This Grace of God is simply overwhelming.
If there is any good in our lives, it is God's Grace.
If we do any good in His Power, God's Grace is the origin,
the altar, the watercourse, the fountain, the conduit, the Source of it all.
As long as we relate primarily to each other's wealth, health, stability, intelligence, and soul strength, we cannot develop true community. Community is not a talent show in which we dazzle the world with out combined gifts. Community is the place where our poverty is acknowledged and accepted, not as something we have to learn to cope with as best as we can but as a true source of new life." These two are so full of connection but it's called communion. She is mine and I am hers. Do I know in my heart today that I am His. He is mine, no matter what.
"Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful!" Song of Solomon 4:1
"You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes." Song of Solomon 4:9
It's clear from this love letter that the happy couple has found true love. But is God committed to our happiness if we don't have this splendid kind of love? "You're not committed to our happiness, at least not for now and certainly not on the basis of having all the blessings we want. If you were, You would be doing a better job." Larry Crabb
"I AM committed to your happiness but only to your happiness in Me There is no other kind, not now, not later. Only counterfeits." 66 LL.
St. John of the Cross wrote that the Holy Spirit cannot walk by an empty heart without filling it with Himself. Am I allowing God to empty my heart of those things, good things, that give me temporary bliss, momentary relief, a picture of what I think I need to have? "God is claiming every corner of our hearts, crushing every lingering hope of satisfaction apart from Him." 66 LL
PHOTO: The altar waiting for the sacred moment that the beautiful couple will exchange their vows before the God of the universe. They did. And they have lived out those holy vows. Still are.
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