Ditto for me.  On a scale of 1 to 10, everything -- and I mean EVERYTHING -- non-spiritual, has been very rough going and the "highs" have rated a 2 or 3.  Yet, every day, and almost every moment, I feel God's presence -- and, every day, at the end of the day, I can name God moments in my life, at work.  He is good.

I am especially grateful for a faith community that is alive and willing to grow.  I see God seeding dreams all over our space -- we just need to realize that we can be God's best plan, and go do it.

And, yes, Ken, thx for taking personal testimony to the next level -- I saw God today -- in our worship space, in the word and in the music, and in the "chips and dip" that were shared -- and the assurance that God is about Grace, first and foremost.

I'm finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it's okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say...

I'm finding myself in the midst of You
Beyond the music, beyond the noise
All that I need is to be with You
And in the quiet hear Your voice...

words stolen from the lyrics of "Wod of God Speak", by Mercy Me

BTW, I loved that song tonite -- where did it come from?  Ordinary Love...

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Song was by TobyMac, from his new album "Portable Sounds".  I highly recommend this disc, it's in heavy rotation at our house.  IMHO, it's a breakthrough for contemporary Christian music, though little of it is really corporate singing stuff... it is state-of-the-art pop/rock/hip-hop as music, but unlike earlier TobyMac efforts, the lyrics are really very good, with depth and character and Christian content, plus a lot of creativity in terms of point of view and narrative strategy. 

I've been inspired to write a new song, to be used this coming Saturday, based on the Acts passage behind John's sermon, which will hopefully have the energy and fun of Ordinary love, but with a much more singable tune and lyric... it's called Spirit Vision.  You'll hear it soon unless we can't get it together Thursday, or John changes his sermon content drastically by then :o). 

Peace all

ken