After a day

in the world,

I run to the  life

giving, living

gold filled words

of our beauty filled

resurrected God.

And come back

refreshed,

re-charged,

renewed,

relieved,

ready

to serve.

to love,

to forgive,

to obey,

and shine for

Christ again

by overcoming

evil with good!

I saw a beautiful jade like Monarch chrysalis today.

So enthralled was I with this God-given,Christ

created, spirit sent gift of beauty that I just wanted

to stay a while to just take in the exquisite and quiet

beauty of our Creator’s pen. As I watched, I noticed

around the monarch’s Chrysalis was a crown of gold.

I would not have seen it had I not pressed in so close.

Such a tiny crown of gold I  had never seen. This tiny gem

like crown was truly fit for the regal butterfly who was still

 enrobed by their jade like enclosure. I waited and watched

until soon I saw a transformed, majestic Monarch appear,

a new creature indeed.  From a humble worm like caterpillar

to the magnificent regal monarch of stunning transparent  

stained glass  amber beauty and delight. I stood in humble 

awe at the sheer brilliance of our Creator,Savior, redeemer

and friend’s gem like creation of majesty. Beauty creating beauty.

For is this not just like our grace filled Savior taking all our sins

to the Cross, redeeming us, transforming us, making us new,

molding us into salvation filled new creations and giving

us His wings, His royal robes of righteousness, His forgiveness,

His love, His royal pedigree, and then calling us royal and delighted

in children of Jesus Christ the Lord, Monarch of all Monarchs, joint heirs,

future Kings and Queens of the King of Kings for all eternity! Should not the

reality of the abundant, ceaseless spiritual riches we have in Jesus Christ make

all of our hearts sing? I saw a beautiful jade like Monarch chrysalis today.

When we see another

saint created in the

image of our God

may we listen to

the gentle whisper

of the Holy Spirit

and remind our

sanctified selves,

“As precious

as you are,

Christ is my

only source.

My expectation,

hope, and delight is

found in Christ alone!”

Ahhh take heart dear ones,

we don’t know the hour or day.

But our hope of hopes is that our

Jesus, King of Kings is coming soon!

Take our self -life to the cross,

Deliver us from I, I, I, 

to Christ, Christ Christ!

Precious Triune God tenderly

lovingly, triumphantly journey

and shepherd us from self to Christ!

I want to be the type of visibly

on fire passionate Christ-centered

Christian that when I see someone

carrying an immense enemy created

cross of fear, insecurity shame, blame,

condemnation. pain, suffering, hurt

or woe that I choose to run to their 

side like Simon of Cyrene did and

choose to honorably and graciously carry

the heavy cross of shame, pain, or suffering!

May I, may we be joyful modern day triumphant

Simon’s of Cyrene and carry the cross for others

like Jesus Christ did for us. For Jesus Christ

our beautiful Lord living magnificently, lovingly,

ceaselessly and compassionately in us like this

can and will change the world as we honorably

and graciously bear each others heavy loads.

May I, may we be joyful,triumphant modern

day Simon’s of Cyrene and carry the  cross

for others like Jesus did for us. For truly

there is no greater honor or joy than to

truly and authentically live as Jesus lived!

May I, may we be joyful modern day

Simon’s of Cyrene and carry the cross

for others like Jesus did for us! There is

no greater honor or joy than to truly

and authentically live as Jesus lived!

Father grant us the courage to carry

each others burdens not to create

for each other heavy loads. May I,

may we be joyful, triumphant modern

day Simon’s of Cyrene and carry

the cross for others honorably

and graciously like Jesus did for us!

Jesus Christ

our Lord

who is full of

Holy glory

is our blessed

majestic source,

our divine,

joyful hope,

our all in all

for He crowns

us with His

everlasting love

and fragrant

compassion.

Jesus Christ

our Lord

who is full

of Holy glory

is our blessed

majestic source,

our  divine,

joyful hope,

our all in all!

May we only

incline on,

rest against,

depend on,

rely upon

repose on the

greatness and

incomprehensible

beauty and immensity

of our precious Father ,

Son and Holy Spirit.

For truly all that

we are and all

that we have

comes from

the generosity,

graciousness,

compassion and love

of our blessed Savior,

Jesus Christ the Lord!!

There is no greater joy than to live out

loud the spiritual legacy and reality of

our most precious, precious faith than to

dauntlessly say, “I am a grace bought child

of the King of Kings and I choose to always,

always joyfully, victoriously, and boldly walk

with Him until I die or until He comes again!

For Jesus Christ the Lord, who lives so beautifully in

our hearts, is our triumphant earthly and eternal joy!

May our passion always be to proclaim His good news!