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Ripples

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.

He stilled the storm to a whisper;
the waves of the sea were hushed.

They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them to their desired haven.

(Psalm 107:28-30)

Dressed up with praise

I will sing for joy in God,
explode in praise from deep in my soul!
He dressed me up in a suit of salvation,
he outfitted me in a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom who puts on a tuxedo
and a bride a jeweled tiara.
For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers,
and as a garden cascades with blossoms,
So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations.
(Isaiah 61:10-11 - The Message)

Springing up

For as the soil makes the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.
(Isaiah 61:11)

Before all nations

For as the soil makes the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.
(Isaiah 61:11)

Closer to God

When my heart whispered, "Seek God,"
my whole being replied,
"I'm seeking him!"
(Psalm 27:8 - The Message)

Reflection

Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
(1 Corinthians 13:12)

In God's garden

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
(1 Corinthians 3:7)

He is risen!

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
(Romans 5:6)

Crucified

When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals - one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
(Luke 23:33-34)

A voice in the wilderness

He is a voice shouting in the wilderness:
`Prepare a pathway for the Lord's coming!
Make a straight road for him!'

(Mark 1:3 - New Living Translation)

Bobbin lace

My soul yearns

My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.

Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young ?
a place near your altar,
O Lord Almighty, my King and my God.

(Psalm 84:2-3)

Majesty

For great is your love, higher than the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
(Psalm 108:4)

Torn curtain

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
(Luke 23:44-45)

In Lord's darkness

Cold crystal

From the shadows

The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.
(Isaiah 9:2)

Sunset

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the sixth day.
(Gen 1:31)

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding
(Ps. 148:7-8)

God's choice III

All the trees of the field will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.
"I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it."
(Ez 17:24)

God's choice II

On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches.
(Ez 17:23)

God's choice I

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
(Ez 17:22)

Go and drink

Let us acknowledge the LORD;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth."
(Hos. 6:3)

Along unfamiliar paths

I will lead the blind
by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light before them
and make the rough places smooth.
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake them.
(Isaiah 42:16)

Don't be afraid

Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
(Luke 12:7)

In His Steps

To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
(1 Peter 2:21)

Gray hairs

Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
(Isaiah 46:4)

Springing up

Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.

See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.

(Isaiah 43:18-19)

Safe with Him

And these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, "Weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?"
They replied, "Certainly, O king."

He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."

(Dan 3:23-25)

Sulking

Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.
(Eph 4:26)