We strive for the power of love rather than the love of power…

Lord make us instruments of your Peace
Where there is hatred, let your love increase
Lord, make us instruments of your peace
Walls of pride and prejudice shall cease
When we are your instruments of peace

Where there is hatred, we will show his love
Where there is injury, we will never judge
Where there is striving, we will speak his peace
To the millions crying for release
We will be his instruments of peace

Where there is hatred, we will show his love
Where there is injury, we will never judge
Where there is striving, we will speak his peace
To the millions crying for release
We will be his instruments of peace

written by Logan on August 17, 2012

A Time for Everything

 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8


(New Living Translation)

For everything there is a season,


A time for every activity under heaven.


A time to be born and a time to die.


A time to plant and a time to harvest.


A time to kill and a time to heal.


A time to tear down and a time to build up

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A time to cry and a time to laugh.


A time to grieve and a time to dance.


A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.


A time to embrace and a time to turn away

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A time to search and a time to quit searching

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A time to keep and a time to throw away.


A time to tear and a time to mend.


A time to be quiet and a time to speak

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A time to love and a time to hate

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A time for war and a time for peace.

New Living Translation

Evolve…(version 2)

My sister, Ginger, a psychologist shared in this piece by editing it from her personal experience counseling veterans.

I have rewritten it and want to share it with you today. She also recommended the book at the bottom. I have ordered it myself from Amazon.

If you want to share your reaction to the book or post , feel free to share on this blog.

Beauty

She Walks in Beauty

by Lord Byron

She walks in beauty, like the night
     Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
     Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow’d to that tender light
     Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
     Had half impair’d the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
     Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
     How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
     So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
     But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
     A heart whose love is innocent!

Hello December 28

“For behold I make all things new!”

Yesterday is gone;
Today I am home at peace
Expectantly up.

Catherine Johnson’s Tongue Twister

Trains of thought
and thoughts of trains
and strands of hope
and hope of strands
of love and kindness.
Kinds of things
and things of kind
and kinds of peace
and peace of mind
and minds of trucks
and dolls in trees
and journeys in trains.

Catherine Johnson

Good News Waterfall

Cascade of the Good News
(Romans 5:1-11)

faith
promises
peace
joyfully look forward
become all
rejoice
problems make us patient
develop strength
trust
make hope strong and steady
let us hold our heads high
bring warm love
the spirit fills us
god sends christ
blesses his friends
lives within us
new relationship
friends of god
creator
redeemer
sanctifier