I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. John 10:14
"Because He redeems and keeps us, there is no need to fear. This is a covenant relationship we may no fully understand in its mystery, but we can cling to it gratefully as recipients of grace this day."
- Ruth Chou Simons
Galatians 5:1
For freedom Christ has set us free, stand firm and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Freedom is the siren's song,
that doesn't dare to say,
it beckons,
waits for me to grasp
it's silent in its' way
for freedom Christ has set us free-
But I have yet to say
that I will answer faithfully
when within the siren's reach
I often whistle Freedom's tune
I often dance with her
but then I put her down again
like a holiday gone too soon
Why do I reach for slavery's yoke?
when Freedom's round the bend
Why do I toil, and bear, and hide
Why do I slave the day
like Freedom's just a holiday?
I think it gives freedom to share the most broken parts of ourselves.
Because He already knows. It is freedom to know His love. To give love out of the outpouring He gives.
If we are treating the love and freedom of the Lord as a sometimes light drizzle on a cloudy day that comes in and out of our life our outpouring will dwindle. If we treat it as the bountiful never ending spring it is, that we are always diving into, we will have plenty to share with others.
Do you know Him and the freedom He brings?
Diving In,
Ven
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