So amazing...makes me wonder why....Amber

such a good song.
Last night I stayed at a friend's house. It was really random and interesting because I hadn't really talked to her for about a year but I found myself eating bananas on her couch until about 1am...And as I was sitting there listening ...watching her with her guitar...I just got to appreciate who she is. Not an appriciation like "thanks for raking my lawn" appreciation, but it's like this incredible surprise. I believe that once you are with anyone and it's a safe place/time you can discover things that are so mysterious that you wonder how this person can live everyday without people knowing this about it. "IT" being the look on her face as she worships in her room; "IT" being the giddiness in his voice as you can't stop him from speaking his passions out loud. "IT" being the tears that come from reading words that have been put together that express an emotion that she can't explain. IT goes on. I hope that I always let people surprise me...

Here is something:

WHAT IS YOUR ONLY COMFORT IN LIFE AND DEATH?:
That I am not my own
but belong-
body and soul,
in life and in death-
to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ.

He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood
and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.
He also watches over me in such a way
that not a hair can fall from my head
without the will of my Father in heaven:
in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.

Because I belong to him,
Christ, by his Holy Spirit,
assures me of eternal life
and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready
from now on to live for him.

Amen