Surely, your Word searches me out when I am in troubled waters.
Your divine beacon shines through the fog of my disgrace
to give my spirit new hope, new joy, new life.
Your divine beacon shines through the fog of my disgrace
to give my spirit new hope, new joy, new life.
Your Word, Jesus Christ, is a strong and mighty tower,
a lighthouse that stands strong, steady, and sure amidst troubled waters.
Your voice floats over the waves of my being,
giving strength as it travels until in mighty crescendos
it cascades over the polluted shores of my sinful soul,
cleansing each sin in its wake,
and speaking peace and calm to a troubled sea of thoughts, angsts, and emotions.
a lighthouse that stands strong, steady, and sure amidst troubled waters.
Your voice floats over the waves of my being,
giving strength as it travels until in mighty crescendos
it cascades over the polluted shores of my sinful soul,
cleansing each sin in its wake,
and speaking peace and calm to a troubled sea of thoughts, angsts, and emotions.
I turn and walk towards the sunset leaving each empty shell of remorse
on His shore of forgetfulness.
on His shore of forgetfulness.
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Photograph-the Oregon coastline 2001
Photograph-the Oregon coastline 2001
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The seas have lifted up, LORD,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea—
the LORD on high is mighty.
2010-the Year of Longings
I long to be rescued from myself.
A repost from past pages.
Linking to imperfect prose and Simple Pleasures.
My simple pleasure this week is going back and rereading some imperfect prose I wrote once upon a time.
No surprise, Dianne, that the picture and words are lovely. You truly have a gift and I love visiting here, just as I loved visiting with you in person!
ReplyDeleteThis picture is so very beautiful and filled
ReplyDeletewith peace. The words are even more so.
I love this, sweet friend, and I love you,
too.
Praise God. He is my strong tower.
ReplyDeleteYour Word, Jesus Christ, is a strong and mighty tower...I get chills every time I read that!
ReplyDeleteOh. My.
ReplyDeleteDianne,
So beautiful. I'm copying your words down today, friend. I need this reminder. God has gifted you!
Lovely, peaceful, serene...
ReplyDelete"Empty shells of remorse on the shores of forgetfulness" -- I love that! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteSo true and beautiful Dianne...i needed this today! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh how I love our beautiful Oregon coast...and how I wish you would come back again and we could meet face to face...kindred spirits walking by the sea!
ReplyDeleteLove to you dear friend, and love that your are joining in at imperfect prose.
Elizabeth
Your prose is beautiful Dianne. I'm looking forward to spending Eternity with you (: xo
ReplyDeleteSo perfect .
ReplyDeleteSmiles.Dottie
Such beautiful words! my favorite is,
ReplyDelete"and speaking peace and calm to a troubled sea of thoughts, angsts, and emotions."
Thank you for using your gift to glorify God and to so encourage others!
I love the line, "Your Word searches me out..." Being that Jesus is the Word, I picture Him truly searching for me, as my heart wanders all over the place some days. And then, it also makes me conjure up how He finds me as I read the Bible in the early morning hours -- presenting to me the very verses that will calm my restless heart.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your writing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great reminder that truth and rescuing is found in the pages of God's Word. God intended His word to bless us and we will be when we partake. Thank you...this reads like a challenge to run to Him in troubled times and I will accept. :o)
ReplyDeleteSo much to contemplate in these, your soul-breathed words! Thank you for this offering of beautiful truths. blessings..Trish
ReplyDeleteIt sounded quite perfect to me, Dianne, but I agree that re-reading past prose can be a simple pleasure, although in my case, it usually produces a bit of pain. LOL!
ReplyDeleteLovely writing here, though. Rich with meaning.
This is so great. and I just read it tiney tiny print under your name..."I long to be rescued from myself." That's me....Have the best day...
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely breathtaking - both the words and photo. It is truly amazing how many different perfect analogies there are for the God's Word and the saving grace of Jesus.
ReplyDeleteEvery once in a while, I go back and read some of my own "imperfect prose" as well. I should do it more often!
Such lovely thoughts indeed, to go along with a beautiful photo. Wishing you a wonderful day. :) Tammy
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your simple plesusre and I thank GOD that he is my strong tower and my lighthouse !!
ReplyDeleteon his shore of forgetfulness... oh diane, this was exquisite. thank you so much for linking today, friend. xo
ReplyDeletea beautiful reminder.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young, I oftened wondered if God could see me through the smoke of all my sin. This expresses the reassurance of His love so perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI'm home after a long day out of town and settling down to read some simple pleasures.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to have come here. You have such a wonderful gift of imagery. I love the picture you created in my mind while reading this.
I just love your writing style.
And, I have to tell you, I was reading my own blog comments this morning and literally laughed OUT LOUD when you came back with, "I found Waldo!"
So funny.
BEAUTIFUL! Such hope! Especially loved, turn and walk towards the sunset leaving each empty shell of remorse on His shore of forgetfulness.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing . . . This is my first time joining in.
This is lovely. And I love your blog name and quote. So much.
ReplyDeleteIt's my first time joining too and I'm so glad. I feel so uplifted just reading your words. :)
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