Growth
"My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ...
... the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God. "
Col 2:2 and 2:19
Focus
"But me—who am I, and who are these my people, that we should presume to be giving something to you? Everything comes from you; all we're doing is giving back what we've been given from your generous hand. As far as you're concerned, we're homeless, shiftless wanderers like our ancestors, our lives mere shadows, hardly anything to us. God, our God, all these materials—these piles of stuff for building a house of worship for you, honoring your Holy Name—it all came from you! It was all yours in the first place! I know, dear God, that you care nothing for the surface—you want us, our true selves—and so I have given from the heart, honestly and happily. And now see all these people doing the same, giving freely, willingly—what a joy! O God, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this generous spirit alive forever in these people always, keep their hearts set firmly in you. And give my son Solomon an uncluttered and focused heart so that he can obey what you command, live by your directions and counsel, and carry through with building The Temple for which I have provided."
1 Chronicles 29:13-15 (the Message)
Enlightened
"Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be confounded." Psalm 34:5
Delicious
"O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him." Psalm 34:8
Sorry for the long delay in my inspirational alphabet...I hope to start posting again by next week. Until then have a blessed week!
