Only but a glove
alabaster skin;
Love held with abandon,
given, poured out.
Our will, God’s Spirit,
the treasure within;
Held within the body,
the jar of our flesh.
Our love held in clay jars
within our bodies;
Offered, as Mary did,
broken, poured out.
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edited April 7, 2015
the jar of our flesh – v5
(editing version 4)
edited December 25, 2014
the jar of our flesh – v4
edited November 22, 2014
the jar of our flesh – v3
(editing original again)
edited November 18, 2014
the jar of our flesh – v2
edited November 17, 2014
the jar of our flesh
edited November 17, 2014
alabaster skin – v2
September 11, 2014
alabaster skin
John 12:1-11
Chapter 10: “Mary’s Extravagant Love”
Chapter 9: “Martha’s Teachable Heart”
John 11:35
“Jesus wept.”
Chapter 8: “Lessons from Lazarus”
Chapter 6: “Kitchen Service”
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Philippians 2:3-4
Chapter 7: “The Better Part”
Luke 10:42
Matthew 6:33
Chapter 5: “Living Room Intimacy”
Revelations 3:20
John 15:5
Chapter 4: “The Cure”
Luke 10:41-42
James 1:5 (NIV)
John 9:1-11
the blind man healed
Chapter 3: “The Diagnosis”
Luke 10:41
“Martha you are worried
about many things.”
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Chapter 2: “Lord, Do You Care?”
Luke 10:40
Psalm 62:8
Chapter 1: “A Tale of Two Sisters”
Luke 10:38-42
Matthew 11:28
Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 11:25-30
Revelations 3:20 (NKJV)
introductory video and session one of
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
by Joanna Weaver
pastor spouse to John Weaver
Hamilton Assembly of God
&
Spirit Study
led by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
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