the rain drops made me feel the Holiness of You

today it is raining, Father

oh how the rain can be so beautiful

sometimes i complain about the inconvenience

of getting wet 

but today i peer out a window…the rain falls

through beautiful green leaves on a magnificent tree

the drops hit the ground and splatter up

and i think to myself…i wonder if these

are God's tears???!!!

his tears of joy saying to me…"son, i am so

proud you came home

you have come so far out of the darkness

and into the light"

who would have thought

except You of course:)

that i would be hymning and singing

the worship song “Yeshua” on a packed metro

this morning with such joy in my heart

that everyone was going to work together

and i am on a train :)! how cool!

i once again read Hebrews 12:14 that lately

has touched my soul

"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone

and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord."

i so want to remain Holy Lord, my God, our Father

because i started to pursue the joy of Holy with all my heart, 

all my soul and all my strength only through you

and as you placed people around me that helped me see you

i so wanted they had but didn't know how they got it…

i wanted their simple joy, conviction and stillness of the heart

i wanted their quick to forgive nature and gentleness of their spirits

but i realize now…i didn't want to be them…i just wanted

to be filled with the Christ in them

as they remained Holy it opened my eyes

to a whole new view

this new life resting into 

into 

the Holiness of you

Jesus, i know you are next me now and your Holy Spirit

is what moves my pen, moves my heart, and like your rain 

drops that come down with the joy of this art

i too feel my eyes well up

my eyes rain down their own drops…of so much joy

so much purpose

so much rest

so much stillness

maybe in them is the realization and feeling of the depth's

of a Father's love…

Yeshua, you are my strength, my salvation

and today and every day i surrender it all to you

because before Christ, before You…i saw so much of life

as a nuisance, of something to fear or worry about…i missed

the joy of the rain in many ways of life

but as these drops fall faster and faster now

i hope your heart is full my Lord, my God

knowing it is only through You

where i can find such joy in the rain

such joy in these little moments

being on a journey of holiness 

of holiness

through You