Old Watering Hole

For ages people have used what water they could collect. Think about getting your water from these spots!

New Mexico

 

or Ireland

 

In the outermost parts of Ireland they have concrete slabs, built on a slant to collect any rainwater that falls for the farm animals. Sadly, I do not have a photo of that, just the memory.

 

Makes me thankful for the old Kennedy fountain in the park.

 

 

 

Radical acceptance requires Total Surrender to the Holy Spirit.

Matt Redman - The Heart Of Worship

After Healing Touch on September 10 this song rolled through my soul all the way home. I could not wait to get home and play the CD. I have posted the lyrics here because not all versions have the last refrains. Enjoy the video below!

When the music fades

All is stripped away

And I simply come

Longin' just to bring

Something that's of worth

That will bless your heart

I'll bring You more than a song

For a song in itself

Is not what You have required

You search much deeper within

Through the ways things appear

You're looking into my heart

I'm comin' back to the heart of worship

And it's all about You

It's all about You, Jesus

I'm sorry Lord for the thing I've made it

When it's all about You

It's all about You, Jesus

The King of endless worth

No one could express

How much You deserve

Lord, Though I'm weak and poor

All I have is Yours

Every single breath

I'll bring You more than a song

For a song in itself

Is not what You have required

You search much deeper within

Through the way things appear

You're looking into my heart ...

I'm comin' back to the heart of worship ...

Every song we sing

Every breath we breathe, Jesus

Its all about You

It's all about You, Lord

I'm comin' back to the heart of worship ...

Sing to say, it's all about You

Every melody every heart beat

Every breath we breathe

It's all about You

There's no one

It's all about You

It's all about You

It's all about You

Yeah we know that

You will not share Your glory with another

Oh, You shall not share Your glory with another

Jesus, You will not share Your glory with another

Oh, You shall not share Your glory with another

You will not share Your glory with another, Jesus

Oh, You shall not share Your glory with another

There's no other

You will not share Your glory with another

Oh, You shall not share Your glory with another

There's no other

There's no like you in the Heavens and the Earth

Read more: Matt Redman - Heart Of Worship Lyrics | MetroLyrics

He is Lord and King.

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place 2

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place 1

In 2012 I was blessed to go to Ireland for my 60th Birthday gift from Bob.
This to me was the most holy place we visited. What better way to remember 9/11 than to focus on our Lord?

I was for once without my camera so Bob lovingly took the photos for me. I was so moved that I could barely speak. When I came home I realized that on Celtic Treasures there was a great song "How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" that absolutely summed up the experience for me. Based on Psalm 84 it goes something like this:

 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!  My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.  Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.  Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. Selah

 This is the same altar from further back. If you look to the right of the window there is what looks like a small hole in the wall.

 On closer inspection you can see that "even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at Your altars, O Lord of hosts."

This is not the same recording, but close.

Show me the way I should go

Psalm 143:5-8 I remember the days of long ago;

I meditate on all Your works and consider what Your hands have done.

I spread out my hands to You; I thirst for You like a parched land.

Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails.

Do not hide Your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You.

Show me the way I should go, for to You I entrust my life.

 

Several years ago I learned two verses and somehow in my mind combined them into one reminder for life.

"I entrust myself to my Faithful Creator."

The actual verses read:

1 Peter 2:23 When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

 

1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves t

o their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

 

Radical acceptance requires Total Surrender to the Holy Spirit.

Birth Order

Here is some humor. Were you first born, baby, or middle child?
Enjoy!

Patsy Clairmont on Emotions

Patsy drives home the point that we are born with emotions and we need God's help to tame them. Enjoy!