Revelation of the Spirit- #42 What A Friend We Have in Jesus

Ah, so I have to say that What a Friend We Have in Jesus is definitely one of my favorite hymn tunes. We sang it on sunday in church. Church was absolutely packed because of it being divine service sunday. But praise the Lord our chapel has been almost completely full this entire month. But as a result of the extra people we ran out Hallelujah chorus book. So as we sang this song I saw an older woman in our corps hand her chorus book to a girl just a little bit younger than me. Then as we sang the song she sat there with her eyes closed singing. She knew every word to like all five verses of this song. You could tell what she was singing she meant with all her heart. You could see that her heart knew exactly what it meant to have a friend in Jesus and that she not only knew him as her savior but as her best friend. And by passing those words on to the young she was giving her testimony. Saying I no longer need the words of this song they have been planted in my heart.

I just pray when I reach that age and by God's grace even before that with all my heart I can sing about what a friend I have in Jesus. My heart's desire is that.

Jesus I desire to know you more and to know you as the lover and friend of my heart.

Blessings to you all!

Kathryn

Revelation of the Spirit- #41 Taking time to breath

So I apologize for the lack of posting the last couple weeks. It's the end of the school year and everything has been soo crazy. Between band concerts, preparing for star search, working papers for camp, family stuff and school finals it feels like I haven't even taken time to breath. Today when I came home from school I realized I had not too much to do tonight so I took a nice nap. It ended up being too long of one but I think definitely a well deserved. It's felt nice to rest in the peace of the Lord after being so crazy the last couple weeks. I'm pleased to say that after Friday I am done everything for school and only have star search to worry about haha.

A quick prayer request, a mission team left yesterday from division to go to Romania. The army is fairly new there and the team has gone to go spread the news of the Lord in a new area. I just ask that you cover them in prayer and support them in the mission the Lord has sent them on. Some of these people on this trip are my best friends and when they left I felt like a part of my heart left with them. It is such a hard thing to go on a mission trip and I've wrestled with the thought of one for the last couple years, which leads me to my next prayer request.

Secondly, and I think lastly is this month the new Pendel Brass was released. It's called Prepare the Way of the Risen Lord. It's soo great.(and i'm not just saying that because I am on it.) As well as selling a great cd, this cd is also the beginning of fundraisers to support our trip to South Africa next May. (May '09) I have plenty of them at my house and they are only 15$, If it's not too much to ask and affordable for you, just ask and I can have it in the mail to you by the end of the week. As well just be praying for the Pendel Brass that even now the Lord would prepare our hearts for a great mission to South Africa.

Thanks for reading :) Blessings to you all!

Kathryn

Revelation of the Spirit- #40 God Will Make a Way

After much needless worry and countless bitten nails I have finally found God's way of letting me return to TMI for the fourth year in a row. Praise the Lord! Scholarships were given out on Saturday and I didn't recieve one and I figured that was the end of it but the Lord made a way. To make a long story short I am going to TMI with a fully paid trip! God made a way for me and I truely believe he wants me there. I'm more than excited.

I praise the Lord for his faithfulness to my heart this day because he has given me the desires of my heart. My challenge to you is to be patient and wait upon him. He will be faithful. This he promises.

Praise the Lord!

Love abundantly,


Kathryn