Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find nothing; I have resolved that my mouth will not sin. The Holy Bible, A Prayer of David, Book of Psalm, chapter 17 verse 3 I think *we* (those who are believers in God and those who want to mock believers of God - so pretty much everyone) make a mistake with the last part of this quote.  I think we think that to claim that God will find nothing and our resolution is to not sin that it, and David, means "sinless".  I'm pretty sure it doesn't.  Here's what I do think it means; I think it means that we should be sensitive to sin so that the moment we fall into it (and we ALL fall into it, none of us are exempt from sin) - through word or action - we are quick to repent.  I think it means that we invite the probing of God in our lives and we are quick to repent for what surfaces when he probes.  It doesn't mean that we are sinless, it doesn't mean that David thought he was...

Judging a person does not define who they are, it defines who you are.  Unknown Ouch.  Ever since I first read this quote a few months back it keeps haunting me.  Not that I don't know the truth behind it already but the way it is phrased keeps pinging me. I think a lot of times we all speak something about someone and without realizing it we are judging them.  I know I am guilty of this.  It usually hits me about midnight or 2 am, when I'm in a dead sleep.  My eyes pop open and I inwardly groan at the judgement I had passed on someone earlier in the day.  I swear my conscience does this running review all night long while I'm asleep and can't defend or rather justify myself! Where I get stuck is when it is true about the person! No seriously.  There are some people out there that are idiots, for one reason or another.  Or they are jerks, for one reason or another.  Or they are fill in the blank , for one reason or another.  I...

Jesus Friend of sinners we have strayed so far away  We cut down people in your name but the sword was never ours to swing  Jesus friend of sinners the truth's become so hard to see  The world is on their way to You but they're tripping over me  Always looking around but never looking up I'm so double minded  A plank eyed saint with dirty hands and a heart divided  Oh Jesus friend of sinners  Open our eyes to world at the end of our pointing fingers  Let our hearts be led by mercy  Help us reach with open hearts and open doors  Oh Jesus friend of sinners break our hearts for what breaks yours  Jesus friend of sinners the one who's writing in the sand  Make the righteous turn away and the stones fall from their hands  Help us to remember we are all the least of these  Let the memory of Your mercy bring your people to their knees  Nobody knows what we're for only against when we judge the wounded  What if we p...