Reflections

No More a Dim Reflection

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Loving those God who gives us
With both arms open wide
We catch a glimpse in them of Him
Who waits the other side

For now we know so little of
What Heaven will be like
Or those He greatly treasures
And what is precious in His sight

But then – Yes then! We’ll fully know
The One we see in part
No more a dim reflection then
For there we’ll see His heart!

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 KJV

No More a Dim Reflection by Peter Caligiuri 
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Every Detail His Design

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Every Detail His Design

 The Lord is my Shepherd. I have everything I need. Psalm 23:1 ESV 

Drifts of snow on lonely hills
 Pot-holed city streets
 Blossoming of lilacs
 Each keep their chosen beat
  
 To the melody that God composed
 Through slow and racing days
 Each calling our attention
 To His almighty ways
  
 Yes - everything we need is ours
 But not all things we would
 Every detail his design
 Of all things for our good 

Every detail His Design by Peter Caligiuri
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What is my Reflection?

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For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. I Corinthians 13:12 NKJV

I am amazed every morning as I walk by the pond in our neighborhood. Some days its reflections take on the look of a watercolour on canvas. The beauty secret of our humble pond is not its size or even depth, but its stillness.

Do you sometimes wonder what people see when they look at our lives? Not many of us are rich, famous or amazingly smart. Neither our best efforts or our loudest boasting can change who God created us to be.

But there is a great victory in acceptance of who we truly are. Acceptance of God’s gift of grace gives us a quietness to our soul. As the peace of that stillness spreads across the surface of our life we will effortlessly reflect the vivid colors of the beauty of our Lord…