Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face... by Horatius Bonar

This is a communion song

1. Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face;
here would I touch and handle things unseen;
here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace,
and all my weariness upon thee lean.

2. This is the hour of banquet and of song;
this is the heavenly table spread for me;
here let me feast, and feasting, still prolong
the hallowed hour of fellowship with thee.

3. Here would I feed upon the bread of God,
here drink with thee the royal wine of heaven;
here would I lay aside each earthly load,
here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.

4. Too soon we rise; the symbols disappear;
the feast, though not the love, is past and gone.
The bread and wine remove; but thou art here,
nearer than ever, still my shield and sun.

5. Feast after feast thus comes and passes by;
yet, passing, points to the glad feast above,
giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
the Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love.

New books on the Adoption Front

Here is a post about some new books coming up.  Adoption both God's and Christians.

Between Two Worlds: 9Marks Journal on Multi-Site Churches

Between Two Worlds: 9Marks Journal on Multi-Site Churches

Home Study Approved

May 5 A.D. 2007 This week our homestudy was approved, and we have been accepted for adoption. The Lord continues to give us a feeling of excitement. We are open to domestic or international. Domestic depends on our being picked by a birth mother. International (we are still looking at Guatamala) is our pick. We shall see what the Lord will do. Jeannette

March 28, 2007 A.D.
What makes one want to go out and adopt a baby? How about reading Isaiah aloud to the children and coming to chapter 58:6,7: "Is not this the fast that I choose...? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him..." A verse like that will go a long way. Talk about radical discipleship!
Another thing that makes us want to adopt is missing having a little one. Yes, little ones are work, but Elizabeth Prentiss says we all must have burdens and children are "comfortable burdens." Children have a unique role of bringing laughter and relieving tensions. They call us to come out of our self-absorption. When we are severely tempted to quit because life is hard, children give us a very concrete reason not to. All by God's grace, of course.

Conversely, what make one afraid to adopt? When you have a family crisis, you think "What made me ever think we have it together enough to adopt?" But then we never did have it all together for our biological children. If we had waited for that, we would have had ZERO children. Day by day, we look to God for his grace. Our responsibilities expose our inadeqacies, and so we become very good beggars. All by God's grace, of course.