Saturday, March 22, 2008

For the joy

I have been really moved by the passage that talks about: for the joy set before him Jesus endured the cross. As we were worship I was aware that I (and we) are part of that joy that sustained Jesus in his journey to and through the cross. What a humbling and overwhelming feeling.

-james-

3 comments:

JAC said...

So true! Before 6am my eyelids were heavy with sleep! After my brave words that I'd go for 2 days!
I was in the c/room when Sam came and teased me so much (and that using sign language!) The joy came and right now I feel fine. OK a little slow and spaced out but able to stay awake.

BTW the fine is £36 so far! I have a few people to blame! Ask any of the Moldova team if you are wondering.

Wambui

JAC said...

It was 11.00 pm and i was in my bed sitting there bored to death. So i said "hmmmm... well what is there to do", I looked at my laptop and said to myself "nah it needs a rest" so I looked over to my tv and said to myself " I don't really feel like watching anything" then i looked over to my desk and saw the bible sitting there, now at this moment i quickly looked around hoping to find something else, perhaps yesterday's half eaten sandwich to devour. But i just went over and picked up the bible, I opened it but i really did not feel like reading anything at this point so i asked the lord please would you give me a picture so i closed my eyes and i saw a picture i had recieved some time ago and it was a line of people all marching but not like marching to go to a war but marching because it had seemed they had got captured, they had red ribbons tightened around both thier hands, marching in sets of two so i look around and i see someone marching by themself and all of a sudden i was thrown in this line next to this person and i look down to see my hands tightened with this red ribbon so i am panicking wondering how do i get out of this picture crying out "let out,let me out", no answer... so i carry on marching then this guy comes out of nowhere shouting out "God doesn't exist!" standing high on his pedestal blaspheming the name of God. I Continue to walk on what seems to be on an endless path then i hear a tiny voice singing a song which was "I'll Stand with arms high....". At first no one was singing then one by one the next person down this never ending line began to sing until they all were singing this song, it sounded beautiful, i was still marching but i began to sing and to my suprise they all began dancing so did i, then these red ribbons came off and the guy who was blaspheming against God was no longer standing on his pedestal, he had vanished. So i carried on dancing free of these ribbons, dancing along these people, i was jumping up high proclaiming God's Name holding hands with people i never knew dancing together. Then i woke up.

JAC said...

Sitting here at 1:40pm reading, love the comments! We would just like to say that the youth slot from 7:00pm-9:00pm is going to be really amazing so come along and invite friends...
Hope to see you there
Ragu77
Jiggy24