Creation's Song

Yahweh, our Lord,

how magnificent is Your name throughout the earth!

You have covered the heavens with Your majesty.

Psalm 8:1, HCSB

No parsley, but sage (far right), rosemary (back), and thyme

Mexican yucca

Pink evening primroses

Incipient blackberries

First larkspur

New herbs and vegetables and a wisteria bush

Some fragrance and cheer inside, too

{"Creation Song" by Fernando Ortega; to view and listen on the Web, please visit the actual post at crumbs}

Creation sings God's praise

Day and night, though cities quake,

Though the strongest fall.

Breathe in His beauty.

Lean on His steadfast mercies.

Cry to God. He hears.

He shares our sorrows.

He shelters beneath His wings.

He fails not His own.

Grace and faithfulness

Turn mourning into dancing;

Our Lord holds out hope.

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Thank You, Lord, for eucharisteos pleasant and painful:

for a doctor willing to come in before office hours to accommodate a loved one's needs

for Mom's shoulder pain not requiring surgery

for stories on screen of Christian faith in action

for the courageous first-responders in Boston and West, Texas

for a friend's surgery success
for a brief visit to her home

for leaning on each other for prayer in hard times

for lunch with another friend

for text message grace

for a photo of two dear faces together

for roses blooming

for blackberries' sweet promises

for masses of pink primroses

for favorable weather this weekend

for Amore's satisfaction in dirt and growing things
for a better response to acupuncture than last week
for an evening visit from our neighbor, who came demanding chocolate and roses (She's 4.)
for kisses blown

for winged visitors to watch and hear

for starting over in a new journal and on a new One Thousand Gifts

for happy new things: cousin's daughter, Kate's adoption, Teagirl's puppy

for His hand holding me fast (Isaiah 41:10)

 for the pressures that drive me to You

for songs in the night (Ps. 42:8)

for memorial stones
(Joy Dare, #60-84)

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Psalm 8:1, ESV


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