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Nothing in my hand I bring. . . simply to Thy cross I cling.
Dirty Hands
In my lap, still and silent
Dirty hands, a sinner's grasp;
Will I leave them there, defying,
As you call me to my task?
At my side, busy, flying,
Able hands used for good work;
In my mind, pride overtaking,
Duties now I never shirk.
Lips do tremble, eyes are opened,
Glancing at my sin-marred hands;
Much like Uzzah's fatal choice,
Did I forget the filth of man?
Glancing up I see before me
Blood-stained hands, a sinless Ram.
Open arms, He welcomes, calling,
"Come rest in me, my little lamb."
On the plow now, tightly holding,
Tear-stained hands my tasks employ.
Jesus at my side does guide me;
Tears of sorrow turned to tears of joy.
In my lap, still and silent,
Dirty hands, a sinner's clasp:
Folded praying, day's task done.
'Tis God's work in me lights my path.
- S.E.G. Sept. 2006
Dirty hands, a sinner's grasp;
Will I leave them there, defying,
As you call me to my task?
At my side, busy, flying,
Able hands used for good work;
In my mind, pride overtaking,
Duties now I never shirk.
Lips do tremble, eyes are opened,
Glancing at my sin-marred hands;
Much like Uzzah's fatal choice,
Did I forget the filth of man?
Glancing up I see before me
Blood-stained hands, a sinless Ram.
Open arms, He welcomes, calling,
"Come rest in me, my little lamb."
On the plow now, tightly holding,
Tear-stained hands my tasks employ.
Jesus at my side does guide me;
Tears of sorrow turned to tears of joy.
In my lap, still and silent,
Dirty hands, a sinner's clasp:
Folded praying, day's task done.
'Tis God's work in me lights my path.
- S.E.G. Sept. 2006
About Me
- Susan
- Child of God, wife, mother. Wanna-be lay theologian. Geek of all things math. Crafter of many things. Seeker of the ancient paths. Born in the Midwest, raised in the South, lived in New England as a newlywed, and now living in North Carolina after short detours living in Texas and Kansas. I'm wife to Adrian since September 2007. I'm mother to Hans (June 2008), Gretchen (October 2010), Martin (June 2013), and Heidi (December 2015). I'm a child of God, beloved of Him since before the creation of the world. I am blessed.
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4 comments:
Jingle bells, jingle bells... Santa's coming, Susan! are you excited? ;-)
I couldn't agree with you more! I guess Thanksgiving is the only holiday left that the world can't commercialize.
Zan,
Maybe I didn't do a good job of explaining myself.
I love advent, traditional decorations, and traditional music. I don't like the tacky decorations (especially Santa Claus) or the shallower Christmas songs.
I don't have a problem with stores making money off the season; what bothers me is the extent to which the season is commercialized for excessive profits and greed. The reason the Christmas season keeps being extended farther back into fall is because of the stores' effort to earn even more money off the season.
More on this in my post, which will be posted the day after Thanksgiving, Lord willing.
Zan:
I agree with Susan and she said basically all I could say. Although I must admit that I don't know a lot about Advent. My point is that Thanksgiving is a WONDERFUL time and it seems to get glossed over because the retailers can't make money from it.
I too love Christmas but I've heard people start calling it 'giftmas' because that's what the MAIN focus has become. I'm all for presents and decorations and yes, even trees, I LOVE tradition but I'm not for rudeness ( I used to work retail and it's amazing how mean and rude people are when they're shopping) and debt and taking a day that is supposed to be set aside to remember the birth of our Saviour and having all the TRUE meaning of the day forgotten.
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