YOU WHO BRING ME LIFE

How do you begin to list the blessings Jesus brings to life? First of all He gives us life; He redeems our lives; He fills our lives with resurrection power. He transforms our lives with joy that arises from His ever present Spirit indwelling our hearts. He gives us hope based upon His Presence never leaving us. He brings us hope even in the darkness. He gives us hope when days are bright, when we are tired, when we feel that we are lost and alone. He gives us joy in the morning, at the midday, in the evening and through the night. In the midst of the storm He speaks peace and there is peace. In the midst of battle He commands peace and there is peace. In the midst of everything going wrong He speaks peace and peace follows. When we are weak He gives us strength. When the day grows long He keeps us strong. When our need is intense He shows up with strength. When we fall He extends to us His hands of grace. When we need Him most His grace is always there. When we don’t deserve it He still gives us grace. Above all, He gives us love. Whatever we need He gives us love. When we need it most, He gives us love. Every single day He is love.

You who bring me life
and are my very life
and promise me
eternal life;

You who bring me hope
and are my very hope
and promise me
eternal hope;

You who bring me joy
and are my very joy
and promise me
eternal joy;

You who bring me peace
and are my very peace
and promise me
eternal peace;

You who bring me strength
and are my very strength
and promise me
eternal strength;

You who bring me grace
and are my very grace
and promise me
eternal grace;

You who bring me love
and are my very love
and promise me
eternal love—

God Most High, Creator, Father,
Jesus, Savior, Friend, Redeemer,
Spirit, Truth, Illuminator,
receive my praise forever.

M.S.
January 17, 2021

Now there are also many other things
that Jesus did.
Were every one of them to be written,
I suppose that the world itself
could not contain
the books that would be written.

John 21: 25