The LORD God called to Adam and asked him, “Where are you?” – Gen 3:9
the greatest love ever
is waiting for us
in the Garden of Eden
the greatest love ever
is asking us
“Where are you?”
the greatest love ever
knows all our sins
yet he loves us still
the greatest love ever
knows the way to Eden
goes through Gethsemane
the greatest love ever
has come to meet us
in the Garden of Gethsemane
the greatest love ever
is waiting to lead us home
come, take his hand
he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”)
And immediately the man’s ears were opened,
his speech impediment was removed,
and he spoke plainly. – Mk 7:34-35
amazing Grace
how great it was
the first time i heard
“Ephphatha,” he said
the man in vestments
with graying red hair
how sweet the sound
that saved my soul
silence
and now i hear
the words of the Lord
spoken from within
how my soul sings
with praise for the Lord
who opened my heart
Ephphatha, i say
let your heart be opened
the Lord is speaking to you
She replied and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.” Mk 7:28
it didn’t matter
that she was a woman
what mattered was
that you are the great I AM
it didn’t matter
that she wasn’t born a Child
what mattered was
that she loved her child
it didn’t matter
that she didn’t practice the faith
what mattered was
that she had faith in you
it didn’t matter
that they weren’t worthy
what mattered was
that you are kind and good
the LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground
and blew into his nostrils the breath of life,
and so man became a living being. – Gen 2:7
from the clay of the ground
you formed me
with your very breath
you gave me life
into the kiln of the world
you placed me
through the trials of fire
you tempered me
all was good until
i learned of good and evil
i learned to judge
myself and others
i took pride in my beauty
and envied others theirs
until self loathing defiled me
and i cracked into many pieces
yet you didn’t throw me
into the rubbish heap
you still saw beauty
in my brokenness
so with loving care
you gathered my broken body
and with compassion
you poured yourself into me
until i became whole again
better then newly formed
for where the cracks were
your love now shines through
God looked at everything he had made, and found it very good. – Gen 1:31
in this moment
God sees everything
He created,
is creating,
and will create
(without zooming)
in this moment
God knows us
and He loves us
to borrow a phrase:
“a picture is worth a thousand words”
to borrow a picture:
http://www.numbersleuth.org/universe/magnify/
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