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Monday, July 8, 2024

A Rare and Gleaming God-send; Today

Wild flowers drive wonder wild with worship...
or, is it worship wild with wonder??

Thank-you, thank-you!!
Dear God and dear property-owner 💖🙏


On my way home from lunch with my mother-in-law today
I stopped at this field, which I glimpsed as we 'flew' by yesterday...

Nothing can steal the thunder of wonder awakened by
God’s word and handiwork bursting with earnest ‘Here AM I’







A rare and gleaming God-send rends the air and wends its way
To where we are to raise the bar of recompense's prey
Where what is past is cast in Bygone’s everlasting wake
Where every morn mercy reborn grants every breath we take
Where beckoning, response and reckoning subtly become
Without a shadow of a doubt, a lifetime’s sacred sum

Ah, what more can we ask for than the anchor of the soul
Than God’s unreserved fervency of love enough for all
Than knowing He is able; faith’s foothold stable, secure
In awesome promises He gave to stave the Tempter’s lure
He leads us, not into temptation but to holiness
Guiding the meek and seeking into paths of righteousness

Nothing can steal the thunder of wonder awakened by
God’s word and handiwork bursting with earnest ‘Here AM I’
God, give us ears to hear till it is You for which we yearn
And it is You that others see through faith’s humble return
Where a great cloud of witnesses lavishes sky and sod
And we, once proud have bowed in eternal worship to God

A rare and gleaming God-send rends the air and wends its way
To where we are; let’s raise the bar of recompense Today
For, what is past is cast in Bygone’s everlasting wake
But, every morn mercy reborn grants every breath we take
Where beckoning, response and reckoning subtly become
Without a shadow of a doubt, true worship’s sacred sum

© Janet Martin




Yesterday our worship service was opened with Psalm 89

Here are a few glorious excerpts-

11 The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;
    you founded the world and all that is in it...

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
    love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
    who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.
16 They rejoice in your name all day long;
    they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.[d]
18 Indeed, our shield[e] belongs to the Lord,
    our king to the Holy One of Israel.







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