hold on for the light…
“yes, I can see a light that is coming, for the heart that holds on,
and there will be an end to these troubles, but until that day comes,
still i will praise you, still i will praise you…”
(Matt and Beth Redman)
the naked soul of God
A poem by William Stidger:
I saw God bare his soul one day
where all the earth might see
the stark and naked soul of him
on lonely Calvary.
There was a crimson sky of blood
and overhead a storm;
when lightning slit the clouds
and light engulfed his form.
Beyond the storm a rainbow lent
a light to every clod
for on that cross mine eyes beheld
the naked soul of God.
…a comment adapted from Tim Zingale’s Good Friday sermon, part 2, on suite 101.com:
….From the naked soul of God comes the greatest act of love humankind has ever experienced. For the power of God was shown not in glory, or power, or fame, or strength, or prosperity, or security, or wealth, or success, but in the bare soul of God hung on a cross that endured the pain, the brokenness, the humility, the reality of this world.
(areas changed in italics)
unfortunate?
I crashed my car today. Morally, it wasn’t my fault (someone else’s driving led to my having to slam on brakes whilst travelling downhill on a wet road); legally – apparently entirely my fault.
So being advised they’d most likely write my car off (it’s old but well cared for), I’ve been talking to insurance companies, then cancelling their input, visiting the garage, waiting for quotes, and had to change my plans to travel long-distance today.
I have a friend who believes ‘everything happens for a reason’ and when our lives are submitted to God, she says every little detail is ordered. She’d say that today’s accident may have been an Angel saving me from a worse accident on the long-distance journey I would otherwise have taken.
I’m not sure what i think on that. Was it just unfortunate, a mistake (costly to me! – money that could have found better use for God surely? (I’m still awaiting the quote….aagh!) and I’m in some pain). Or was it a providential saving from something worse?
Was it an accident or a rescue?
what do you think?…
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