Kimmy's Ponderings

Tonight I was so not 'ready' to lead in worship. Tonight I was wiped, a tad anxious by the crazy preworship rehearsal time we had, distracted and just hoping I'd be a blessing as I was just there to serve because my friend had nobody to lead worship with...but my heart was wanting to be somewhere else on this special church service night." But we so seldom gather on a Sunday Night" , was an unspoken sadly half hearted statement to self both to reconcile and complain. We sing Hymns at my church 1-2 a week incorporated into a contemporary set. Lin picked out the usually sung at Easter John Wesley Hymn, And Can It Be..a very tough song to sing in the original key....a Hymn you need to 'eat your Wheaties' for. I chided her for picking it out for me to lead with a giggle. With it's interval 'runs' it sings like a part of an Italian Art Song. Never the best for my still have to work on it pitch. I usually vocalize in the car on the way if I attemp...

Thoughts on a Quote Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that reared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them. John Bunyon 'Pose a Riddle that we may hear it' "Out of the eater came something to eat But out of the strong came something sweet." Judges 14:1 How many Lions does it take to have the wisdom and the right response for the next Lion? How could Samson not know that his wife to be was being used as his fiery dart of temptation? How did he not glean the wisdom of God's preparation by defeating that young lion roaring against him when facing his next 'lion'? What was he considering when later passing eating of the honey within the carcass? Who from death can produce life? How could one who saw the wisdom of God be played like a fool and then over and over and over again? The same lie. The very same temptation. The same trap, the same trapper. The very same sin that so...