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To get dressed, fix my hair, and put on make-up BEFORE checking Pleonast.
But don't hold me to it. |
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For some time now I have been working on a hymn that would reflect some of the trials we face as our bodies age and our circumstances in life change. Some of these observations are from my own life, while others come from those I love who are facing these changes with both courage and a surprising amount of humor. Growing older has its frustrations and discouragements, feelings of isolation and loss. Eccl 12:1 speaks of the "difficult days" coming (NKJ). But before those words there is this admonition: "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth..." Having our faith firmly and early set with the One who has created not only ourselves but all the seasons of our lives, who knows what we deal with and offers us something better, can help us to accept the certain changes with greater gracefulness, greater patience, and greater appreciation for what we have had and what is in store if we believe His word.
He Will See Me Safely Home
by Anne Stevens
1. When I fail to hear the voices blending,
And my arms grow weak that once were strong,
When I no more see the rainbow bending,
And the night be lonely and be long,
(Chorus)
Let me not begrudge my fading vision,
Let me not my youth now gone bemoan.
'Tis the Savior knows the path before me.
Sure and He will see me safely home.
2. When my friends no longer gather 'round me,
And the one I love has passed away,
When those things once simple may confound me,
And my feet may stumble on their way,
3. 'Tho I long to lose this earthly burden,
Shed this tent that ties me here below,
There is One whose help for me is certain,
And my troubles Jesus ever knows.
4. Let my hands find work of God's own making.
Let my faith in Him be fuller grown,
For each feeble step that I am taking
Takes me one step closer to my Home.
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concerning housing when Hurricane Ike hit in September. Texas has it. You just have to look for it.
We saw this on the way home from deer hunting, and I couldn't resist taking a picture. There was another "slightly used" house next to it, but I figured one was enough. |
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for the website for the Mark Your Bible material.
You can find it by going here.
I have rearranged the topics, deleted some and added others, and we'll be adding more as the ladies suggest subjects they feel weak on and want more study. We had our first morning class today, with three others and myself. It went great! I'm looking forward to this evening's session, when we'll have more. The morning class is our "stop watch," to know exactly how much material to cover in the evening, so both sessions will be at the same spot. That way if someone comes in the morning one week and the evening the next week, they won't miss out on anything. I'm shooting for one hour only per class, but this morning we started three minutes late...you know how women are when they get together.
Just for your information, the topics I've chosen so far are:
1. The Nature of Man
2. Eternal plan
3. Bible Authority
4. The Bible Can Be Understood
5. What It Means to Believe On Jesus
6. Repentance
7. Confession
8. The Design of Water Baptism
9. Baptism Is Immersion Only
10. The Salvation of a Good Moral Man (Cornelius)
11. After Death chart
12. Possible for a Child of God to Sin and Be Lost
13. The Old Covenant Done Away in Christ
14. The name Christian
15. Instrumental Music/Singing
16. The Kingdom of Christ
17. Predestination
Aleta is also teaching this material in a ladies' class in Rosenberg, so if you're really interested, you might contact her to see if she has suggestions. She mentioned they are not underlining passages, but we are. I'm having the ladies do their underlining and referencing together the first two classes, but later they'll do that part at home and we'll just spend our class time in study. Or at least, that's the plan.
Thank you for all the encouraging comments below about this class. And for those of you who wish you were here, so do I! |
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