5/11

In a seated or standing meditation posture-

Inhale: Let praises to God,

Exhale: Be in my throat.

1 Sing a new song to the Lord.
Sing his praise in the assembly of godly people.
2 Let Israel find joy in their creator.
Let the people of Zion rejoice over their king.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing.
Let them make music to him with tambourines and lyres,
4 because the Lord takes pleasure in his people.
He crowns those who are oppressed with victory.
5 Let godly people triumph in glory.
Let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands
7 to take vengeance on the nations,
to punish the people of the world,
8 to put their kings in chains
and their leaders in iron shackles,
9 to carry out the judgment that is written against them.
This is an honor that belongs to all his godly ones.

Psalm 149: 1-9

The Promised Rest

4 Therefore, since the promise to enter his rest remains, let us beware^[a] that none of you be found to have fallen short.^[b] 2 For we also have received the good news just as they did. But the message they heard did not benefit them, since they were not united with those who heard it in faith.^[c] 3 For we who have believed enter the rest, in keeping with what^[d] he has said,

So I swore in my anger,
“They will not enter my rest,”^[e]

even though his works have been finished since the foundation of the world. ⁴ For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in this way: And on the seventh day God rested from all his works.^[f] 5 Again, in that passage he says, They will never enter my rest.^[g] 6 Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience, ⁷ he again specifies a certain day—today. He specified this speaking through David after such a long time:

Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts.^[h]

⁸ For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. ⁹ Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people. ¹⁰ For the person who has entered his rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from his. ¹¹ Let us, then, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.

¹² For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. ¹³ No creature is hidden from him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

Our Great High Priest

¹⁴ Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to our confession. ¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin. ¹⁶ Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.

Footnotes

1. 4:1 Lit fear
2. 4:1 Or that any of you might seem to have missed it
3. 4:2 Other mss read since it was not united by faith in those who heard
4. 4:3 Or rest, just as
5. 4:3 Ps 95:11
6. 4:4 Gn 2:2
7. 4:5 Ps 95:11
8. 4:7 Ps 95:7–8

Inheriting the Promise (Hebrews 6:13-20)

¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself: ¹⁴ I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.^[d] 15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise. ¹⁶ For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute. ¹⁷ Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath, ¹⁸ so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. ¹⁹ We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain. ²⁰ Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, because he has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

In the early hours of morning--

     You are my light. 

The fullness of the moon displays
a physical reenactment--

     Your reflection overcomes dark shadows.

A radiating glow resides upon water--

     You cleanse my soul.
     You saturate me with the Holiest of Spirit.

My senses only notice the boundaries of the light--
I pray: Lord, never let me go!

Yet, I begin to know that the space of--
     Your light holds no end. 

All human notions of time and space--
     Your promise surpasses. 

Your love is 
     limitless-
          immeasurable--
               infinite eternal. 

5/3/2026 Moonset 4:58 a.m.

Lincoln City ocean art

Take me away to a secret cove. There we will hide from all of the world. There, we will love forever.

Can you hear the waves crashing? The wind was cold. Out on the water though, the birds don’t know. It’s only blue.

Tire marks meet ocean, ocean meets rock, rock meets the sky…and I’m on my way to heaven. But for now, this earth will surely do. (Pacific City)

Something about a purple flower calls to out a purple heart.💜

Blinding light
Shadows of sight 
Frequency
Wave length 
Silence
A scream
Chains
Dreams wake me
Shake me
A thousand words
Never to speak
Electricity crackling
Travels unknown

Come, be here now.

Oh new green, 
make my heart always sing.

Oh sky blue,
set my days forever true.

Oh cloud design, 
whisper now the Great Divine. 

Oh sun shine through,
promising life e'er renewed. 
🌱🌱🌤️✝️