Gloriously Wasteful

Gloriously wasteful, O my Lord art Thou! ~ George MacDonald

Immortal, invisible,
God only wise,
In light inaccessible
hid from our eyes,
Most blessèd, most glorious,
the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious,
Thy great Name we praise.

Unresting, unhasting,
and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting,
Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice, like mountains,
high soaring above
Thy clouds, which are fountains
of goodness and love.

To all, life Thou givest,
to both great and small;
In all life Thou livest,
the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish
as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish--
but naught changeth Thee.

Great Father of glory,
pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore Thee,
all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render;
O help us to see
'Tis only the splendor
of light hideth Thee.

A Little Humor

I have a warped sense of humor. But this was way too hilarious to keep to myself. (For those of you who know how much Roman likes cologne, he just about died laughing when he saw this. Literally, he could not breathe!) Anyone else with a warped sense of humor should not visit sacredsandwhich.com. You will get your laugh in for the day and it will hurt later! Caitlin

(Click on ad to read the whole thing.)

Tarantella ( Laurel's tag)

The tag from Laurel's blog. (One I will actually do.)

If someone says "This is okay", you say: Who Wants to Live Forever (just to put things in perspective.)

What would best describe your personality? The Forbidden Pool (Enter if you dare!)

What do you like in a guy/girl? Breathe (Highly important.)

What is your life's purpose? The Ride of the Rohirrim (If you insist.)

What is your motto? Crosses of Annagh (You tell me what that means.)

What do your friends think of you? I See the Lord (Praise God.)

What do you think about very often? The Secret Life of Daydreams(Realistic enough.)

What is 2+2? I Cannot Tell (I knew I was lousy at math!)

What do you think of your best friend? Before the Throne (in prayer.)

What do you think of a person you like? A Fish Out of Water (Why so uncomfortable?)

What is your life story? The Rocky Road to Dublin (It is a rocky road.)

What do you want to be when you grow up? Gladiator (Winner every time!)

What do you think when you see a person you like? We Have All Been Blind (True enough.)

What do your parents think of you? The Blessing (Really ! ? !)

What will you dance to at your wedding? From Everlasting to Everlasting (Okay.)

What will they play at your funeral? Rock Prelude (Well, I may as well go out strong.)

What is your hobby/interest? Make a Joyful Noise (With music, Yay!)

What is your biggest secret? Dohnavur's Theme(To India I will go.)

What do you think of your friends? Glorious Things of Thee ( Better believe it.)

What's the worst thing that could happen? Don't Worry ( about what?)

How will you die? A Journey in The Dark (maybe that means in my sleep.)

What's the one thing you regret? The Treason of Isengard (if I lived in Middle Earth.)

What makes you laugh? Fairweather Friend (Don't take things too seriously.)

What makes you cry? Christ the Messiah (He loves me!)

Will you ever get married? Nothing Else Matters (This is positive, right?)

What scares you the most? Only the Beginning of the Adventure (This is true.)

Does anyone like you? Here in the Shadow (Secret admirer?)

If you could go back in time, what would you change? Lest I Forget(Apparently I already did.)

What hurts now? The King of the Golden Hall (Poor guy!)

What do you often exclaim? Wunderkind (Amazing! Wunderkind!)

Where is paradise? Storybook Ending (Whose book?)

What did you first say as a baby? Ag Criost An tSiol (foreign language was my forte!)

If you had a pet, what would you name it? Cursum Perficio (to be different.)

What is your favorite sight to see? The Great River (Water is fascinating.)

What makes you gag? How Can I Keep From Singing (I hate choking on a song!)

What are you best at? The Call (From whom?)

If you wrote a book, what would you call it? The Sun in the Stream (How poetic!)

What did you wish for last? Return of the Lion (Sort of.)

What would your superhero name be? April ( What delight!)

How soon will this be over? Where? (What?!)

