Wednesday, March 26, 2008

On The Tip Of My Heart



But sanctify

the Lord God

IN your hearts:

and BE READY always

to give an ANSWER

to every man

that asketh you

a REASON of the hope

that is in you

with meekness and fear.

I Peter 3:15




Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The Big Plan



And we know that
ALL THINGS
WORK TOGETHER
for good
to THEM THAT LOVE God,
to them who are THE CALLED
according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28

Friday, March 14, 2008

A Clean Heart, Please.



Have MERCY upon me, O God,
according to thy LOVINGKINDNESS:
according unto the MULTITUDE of thy tender mercies
BLOT OUT my transgressions.
Wash me THROUGHLY from mine iniquity,
and CLEANSE me from my sin.
For I ACKNOWLEDGE MY TRANSGRESSIONS:
and my sin is ever before me.
Behold, thou desirest TRUTH in the INWARD PARTS:
and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to KNOW WISDOM.
PURGE ME with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
WASH ME, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me to hear JOY and GLADNESS;
that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
HIDE THY FACE from my sins,
and BLOT OUT ALL mine iniquities.

CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD;
AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT WITHIN ME.

Cast me NOT AWAY from thy presence;
and TAKE NOT thy holy spirit from me.
RESTORE unto me the joy of thy salvation;
and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
and sinners shall be CONVERTED UNTO THEE.
O Lord, OPEN THOU MY LIPS;
and my mouth shall shew forth thy PRAISE.
For thou desirest NOT sacrifice; else would I give it:
thou delightest NOT in burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are A BROKEN SPIRIT:
A BROKEN AND CONTRITE HEART, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Psalm 51:1-3,6-13,15-17

Imagine That



But as it is written,
EYE hath not seen,
nor EAR heard,
neither have entered
INTO THE HEART of man,
THE THINGS
WHICH GOD HATH PREPARED
for them that
LOVE him.
I. Corinthians 2:9

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Doctor, Anyone?




...many publicans and sinners
came and sat down
with him and his disciples.
And when the Pharisees saw it,
they said unto his disciples,
Why eateth your Master
with publicans and sinners?
But when Jesus heard that,
he said unto them,
They that be whole
need not a physician,
but they that are sick.
But go ye
and learn what that meaneth,
I will have MERCY,
and NOT sacrifice:
for I am NOT COME
TO CALL THE RIGHTEOUS,
BUT SINNERS to repentance.
St. Matthew 9:10-13