scattered prayers sown to the night

the Lord is gracious and compassionate
slow to anger and rich in love

I will never leave you nor forsake you

our guide and protector gives us grace and glory,
knows my going out and lying down
may the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart...
when the tears fall still i will sing

spread wide in the arms of Christ is the Love that covers sin

speak to me Lord for Your child is here
listening...

I Love you this much:
Rest assured my child, I AM working in your life, I have a plan, I love you,
I will not leave my promises unfulfilled.
My blood covers you no matter what you do or what your heart feels
or whatever failure of character you fear:
You are still righteous in My eyes, through Christ.
I have unlimited resources
I don't work according to your rules - I make the rules.
Trust & obey.
Love Me & obey.

I will not forget You: You are my God, my King.
You have broken me, now give me back my joy again so I may rejoice.
Your joy is my strength.
Wash over me - Your love is deep, high, long & wide.

Arise, come, my darling, my beautiful one, come with Me.
(Song of Songs 2:13)

My heart has heard you say, "Come and talk with me"
and my heart responds, "Lord, I'm coming." (Psalms 27:8)

all i can say

Lord I'm tired, so tired from walking
And Lord I'm so alone
And Lord the dark is creeping in, creeping up to swallow me
I think I'll stop and rest here a while

And didn't You see me crying?
And didn't You hear me call Your name?
Wasn't it You I gave my heart to?
I wish You'd remember where You sat it down

And this is all that I can say right now
And this is all that I can give

I didn't notice You were standing here
I didn't know that was You holding me
I didn't notice You were crying too
I didn't know that was You washing my feet

~David Crowder

You're everything

You're everything I could want, that I could need
If I could see You want me, could I believe?
'Cause You're perfectly all I want, all I need
If I could just feel Your touch, could I be free?

Why do You shine so?
Can a blind man see?
Why do You call?
Why do You beckon me?
Can the deaf hear the voice of love?
Would You have me come?
Can the cripple run?
Are You the one...

To raise me up from this grave?
Touch my tongue and then I'll sing
Heal my limbs, then joyfully I'll run to You

You're everything I could want, that I could need
And I can just feel Your touch and I can't breathe

Look how You shine so, the blind can see
And how You call, how You beckon me
The deaf hear the voice of love
You bid bid me come and the cripple run
You're the one...

To raise me up from this grave
Touch my tongue and then I'll sing
Heal my limbs and joyfully I'll run to You

'Cause You're everything
And I'm alive and I'll sing
And I'm alive and I'm free

~David Crowder

He is the Love

This is the place I've known
Here in the arms of One who loves
Deeper than anyone
His are the hands I've grown to trust
And this is the place I've known
Here in the arms of One who loves
Farther than I could run
His are the hands I've grown to trust

And I believe...
That His are the hands that spread the sky
And His is the Love that gives me life
And His are the broken, the needy ones
And He is the Love

And His are the hands that spread today
And His is the Love that sacrificed
And we are the broken and needy ones
And He is the Love

~David Crowder

the unofficial countdown

After today is over, I have exactly 20 days left of class. This means I am almost done school FOREVER. Which also means, unfortunately (or fortunately, however you look at it) I am swiftly losing any and all motivation I have ever possessed in any capacity to put forth effort in my schoolwork. This, combined with a miserable sickness that has been clinging to me for 3 days has resulted in a complete lack of caring about school and an intense longing for these 20 days to be DONE. Is this bad? If it is, I don't care!

But this made me wonder if it is bad to look forward to things....we look forward to Graduation, to Summer, to getting a job, to getting married, to having kids, to retiring... When do we actually get to enjoy what we have been eagerly looking forward to? But, on the other hand, if you never look forward to anything then you never have a drive or purpose or motivation or goal.

So, a balance between looking forward to the future and enjoying the present is needed. But tell me, how does one enjoy the present when it consists of 4 papers, 1 seminar & 1 midterm in 20 days?

Best answer gets a prize...