12 July 2012

heavenward.




there is something heavenly about days like these.  the air weighs heavy on our shoulders. the heat's oppression is broken by cool breeze.  after a morning enveloped in grey, small blue pieces of sky begin to break their way through thick clusters of clouds.  everything feels at peace.  there is a quiet calm that exists and it feels like heaven.  i look up at this masterpiece of sky and breathe in the faint smell of rain, and i just feel the closeness of the Creator.  He is here.  i see, hear, feel, taste, and smell his love and grace in these beautiful moments.

cultivating compassion//practicing colossians 3:12 (part I)

"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion , kindness, humility, gentleness and pati...