Keeping Sabbath
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A clean heart create in me, O God
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Psalm 51
First Snow
Happy birthday to my beautiful daughter, Bonnie. She brings me so much joy. My first snow day of the year! I work at a Montessori school and we are getting our first big snow storm of the year so.... SNOW DAY!! I made my own hummus last weekend. It was delicious. I added a little bit of turmeric along with the chickpeas, lemon, tahini, and garlic. I plan on eating a more plant based diet this year. It's only been a week and I'm already feeling better. I did eat two slices of mushroom pizza last night and ended up having heartburn so it will be a good long time before I eat dairy again. Each month one of our families brings in a bouquet of flowers. We cut most of the stems off and place them on a tray which we place on the children's table. We place another tray with a very small pitcher and a few very small bud vases. The child fills up the pitcher using water from the bathroom sink, brings it back to the table and pours the water in a bud vase of their choosing. Th
Not sure what to call the sentence structure for this rendering of the verse you shared, but it sure gets my attention more than the traditional "create in me a clean heart . . " (Maybe it's because it reminds me of Yoda?)
ReplyDeletePutting the object of the request first:
clean heart
steadfast spirit
reminds me that the process is really up to Him, not me. Right now, to be honest, I'm not liking the process, but this verse helps me to lean in to the result and to submit to the journey.
Blessings to you!
This is from the NAB. It reminded me of Yoda as well and I laughed a bit. I also almost pulled out one of my other bibles before I posted it. I have been praying this verse in the morning for years. It keeps me both grounded and open. But, I've always prayed it the other way because I've always read it the other way. I love having different versions of bibles around me because I can dive deeper into the verse and glean more from the scripture if I read it in different ways.
DeleteFinally, a picture of you! It IS you, right? Joyful!
ReplyDeleteYes it is me! But it's from a very long time ago now. I'm not even sure I am that same girl anymore.
DeleteA great prayer to start each day!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cool picture. How pretty you look.
ReplyDelete~Sheri