Thoughts and Quotes of a Curious Mind

We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by an offer of a holiday at the sea.  We are far too easily pleased

When I was locked inside my head When I was lost in a maze of doubt You called my name and woke me up You called my name and led me out And when I chased one more mirage 'Til I was tired and parched again You gave me one more cup to fill And sent me one more desert rain I'm alive, I'm on fire And my spirit burns with desire You set me alive, bright-eyed And with no way to hold it inside I wanted to thank You Thank You, thank You I was sure of all I knew I knew the world was mine to claim I had directions printed out And then I hit a wall of shame Out there alone and left to die Cut off from You, my sole supply You shed Your tears for me and then You took my hand and raised me high I'm alive, I'm on fire And my spirit burns with desire You set me alive, bright-eyed And with no way to hold it inside I wanted to thank You Thank You, thank You

Wish it could be easy Why is life so messy Why is pain a part of us There are days I feel like Nothing ever goes right Sometimes it just hurts so much But You're here You're real I know I can trust You Even when it hurts Even when it's hard Even when it all just falls apart I will run to You Cause I know that You are Lover of my soul Healer of my scars You steady my heart I'm not gonna worry I know that You got me Right inside the palm of your hand Each and every moment What's good and what gets broken Happens just the way that You plan And I will run to You You're my refuge in Your arms And I will sing to You Cause of everything You are You steady my heart 

He giveth more grace as our burdens grow greater, He sendeth more strength as our labors increase; To added afflictions He addeth His mercy, To multiplied trials He multiplies peace. When we have exhausted our store of endurance, When our strength has failed ere the day is half done, When we reach the end of our hoarded resources Our Father’s full giving is only begun. Fear not that thy need shall exceed His provision, Our God ever yearns His resources to share; Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing; The Father both thee and thy load will upbear. His love has no limits, His grace has no measure, His power no boundary known unto men; For out of His infinite riches in Jesus He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again. ~Annie J. Flint

by   Eleanor Hull , 1912; this version was popularized by virtue of its place in the   English Hymnal Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, Be all else but naught to me, save that thou art; Be thou my best thought in the day and the night, Both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word, Be thou ever with me, and I with thee Lord; Be thou my great Father, and I thy true son; Be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one. Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight; Be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might; Be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower: O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of my power. Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise: Be thou mine inheritance now and always; Be thou and thou only the first in my heart; O Sovereign of Heaven, my treasure thou art. High King of Heaven, thou Heaven's bright sun, O grant me its joys after victory is won!; Great heart of my own heart, whatever ...

There's a time to live And a time to die There's a time to laugh And a time to cry There's a time for war And a time for peace There's a hand to hold In the worst of these He is with you when your faith is dead And you can't even get out of bed Or your husband doesn't kiss you anymore He is with you when your baby's gone And your house is still and your heart's a stone Cryin' God, what'd you do that for? He is with you And he is with you in the ICU When the doctors don't know what to do And it scares you to the core He is with you We may weep for a time But joy will come in the morning The morning light He is with you when your kids are grown When there's too much space and you feel alone And you're worried if you got it right or wrong Yes he is with you when you've given up On ever finding your true love Someone who feels like home He is with you When nothing else is left And you take you final breath He is with you