Merry Christmas!

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

-Thomas Chisholm

waiting

Waiting on the edge, on the brink
Trying just to love, feel, and think
Wondering if impending change
Will lead to great joy or incredible danger?

Mind in a muddle, don't know what to think
Feelings all but shattered, scattered, covered thick in dust
Knowing never calms, when all could change within an eyelid's blink
Or when iron changes faster, turning into rust.

So, calm my soul, dear Lord of Light
And lean me on your vast understanding
Hear my heart, take away all my fright

And whisper of comfort and Love everlasting

The Lord is my shepherd and I am his sheep.
He calms my soul whenever I weep.
He makes me strong when I am most weak

God is good.

Fire

Just like pride, summer comes
Right before the fall
Then it ends, goodbye to friends
Work and school then call

But every season in its time
Comes as God wills it along
Another verse, a harmony
In heaven's symphonic song

That's when nature comes alive
Beautiful visions never tire
Colors man can't comprehend
The trees all
Are on fire

At the end

And
At the end
We lie on our beds in the dark
Gazing towards the heavens
Thinking aloud in silence

It is then we realize infinity is naught
and God is real

Our souls pour out to the darkness
To the Light

We pray

To the one who Loves us
We give love
Worship and Praise
Ask forgiveness and try to make sense of the world
We talk to our father

Conscious fades and we are transported
To a world of dreams
Where we taste Heaven
And Hell

We are shaped every night
By our time with God

We are His image
Angels know not

And
At the end
We lie on our beds in the dark
Gazing towards the heavens
Thinking aloud in silence

beautiful

hopes when all hope is lost
sings when the music has stopped
dances when all others drop
is beautiful

What if?

What if we actually got what we wanted?
What if, at the end of our lives, God gave us the desires of our heart of hearts?
And what if He sometimes gives us what we want now, in time?

"When you get what you want, but not what you need" -Coldplay (fix you).

What if in heaven and hell, we experience the full presence of God?
What if the presence of God could be heaven, or it could be hell depending on where you stand? What if eternity is defined by the presence of God?
"And I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell" -The Eagles (Hotel California)

What if we are already in His presence?
What if we have the rest of our lives to decide how we relate to God?
What if we can't decide?
What if eternity is now?

"There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'Thy will be done.'" -C.S. Lewis (The Great Divorce)

What if we actually got what we wanted?

Faithful

God is faithful.
Top of the world,
Or at rock bottom.
In crowds full of people,
Alone in the dark.
God is there,
And he is faithful.