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C.cada Art Show Pt. 2 10-15-16
C.cada is an artist’s collaborative dedicated to helping artists from every genre discover, develop and deploy the their talents in the church and the community.
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Mid Afternoon Meditation 10-15-16
For he will conceal me there when troubles come;
he will hide me in his sanctuary.
He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
6 Then I will hold my head high
above my enemies who surround me.
At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy,
singing and praising the Lord with music. Psalm 27:5,6
The Scripture talks in many places about the “sacrifice of praise”. What does that mean to you?
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Morning Direction From Scripture 10-15-16
For he will conceal me there when troubles come;
he will hide me in his sanctuary.
He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
6 Then I will hold my head high
above my enemies who surround me.
At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy,
singing and praising the Lord with music. Psalm 27:5,6
When was the last time you shouted for joy? Does it sound like fun or more of a sacrifice?
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C.cada Today 10-15-16
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Sacred Rush
This is the latest of the poetry I have written. I am getting ready to display several poems and perform in a poetry reading this weekend.
Sacred Rush
By JE Lillie
Haibun Poetry
Spring begins
Tulip’s blood sprout
Breathes the moment.
I awake and the scent of the new morning hangs but briefly in the air. In the refreshed dark I stretch and say good bye to my waking dreams that meant more with my eyes closed. They seemed so important but are quickly fading with the sound of perking coffee. That sound more than desire beckons me forth into the scarlet dawn.
Summer heats
The garden’s cool soil.
Red rose drinks.
“Just one more cup.” I say stroking my dripping god. He dispenses renewed hope one cup at a time and I wonder if I haven’t missed something. The phone rings. I cringe and know I love it still.
“It’s for you.” Says the secretary.
I always knew it was.
Fulfillment comes in “Hello” as I release the crimson hold button. I feel guilty about that somehow.
Fall winds make
Carmine leaves drop like tears.
Rake and hide.
I go down “to nap”, but I just lay in the silence and love that place where nothing happens for once.
I think, “Was I made for this or something more?”
The sign over my bureau says , “Take time for the quiet moments because God whispers and the world is loud.”
But the sign is red so I don’t take it seriously.
Snow freezes.
Ruby lights shine in windows.
Quiet blankets.
The night has returned. My meetings are over. I am to bed. Facebook is still going strong and the world never sleeps, but my phone is nearly dead. I plug it in and check the alarm. The seasons of the day are done and I am cold at heart. Spent from the sacred rush I wonder when I will believe the Words in red and embrace a different Spring.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: H2O
This week THE DAILY POST HAS ASKED US TO EXPERIMENT WITH WATER.
Clink the underlined link to join in the fun. Lots of watery experiments can be found in the links below. Here are my fun shots of water.
Lightning on the water.
City On the Water
Fishing the Great Waters
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Walden Pond
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Morning Direction From Scripture 10-1-16
My problems go from bad to worse.
Oh, save me from them all!
18 Feel my pain and see my trouble.
Forgive all my sins. Psalm 25:17,18
Can you recall a time when you felt like the author of these verses? What helped?
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Pastor Wrinkles: Picks Of the Week 2-12-16
I wanted to hi-light some of the blogs I have read this week that really grabbed my attention. Take a gander at them yourself and see if they grab you like they grabbed me.
POETRY:
THINKING THURSDAYS WITH ANNE MARIE
CURRENT EVENTS FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE:
PHOTOGRAPHY:
DEVOTIONAL ARTICLES:
BEAUTYBEYONDBONES:REDEFINING LENT
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Friday Fictioneers:Escape
Rochelle has given us this prompt to create from this week. You can see how others created stories from this photo at
https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/13-february-2015/
Escape
By JE Lillie
The heat of Florida was unbearable. I was a week in hospital recovering from heat stroke. The tornado in Texas blew my home to pieces. My place in California was gorgeous. That is it was gorgeous until it tumbled down the canyon in a mudslide. In Wyoming I was trapped in my house for two days running by Grizzlies.
I really thought that I had hit the jackpot when I bought the Colonial in Massachusetts. This winter we have had seven feet of snow in four weeks. Snow seemed so harmless compared to those other things. I died of frostbite after I slipped in my drive. At least I don’t have to move to Europe.
