
It Takes Time


One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD. Psalm 27:4-6
What does it look like to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life? What does it look like for me to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple? What does it look like for me to keep looking to Him in the midst of the battle when I see and feel the enemy’s fiery darts all around me and can’t see the LORD because the darts are so thick and intense? Those are the questions I have been pondering and meditating on these verses a lot lately.
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In honor of Independence Day, and the 248th anniversary of the United States of America, I would like to share Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem “Concord Hymn.” Enjoy!

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Continue readingThis poem, “The Lord’s Invitation,” came to me as I sat at a pond and recorded a video during a spiritual retreat at The Haft in April 2023. I snipped this from that video.
Continue readingI found this video I recorded during my April 2023 Retreat with Abba at The Haft in New Albany, PA. I am reading Psalm 23 from The Passion Translation. May Abba use this video to touch you like He touched me during my times next to that restful brook.
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~ Susan Miller
Up out of depression
Up out of hopelessness
Up out of helplessness
Up out of despair