http://sojournhuntsville.org/groups_4 Inspired Poetry/Songs written by You en http://sojournhuntsville.org/blogs/davidthew/2008/07/23/valley_vision_23jul08 Here is a great prayer I read from one of my devotional books, "The Valley of Vision." Deepstuf. Buy it! I will transliterate from old English: THE NAME OF JESUS "All-searching God, You read the heart, view principles and motives of actions, see more defilement in my duties than I ever saw in any of my sins. The heavens are not clean in your sight, and You charge the angels with folly; I am ready to flee from myself because of my abominations; yet You do not abhor me but have devised means for my return to You, and that, by your Son who died to give me life Your honor is secured and displayed even in my escape from Your threats, and that, by means of Jesus in whom mercy and truth meet together, and righteousness and peace kiss each other. In Him the enslaved find redemption, the guilty pardon, the unholy renovation; In Him are everlasting strength for the weak, unsearchable riches for the needy, treasures of wisdom and knowledge for the ignorant, fullness for the empty. At Your gracious call I hear, take, come, apply, receive His grace, not only submit to His mercy but acquiesce in it, not only glory in the cross but in Him crucified and slain, not only joy in forgiveness but in the one through whom atonement comes. Your blessings are as secure as they are glorious; You have provided for my safety and my prosperity, and have promised that I will stand firm and grow stronger. O Lord God, without the pardon of my sin I cannot rest satisfied. Without the renovation of my nature by grace I can never rest easy, without the hopes of heaven I can never be at peace. All this I have in your Son Jesus; blessed be His name." __________________________ <br /><p><p>David Thew<br /> Sojourn Pastor<br /> <a href="http://sojournhuntsville.org/thewblog/" rel="nofollow">Thewblog</a></p> </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/groups_4" class="og_links">Poetic</a></li> </ul></div> http://sojournhuntsville.org/blogs/davidthew/2008/07/23/valley_vision_23jul08#comments http://sojournhuntsville.org/crss/node/2387 the Sojourn community Poetic Valley of Vision Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:52:04 -0700 davidthew 2387 at http://sojournhuntsville.org http://sojournhuntsville.org/blogs/ericmorgan/2008/01/04/good_poems_literature_and_literary_facts For those of you who like poetry and interesting, miscellaneous, literary facts should link to "[url=http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/]The Writer's Almanac[/url]" hosted by Garrison Keillor. __________________________ <br /><p><p>Eric M. (<a href="http://www.ericgmorgan.com" rel="nofollow">ericgmorgan.com</a>)</p> </p><div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/groups/sojourn" class="og_links">the Sojourn community</a></li> </ul></div> http://sojournhuntsville.org/blogs/ericmorgan/2008/01/04/good_poems_literature_and_literary_facts#comments http://sojournhuntsville.org/crss/node/1083 Poetic the Sojourn community Garrison Keillor Literature Poems Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:59:40 -0800 ericmorgan 1083 at http://sojournhuntsville.org