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If Only To Be Seen
So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen Him who looks after me.” Genesis 16:13 I love the stars, the planets. Rare, if ever, do I step out into the night without immediately looking up. It never gets old, searching for the familiar shine of the planets, Venus stunning and bold, Mars, just shy of bright orange, Jupiter, faithfully shining in the south. Saturn, Mercury to be found based on their proximity to the bright ones. I know only the most common constellations, but the satisfaction of finding them does not disappoint.…
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Discovering Joy in the Pressing
“Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16 Do you remember joy? Do you remember the last time you felt an overwhelming sense of delight, anticipation, and confidence in what you were hoping for? When I think of joy, I remember the sense of excitement that left me sleepless on Christmas Eve waiting for dawn, a slide down a long snowy hill moving faster and faster until the inevitable bail, or being launched into the water by my father on a hot…
