Good Friday Song

We were a varied bunch, about 200 or so packed into a church that usually has traditional Baptist meetings.  Messianic Jews from Fellowship of Messiah, with prayer cap and colored string, jean clad inner-city New Lifers, suit and tie seniors of Mission Baptist, house church members from the area and the Karen (Burma) with longyi and colorful woven vests from Citi Church.  We all packed in to sing, hear the words of the cross and pray together.  Apparently, this weekend there is also another calender convergance that rarely occurs, Orthodox Easter, "English" Easter, Passover, and Canada's Earth Day all on the same weekend.  "In this," noted Michael Wodlinger (rabbi/pastor) of Haverim Mashiach fellowship group, "God has not made a mistake!"  Unity under the cross would make a great topic this Easter!!!

One song that stuck out for me this morning was one that the Karen choir sang.  One that their choir director wrote and taught to them (in their native Karen) called  Look To The Cross:

Look on to the cross

To the bottom of the cross, I wish to go and rest.

It is a very high sheltering rock with the great shadow.

It is a place of escape and refuge during difficult times.

It is the road to rest and where heavy burdens are

lightened.

On the cross, there is my Jesus Christ

And with my broken heart, I am afraid to look upon Him

Though he suffered for me, His face always glows

With a heart of repentance, I bravely come

Jesus Chrsit, Your love is so great and wonderful

I should never follow where my heart leads me

When I think of all your love

Look on to the cross

May we all, from all traditions or no tradition, kneel at its shadow today, and everyday.  Thank you Yeshua, Jesus, Son of God, the Lamb who took on everything that burdens us and  as the Father embraces us as dear children, fill us with Your Holy Spirit of love and deep devotion. We are looking foward to Sunday morning, when the promise of new life is fulfilled, and and old hearts can be made new. 

A Morning Walk in the 'Hood

I decided to take the camera on my walk today.  After dropping off the compost at the neighborhood garden bin, we (Cyclone and I) decided to saunter down the "alley/street" of McGee. The usual pile of furniture, matresses and pallets......

 On this couch, there was an assortment of clothes, bags of buns and what not (beside our local playground).

Somebody discarded this picture, part of an overflow of personal stuff...looks like a good posture to learn for our neighborhood.

I like the creative use of old doors...you see this everywhere down here.

Shopping carts, a valuable commodity,can hold anything, ice chunks, laundry, a small couch, children and even broken tvs.

We love to know what's going on our community bulletin board...is a new gang in town?  Let us know!

Major reno's on an old building looks horrid but inspires hope!!

This cool section of wall looked like an unused door of a garage.  I love coming across this colorful, creative works of art!!

Back on our own street, this is the house and chair of our old neighbor.  She sits here to read her mail.  Unfortunately her gate broke off the hinge and she props it up on the chair when she isn't using it

Cyclone relaxing after a great walk!