For the possibility of a benevolent, compassionate, all-knowing Being...
That most people refer to as God...
And many Christians refer to as Jesus...
My current beliefs about this possibility are not rigid...
If I have to label myself currently, it'd be...
Agnostic Chrisitan Universalist...
To this label Son replied with a chuckle...
"You got all the bases covered, Mom..."
I chuckled with him...
Maybe Jesus chuckled too...
~*~*~
"Until Then"
(Written 06/05/07)
Pristine notes, words of praise
Age-old hymns bestow God's light The dark-skinned man bellows deep Sings with all his might
Causing my heart to swell
He sings of endurance He sings of joy He sings of pain in the temporal now He sings of everlasting streets of gold
Causing my tears to roll
Well, is it true O God my Lord? Will there someday be This home of peace, of bliss, of joy A place of forever harmony?
Causing my soul to cry fervently
Surely 'tis true that all shall see Face to face and eye to eye Surely 'tis true there'll be a time All wrongs to be made right
Causing my spirit to yearn
Until that day, O God, I pray Allow my heart to stay tender My eyes to see beyond hostility And never evil for evil to render
Your boundless love, God of Life, Causing my breast to hope eternal
june 5, 2007 judithpiper
~*~* In May 2007, my husband and I watched a televised presentation of the dedication of the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Wintley Phipps sang the hymn Until Then with so much joy and life and exuberance; it was thrilling to watch.
At the time I was deeply struggling with my own beliefs as far as God, the Bible, Jesus Christ, who I was, my marriage...just a lot of things. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I embraced the words coming from what I felt/feel to be a man with a giant heart of grace and love.
Regardless of one's spiritual beliefs, songs like this which bring relief and hope and joy to the soul, can help us each to continue to strive for a better day...now and in the future.
Until Then was a favorite of mine while in The Way. I recall when Rev. Cummins used to sing it at certain occasions.
