DAY FIVE: Brokenness Darkens Our Vision: ETERNAL LIGHT IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE IN MEASURE

I am reading through the Bible, trying to saturate myself with this Bread of Life. It fills the void, and displaces selfishness. As I go along, I am finding great treasures and nuggets of truth. ---This morning I read a very interesting verse concerning when the Lord restores His people, Israel, He will restore "Light." ---"Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days in the day when the Lord binds up the brokenness of his people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow." Isaiah 30: 26 ---We have little understanding of what God's 'Whole" and eternal Kingdom appears. Even in our wholeness from the healing touch of God, we possess a measure of the Holy Spirit. ---We see in part! ---My focus this morning is on the "measure" of light God will restore on that great day. Each of us, who live by the Holy Spirit, possess a measure of light. God implants his light in us, as a down payment of what is to come. Even so, if our measure of light filters through darkness, how great is that darkness? I ask: How great is the light of God? ---It is beyond our measure! ---Incomprehensible to our sight and understanding. ---"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face." 1 Corinthians 13: 12

DAY FOUR: WIND DANCER Poem and Painting by Rita Burton

We wait for its stirring ---Our voice calls it forth ---The Wind: God's Mystery ---His Breath from Kingdom's shore ---It seems at Light's first appearing ---The Fire of Morn searing ---It stirs the bowls of Heaven ---And sings the earthly score. ---Tis then I feel the strength to be ---Tis then my feet leap high in glee ---And whirl and fly the Heavenly Sky ---I dance the Wind is by my side ---Round and Round upon the land ---The sea does churn ---Love's Fire burn ---Swallowed whole ---In and out ---Wind Dancer laughing ---In Love about. ---It is the way ---We wait each day!

DAY ONE: GOD POSITIONS US

GOD POSITIONS US -"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! Song of Solomon 1: 2 READING: Song of Solomon Book. Special attention to S of S 8: 13 & 14 and chapter 2: 8-14 The last written words the King speaks to his Bride are: "O you who dwell in the garden, with companions listening for your voice; let me hear it." Song of Solomon 8: 13 These are curious words. Think! They are newlyweds. The King finds the bride In the garden, but with her companions. What is the bride doing? Telling her companions the wonder of her new found love. The King, on the other hand seems to wait on the sidelines: "Let me hear it!" It appears that even in the days of King Solomon, there is a social media. Curiosity led me on. Back a few chapters the Beloved is speaking to his adoring bride: "Let me hear your voice. For your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely." Song of Solomon 2: 14 Aha! Intimacy. Face to face. They are together in a hidden location: "...in the crannies of the cliffs." Song of Solomon 2: 14 It is a tight fit. Barely fit enough for two. No place for the social crowd here. In this secret place of intimacy, the lovers feed one another. The bride is positioned by his side. She gives and receives. She soaks in his Presence. She is full of the Beloved. ---She rests in the loving arms of "Him." He too receives from his adoring bride. It seems He needs her as much as she needs him. She is his garden. She is his delight. (Song of Solomon 5: 1) How do we find this "cleft of the rock?" ---Our hidden place of intimacy? God, positions us. Before that can happen, we must learn to respond to the sound of his voice: "Let me hear it." Song of Solomon 8: 13 The wise maiden responds quickly. She turns her back to the social seekers and runs to the sound of his voice. She realizes her neglect of him and searches for "He, Whom her soul loves." The bride cries aloud: "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!" Song of Solomon 1: 2 Knowing He sees her, the bride exclaims in understanding, "Make haste, my beloved." Song of Solomon 8: 14 ASK: What can I do today that allows God to position me hidden in the secret place? Journal.