Rich Mullins @ MindSay 
And the moon is a sliver of silver
Like a shaving that fell on the floor of a Carpenter's shop
And every house must have it's builder
And I awoke in the house of God
Where the windows are mornings and evenings
Stretched from the sun
Across the sky north to south
And on my way to early meeting
I heard the rocks crying out
I heard the rocks crying out
Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
Blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise
And the wrens have returned and they're nesting
In the hollow of that oak where his heart once had been
And he lifts up his arms in a blessing for being born again
And the streams are all swollen with winter
Winter unfrozen and free to run away now
And I'm amazed when I remember
Who it was that built this house
And with the rocks I cry out
Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
Blue for the sky and the color green
Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
Blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise"
IT does, however, help you deal with the pain and get through it.
I've mentioned this song before in my blog, but today I just wanted to post it again. For those of you that need to hear this, sometimes we just need Jesus to hold us and let us know everything will be okay.
Hold Me Jesus
rich mullins
Sometimes my life just don't make sense at all
When the mountains look so big
And my faith just seems so small
So hold me Jesus, I'm shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
And I wake up in the night and feel the dark
It's so hot inside my soul
There must be blisters on my heart
So hold me Jesus, I'm shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
Surrender don't come natural to me
I'd rather fight You for something I don't really want
Than to take what You give that I need
And I've beat my head against so many walls
I'm falling down, I'm falling on my knees
And this Salvation Army band is playing this hymn
And Your grace rings out so deep
It makes my resistance seem so thin
Oh, hold me Jesus, I'm shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
Oh, hold me Jesus, I'm shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
You've been King of my glory
Won't You be my Prince of Peace
Rich Mullins
Creed
believe in God the Father almighty
Maker of Heaven and Maker of Earth
And in Jesus Christ
His only begotten Son, our Lord
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
Born of the virgin Mary
Suffered under Pontius Pilate
He was crucified and dead and buried
CHORUS:
And I believe what I believe
Is what makes me what I am
I did not make it, no it is making me
It is the very truth of God and not
The invention of any man
I believe that He who suffered
Was crucified, buried, and dead
He descended into hell and
On the third day, rose again
He ascended into Heaven where
He sits at God's mighty right hand
I believe that He's returning to
Judge the quick and the dead
Of the sons of men
CHORUS
I believe it, I believe it
I believe it
I believe it, I believe it
I believe in God the Father almighty
Maker of Heaven and Maker of Earth
And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son,
Our Lord
I believe in the Holy Spirit
One Holy Church, the communion of Saints
The forgiveness of sin
I believe in the resurrection
I believe in a life that never ends
CHORUS
I believe it, I believe
I believe it, I believe
I believe it, I believe it
On my myspace profile I posted the song "I am not as strong" by Rich Mullins.
It started me thinking:
It's funny how, at times, I can become quite conceited in my own act of being human. I think I can do things; but when I do it on my own I have a tendency to fail. I know that isn't everyone... However I know I can't make it through without the loving hands of God reaching down and picking me up when I've fallen... Or holding me when I need it.. or just being there for me to fall back on when I screw up.
Strength has never, for me, come from my own self. Anything good about me has to come from God. Left to my own devices what is good about me would be washed away in a sea of self pity and unbridled lust for 'things.' It's hard enough for me to focus on life as it is; I couldn't imagine it if I didn't know God.
How to people get through?
I've been told that God is a crutch and that God is my copilot.
He isn't either: he's not a crutch but a comforter. He doesn't just hold me up when I am hurt but is there when I sleep and waken, letting me know it is all right to be myself since that is who he made me to be. I may seem weird to some people but I am myself despite it all and that is because of God's love.
He's not my copilot but the instrumentation on which I guide my life. He won't pilot this craft for me, but he will give me the tools I need to get through the storm unhurt. Sometimes those tools come in the oddest shapes and sizes but God is in control of every one of them. If I just pay attention I should make it out fine.
I am not as strong as I think I am; but through God I am stronger then I think I am. It is a weird paradox but it is the truth.
Many of you might have heard the chorus to this one in church. Another one of my favorites...then again most of this songs are.
Sometimes by step
Rich Mullins
Sometimes the night was beautiful
Sometimes the sky was so far away
Sometimes it seemed to stoop so close
You could touch it but your heart would break
Sometimes the morning came too soon
Sometimes the day could be so hot
There was so much work left to do
But so much You'd already done
CHORUS:
Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
Oh God, You are my God
And I will ever praise You
I will seek You in the morning
And I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You'll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days
Sometimes I think of Abraham
How one star he saw had been lit for me
He was a stranger in this land
And I am that, no less than he
And on this road to righteousness
Sometimes the climb can be so steep
I may falter in my steps
But never beyond Your reach
CHORUS
And I will follow You all of my days
And I will follow You all of my days
And step by step You'll lead me
And I will follow You all of my days
And I will follow You all of my days
(Sometimes the night was beautiful)
And I will follow You all of my days.
This one you can download right here with a few others...
Yeah it's myspace but they are free mp3s :D
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