honey to a weary heart

as i read through 34 chapters of the book of Psalms tonight, these are some verses which the Lord is using to revive my aching heart. thank you, Father, for the comfort your Word brings.

9.1 "i will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; i will tell of all Your wonders."

13.5-6 "but i have trusted in Your lovingkindess; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. i will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me."

16.1-2 "preserve me, o God, for i take refuge in You. i said to the LORD, 'You are my Lord; i have no good besides You.' "

16.7-9 "i will bless the LORD who has counseled me; indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. i have set the LORD continually before me; because He is at my right hand, i will not be shaken. therefore, my heart is glad and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will dwell securely."

18.1-3 "i love You, o LORD, my strength. the LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom i take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. i call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and i am saved from my enemies."

21.2-5 "o my God, i cry by day, but You do not answer; and by night, but i have no rest. yet You are holy, o You who are enthroned upon the praises of israel. in You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them. to You they cried out and were delivered. in You they trusted and were not disappointed."

25.4,9,11 "make me know Your ways, o LORD; teach me Your paths...He leads the humble in justice, and He teaches the humble His way...for Your name's sake, o LORD, pardon my iniquity, for it is great."

27.8-9 "when You said, 'seek My face,' my heart said to You, 'Your face, o LORD, i shall seek.' do not hide Your face from me, do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; do not abandon me nor forsake me, o God of my salvation!"

30.2 "o LORD my God, i cried to You for help, and You healed me."

34.4 "i sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears."

fall

i watch the irony of it all,
as my favorite season mirrors the emotions inside.
tonight,
i needed more than enough breaths of fresh air
to make it from the front door to the car,
so i took a walk.
in so doing, i happened upon a wooden man,
his many thin arms this way and that,
his coloring quite gone, but for a few red & orange leaves.
though i didn't stay and chat,
i'll admit i took a second glance at him,
and inside i felt a part of those unseen leaves
which, by now, had disappeared from view.
falling are the emotions that tangle inside me,
like a plate of limp spaghetti noodles.
my vigor and valor have ceased to lead
at the foremost of battle lines.
and as the old man's fingers fall,
they foreshadow the dawning of winter,
but
my certain hope
is that winter will break forth
into beautiful, vibrant spring.


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what is white

white is the slow and soft music that plays

as she steps into the melody
with glass slippers and enchanted chiffon
not knowing
not understanding
the silent tears
and confused contentment

white is the rose of sweet surrender

as she pours out all she has into
that dance
fearful of when the notes will die out
yet hoping, begging, praying for its arrival...


H