Thursday, August 17, 2006
A walk in the dark
Last week, Friday I think, Amy and I took our dog for a walk. It was Feliz’s last walk of the night and we decided to take her around the block. This was after the results of the CT Scan had been revealed to us and we were talking about the kids, us and different scenarios, when Amy stopped, turned to me and said, ‘I AM going to beat this! I don’t feel like God is done with me and I don’t feel that this is my time’…what conviction!…what faith! We have been married for twenty years and I continue to be amazed and at times surprised by her. I am completely humbled by the bravery, dignity and humor she continues to show throughout this journey. I am honored to call her my wife and am proud of the character she has shown.
What If (by Nichole Nordeman)
What if you're right?
And he was just another nice guy
What if you're right?
What if it's true?
They say the cross will only make a fool of you
And what if it's true?
What if he takes his place in history
With all the prophets and the kings
Who taught us love and came in peace
But then the story ends
What then?
But what if you're wrong?
What if there's more?
What if there's hope you never dreamed of hoping for?
What if you jump?
And just close your eyes?
What if the arms that catch you, catch you by surprise?
What if He's more than enough?
What if it's love?
What if you dig
Way down deeper than your simple-minded friends
What if you dig?
What if you find
A thousand more unanswered questions down inside
That's all you find?
What if you pick apart the logic
And begin to poke the holes
What if the crown of thorns is no more
Than folklore that must be told and retold?
You've been running as fast as you can
You've been looking for a place you can land for so long
But what if you’re wrong?
Maybe you’ve gone to church your whole life. Gone Sunday after Sunday, sang the songs, listened to the minister, maybe even taught Sunday school, but are you saved? Salvation isn’t in the going…isn’t in the songs…it isn’t the minister, nor in the service we offer or the fellowship we enjoy. These are things we do, acts we perform…Ephesians 2:8-9 says: ‘For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.’ There is nothing you or I can do on our own to earn our way into heaven. It’s a gift bought and paid for with the blood of Christ, as creations of free thought, we have the choice to accept the gift and forever be changed…sealed, or refuse the gift and face the future on our own. Just believing that Jesus lived isn’t enough…believing He was a good teacher isn’t enough.
Where do you stand? Do you believe that Jesus is the son of God, who came and died a brutal death on a roman cross as a recompense for all sin and three days later rose from the dead?
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me – V
What If (by Nichole Nordeman)
What if you're right?
And he was just another nice guy
What if you're right?
What if it's true?
They say the cross will only make a fool of you
And what if it's true?
What if he takes his place in history
With all the prophets and the kings
Who taught us love and came in peace
But then the story ends
What then?
But what if you're wrong?
What if there's more?
What if there's hope you never dreamed of hoping for?
What if you jump?
And just close your eyes?
What if the arms that catch you, catch you by surprise?
What if He's more than enough?
What if it's love?
What if you dig
Way down deeper than your simple-minded friends
What if you dig?
What if you find
A thousand more unanswered questions down inside
That's all you find?
What if you pick apart the logic
And begin to poke the holes
What if the crown of thorns is no more
Than folklore that must be told and retold?
You've been running as fast as you can
You've been looking for a place you can land for so long
But what if you’re wrong?
Maybe you’ve gone to church your whole life. Gone Sunday after Sunday, sang the songs, listened to the minister, maybe even taught Sunday school, but are you saved? Salvation isn’t in the going…isn’t in the songs…it isn’t the minister, nor in the service we offer or the fellowship we enjoy. These are things we do, acts we perform…Ephesians 2:8-9 says: ‘For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.’ There is nothing you or I can do on our own to earn our way into heaven. It’s a gift bought and paid for with the blood of Christ, as creations of free thought, we have the choice to accept the gift and forever be changed…sealed, or refuse the gift and face the future on our own. Just believing that Jesus lived isn’t enough…believing He was a good teacher isn’t enough.
Where do you stand? Do you believe that Jesus is the son of God, who came and died a brutal death on a roman cross as a recompense for all sin and three days later rose from the dead?
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me – V
# posted by Vince @ 11:31 PM 
