"Therefore I am now going to allure her;
I will lead her into the desert
and speak tenderly to her.
There I will give her back her vineyards,
and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.
There she will sing as in the days of her youth,
as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
"In that day," declares the LORD,
"you will call me 'my husband';
you will no longer call me 'my master.
Hosea 2:14-16
This is how much He loves us!
This is how much He loves us!
Why is it always easier to anticipate God's wrath than to perceive God's joy? Ever expecting to be shot, we're invariably dumbfounded by a grace we can't conceive. Belden C. Lane, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes
Kind of like finding water in the desert......
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance.
Isaiah 40:12
Sometimes you don't need very many words at all, you just need to sit quietly and and find His love in the stillness of little moments throughout the day....and always, remember to listen to the birds no matter what.
I love this post. We are thinking along the same lines as I share so much of what you have said. I am reading many books now that touch on the subject of just being alone, quiet and feeling God in each moment. Thank you for this good post. (Thank you for the comments about the website in Stockton. We lived there for 20 years and loved it. We are very familiar with the port and the down town. The changes they have made are exciting.)
ReplyDeleteHi Cliff! I just finished reading Ragamuffin Gospel, I have been thinking along the lines of God's love ever since....thank you for the kind comments. Have a truly wonderful weekend. Lori
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