At 04:53 PM 4/12/00 -0700, The Timothy Thompson's wrote:
>...
>I remember hiking one of the trials around here behind some tourists. How
>did I
>know that they were tourists? They were taking a picture of a big ole
>banana slug!
...
Ah, yes, the banana slugs! Our boys will always remember those from our
visit to Oregon. We counted 47 of them on one afternoon stroll through the
forest. Then there was the fort in the stump of a redwood tree near our
camp site that was quite entertaining. I remember the birds, the
well-watered trees, the ferns, the forest smell, and sitting at a picnic
table working on Bible translation. I love it! God does good work!
Cdr. Jen asked about music in this group. I took piano lessons as a boy,
and taught myself some guitar, some harmonica, and some parapeloshka (sort
of a modern lyre from Belorussia), but I don't consider myself to be a
musician, as I don't practice that much and I don't usually play where
others can hear me. Sometimes I just improvise and play for the Lord, and I
probably couldn't play the same tune twice if I tried. In church, my
contribution to the music is at the sound board, mixing the instrument and
voice sounds in pleasant proportions. I do write psalms, though, and some
of those would be good to sing with the right music. I just wrote another
psalm on my lunch break, today, in the middle of a short prayer walk in the
woods. Note the acrostics: read the messages in the first letters of the
leftmost and indented lines.
Michael's Psalm 35
12 April 2000
Jesus, we thank you for your love.
Jesus, we thank you for your blood sacrifice.
Everlasting life with You is your gift.
Eternal peace is Your reward.
Salvation we couldn't afford is ours.
Saved by Your grace, we live!
Under Your blood, our sins no longer threaten us.
Upon Your throne, You intercede for us.
Salvation comes from no one else.
Set us free with Your truth!
Love like Yours cannot fail.
Covenant love sealed with Your blood lasts forever.
Only our God has the power and love to fully redeem us.
All our loyalty goes to our Father.
Victory is ours through Jesus Christ!
Lead us by Your Holy Spirit, Lord!
Everlasting love empowers us!
Love outlasts anything.
Sing praises, O my soul, to Almighty God!
Sing about God's glory.
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow all declare Yahweh's goodness!
Yahweh is perfect forever!
Open your heart and accept God's gift!
Only believe, and you will live.
Upon God's Word, I build my life.
Under God's direction, I walk in love.
http://mpj.cx/mpj/newpsalm.htm
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