Friday, July 15, 2011

Thy name is an ointment poured forth

'Jesus! the very thought is sweet: in that dear name all heart joys meet: but oh,than honey sweeter far the glimpses of his presence are.' (Hymn 177 A&M)
Those words bring so much thought (and even more if you are of an age to remember the classical, beautiful hymns Ancient and Modern.)
Sitting on the sea of Galilee brought so many thoughts of Jesus. His life, his ministry,his miracles, his parables, his rejection,his suffering, his great love of us all which overwhelmed me in that setting. You cant think on the name of Jesus and not have many other compounding thoughts.
I read these anonymous words:
'A thought lay like a flower upon mine heart,
and drew around it other thoughts like bees.'
Grace and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Anne