Category: Scenics

Abundant Life

John 10-10 poster

Advertisement

Velvety Moss Covered Tree

 

06-IMG_2043

I stood beneath this magnificent, huge tree in Eagle Fern Park just outside Estacada, Oregon. It was a Sunday afternoon, celebrating a birthday. Typical of July picnics in Oregon, thunder rolled followed by several periods of rain! However, in Oregon people sort of shuffle under the nearest canopy or protective tree branches and continue eating, talking and celebrating.

Behind Closed Doors

Multnomah Falls

The Lord has said to me in the strongest terms: “Do not think like everyone else does. Do not be afraid that some plan conceived behind closed doors will be the end of you. Do not fear anything except the LORD Almighty. He alone is the Holy One. If you fear him, you need fear nothing else. He will keep you safe.”  Isaiah 8:11-14  New Living Translation 1996

Psalm 103:6-22

Flowers in Atascadero

PSALM 103:6-22
6-18 God makes everything come out right;
he puts victims back on their feet.
He showed Moses how he went about his work,
opened up his plans to all Israel.
God is sheer mercy and grace;
not easily angered, he’s rich in love.
He doesn’t endlessly nag and scold,
nor hold grudges forever.
He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve,
nor pay us back in full for our wrongs.
As high as heaven is over the earth,
so strong is his love to those who fear him.
And as far as sunrise is from sunset,
he has separated us from our sins.
As parents feel for their children,
God feels for those who fear him.
He knows us inside and out,
keeps in mind that we’re made of mud.
Men and women don’t live very long;
like wildflowers they spring up and blossom,
But a storm snuffs them out just as quickly,
leaving nothing to show they were here.
God’s love, though, is ever and always,
eternally present to all who fear him,
Making everything right for them and their children
as they follow his Covenant ways
and remember to do whatever he said.

19-22 God has set his throne in heaven;
he rules over us all. He’s the King!
So bless God, you angels,
ready and able to fly at his bidding,
quick to hear and do what he says.
Bless God, all you armies of angels,
alert to respond to whatever he wills.
Bless God, all creatures, wherever you are—
everything and everyone made by God.

And you, O my soul, bless God! (The Message)

Search