Ryu2.mind

So, I've decided to make my page more Darlene-esque, and post lyrics or words that I've come across that happen to be especially meaningful to me at the moment...

Song: If You Want Me To
Artist: Ginny Owens
Album: Without Condition

The pathway is broken
And the signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why you brought me here
But just because you love me the way that you do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If you want me to

'Cause I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise you're not through with me yet
So if all of these trials bring me closer to you
Then I will go through the fire
If you want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When you lead me through a world that's not my home
But you never said it would be easy
You only said I'll never go alone

So when the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear you answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering your love put you through
And I will go through the valley
If you want me to

If you notice the frequency of my updates, from the very inception of this page, it has always been irregular -- spurts of frequent updating followed by long dry spells. I think this is often tied to my own spiritual life and fervor, and I think that a spurt is coming again... which in light of this, I am thankful for.

This is sort of a Darlene-esque entry... This poem made me think and realize that to me, the scientific, inquisitive mind, the biggest high-level thing about God is how He makes everything fall into this perfect harmony, in the world, in science, in my own life... everything coming together and fitting together even when we don't realize it. We just have to trust...

Thou shalt know Him when He comes
Not by any din of drums
Nor the vantage of His airs,
Nor by anything He wears,
Neither by His crown nor His gown.
For His presence known shall be
By the holy harmony
Which His coming makes in thee.

-- Elisabeth Elliot