One Deep Joy Will Share

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She and I in that bright glory
One deep joy will share
Hers to be forever with Me–
Mine that she is there.

God’s spirit strives with us, giving breath to our frail bodies with His life.  His goal is for His Bride to be an expression of Him in the earth, an overflowing vessel of light, love, and life – now – in whatever situation we find ourself in.  The truth is, without God we are nothing. But with God we are everything.  What an adventure it is, to take a new breath each morning with the anticipation of having maybe one more day to experience this sacred dance of relational union with God on this planet – in plain sight of the angels and other humans whose lives we touch – all with the result of manifesting His ineffable beauty through our simple life, words, and deeds.   Does it get any better than this?  Even though the Bride may be hard pressed in bodily suffering, her spirit is free to sing and dance and love without bounds. 

This is the joy of heaven.  This is what it feels like to live in the garden of God.

Fragrance For Christ

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Linea Blomma flower

Linéa Blomma flowers, attached to a single root stem.

I was tired and sat down under the shadow of the great pines in a Swedish forest, glad to find such a cool retreat from the broiling sun. I had not been there long before I noticed a fragrant odor and wondered what it could be and where it came from.

No Maréchal Niel rose grew on that barren soil, nor could the sun penetrate the shades of the forest to extract its perfume even if it had; I looked round, and found by my side a tiny flower about half the size of an ordinary daisy, nearly hidden from view by the moss. It was the little “Linéa Blomma.”

Oh, how fragrant it smelt! Again and again I held it near my face, enjoying the perfume, and then I looked up and thanked God for that tiny flower – so insignificant, growing in a wild, almost untrodden forest, yet bringing cheer and refreshment to me.

I thought, why is it so obscure, when it is a flower with such fragrance, and surely worthy of a place in the most stately grounds? I learned a lesson by it, and it spoke powerfully to my heart.

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