What we've been up to...

This is probably our shortest blog post ever. Our friend Sam is staying with us, and because he's keeping family and friends in NZ informed about what he's been doing, you can also find out what we've been up to as well! We even get a rave review!!

http://samjmcguire.blogspot.com

From my prayer journal...

Despite the chaos of the last week (finishing assignments, and starting to prepare for finals, etc), there's so much I'm thankful to God for at this time... an amazing wife, wonderful friends, the privilege of studying at Regent College, and the list goes on. But what I'm most thankful for at the moment is a profound sense of the Holy Spirit's 'nearness'. Which is why I wrote the following late last week...

You are the One who comes to me
In the moments I least expect
In the middle of the night
During the chaos of the day
Surprising me both with the tenderness and the sternness of Your love
Your artistic hands moulding me
Scandalous as it is to say
Into someone beautiful
For Your pleasure
And the benefit of others
You have not finished with Your creation yet, O God
And I am thankful
May Your mercy soften me
And Your judgement shape me
You are the One who comes to me...