Sunday's Hymn: Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my father,
There is no shadow of turning with thee:
Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
As thou hast been thou for ever wilt be.

“Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!”
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
All I have needed thy hand hath provided—
“Great is thy faithfulness,” Lord unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.

—Thomas O. Chisholm

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• By Faith Alone at Theology for Girls
• Lifting Up Our Hearts - 23 at The Upward Call
• All Who Believe Are Family at Blogging Theologically
• Converting Grace at Tried With Fire
• Lord’s Day 18, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Unkept vineyards at Pyromaniacs
• Sunday from the Road at The Happy Wonderer

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Kickin' It

I’ve posted on bucket lists at Out of the Ordinary this morning.

My friend has a bucket list. She hasn’t told me anything about it except that it doesn’t include sky diving because it’s too risky.

Cancer patients, she said, are encouraged to make bucket lists as part of their therapy. A bucket list can give someone something to live for — a few dreams to keep them going through treatments that can seem worse than dying. And I’d say that, therapy or not, most people with potentially terminal illnesses think about the things they want to do before they die.

Read the whole piece, if you dare.

Status Report: May

Sitting…outside on the front stoop.

Eating…apple slices.

Watching…my granddaughter play. She’s pushing a bubbleless bubble mower around the front yard, singing, “Go this way! Walkie oh walkie…”

Also watching…the world go by.

Feeling…thankful for spring. I know some of you aren’t quite there yet (so sorry, Minnesotans), but we are, and I’m enjoying this blessing from God. I’m also thankful for my big front yard and the bush across the street, both good for exploring.

Happy…to be at the end (I hope) of the two illnesses that hit my family members, including me, over the last few week. Youngest son was the last one to get sick and he’s back to work today (finally!). I’m not sure how we managed to pick up two viruses causing in-bed sickness in one month, but we did. Easter weekend my oldest granddaughter came down with a case of pneumonia but thanks to a dose of antibiotics, she’s all better now. 

Leaving…for a minute to unstick a 2-year-old’s bubble mower.

Noting…that I saw the first crocuses of the year while walking the dog this afternoon.

Remembering…30 years ago today, when my youngest daughter was born. She was born with a full head of 4 or 5 inch long dark brown hair that stuck straight up on top.

Thirty years ago tonight it was was -25  and there was a bit of a blizzard. No crocuses out in 1984.

Hoping…you are enjoying spring. And if you don’t have it yet, here’s hoping you have it soon. 

Saying…goodbye.

Going…inside to start supper.