1 to every thing
there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be born,
and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is
planted;
3 A time to kill,
and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
and time to laugh; a time to mourn, and time to dance;
5 A time to cast
away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace and a time
to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to get, and
a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend,
and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
9 What profit hath
he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
10 I have seen the
travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
11 He hath made
every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the
end.
12 I know that there
is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Into the Setting Sun
12/4/05
The sun drifts down
Trailing ribbons of
color
It's fleeing
brilliance
Sets the world in
relief
As it draws a
blanket of
Stillness over the
land.
Perhaps that is why
My heart is always
drawn
Westward into the
setting sun,
Wanting the light to
return
To warm a troubled
heart
To share the hidden
beauties
To give light and
life to all.
But the sun's path
is set
And I must wait it's
return.
I thank God that
In the dark of its
absence
I learn to love
The light and life
he brings.
Letting go is hard
at times and it is often beyond our ability to control. But I think rather than
settling into depression at a loss, it is better to consider what it provided
and then turn yourself around to welcome the new opportunities afforded at the
rising of a new day. It is by learning to recognize the value and beauty in
what has passed that we can learn to recognize the potential in what is coming.
Joy In the
Morning, by Natalie Sleeth
I prefer the recording I have of this song, but this was the best option of all the ones on YouTube. (The Judson University one came second.)
I've loved this song for years since singing it in high school and even learned how to play it, though it's been years since I've had piano access. This song was one of the very first on the playlist that helped me feel hope.
I prefer the recording I have of this song, but this was the best option of all the ones on YouTube. (The Judson University one came second.)
I've loved this song for years since singing it in high school and even learned how to play it, though it's been years since I've had piano access. This song was one of the very first on the playlist that helped me feel hope.
