"...I want to know Christ and the power of
His resurrection and the fellowship of
sharing in His sufferings
becoming like Him in His death
and so somehow to attain to the
resurrection from the dead
not that I have already obtained all this
or have already been made perfect
but I press on to take hold of that for which
Christ Jesus took hold of me
brothers I do not consider myself yet to
have taken hold of it
but one thing I do:
forgetting what is behind and straining
toward what is ahead
I press on toward the goal to win the prize
for which God has called me heavenward
in Christ Jesus..."
Philippians 3:7-14
these words I hold onto for
a year yet new
a year yet fresh
a year yet untainted ~
by me
the canvas yet unpainted
the manuscript yet unwritten
the staff paper yet empty of notes
of melodies
of rhythms
of harmonies
so easily could I allow day after day
to slip by
occupied with that which
matters little
wrapped up in the
inconsequential
distracted by circumstances
both within and without
my realm of control
so today (and each following)
I will choose
to live in the light of His love
to give thanks in the light of His grace
to play the part He has written for me
in the symphony that is life
knowing that knowing Him more
is all He asks...
the Artist
the Author
the Composer
of my life
who has already
painted
written
composed
every corner
every breath
every heartbeat
from now until eternity
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