Oh God, you saw today
All the thoughts I turned away
All the words I didn't say
All I see is that I tried
And that I failed in many ways...
But through this downtrodden teary haze
I'm searching for Your loving gaze
Remembering the past when You've
Forgone the dread rebuke.
Outside and to the world I've failed
My overwhelming flesh prevailed
But You must see the lifted face
Tearstreaked, hungry for embrace
Weakened by the weight of work
Bound by countless duties shirked
Afraid of knowing deep inside
The demand that goes unsatisfied
Thirsty for the blood that frees
Longing to look with eyes that see
At the tree of my Savior's love
And find to there my freedom, proved.
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A close-up and imperfect look at everyday life as orchestrated by a holy, humorous, and hope-full God.
- Cassie
- I'm taking up writing again for the summer and as of August 2012 will be posting delightful tidbits from my upcoming study abroad in Kyrgyzstan with the School for Russian and Asian Studies.
Perhaps a picture is worth a thousand words, but I hope you'll still take time to let a thousand words paint a picture.
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"So you can at once see why assuming is not a good thing to do, especially in the morning."
-Lemony Snicket
-Lemony Snicket
"I don't care if you're dead! Jesus is here and He wants to resurrect somebody!"
-(Hafiz, I think)
-(Hafiz, I think)
"If anybody makes some sense, they can give it to me."
-Clark, age 3
-Clark, age 3
"Unwavering trust is a rare and precious thing because it often demands a degree of courage that borders on the heroic."
-Brennan Manning
-Brennan Manning
"I have some thoughts that rove about
And loudly knock to have their passage out."
-John Milton
And loudly knock to have their passage out."
-John Milton
"A person's a person, no matter how small!"
-Horton Hears a Who, by Dr. Suess
-Horton Hears a Who, by Dr. Suess
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3 comments:
Thank you Cass... beautiful.
Love you!
Julia, thank you for your sweet encouragement. I don't know why, but it kind of feels like an act of courage to post these things. I guess enCOURAGEment helps COURAGE :)
I'm a bit sad I missed youth group, what with the new things Pastor Bud has been talking about and all, but there will be other times I suppose.
love you, Cass
Ah Cassie. Just beautiful. Keep being brave and posting. It's wonderful. :)
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