excellent harmonies

Writing in my journal this morning, my thoughts turned to cherries. A lot of things haven't been great here lately...but also...

"I can still see fireflies + bats swooping over the garden. I can still taste cherries- searching for the pits with my tongue. I can spit out the pits...while still tasting the cherries. I can do it. The good + the bad come as one- but I still joyfully take it in. I can hold it all at once. The goodness of the cherry is worth dealing with the pits. Dear God, as painful as it is. This is it. Cherries. Harmony. It sucks. It hurts. I hate it. Please, please, no more pits, dear God. No more pits. Oh- but the cherry.

Instead of worrying- pray.
Before you know it- a sense of God's wholeness,
​everything coming together for good, will come.
Fill your minds with things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling + gracious- 
beautiful not ugly, the best not the worst, things to praise not to curse.
Do this + God will work you into his excellent harmonies.
Philippians 4 (MSG)

It may not seem like I regularly share my faith here, but it is the brush I paint with. I think that most of it is truth that we can all relate to. Love. Compassion. The simple things. My faith is not contrary to science, justice or mercy. I felt like my point was best made with the accompanying scripture, so here we are.  :)

Hope your weekend is all cherry + no pits.  

​Love,
Jane