whom shall I fear?
The Spirit is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh--
my adversaries and foes--
they shall stumble and fall.
3 Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.
4 One thing I asked of the Creator,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of the Creator
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Creator,
and to inquire in Its temple.
5 For the Creator will shelter me
in the day of trouble;
and conceal me under the cover of Its tent;
and set me high upon a rock.
6 Now my head is lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in the Spirit's tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to my Creator.
7 Hear, O Ruler, when I cry aloud,
be gracious to me and answer me!
8 "Come," my heart says, "seek your Creator's face!"
Your face, O Spirit, do I seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me.
Do not turn your servant away in anger,
you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
O Ruler of my salvation!
10 If my father and mother forsake me,
the Spirit will take me up.
11 Teach me your way, O Spirit,
and lead me on a level path
because of my enemies.
12 Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they are breathing out violence.
13 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Spirit
in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Spirit;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Spirit!
Psalm 27 [word]
This morning I received a lovely phone call from my father... and by lovely I mean not. I love him with my whole heart.. He is my dad, provider, teacher, listener, my headaches when I have them, keeps me straight, and always shows me down the right path... [with the exception of sending me down 285 in Atlanta.. but he has been forgiven] We have these moments where for about 30 min to an hour Satan enters our body and we are not human and say horrible things to each other. That we really don't mean.. I think it is because we spend every single day together and we have such high standards for each other. Why do we always take advantage of the people we love? It never fails there is always a phone call an hour later or an email or a letter... where we apologize and work it all out. Thank goodness for forgiveness and for love and for patience... I don't know what I would do without them. The psalm I posted at the beginning was something I ran across this morning after getting off the phone with my dad... I usually post lyrics but the book psalm is nothing but praise and music and lyrics just with more substance. Something music lacks today.. soul and substance and a voice. So dig deep and find something new today something with substance.
[The walls are beginning to crumble down
our trumpets held tight in our hand
breathing heavy from the journey behind us
and looking forward to the uncharted land]
thoughts today:
I can be better than this
I will be better than this
I can still feel your touch
2 hours and 30 minutes is not enough sleep
nap time will happen today..
tonight despite all the mess
I will be pleasant
I will breathe grace and peace
I will move forward
love unconditionally today
and everyday
merl.
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