Did Christ over sinners weep

1. Did Christ over sinners weep, And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief, Burst forth from every eye.

Chorus: Behold the Son of God in tears, The angels wondering see.
Hast thou no wonder, O my soul? He shed those tears for thee!

2. He wept that we might weep, Might weep over sin and shame.
He wept to show His love for us, And bid us love the same. (Chorus)

3. Then tender be our hearts, Our eyes in sorrow dim,
Til every tear from every eye, Be wiped away by Him. (Chorus)

by Indelible Grace

Definitions

In light of this week's Supreme Court rulings, here are a couple points to consider: 

First: this is a definition issue: marriage was originally designed and historically defined as between a human male and female. In today's current debate, one side of the argument wants this definition to resign. But if that is the case, then we must all become okay with calling apples oranges and oranges apples. A definition is a definition. If you change one, you must be willing to let all other definitions be changed as well. 

Second: this is not a rights issue. (Setting the definition issue aside for a moment) access to marriage is not a right. I do not have a right to get married. It may happen, it may not. It is a privilege to be married, and one I hope to have the chance to experience, but it is not something I can demand as a right. So to make this a rights issue makes no sense.

Third: in light of this previous post, this is not a discrimination issue - read the post for more words around this.

Fourth: this ruling, if voted in favor of the left, will be the largest take away in State's power since the Healthcare Reform. It removes the States' rights (in the truest sense of the word) and puts (even more) power in the hands of the already-too-bloated-and-powerful Courts.

Fifth: this is a human issue -- meaning personal lives are in the mix. We must ALWAYS treat the opposing side with dignity, respect, truth, and love. There is no room for any other treatment, or our argument is lost to the wind, or worse -- a clanging gong that rattles peoples' ears.

On being a photographer

I've caught a couple of the creativeLIVE 28 Days with Sue Bryce videos this week and they are good. I just listened to the free video on Fear and it's fabulous.

Some take-aways:

• I'm not here to compete; I'm here to create. 
• Fear is going to hold me back - every time - if I let it.
• The root of my fear is that I don't think I'm good enough. The lack of progress or success I have in my business has nothing to do with the industry - it has everything to do with what's in my head. 
• I must unapologetically run with my own style, realizing that as a creator, my fingerprints are unlike anyone else.
• As a Christian, it's cool to apply this through the lens of Scripture - as a creature made in God's image, I'm also a creator. When I create, it reflects directly back to Him.

Upon A Life I Did Not Live

1. Upon a life I have not lived,
Upon a death I did not die,
Another’s life; Another’s death,
I stake my whole eternity.

2. Not on the tears which I have shed,
Not on the sorrows I have known,
Another’s tears; Another’s griefs,
On these I rest, on these alone.

Chorus:
O Jesus, Son of God, I build on what Thy cross has done for me;
There both my life and death I read, my guilt, and pardon there I see.

3. Lord, I believe; O deal with me,
As one who has Thy Word believed!
I take the gift, Lord, look on me,
As one who has Thy gift received. (Chorus)

by Indelible Grace