Hope & Question

a new day

scripture much needed to make this truly a new day:
21 When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 27 Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.

so what i get from this is that
a) it's ok to grieve, to have stuff going on in life that isn't cool; more than that, it's ok to be honest with God about how you're feeling about it all (look at some other psalms, you'll get that idea quickly)
b) God is with us, guiding us, and we're to praise Him for that and run to Him because of that
c) we're to tell others of God's deeds, to share the hope and peace of Christ with others

on a much more shallow level, two other things on my mind this morning:
1. Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers did such a better job with the song 'Heroes' than did David Bowie. I'm just saying...

2. I watched the season finale of the Bachelor and realized why I don't watch that series. I certainly don't know the chicks at all, but I related all too well with Moana's reaction to being rejected.

posted by Loren @ 8:36 AM