Goodness Gracious

Reservoire On the Cowboy Trail
Reservoir On the Cowboy Trail

Your overflowing goodness
    You have kept for those who live in awe of You,
And You share Your goodness with those who make You their sanctuary.
 You hide them, You shelter them in Your presence…

(Psalm 31:19, 20 The Voice)

Pasture

Grazing

On my walk this evening.

The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
    the hills gird themselves with joy

(Psalm 65:12 ESV)

Creation and creatures applaud you, God;

Your holy people bless you.

(Psalm 145:10 The Message)

Pasture
Pasture

Wanderings

Wanderings
Wanderings

You have taken account of my wanderings;

Put my tears in Your bottle.

Are they not in Your book?

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;

This I know, that God is for me.

In God, whose word I praise,

In the Lord, whose word I praise,

In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

(Psalm 56:8-11)

Desert Rose

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“In any miracle, chase the causation back far enough and eventually you’ll find yourself irrepressibly singing in praise of the marvelous goodness of God’s creation.”

― Matthew Lee Anderson

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Every Blessing

Begonia, Late Evening Light
Begonia, Late Evening Light

Every blessing You pour out

I’ll turn back to praise,

and when the darkness closes in, Lord,

still I will say,

“Blessed be the name of the Lord!”

-Matt Redman

To Give the Light

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For what we proclaim is not ourselves,

but Jesus Christ as Lord,

with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”

has shone in our hearts

to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God

in the face of Jesus Christ.

(2 Corinthians 4:5,6)

Good Gifts

israel flowers

Every good gift bestowed,

every perfect gift received

comes to us from above,

courtesy of the Father of lights.

He is consistent.

He won’t change His mind or play tricks in the shadows. 

We have a special role in His plan.

He calls us to life by His message of truth

so that we will show the rest of His creatures

His goodness and love.

(James 1:16-18 The Voice)

Pomegranate Flowers
Pomegranate Flowers