Sunday, July 18, 2010

The Valley of Vision

LORD, HIGH AND HOLY, MEEK AND LOWLY,
Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision,
where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights;
hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory.


Let me learn by paradox
that the way down in the way up,
that to be low is to be high,
that the broken heart is the healed heart,
that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,
that the repenting soul is the victorious soul,
that to have nothing is to possess all,
that to bear the cross is to wear a crown,
that to give is to receive, that the valley is the place of vision.

Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells,
and the deeper the wells the brighter Thy stars shine;
let me find Thy light in my darkness,
Thy life in my death,
Thy joy in my sorrow,
Thy grace in my sin,
Thy riches in my poverty,
Thy glory in my valley.

Great song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8aTjVZHVI

*This poem & song were forwarded to me by a friend - also adopting from Ethiopia.

2 comments:

Mike said...

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alisa said...

Hi Jenny!
You & I have been in contact before -- my family is in B'ham (our son came home from Ethiopia 2009). We are having an Ethiopia fellowship at the end of the Sept. Author Jane Kurtz (and her family) are joining us. Jane grew up in Ethiopia. Anyway, I'd love to send you the info, if your family would like to join us! Email me at themartins@awaa.org!!