Fairest Lord Jesus

Isn't it strange how a song enters into your head even though you haven't thought of it or heard it in months or even years? That's what happened with this song. Late last night I was laying in bed and suddenly this song began playing in my head.
My favorite parts of this hymn are the lines, "Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer....Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer....Beautiful Savior! Lord of the nations! Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, praise adoration, now and forevermore be thine!" I adore singing this hymn with people of like mind and heart, I adore singing it on my own when I'm contemplating the wonder of God, I love the tune of it, the praise of it. Written off of Psalm 45:2 which says, "Thou art fairer than the children of men" it extols Jesus as the perfect one. And he is the perfect one. This alternately offends people and compels people. Needing someone to save us from ourselves offends but when we cross from offense to acceptance we are then compelled. The question then becomes, what do we do with that compulsion?

Fairest Lord Jesus
Fairest Lord Jesus (Veggie Tales! No really!)
Fairest Lord Jesus (Passion Band)

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The End of Affirmation 365

I've been thinking about it for over a month. Usually, when I'm in it I'm engaged. But this time? I started it indifferent and I've felt indifferent all along. I should have never started. Hindsight is 20/20 they say and they aren't wrong. So when I opened my eyes this morning it was clear. It's time. Time to quit this 365. This is the first 365 that I haven't posted several of the days, the first 365 that I wasn't super excited about, the first 365 that I've quit. I've changed my social media presence and interactions the past year so this is also the first 365 that hardly anyone has been interested in. Is it the topic or my decision to not be as accessible on social media? Or is it some other reason altogether? Well, regardless...I'm throwing in the towel on this one. I can't say if I'll ever do another 365 again. Time will tell and I will know if and when it's time.

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

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