His knowledge, my comfort

At the foot of the cross is a muddy puddle. Above it is a sign that
reads: "tears go here." Just in case we miss the spot, Christ himself
shed the first tears for us to mark the place.
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Take my heart I lay it down
At the feet of You who's crowned
And take my life I'm letting go
I lift it up to You who's trhoned

Take my fret take my fear
All I have I'm leaving here
Be all my hopes be all my dreams
Be all my delights be my ev'rything

And I will worship You lord only You Lord
And I will bow down before You only You Lord
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You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you. (From the Message version of the Beatitudes)

Note to self.

I'm going to choose to hope on a God who loves me and wants the very
best for me, and wants to give me good things, who is redeeming me so
I won't abuse his good gifts.

I cried like never before

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Your perfect love is casting out fear.
Even though I'm caught in the middle of the storms of this life
I won't turn back I know you are near.
I will fear no evil, for my God is with me
And if my God is with me, whom shall I fear?
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Though the sorrow may last for the night,
His joy comes with the morning.
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I say yes to freedom for the both of us.
Thank you Jesus for breaking my heart.
I will not turn back from the heartache.
God grant me grace to drink this cup to the dregs, and let this broken heart turn me back to you.

"Ten-Character" Rack

So pretty in pictures
So noble in ideals
The cross is a lonely road.

Travail

Lord, only You walk with me on this trail of tears. The others have all
left or I've driven them away. Accusation looms before, regret and
grief lurk behind. I am written off as freak or failure in the eyes of
the world. It is hard to follow You to Calvary.