Determination ~

“Therefore I have set my face like a flint”

Isaiah 50:7

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[For my determined purpose is]

that I may know Him

[that I may progressively become

more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him,

perceiving and recognizing and understanding

the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly]

Philippians 3:10a

AMP

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with Deidra

A Key ~

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 He will be the sure foundation for your times
   a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge
   the fear of the LORD

is the key

to this treasure

Isaiah 33:6

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a prison cell in which

one waits

hopes

and is completely

dependent

on the fact

that

the door of freedom

has to be

opened

from the outside

is not a bad picture

of Advent

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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joining with Deidra

Wounds ~

the following photo may distress you
it is the way of nature
for the stronger
to
prey upon the weaker
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cautious
wandering

wounds scarlet
mar her
gentle breast

seeking solace
torn, afraid

wound scent
signals, marks, betrays
her

wandering
cautious

"for he knew that there is no life without suffering"

Alan Paton
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"with His stripes we are healed"

Isaiah
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linking with Emily

Listen Close ~

You'll

hear

the same

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"I have called you by your name; you are Mine"

    Isaiah 43:1b

Direction ~

Whether you turn

to the right

or to the left

your ears will hear a voice

behind you

saying

"This is the way; walk in it."

Isaiah 30:21

Wisdom in the woods

If trees could talk ...

I suspect this one
would have
quite a lot to say

   

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; 

the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, 

and all the trees of the field 

will clap.

Isaiah 55:12