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beauty of Divine, beauty of human form, beauty of life, beauty of truth, beauty of youth, foreknowledge, New York City, predestination, San Francisco, Shepherd, Sovereign God
STEPPING STONES
By grace, settling onto the Rock that fills the Earth
And towers high above as the “greatest mountain”,
Even the Universe is filled to overflowing
And beyond,
Far more than all imagination;
Infinity displays, expresses the impossible
What our God has done
What our Lord is able to do
Sovereign control by “eyes that beheld our unformed substance”
Within our own beautiful mother’s womb,
All of our days foreknown
The end from the beginning.
The One who lovingly predestines our footsteps
From day to day
Person after person
Circumstances that flow from one into another
Even in the streets of New York City or San Francisco,
As we grow
As we mature
Hopefully become men and women who experience Faith
Who believe in the Messiah, Israel’s King of the Jews,
Who discover true riches in His Holy Spirit
And “taste and see” the abundance of hidden Kingdom wealth,
Become God’s eternal children
Each of us a minister, a priest of the Holy Lord.
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Our days on Earth as a long, drawn out walk at times
A difficult walk
Full of dangers and distraction,
Temptations flood upon us
Tempting thoughts trickle into our minds as well from unclean spirits;
But our Shepherd cares for each of us
Watches over His flock with zeal as written
Establishes our footsteps,
Brings “this one” into our lives
And then, “that one”;
Many people and places come and go
Some people as friends, most as strangers,
Some remain always close to the heart
And then we move on in obedient faith
Along our own personal stepping stones
Across the narrow stream
Across the widest river
Over a puddle or a lake
Even at times across the impossible divide,
Then at last, move on from this Earth, this body
Safely into the “arms of Heaven”
As God’s infinite plan continues to unfold.
