Our Father

This image is true. Fact. It happened. Knowing this carries with it many feelings- sadness, guilt, love for a Father that gave so much for your life. But knowing that this image conveys a true story also puts responsiblity on all of our shoulders. That responsiblity is this. Matthew 22:37 says, "Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." God continues to say that we must love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Your life needs to belong to God. Despite having so much responsibility, God has made one this sure: You will not have to face that responsibility alone. God will walk with you every step of the way. He will never leave you.

Isaiah 43: 2, "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."

Urban Decay

So, urban decay has been something that I really enjoy looking at. Maybe someday I can go see some, and take pictures, but for right now the world wide web will do. Urban decay is described as: the process whereby a previously functioning city, or part of a city, falls into disrepair and decrepitude. (Thank you http://www.wikipedia.org/. I love you, even though all of our teachers go all wild on us when we use it.) So yeah, sounds like a very sad thing, but I think it is beautiful. Some examples are posted above. I know the first picture is of a psychiatric hospital in New York, but the rest I am unsure about. However, Detroit, Michigan, is packed with urban decay. So, I have linked urban decay to God: All of these buildings look unused, left for dead, etc. But they all still have potential. They can all be renovated, their structure kept but their inside remodeled, made beautiful, and restored. With God, our lives are changed. This shell of our body is kept, but God restores what is inside of us- what really matters. God renovates our lives and causes a revolution in our hearts. Well, hope you found this interesting.

My quote for the day: I dwell in possibility. ~Emily Dickinson

My verse for the day: 1 Peter 2:9, "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."

X0X0, Gail