To My Advocate
A prayer-poem steeped in Leviticus and Hebrews
How glorious Your garments, Great High Priest, Clothed in glory and beauty, Your people upon Your heart, Holiness on Your forehead, Judgment on Your shoulders, Scars on Your back, Nail prints in Your hands, Spear stab in Your side. You are the merciful and faithful High Priest In the service of God To make propitiation for sins not Yours, Crowned with glory and honor, Grace pouring from Your lips. You are the great and good High Priest, Living, saving, interceding forever For those who draw near to God Through You. I come in grateful adoration For such an immaculate Mediator, Holy, innocent, unstained, set apart, Exalted, generous in self-oblation, Both priest and spotless sacrifice, Guaranteeing a better covenant. How, O Lord, can we shabby sinners Be the joy set before You, The joy surpassing pain of cross And bloody sweat? Forgive my sins, for they are many. Thank You for Your grace in Saving the lost and derelict, loving The unlovable, making waifs and urchins Your blood-bought family, Growing in reflected glory as we gaze at Yours, growing in holiness as Your Spirit works out the grace that You have worked in. Glorious and gracious High Priest, Died, risen, ascended, and sure To come again, I worship You.
P.S. We recently spotted a scissor-tailed flycatcher (photo below) who graciously accepted our request for photos. Have you seen any new-to-you birds lately?
To Live Well, the latest book by O. Alan Noble, would make an excellent book for graduates and intergenerational mentoring. My brief review is here: