NOOMA Trees | 003
Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
The kingdom of God is banal.
It is through the banality of goodness that we start to see the kingdom of God break through in this life. Tiny everyday choices sprout trees in the new Jerusalem.
We live in the 'now and not yet' of the kingdom. We live between the trees but more specifically we live between the cross and the coming.
It is finished, You defeated death but the battles aren't over yet.
on April 9th 1865 Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House Virginia ending the civil war in America. However news had not reached the entire country that the war was over. The battle of Fort Blakely occurred six hours after the surrender. In fact even though the war was over battles continued for over a month even in to June of 1865. This battles and the lives that were lost were part of the 'now and not yet' of the end of the civil war.
Even though the war was over now. The armies had not yet stopped fighting.
Even today, Jesus, You have defeated death. You took it's sting, but yet we still see pain and suffering in this world everywhere. The war is over but there are battles continuing.
Give us peace today. Give us Love today. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
As we forgive those who sin against us we plant a sprout, we continue the banality of goodness.
Today is my brother's wedding.
It's strange to think about. I've known my brother since he was 34 months old. Now he's 27 years old with a house a wife (in a few hours) and someday there will be children. It doesn't seem all that long ago he and I were fighting over toys in the basement of our parents house.
Abba this life is a blip on the radar.
This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.
Jesus I pray that You would bless this marriage. That today as these two become one flesh in a covenant with You that You would give them a firm foundation and strong deep roots to help them run the marathon of marriage till death do them part. Jesus I pray that You be with them during their first fight, during the difficulties of dieing to themselves, help them serve and submit to one another. be with them through illnesses, through family troubles, through unknown futures, through risks, Jesus I thank You for marriage and I ask that You walk with them each day as the sun rises on their marriage. I ask that You bless them and shape them into the spouses You desire them to be for Your son Tyler and Your daughter Brittany.
Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
The kingdom of God is banal.
It is through the banality of goodness that we start to see the kingdom of God break through in this life. Tiny everyday choices sprout trees in the new Jerusalem.
We live in the 'now and not yet' of the kingdom. We live between the trees but more specifically we live between the cross and the coming.
It is finished, You defeated death but the battles aren't over yet.
on April 9th 1865 Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House Virginia ending the civil war in America. However news had not reached the entire country that the war was over. The battle of Fort Blakely occurred six hours after the surrender. In fact even though the war was over battles continued for over a month even in to June of 1865. This battles and the lives that were lost were part of the 'now and not yet' of the end of the civil war.
Even though the war was over now. The armies had not yet stopped fighting.
Even today, Jesus, You have defeated death. You took it's sting, but yet we still see pain and suffering in this world everywhere. The war is over but there are battles continuing.
Give us peace today. Give us Love today. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
As we forgive those who sin against us we plant a sprout, we continue the banality of goodness.
Today is my brother's wedding.
It's strange to think about. I've known my brother since he was 34 months old. Now he's 27 years old with a house a wife (in a few hours) and someday there will be children. It doesn't seem all that long ago he and I were fighting over toys in the basement of our parents house.
Abba this life is a blip on the radar.
This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.
Jesus I pray that You would bless this marriage. That today as these two become one flesh in a covenant with You that You would give them a firm foundation and strong deep roots to help them run the marathon of marriage till death do them part. Jesus I pray that You be with them during their first fight, during the difficulties of dieing to themselves, help them serve and submit to one another. be with them through illnesses, through family troubles, through unknown futures, through risks, Jesus I thank You for marriage and I ask that You walk with them each day as the sun rises on their marriage. I ask that You bless them and shape them into the spouses You desire them to be for Your son Tyler and Your daughter Brittany.