G O D
I haven’t had time to begin blogging about all that squad leading in Costa Rica has been so far; it’s been abundant and about giving more of myself than ever before. Oh, how I love to know and be known by these individuals. I’ll start here with a written piece about a moment I had with God today on a bus ride
“Come and Behold” - New song Maverick City/Upper Room
Just one glance, can change my whole perspective
You’re beautiful
See you, see you rightly
Just as you are
Isn’t he fascinating
Isn’t he captivating
One morning I woke up
These lyrics offered to me
And then I listened again
For real
Eyes closed
God showed me
What He wanted me to know
About Him
Before my eyes flashed
the rectangle carved leaf
Elegant, folded toward the sky
The light hit the side of the leaf
In white and yellow dust
G O D
Artist and architect
Creator
Potter
Glory, splendor, beauty, light
Now along the path we walk
Everyday in Costa Rica
A glass armoire showcase
Like you find at Grandma’s house
Full of valuable memorabilia
At the corner of this piece of furniture
His light
Shined before, through, and after
The glass
G O D
Cornerstone of remembrance and intrigue
Treasures you, what he’s made
Doesn’t lose track nor let go
On the other side hidden,
Then zoomed in
Was a small cracked antique mirror
Looking at me
My face, somehow said something about Him
G O D
Sharer of His glory and purposes
Wonder and life made in His image
Somehow, we were made to speak of Him,
to speak to Him
The phrase “El mar” (the sea)
Meets my thoughts
G O D
Is a communicator
The best of them
Didn’t want us all to look or be the same, couldn’t have us look or be the same
7 billion + couldn’t even grasp His image in full
A whisper of His touch
Goosebumps and peace surround my body
His Presence, something that has become common
as I follow Him
It was what saved me,
Never had I found love like what He made me feel
G O D
Is Spirit and Truth and Love
One of His favorite love languages
(Well He is the master and maker of each love language)
is touch
He touches Earth
He is not absent
He sent Jesus that we’d know that
And I enjoy nothing more in life than when I feel the Spirit on me
And I do see Jesus, His face
His beautiful face
The ultimate, the tangible
God in flesh
G O D
Jesus
Peace, conviction, truth, boldness, welcomer of children, free, compassionate, Healer, Teacher, Counselor
Endless
Out the window of
the foreign bus I sit in,
I look at the huge vista and
Think of the detail and design of the plants up close
G O D
A big picture dreamer and attentive to the tiniest detail and specificity
I noticed the fence posts, we spent hours painting on a farm are painted the same
In colors and shape
Across the whole country
Why?
My attention then brought to the airy clouds
G O D
Obsessed with order and intentionality and consistency
Ungraspable, intangible, immaterial, mysterious, unpredictable
Out of nowhere a teddy bear
and a cheerleader
G O D
Values and created comfort
Our comforter, soft, simple
Loves to celebrate, loves joy, loves expression
A real vibrant horse
Juxtaposed next to a plastic horse on a carousel
G O D
Jealous, so jealous for your affection
He’s where freedom and everything you are looking for is found. Following Him is a wild, beautiful adventure
But people chose counterfeit gods that offer only a moment of cheap, passing pleasure
We want the real thing
Like one of the leaders and I discussed this week
How much more than this beauty right
here
How much more than the infinity of the stars
It’s a matter of if you think love and the Big Bang started from something or nothing
No it’s more than a matter of thinking; it’s knowing
It’s knowing the most beautiful
The most fascinating
The most loving being in all the Universe
Who made
All
That
Is
Good
G O D
