Saturday, April 25, 2015

Though the mills may be shuttered – v7

Though the mills may be shuttered, vacant,
and Your forests are empty, quiet,
though the fields do not provide
their bounty, their harvest as they once did;
Though the young are departing
for greener pastures,
yet I rejoice in my God.

I will be joyful in Christ my Savior.
The Creator of the universe is my foundation
I am like the deer, its hooves
steady on the Mountain.
Sure within Thee,

I am safe in Thy arms.

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edited April 25, 2015
Though the mills may be shuttered – v7

(editing version 5)
&
edited March 23, 2015
The forests quiet – v2
August 15, 2013
The forests quiet
&
edited January 18, 2015
feeling the divine – v2
August 12, 2013
“feeling the divine”
“A secret thing – v2”
“A secret thing”
“The Artisan”
&
edited January 24, 2015
Though the mills may be shuttered – v6
edited January 18, 2015
Though the mills may be shuttered – v5
Edited November 22, 2013
Though the mills may be shuttered – v4
Edited August 30, 2013
Though the mills may be shuttered – v3
August 9, 2013
Though the mills may be shuttered
Worship Service in the Park – 8/11/2013
Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NIV)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+3%3A17-19&version=NIV
17 
Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
    he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
    he enables me to tread on the heights.”
and sermon “There Is Hope In Community”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
&
Habakkuk 3:17-19 (rewritten by me, one version)
17 Though the mills may be shuttered
and the forests are empty,
though the fields do not provide
their bounty, their harvest,
though the young are departing
for greener pastures,
18 yet I rejoice in my God
I will be joyful in Christ my Savior.
19 The Creator of the universe is my rock
I am like the deer, its hooves
steady on the Mountain.
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 11, 2013
&
Jeremiah’s Corner
Jeremiah 29:11
led by Ellen Alward Dickinson
presentation:
“The Power of Making Good Choices”
by Lois Flewelling
from Empowering Life Ministries
&
opening prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 5, 2013

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