He did it for me!

I am amazed and humbled by the fact that the Lord stayed on that cross for me. Me - who is so unworthy and undeserving.

He wore a crown of thorns for me. My beloved made a crown of thorns yesterday for our Pastor to use during our Tenebrae service last night. As he sat in the middle of my living room floor bending my rose bushes into a crown and pricking his fingers with each bend I was just taken aback by the fact that our Lord and Savior wore such a crown on his head. And that it was forced down into his skin.

It hit me that as Michael was using the thorns from my rose bushes that in spite of the ugliness of the thorns there is beauty in the making. Those rose bushes bear the most beautiful roses. I've often gotten comments on how pretty they are. And yet if you knew how little care I give those bushes you'd be amazed that they bear any flowers at all.

I am ashamed to say that the care I give those roses can be likened to the care I give my relationship with my Lord. And yet, in spite of the lack of care on my part, HE cares enough for me to continue to bear fruit/beauty in my life. Even when I haven't cracked my bible in days His word rises in my mind and appears in my life. Even when I haven't prayed and thanked him for the last thing he did for me He is ever doing more. I am so not worthy of his mercy and grace. And certainly not His sacrifice on the cross.

But yet HE did it anyway. He would have done it even if I was the ONLY person saved. That amazes me. And brings me to my knees in prayer and WORSHIP. Because He is WORTHY of all our praise and worship. So as I am focused this weekend on the Cross and the blood that was shed there for me I renew my focus on the Lord and ask him to give me grace and forgiveness once more. For all I've done, for all I've yet to do I thank Him for that grace and forgiveness because I know he gives it freely.

In Christ's Abundant and Ever available love,
Peg

Simple things we take for granted...

This spring has been a gray and dreary one so far. So when the sun comes out and is streaming through my front windows I have taken to sitting there and absorbing all that I can before it moves over the house. I have so enjoyed those simple mornings, reading to the girls, doing school with them while sitting in that warm sunshine.

It hit me the other day that I have taken for granted that the spring means sunshine every day and warmth. I have been so thrown off kilter by the rain for days in a row that my house, school and life in general have suffered. And so I've made an effort to enjoy the day even when the rain is there and it is dark and gray knowing that the Lord will bring new growth from that rain and sun for me to soak in.

I've seen the results of those rainy days in the trees blooming and the flowers beginning to bud. And so I am thankful for the way the Lord designed this world we live in so that we can have rain for growth and moisture. And the sun of a new morning to bask in while focusing on the blessings of the day. I'll be enjoying those flowers and trees as they spring into new growth. And I'm praising the Lord for his perfect design and plan.

In Christ's Love,
Peg