given for the freedom we enjoy. Make us a people who love mercy, walk humbly, and uphold justice. Let Your light shine through us as we remember the fallen. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Here

Saturday, May 24, 2025

I Am Not My Own

 
 I Am Not My Own 
 Keith and Kristyn Getty, Skye Peterson

The One who made the heavens made my heart and soul 
Before I drew a breath, I was loved and known 
I am His creation, the Maker's masterpiece
And all that He designs will be done in me

My body is a temple of the Living God
I'll worship in this house that His blood has bought
As I bear His image, oh may I not profane
The holiness I hold in this earthly frame

CHORUS
I belong to the Lord, oh I am not my own 
I belong to the Lord, I am not my own
I will honor Him for this I know 
I belong to the Lord, I am not my own

And if He has redeemed me, I am not my own
The measure of my worth is His love alone
He declares my standing, and He declares my state 
So I will know myself by the name He gave CHORUS

I am not my own and now my heart is free
O Maker come and make what You will of me
There is nothing broken that You cannot repair
So Lord, I leave my life in Your loving care CHORUS

Saturday, May 17, 2025

I Will Trust My Saviour Jesus

 
I Will Trust My Saviour Jesus
CityAlight

I will trust my Saviour Jesus
When my darkest doubts befall
Trust Him when to simply trust Him
Seems the hardest thing of all

I will trust my Saviour Jesus
Trust Him when my strength is small
For I know the shield of Jesus 
Is the safest place of all.
            
Jesus, only Jesus
Help me trust you more and more
Jesus, only Jesus
May my heart be ever yours
 
I will trust my Saviour Jesus
He has said His way is best
For I know the path He’s chosen
Leads to everlasting rest
 
Oh on that cross, how it was seen
I can go now ever trusting in the One who died for me
What could I bring for your gift is complete
So I trust you, simply trust you, Lord, with every part of me

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Is He Worthy?

 
  Is He Worthy? 
Chris Tomlin

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Holy Forever

Holy Forever 
Chris Tomlin

Verse 1
A thousand generations falling down in worship
To sing the song of ages to the Lamb
And all who've gone before us, and all who will believe
Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb

Pre-Chorus
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all

Chorus
And the angels cry, Holy
All creations cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever

Verse 2
If you've been forgiven, if you've been redeemed
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
If you walk in freedom, if you bear His name
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
We'll sing the song forever and amen

Chorus
And the angels cry, Holy
All creations cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever
Hear Your people sing, Holy
To the King of kings, Holy
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever

Pre-Chorus (x2)
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all

Chorus
And the angels cry, Holy
All creations cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever
Hear Your people sing, Holy
To the King of kings, Holy
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever

You will always be, Holy
Holy forever

Friday, April 25, 2025

But for the Cross of Christ

 
But for the Cross of Christ 
 Bryan Fowler

Vs 1
What is the truth
That ever anchors me
Amidst the waves of all my guilt
That Christ has shed
His blood and pardoned me
At the cross, at the cross

Vs 2
He bore my sin
I bear His righteousness
Oh what a glorious exchange
The wrath of God
Laid on the spotless Lamb
Oh what grace, oh what grace

Chorus
Behold the cross
There is no greater love
Heaven’s Son
Laid down His life for us
Oh my soul would be lost
With no hope to find
But for the cross of Christ

Vs 3
How do I walk
With humble confidence
I look to Christ Who is my peace
He sealed my hope
And my inheritance
At the cross, at the cross

Vs 4
When I am weak
And stumble into sin
There is an ever-flowing stream
His cleansing blood revives my soul again
Oh what grace, oh what grace

Vs 5
One day I’ll stand
Before the King of Kings
One day I’ll see him face to face
For Jesus rose
Death lost its bitter sting
Christ has won! Christ has won!

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Christ The Lord Is Risen Today

 
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today

Easter Sunday 2025

But the angel said to the women, 
“Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. -Matthew 28:5-6

Saturday, April 19, 2025

At the Cross (Love Ran Red)

 
At the Cross (Love Ran Red)
 Chris Tomlin

Here Is Love, Vast As The Ocean

 
Here Is Love, Vast As The Ocean 
 Robin Mark

Holy Saturday 2025

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
     O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
    to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
    O Lord, who could stand?
 But with you there is forgiveness,
    that you may be feared.

 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
    and in his word I hope;
 my soul waits for the Lord
    more than watchmen for the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.

 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
    For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is plentiful redemption.
 And he will redeem Israel
    from all his iniquities.
-Psalm 130

Friday, April 18, 2025

Good Friday 2025

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.  For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.   
-Romans 5:6-10

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Holy Thursday 2025

When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. 
-John 13:12-17 (Image public domain)

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

If you are going to be used by God...

If you are going to be used by God, He will take you through a number of experiences that are not meant for you personally at all. They are designed to make you useful in His hands, and to enable you to understand what takes place in the lives of others.   -Oswald Chambers

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Man of Sorrows

 
Man of Sorrows
Shane and Shane

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Hosanna, Praise Is Rising

Hosanna, Praise Is Rising 
Paul Baloche

Praise is rising
Eyes are turning to You
We turn to You
Hope is stirring
Hearts are yearning for You
We long for You

When we see You we find strength to face the day
In Your presence all our fears are washed away
Washed away

Hosanna Hosanna
You are the God who saves us
Worthy of all our praises
Hosanna Hosanna
Come have Your way among us
We welcome You here Lord Jesus

Hear the sound of hearts returning to You
We turn to You
In Your kingdom broken lives are made new
You make us new

'Cause when we see You we find strength
To face the day
In Your presence all our fears are washed away
Washed away

Friday, April 11, 2025

There is no Christian who does not have time to pray...

There is no Christian who does not have time to pray without ceasing. But I mean the spiritual praying, that is: no one is so heavily burdened with his labor, but that if he will he can, while working, speak with God in his heart, lay before Him his need and that of other men, ask for help, make petition, and in all this exercise and strengthen his faith.   -Martin Luther

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

At the Cross...

 
At the Cross 
Chris Tomlin

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Give me an open ear, O God...

Give me an open ear, O God, 
that I may hear Thy voice calling me to high endeavor.

Give me an open mind, O God, 
a mind ready to receive and to welcome 
such new light of knowledge as it is Thy will to reveal to me.

Give me open eyes, O God, 
eyes quick to discover Thine indwelling 
in the world which Thou hast made.

Give me open hands, O God,
hands ready to share with all who are in want 
the blessings with which Thou hast enriched my life.
-John Baillie

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

O Lord, as long as I am apart from you...

O Lord, as long as I am apart from you, I am self-satisfied, because I have no standard by which to measure my low stature. But when I come near to you, there for the first time I see myself. In your light I behold my darkness. In your purity I behold my corruption. My very confession of sin is the fruit of holiness.
Oh! Divine Man, let me gaze on you more and more until, in the vision of your brightness, I loathe the sight of my impurity; until, in the blaze of that glory which human eye has not seen, I fall prostrate, blinded, broken, to rise a new man in you. Amen.   -George Matheson