I Corinthians 13:12; Romans 8:24,25; Hebrews 6:18,19; Psalm 42:8; Hebrews 12:2; I Thessalonians 4

This Side of the Grave

On this side of the grave
the mirror is dark;
We don't see You plainly.
On this side of the grave,
We are walking by faith;
as You teach us to trust You.

Yes, our vision is dim
On this side of the grave;
as we walk by the light
that you give us each hour.
With our nearsighted eyes,
we have but veiled glimpses
of Your majesty, glory, and power.

On this side of the grave,
We are walking by faith,
We can't see You, Lord.
On this side of the grave
We are living in hope,
For we love You, and we praise You
from this side of the grave.

Still we wait for the time
and we cling to the hope
that anchors us, steadies us,
And helps us press on:

When we lift up our eyes,
and the veil of the skies is rent open.
And we thrill to the shout,
to the voice that calls out,
Come on home now!
And His face
will erase
all the deafness and blindness and doubt
that plagued us
on this side of the grave.

lori fiechter
2-14-05

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Jonah 2; Psalm 107; Psalm 69:1; II Timothy 2:13

Remember

Because I can't remember,
Because I won't remember,
Because I must remember
that You are faithful,
even when I have been faithless, Lord.

I took my eyes off You and
saw the waters deep around me,
lapping at my soul,
I was sinking to the bottoms of the mountains.
I could not save myself,
I could not save myself
from my own foolishness.

But Jesus, You stretched out Your mighty hand,
Reached down with Your strong arm
 and picked me up.

I stand in awe of You,
I am amazed by You--
You are so faithful
in spite of my own faithlessness.

 Why do I think
You do not hear me
When I cry?
Why do I act as though
You do not care
or feel my pain?
When You have been ever-faithful
and have never let me down--
How could I doubt?
How can I doubt?

It is because I don't remember
because I can't remember
or because I won't remember--
Oh, Lord, I must remember,
make me remember.

lori fiechter
2-14-05

---------------------- I Corinthians 1; James 2; Luke 1:52,53   The Chosen Unpopular   We prefer the presence of the popular: the well-spoken and well-favored and well-formed.   Not so Jesus. He went out of His way (Let's pass through Samaria) to rub shoulders with the overlooked or despised, to eat with them, talk with them, heal them, forgive them. They loved Him,
and followed Him. He bragged about their faith,
about the faith of these outsiders.

And that is how God works,

how He chooses the unpopular
to carry His banner.
How the proud are made to stoop;
and the meek become His heirs.   lori fiechter 2-14-05