Christ the end of the law

Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
-romans 10:4

crazy/amazing that the one who became our righteousness, & therefore saves us, is also Friend. when i think of the holiness needed to atone for sin, the power & strength needed to save a soul, and His utter magnificence & beauty, i’m floored. that He loves. knows. comes near. and i pray for this (Him!) to be all my hope & peace. when i’m not receiving what He offers & trying to forge my own way, when i see His authority & power as divorced from or devoid of tenderness, it seems i’m saying “You might leave me in the lurch...”- indicting words from oswald chambers, who friend liz describes as mad wise.

“let the truth prevail over unbelief”
-keith getty


the photo here is of grandfather (poppa), a few weeks before he passed, & cherith (younger brother's gf). wanted to make a few comments about his funeral last weekend. it was honoring to him, i thought, particularly my uncle tom’s eulogy- eloquent and heartfelt. which didn’t surprise me because tom's a seasoned writer & my wordsmith-hero. afterward, i was telling him how much it blessed the family to hear it. his response was that he felt it was inadequate / didn’t do justice to poppa. as someone who lives by words, he said, “i find more and more that words often fall short.” another highlight of the service was my sister-in-law’s performance of “i will arise & go to Jesus.” she noted poppa’s present/complete Joy in the last lines of the song: “…and in the arms of his dear Savior, oh there are ten thousand charms”

enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKxZAJ3jlxA


on the baking front, i’m coming up dry at the moment. BUT- plans for some sort of cobbler soon with christy. stay tuned :)