Where You Are He Is

 

Anywhere and everywhere we may dwell “with the King, for his work.” We may be in a very unlikely or unfavorable place for this; it may be in a little country life, with little enough to be seen of the “goings” of the King around us; it may be among hedges of all sorts, hindrances in all directions; it may be, furthermore, with our hands full of all manner of pottery for our daily task. No matter! The King who placed us “there” will come and dwell there with us; the hedges are all right, or He would soon do away with them; and it does not follow that what seems to hinder our way may not be for its very protection; and as for the pottery, why, this is just exactly what He has seen fit to put into our hands, and therefore it is, for the present, “His work.”

Frances Ridley Havergal

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997).

We admire the great actions and the glorious triumph of the Saints; yet it is not so much in these that their sanctity consisted, as in the constant habitual heroic disposition of their souls. There is no one who does not sometimes do good actions; but he can never be called virtuous who does well only by humor, or by fits and starts, not by steady habits.

John Gilmary Shea

Pictorial Lives of the Saints (New York; Cincinnati; Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1887)

It is not where you are that matters when following the Lord. What matters is that you are doing the task set before you. He is always there , no matter where the task may be. His presence is always at hand regardless of the physical difficulty. 

May the good Lord bless and keep you safe.

Remember to "Always Love The Details."

The Hem of His garment

 

Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress

Mt 8:6

The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (Washington, DC: National Council of Churches of Christ, 1993)

We, in this age of the church, are in the position of that sick servant at Capernaum. To the eye of sense we are separated from the Saviour. We see Him not—we can touch Him not—the hand cannot steal amid the crowd to catch His garment hem—we cannot hear His loved footsteps as of old on our threshold; but faith penetrates the invisible; the messenger—prayer—meets Him in the streets of the New Jerusalem; and faith and prayer together, the twin delegates from His church below, He has never yet sent empty away.

                                                                    Macduff

Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997)

We are in the position of living in an age where we, unlike the time when Christ physically walked the earth, are unable to "touch the hem of His garment". We are asked to believe something we cannot see, touch, taste or smell. Impossible you say! It is the reason many, both young and old, have fallen away from the Christian way and are following the way of the world. Unfortunately, it is a path to nowhere, where death is at the end of the road. The good news is that Christ is still among us and we can still touch the hem of His garment and be healed. The physical Christ now is the spiritual Christ, always present, never far from us. The grace of His presence is ever present and available. All it takes is to ask in His name. It is how we touch the hem of His garment. His spirit, the Father's spirit, The Holy Ghost is aways with us. Taste and see that His promises are always kept. He is always with us in ways that are miraculous and real. Belief will open your spiritual eyes to His presence. Talk to Him, confide in Him. Touch the hem of His garment.

May Christ Bless and keep you safe. 

Remember to "Alway Love The Details."

Chosen

 

(John 15:16) "You did not choose me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that the Father will give you anything you ask him in my name."(The New Jerusalem Bible (New York: Doubleday, 1985)

By what name do you call yourself? If it is Christian then understand that this is a true fact. In whatever means you are capable you will follow Christ our Lord and bring our father to those around you. At the very least your life should be an example of christian faith. I write this blog in faith because of this calling. You may be called in another way to show the reality of Christ in your life. I can assure you that even doing all you can to be an example of Christ in how you conduct yourself in the simplest things that it will be noticed. I am not trained as a preacher, minister or teacher of the word but I believe in our savior and want others to know Him as I know Him. He is the mirror of His , and our, Father in heaven. He is our saving grace through our father in heaven. He called us. He chose us to be brothers and sisters of His. He is present eternally to those who answer the calling. The way in which we live is a light unto the place we live as well as to the world. That light started with the apostles and grew until the world took note. The world is still taking note. Be a true Christian in how you live and conduct yourself. The world needs Christian love. Answer the call.

This week another Moontear image. This is one of DW's favorite images. I like the eyes on this one and the blouse/vest. I gave the eyes a light eye shadow for some accent.

The Copic colors used are;

The pen in the upper left is Marvy Gold.

That is it for this week. May the good Lord bless and keep you until next week. Remember to "Always Love The Details."