So, last week I talked about how I’m helping my church with a daily devotional. I feel like sharing an example of what I was talking about, so the following is one of the works that you would be able to find in there. Please bear in mind that most of the devotions are not formatted like this, but because I really liked how it came out, it’s the one I figured I’d share.
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“You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever” (Psalm 104:5).
Into the dust, You breathed Your life and soul
I was below the dust, You made me whole.
In stubborn pride, I wandered the wilderness
now I walk the Eden of Your righteousness.
I was a broken vessel, shattered, dishonored, and in disarray.
Then You gathered up my shambles, to mold them as a potter does clay.
Spreading seeds of faith on dry soil,
You saved me from this mortal coil.
Your spirit fell on my heart of stone,
Redeeming what I could not atone.
Beneath the moorings of the mountains,I laid myself in the grave;
You crossed the chasm, broke my prison bars, and this poor sinner saved.
With sweat and toil, I built my house, confident in my thinking;
“I am wise!” I cried, yet my foundation was sand that was sinking.
You plucked me from the pit, which I dug lacking all reflection,
And hid me in the rock, to place me under Your protection.
You are the chief cornerstone, which crushes my sin like fine sand.
On the foundation of your promises, I make my stand.
I hung a millstone about my neck, to cast myself into the sea;
Taking off my burdens, You hung them up on the mount at Calvary.
The mountains bow down to You in reverence,
So who am I, that You come to my defense?
The weight of guilt pulled me down into miry clay,
Reaching down, You raised my hope out of dismay.
For my sake, You rested in a tomb in the earth,
To keep me from the pit, and give me second birth.
I will rejoice from the mountain of the Lord, I will rejoice!
For from the mountain of my God and King, He gave me a choice:
To stay below, and to the dust return, as is the Earth’s way,
Or ascend to Him, and walk the new earth on that glorious day!
The earth will quake, and with the stones we’ll cry,
“Behold, our redeemer, the Lord Most High!”
“I will praise You, for You have answered me, and have become my salvation. The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.” (Psalms 118:21-23).
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I don’t try my hand at poetry frequently, but I really like how it came out, the church’s devotion has a few more like this by me—not to mention the ones that I helped with that weren’t poetry. Maybe I’ll share some more of them when I’m feeling lazy, and am desperate to have material to post.
In other news regarding things I’ve been up to, I’m now internet famous! Well… I’m at least internet obscure… My friend, Raeanne “Raediation“ Moffat, is making a fan-dubbed version of the manga series Snow White with the Red Hair on youtube. With a great deal of shear joy on my part, I am one of the voice actors on the project. So, if you are into anime or manga, it may be worth looking at. Bear in mind, that this particular series essentially picks up the story from where the anime ended. For those of you that don’t know how anime works, while they are almost always based on a manga series, they almost never contain the manga in its entirety; anime is often used to promote attention to the manga, so the manga usually has a lot more to it. This was the case with this anime in question, and is the reason why the first episode of the project seems to take place in the middle of a story that is already happening. Rae did a good job, so check it out (I make my debut in episode 2)!
That’s it for now, I’ve got some fun ideas for next week, so I’ll see you then!