This extract comes from The Colour of Water by James McBride in which the young James talks to his mother...
One afternoon on the way home from church, I asked Mom whether God was black or white.
A deep sigh. "Oh boy... God's not black. He's not white. He's a spirit."
"Does he like black or white people better?"
"He loves all people. He's a spirit."
"What colour is God's spirit?"
"It doesn't have a colour," she said, "God is the colour of water. Water doesn't have a colour."
mercoledì 20 ottobre 2010
martedì 31 agosto 2010
God loves us, He's our superfriend!
This is from one of my favourite gospel songs: Superfriend by Mary Mary and David Banner.
They're here now but then they're gone.
Where they at? I don't know.
They hit the door,
That kind of friend I gotta let go.
A superfriend, a superfriend,
Yes sir I got me one of them,
A superfriend, a superfriend
I got me a superfriend
No sir, there's nothing half way about him
This world could never be made without him
No heart, no breath, no mind, no sun, no moon, no time
He's something like the best of them
He's nothing like the rest of them
He heard me before I made a sound
Caught me before I hit the ground
He knows everything I need
Before I tell him anything
Loves me without requirements
Can't see him but it's evident
He's something like the best of them
Said He's nothing like the rest of them
They're here now but then they're gone.Where they at? I don't know.
They hit the door,
That kind of friend I gotta let go.
A superfriend, a superfriend,
Yes sir I got me one of them,
A superfriend, a superfriend
I got me a superfriend
No sir, there's nothing half way about him
This world could never be made without him
No heart, no breath, no mind, no sun, no moon, no time
He's something like the best of them
He's nothing like the rest of them
He heard me before I made a sound
Caught me before I hit the ground
He knows everything I need
Before I tell him anything
Loves me without requirements
Can't see him but it's evident
He's something like the best of them
Said He's nothing like the rest of them
lunedì 30 agosto 2010
God loves us, He is better than life!
“Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.” - Psalm 63:3.
domenica 29 agosto 2010
God loves us, don't miss that message!
Craig Gross and Jason Harper have written: "The constant noise of contemporary life makes it easy to miss the most profound message the world has ever known: Jesus loves you... This simple truth is worth our undivided attention.
You can be forgotten, love finds.
You can be broken, love mends.
You can be outcast, love includes.
You can be… and love works."
Their new book "Jesus loves you, this I know" has recently come out. Check it out here: http://www.jesuslovesyou.net/
sabato 28 agosto 2010
God loves us, and we are One in Christ
Ephesians 2: 11-22
One in Christ
Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called "uncircumcised" by those who call themselves "the circumcision" (that done in the body by the hands of men)— remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
One in Christ
Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called "uncircumcised" by those who call themselves "the circumcision" (that done in the body by the hands of men)— remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
venerdì 27 agosto 2010
God loves us, He is our mother too!
Mother Julian of Norwich (c.1342-c.1413) was an early mystic, famous for her writings, particularly the Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love. She lived as a religious recluse outside the church of St Julian in Norwich.
Here are some of her famous sayings:
- Our Saviour is our true Mother in whom we are endlessly born.
- All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
- If there is anywhere on earth a lover of God who is always kept safe, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown to me. But this was shown: that in falling and rising again we are always kept in that same precious love.
- The greatest honour we can give Almighty God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love.
Here are some of her famous sayings:
- Our Saviour is our true Mother in whom we are endlessly born.
- All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
- If there is anywhere on earth a lover of God who is always kept safe, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown to me. But this was shown: that in falling and rising again we are always kept in that same precious love.
- The greatest honour we can give Almighty God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love.
giovedì 26 agosto 2010
God loves us, Hallelujah!
This is a new song I made: a Christian version of Alexandra Burke's Hallelujah. I wrote the lyrics in about 10 minutes, so clearly divine inspiration! It's available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES6jm8KGnU0
God bless
xxxx
I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord,
But it's hard for me to find the words to praise You.
So I'll try like this the fourth, the fifth,
The minor fall and the major lift,
Or maybe I should just sing hallelujah.
My faith is strong, I've seen so much proof,
My heart is filled with a song of truth
But my hands can't seem to write anything worthy.
I'll speak of love and I'll speak of You,
And hope my voice can see it through
To pass along this one word hallelujah.
Well I know that there's a God above
My eyes have seen, my ears have heard
The wonders of this place we call Earth.
He sent His son to die for us
To bridge a gap that we had made.
And all that's left to say is hallelujah.
God bless
xxxx
I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord,
But it's hard for me to find the words to praise You.
So I'll try like this the fourth, the fifth,
The minor fall and the major lift,
Or maybe I should just sing hallelujah.
My faith is strong, I've seen so much proof,
My heart is filled with a song of truth
But my hands can't seem to write anything worthy.
I'll speak of love and I'll speak of You,
And hope my voice can see it through
To pass along this one word hallelujah.
Well I know that there's a God above
My eyes have seen, my ears have heard
The wonders of this place we call Earth.
He sent His son to die for us
To bridge a gap that we had made.
And all that's left to say is hallelujah.
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