Good Friday

One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.


For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me
He shall set me high upon a rock.
               Psalm 27:4-5

I am always looking for 'the beauty'

so it isn't a surprise to be surprised by it now and again

but what does surprise is
what has become 'the beauty'
what I long for
what I would forsake all for
to behold
to hold

Only this I want but to know the Lord,
and to bear his cross,
so to wear the crown he wore.

All but this is loss,
worthless refuse to me,
for to gain the Lord
is to gain all I need.

I will run the race;
I will fight the good fight,
so to win the prize
of the kingdom of my Lord.

Let your heart be glad,
always glad in the Lord,
so to shine like stars
in the darkness of the night.