Of all the liars in the world...

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 119

Today's Daily 5:

managing to sleep in a bit after another in a series of nights filled with disturbing dreams
Christmas orange
curling up with a book this afternoon
dinner and so much laughter at our house church christmas party
the fun of sledding as a large group after dinner, to round out our party

It seems to be becoming something of a regular thing to post a prayer by Walter Brueggemann in this space on Thursdays, and today is no exception. As I continue to slowly re-read "Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth", the book of his prayers, I regularly find bits that express deep heart cries with clarity that demand their reposting in this space. And so today I offer you the prayer with the same title as this post, written and read to a Psalms class, on January 14, 1999.

You are the God from whom no secret can be hid,
and we are a people with many secrets,
that we want to tell for the sake of our lives,
that we dare not tell because they are deep and painful.
But they are our secrets...and they count for much;
they are our truth...rooted deep in our lives.
You are the God of all truth,
and now we bid you heed our truth,
about which we will not bear false witness...
The truth of grief unresolved,
the truth of pain unacknowledged,
the truth of fear too child-like,
the truth of hate, as powerful as it is deep,
the truth of being taken advantage of,
and being used,
and manipulated,
and slandered.
We trust the great truth of your wondrous love,
but we will not sit still for it,
UNTIL you hear us.
Our truth - heard by you - will make us free.
So be the God of all truth, even ours,
we pray in the name of Jesus,
who is your best kept secret of hurt. Amen.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Daily 5 - Year 3, Day 118

Today's Daily 5:

Positive reactions to a project I worked hard on for many hours yesterday
Peanut Butter and Raspberry jam on Canadian Rye bread
sewing, sewing, and more sewing.
the fun of giving things carefully crafted
making a new and yummy recipe (chicken enchilada casserole) for my parents (a chance to serve their busy schedule by cooking in this season where I have time and quiet)
creations from pinterest coming to life
quietly knitting while watching a bit of a DVD
Sister Act 2 - I could quote most of the movie and all of the songs along with. Lots of fond childhood memories, and I still laugh in all the right places and love the music.
choosing to daily count smiles - sometimes it is a rote habit, but it is one that has changed me, changed my internal dialogue, and that is something I am so thankful for
Belgian chocolate seashells - one of the things I love best about Christmas

Whimsical Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Today's eclectic Whimsical Wednesday collection is inspired by the fact that I've been working on some baby gifts this week, and by an outburst of my slightly twisted and sarcastic sense of humor. As always, I'd love to hear if any of these images caught your attention, and why.