December 1, 2011
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Mary's Song ~ Holy Child, hidden in my womb | letter 131 on assurance & fighting for joy
Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart...35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also)...
Galatians 4:19 my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!
Holy Child, hidden in my womb
He has regarded my state lowly
Ponder, O my soul, ponder HimHoly Child, silent in my womb
According to Your Word, let it be
Rejoice, O my soul, joy in HimThis grace to me is given
To the least of all the saints
That I might preach Christ's riches
Unsearchable from heavenHoly Child, hidden in thy womb
Israel's Consolation and Glory
Ponder, O mother, ponder HimHoly Child, silent in thy womb
Your own soul will be pierced
Worship, O mother, worship HimThis grace to you is given
To the least of all the saints
That you might preach Christ's riches
Unsearchable from heavenHoly Child, hidden in my womb
May I bless my Lord night and day
Ponder, O my soul, ponder HimHoly Child, silent in my womb
Though the sword may pierce
Worship, O my soul, worship HimThis grace to me is given
To the least of all the saints
That I might preach Christ's riches
Unsearchable from heavenHoly Child, hidden in my womb
Through sorrow and adversity
Worship, O my soul, worship HimHoly Child, silent in my womb
Uphold me in my integrity
Bless, O my soul, ever bless HimThis grace to me is given
To the least of all the saints
That I might preach Christ's riches
Unsearchable from heavenThough the way be hard and grievous
Holy Child, hidden in my womb
May my tongue bless and never curseSet a watch over my heart and lips
Holy Child, silent in my womb
May I not speak like a woman foolish
This grace to me is given
To the least of all the saints
That I might preach Christ's riches
Unsearchable from heavenIn the sharpest providence
Holy Child, hidden in my womb
Send grace sufficient to trustBless Him, O my soul, only bless
Holy Child, silent in my womb
Rejoice and do not curse HimThis grace to me is given
To the least of all the saints
That I might preach Christ's riches
Unsearchable from heavenHoly Child, hidden in my womb
Never leave or forsake me
May Christ in me be formedA vessel for Your glory
Make me pure and holy
A steward trustworthyThis grace to me is given
To the least of all the saints
Though sorrowful, may I rejoice
Unspeakably from heavenHoly Child, hidden in my womb
In summer's sun and winter's gloom
Keep me faithful and ever trueHoly Child, silent in my womb
In fallen world, this darkened tomb
May Your love ring, Your light consumeThis grace to me is given
To the least of all the saints
Though sorrowful, may I rejoice
Unspeakably from heavenThroughout all your pilgrimage
Cling to Christ, your confidence
Remember God's good purpose:
This grace to you is given
To the least of all the saints
That you might preach Christ's riches
Unsearchable from heavenThis grace to you is given
To the least of all the saints
Though sorrowful, always rejoice
Unspeakably from heaven* * *
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Psalm 141:1 LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. 5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.Job 1:21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”
22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong...Job 2:9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ...
II Corinthians 6:10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
I Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory...
"Whenever it looks like he is buried for good, Jesus is doing something awesome in the dark." ~ John Piper
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Fourth Sunday of Advent: The Magnificat
Happy Mother's Day: Mary's "Kingdom Availability" and "Kingdom Vision"
the story of Christmas ~ the story of Holy disruption
The story of Job: bad luck, God's sovereign will or ?
Lenten Reflections: He answered nothing...But Jesus still answered nothing.
Lenten Reflections: the servant's tongue
O, this cross! ~ We are but vessels
"And they cast him out." (John 9) ~ Providence is not surprised
"Blessed is the Man that endureth Temptation" by Joseph Hart
As the Visible Disappoints
Embittered, pricked in heart? Go into the sanctuary of God (Psalm 73)
Psalm 131 ~ Lord, calm my soul; Lord, wean my soul in this mephitic air | W.H. Hewitson
Where do you go when the world is unlovely? (Psalm 84 & the theology of Biblical counseling)
In hope against hope believe, Blessed are all who believeMy other letters on assurance & fighting for joy including:
Letter 1 on assurance and fighting for joy
Are you a radiant Christian or a drunken old woman? (letter 82 on assurance & fighting for joy)
"But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish." Isaiah 9:1-7 | letter 92 on assurance & joy
Nehemiah's Song ~ "even here, even in the night seasons, even in the ruins" | letter 106 on joy
Fear not, little flock (Luke 12:32) | letter 123 on assurance & fighting for joy
Let us therefore strive to enter that rest (Hebrews 3:7-4:13) ~ Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion | letter 128Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible.
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Comments (4)
I love Jesus and this time of year! (I think you intended to say Ephesians 3:8)
@quest4god@revelife - Thanks for pointing out the typo!
I think it's a sad commentary on the state of the Church today that so many Christians don't consider the events surrounding the incarnation other than at Christmas time. We all ought to marvel and continue to do so... Immanuel = God with us!
Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour,
All for love's sake becamest poor;
Thrones for a manger didst surrender,
Sapphire-paved courts for stable floor.
Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour,
All for love's sake becomes poor.
The OT looked ahead to Christ's coming (as well as the second coming), and the NT celebrates His coming, not only into the world but into the hearts of His people, and of course, anticipates His coming again in glory!
"The New Testament is latent in the Old Testament, and the Old Testament is patent in the New Testament." ~ Augustine
I always like to think about Mary this time of year - and all the things she had to ponder.
I love, love the photo of the deer in the header of your posts. Did you take that picture?
@cerwindoris - It's hard to imagine what went through Mary's mind, but we know God always gives each of us grace for all He has for us.
Yes, I did take that picture. In September, my husband & I traveled out west, including a stop in Montana in the area of the Lolo National Forest. In one of the forest areas that deer befriended me.
She hung around for quite a long time and I got several good photos. My current profile pic is one of that same deer.