delight of his life

“Help me not to be afraid to look into the depths of myself and believe in what I see-for I am the work of your hands.  If I can believe in what I see, then I can rejoice in what I see.” –Behold Your Life by Macrina Wiederkehr

“And he wants to tell us, he has made us to know our reason for being and to be led by it. But it is a secret he will entrust to us only when we ask, and then in his own way and his own time. He will whisper it to us not in the mad rush and fever of our striving and our fierce determination to become someone, but rather when we are content to rest in him, to put ourselves into his keeping, into his hands.  Most delightfully of all, it is a secret he will tell us slowly and sweetly, when we are willing to spend time with him: time with him who is beyond all time.” –Clinging by Emilie Griffin

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I am starting a devotional called “The Blue Book”, by our friend Jim Branch. I did it several years ago and I am excited to share what I am learning and excited to see where the Lord will take me in this journey.

I read this today and I love how The Message Bible puts it: “This is my Son, chosen and marked by my love, delight of my life.” {Matthew 3:17}

Wow. Delight of my life. A father’s love for his son. A father’s love for you and me. I am a delight. And you are a delight.

Dear God, help me to be content to rest in you. Amen.