Sunday, August 7, 2011

"We dance around in a ring and suppose, the secret sits in the middle and knows." ~ Robert Frost
secrets. we all have them. some are very old and have never been told. some haven't been in hiding for long.  some have not been kept at all. some are good, fun, and lighthearted. some are full of love and wonder. some are dark and painful..reminders of things we'd rather forget. 

Hebrews 4:13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
when i was younger that verse gave me an immense amount of fear, because of secrets that i was holding on to. eventually, i came to a place where that same verse gave me, instead of fear, immeasurable comfort. i had and have the same reaction to Psalm 139. i wish, when i was a child, that i had known that God is full of love and compassion, grace and mercy; instead of thinking He was always on the lookout for something to eternally punish me for.

this is what makes me smile:
making sure kids know that GOD LOVES THEM.