Fairy tale Garden

Derreen Garden, Lauragh, Ireland

"He has put eternity into man's heart."
~Ecclesiastes 3:11a

Full of the steadfast love

Bantry House, Ireland

"He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord."

~Psalm 33:5

Into the morning

"He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness

into the morning,

the Lord is His name."

~Amos 5:8

Dreaming and Yawning

"Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool.
Where is the house you will build for me?"

~Isaiah  66:1

.. Yet

"I heard and my heart pounded,
my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
and my legs trembled.
..yet I will rejoice in the Lord."
~Habakkuk 3:16,18

One God

"For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."
~1 Timothy 2:5

Apart from the spirit is dead

"For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead."

~James 2:26

Here I'm tested and made worthy

Joy and sorrow are this ocean

And in their every ebb and flow

Now the Lord a door has opened

That all Hell could never close

Here I'm tested and made worthy

Tossed about, but lifted up

In the reckless raging fury

That they call the love of God

~Rich Mullins

To the churches

"Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
~Revelation 3:22

One approved

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,
a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
~2 Timothy 2:15

All your anxieties

"Casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you."

~1 Peter 5:7

Just Your ways

I can't see how You're leading me unless You've led me here 

Where I'm lost enough to let myself be led 

And so You've been here all along I guess 

It's just Your ways and You are just playing hard to get

Before the Lord

"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him."

~Psalm 37:7

All these things

"Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. 

Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes.

But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment."

~Ecclesiastes 11:9

Romance

Romance is a dangerous thing

Invited to the marriage supper

"And the angel said to me, “Write this:
Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.”
And he said to me, 'These are the true words of God'"

~Revelation 19:9

Faith on earth

"When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on earth?"
~Luke 18:8

Room for me

Your affliction

"Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael,

because the Lord has listened to your affliction."

~Genesis 16:11

With Him

"For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus,
God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep."
~1 Thessalonians 4:14

Hear His voice

"Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts."
~Hebrews 4:7b

His appearing

"..and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing."

~2 Timothy 4:8b

Little water

"Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree."

~Genesis 18:4

Shout to God

"Shout to God with loud songs of joy!"

~Psalm 47:1

Spirit and truth

"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

~John 4:24

It is the Spirit

"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all."

~John 6:63