the true definition of beauty is a mixture of words and lyrics used to praise my savior. sometimes the words are in english. sometimes the words are in zulu. whatever language they may be in is perfect. right now there are several scriptures speaking to me. i have been overcome by the world and by people. i have been living in fear and not trusting in the Lord to provide for me. i have been trying to take my life into my own hands. what is so funny about all that is the fact that i am so far from being in control of my life or anyone else's life it's laughable. God reminds me daily how silly i am. sometimes it's hard to face, but i am grateful for my rude awakenings just the same. anyway...back to those scriptures speaking to me:
2 Corinthians 5:7 says, "we live by faith, not by sight". sometimes it's written "we walk by faith...", etc. i like to personalize things as much as possible so that scripture applies directly to me. "i will walk by faith and not by sight. i will live faithfully and completely devoted to Jesus Christ, and i will not live by sight. i will not put my faith and my trust in the material ways of the world.
Joshua 1:9 (the second sentence and beyond) says "Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." How fantastic!?! i'm so happy to have a Lord who will love me and be by my side when i least expect it. He is with me even when i don't feel like i deserve the love of anyone. He is with me holding my hand while i walk through the world. the very best part of this scripture is that i was shown this in my reading and i later found a necklace in the shape of a shield and a very tiny inscription of this very verse is on the back of it. it touches my heart daily...literally. i feel so lucky.
Sithi jabula Jesu, jabula
wake up in the moonlight singing
Sithi thandaza solly, thandaza
Heaven is waiting for you.
[Sithi (We say), jabula (be joyful) Jesu (to Jesus)
thandaza solly (be playful, have fun)]
Baning ye ti ba Yahweh (let us praise the Lord our God) Hallelujah!
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos' (We are singing, for the Lord is our light)
Jesu tawa pano...tawa pano mu zita renyu (Jesus we are here...we are here for you)
Panis angelicus
fit panis hominum;
Dat Panis caelicus
figuris terminum.
O res mirabilis!
manducat Dominum
pauper, auper
servus et humilis
pauper, pauper
servus, servus et humilis.
these lyrics translated are so beautiful. look:
Heavenly Bread
That becomes the bread for all mankind;
Bread from the angel host
That is the end of all imaginings
Oh, miraculous thing!
This body of God will nourish
Even the poorest,
The most humble of servants.
the last song i'm putting up tonight is probably one of my favorite and most beautiful songs i have ever heard or sang in my life.
seeds grow to plants if you add a little water,
boys grow to men if you add a little time
trails grow to tracks if you add a little enterprise
each to each, and everything will be alright.
plants grow to trees if you add a little sunlight
men grow to nations if you add a little hope
tracks grow to roads if you add a little know-how
each to each, and everything will be alright.
like grows to love if you add a little fellowship.
hope grows to faith if you add a little trust
we want to make this land of ours the promised land.
will it to be so and faith will make it work out right
we want to grow in the spirit of our fathers
we want to live in this land our fathers made.
we want to spread in the wide open spaces
give us what we need and we will make the world alright.
now i know that the song is from "Canticles of America" by John Rutter, but the faith shown throughout the whole song makes me cry because there was a time when everyone in our country and a lot of people in our world put all of their faith in God. i want so badly for this to happen again.
okay. i'm done. for now.
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