Saturday morning

This was in my devos this morning:

The earth is the LORDS's, and everything
in it.
The world and all its people belong to
him.
For he laid the earth's foundation on the
seas
and built it on the ocean depths.

Who may climb the mountain of the LORD?
Who may stand in his holy place?
Only those whose hands and hearts are
pure,
who do no worship idols
and never tell lies.
They will receive the LORD's blessing
and have right standing with God their
savior.
They alone may enter God's presence
and worship the God of Israel.*

Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Who is the King of glory?
The LORD, strong and mighty,
the LORD, invincible in battle.
Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Who is the King of glory?
The LORD Almighty -
he is the King of glory.
Psalm 24; entirety.

I woke up to a perfect morning today; the light was perfect. The clouds were soft but solid, letting through an appropriate amount of sunlight. When this happens, the sky settles in layers and the thin glowing horizon at the bottom is deeply settling; it's promising; and it reminds me of dusk and dawn, my two favorite times of the day. Because it wasn't too bright, I didn't feel as if I needed to climb out of bed immediately and 'get to work'. Instead, under the warmth of the blankets (I added a 'sixth' to my growing pile last week when the temperature suddenly dropped another few degrees), I thought about all that God was doing in the lives of the people that I love.

And He is doing amazing things.

I can't fully describe how much my best friends have grown in these past two months. I have to refer to the wedding again because that moment marked something so definitive in all of us, re-ignited a friendship that God has blessed ten-over years. Speaking to each of the girls this past week, I was able to feel God in their voices and it's the most incredibly feeling. It's as if the closer we grow to Him, the closer we grow to each other, and I pray this will always be the case. We lead such different lives, walk such different paths, and each is so carefully crafted, tailored, by Him.

December is just around the corner. Soon, another season will pass and I have a feeling that time will speed up a bit more as additional things unfold. Talking to best friend last night, I was surprised at the settled tone in both our voices - we've tentatively planned a 'four' trip for next June, but we're acutely aware of the significance of all that can happen in the next few months and so harbour no expectations except that God will do great things. I love how in this way, we are learning to put Him first. We will all meet up again, have that time together, when He next decides when our disparate paths will join. In the mean time, we just keep focused on Him and move forward.

God is also moving mightily in my family, and I feel that we are in a good season right now. Most encouragingly, I have seen my brother take large steps forward - steps of leadership, of spiritual growth. My brother is the most selfless person I know. There is no one purer in heart in the things he does. I am reminded of that when I read his emails.

Today is God's day, as is every other day. 'The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it'. Amen.

Posted on November 24, 2007 at 04:58AM by