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fullness of joy

(Psalms 16:11 NKJV) 
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

*Matt Sorger and Heidi Baker

Beautiful prayer for students

Jesus, you are the true fountain of light!

Incomprehensible Creator,
the true Fountain of light and only Author of all knowledge:
vouchsafe, we beseech Thee,
to enlighten our understandings, and to remove from us all darkness of sin and ignorance.
Thou,
who makest eloquent the tongues of those that want utterance,
direct our tongues,
and pour on our lips the grace of Thy blessing.
Give us a diligent and obedient spirit,
quickness of apprehension,
capacity of retaining,
and the powerful assistance of Thy holy grace;
that what we hear or learn we may apply to Thy honor and the eternal salvation of our own souls.

*a 1916 Catholic prayer book
**They say it's a prayer to the Virgin Mary but I believe it was written with Christ in mind. He is the fountain of light and all truth! Though the education system will teach us otherwise, He is the Truth. 

Sunrise, sunrise...

You set the earth into motion.
It spins on its axis...

"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness." - Lamentations 3:21-23

Victorious theme

Judges 5:21 (New International Version, ©2011)

   March on, my soul; be strong!

Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts

Psalm 24

³ Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD?
   Who may stand in his holy place?
⁴ The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
   who does not trust in an idol
   or swear by a false god.^[a]
 5 They will receive blessing from the LORD
   and vindication from God their Savior.
⁶ Such is the generation of those who seek him,
   who seek your face, God of Jacob.



d[-_-]b  'Give us clean hands' - Chris Tomlin   

He is strong enough to save

Acts 17:25  


²⁵ And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.




Tenth Avenue North - "Strong Enough to Save"

I like your Christ. I don’t like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.

Galatians 5:13-21 (New International Version, ©2011)

Life by the Spirit

 ¹³ You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. ¹⁴ For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^{[b] 15} If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. 

 

Radiant

Psalm 34:5 (New International Version, ©2011)

⁵ Those who look to him are radiant;
   their faces are never covered with shame.

Hair journey

Gen 18:14
Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son."

1 Corinthians 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. 

B3AR Fruit

John 15:1-8 (New International Version, ©2011)

John 15

The Vine and the Branches

 ¹ “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ² He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes^[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. ³ You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴ Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.    ⁵ “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶ If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. ⁷ If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸ This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

we love you, Sudan

Psalm 34

 ¹⁵ The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
   and his ears are attentive to their cry;

Actions speak louder than words

1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.