Where are you sitting? Fields of Freedom (Better than bondage.)

What do you most hate? Moonlight Sonata (It can be overplayed.)

What do you most love? Jesus, All for Jesus ( Definitely!)

What do you not care about? Beyond the Sea (Depends on what you mean.)

What is your secret name? The Enfolding (Cool!)

What will you post this as? Tarantella (A type of composition, so it's fitting.)

Well that is what Caitlin came up with. Not as humorous as Laurel's, but every one has different music to shuffle. Rather a creative tag. To bad I can't take credit.

Have a good day!

Our Home World

How amazing planet earth is.


We are currently working through the amazing documentary
on Planet Earth by BBC.

I love it!

Being the science lover I am, I just can't wait to watch the
rest of it. If you have not, watch it as soon as you can!

Gods creation is so diverse and these series have me
awestruck with each episode.

Anyway, I hope you watch it. I have to go
In Christ,
Jillian

Something I'm so Thankful For

Rain

Yep, rain,


Why? I don't really know. Things like seeing the rain fall, going for
a walk when its pouring outside...

...It just feels so good. Maybe it's because I like mud boots:
Its probably because I love storms:

Whatever it is, I thank God for rain:

And Water, of course,

I hope you enjoyed this, and are now more thankful for rain,
water, and all that good stuff, just like being thankful for Horizons
or Sunset/rises. I challenge you to do a post about what you are thankful
and why, then tell me about it in comment form. Have fun!
In Christ,

Jillian

Who We Pray To

I read this poem the other day that had a helpful reminder to me.

Not in my fancy now I search to find thee;

Not in its loftiest forms would shape and bind thee;

I cry to one whom I can never know,

Filling me with an infinite overflow;

Not to a shape that dwells within my heart,

Clothed in perfections love and truth assign thee,

But to the God thou knowest that thou art.

~George MacDonald

When we pray there is a tendency to create an a idea of the "who" we pray to. We tend to visualize something that our finite minds can grasp: grandfather in the sky, light, empty space, clouds, etc. I am reminded of what Screwtape tells Wormwood in C. S. Lewis's book "The Screwtape Letters."

"If you examine the object to which he[the Christian] is praying you will find it is a composite object containing many quite ridiculous ingredients. I[Screwtape] have known cases where what the [man] called his 'God' was actually located - to the corner of the bedroom ceiling or inside his head. But whatever the nature of the object, keep him[the Christian] praying to it - the thing he has made not the Person who has made him."

Another quote: "May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou who I speak to."

Our finite minds long for something concrete to pray to. But reality is more than fallen man can handle. Another poem I like says,

Eternal light! Eternal light!

How pure the soul must be

When, placed within Thy searching sight,

It shrinks not, but with calm delight

Can live and look on Thee!

Oh how shall I whose native sphere

Is dark,whose mind is dim,

Before the Ineffable appear,

And on my naked spirit bear

That uncreated beam?

~Thomas Binney excerpt from "Eternal Light"

What do we want to know of God? Asking will be difficult and change all preconceived notions. But I would rather pray to the true God than to an image or notion I invent. Because when I pray to who He really is, then I am more effective in promoting His kingdom on earth.

Praying for you all,

Caitlin

I'm Being Me

Excuse my grammar. This is just so that you might know me a little better. :) These are not in order:
I like...

My Bible,

Knives,

Jackets,




Alas, if this dress were but a foot longer, I would buy it,
(well, it's not cheap, and just to be clear I do NOT like those shoes)


Trucks,



Books,

A good cup of tea,




Lightning and Sunsets, this is such an amazing
picture, I hope it was not photo shopped
(click on it to make it bigger)

Strawberries,


Ice skating,



And last but not least,
feeling peaceful.
(If you do not like that I put a dove to represent
peace, Sorry. I just like the picture)

I could probably think of a lot more things,
but for now, this will do. Have a blessed Sunday!
In Christ,
Jillian