The New Song

In the midst of our first snowfall of the season, a visitor stopped by at the window, to provide the first hint of yuletide color.

I thought of the words that Jesus had spoken long ago:  "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them." So I was pleased to serve as an instrument of God's will by providing seedpods, which they crack open with their beaks and then pluck for food. I am grateful to the Lord, who created the bird, and provided an abundance of resources so that I could feed the bird and so that I can, and have been for 43 years, providing for the family that the Lord birthed, through Pat, to me and her.  But shortly before that album and our union in marriage, many years ago, the Lord provided for me resources and opportunities to compose and record, on vinyl LP, a record of original and traditional songs sung for the glory of the Lord who was born in Bethlehem long ago.  Revelation 5:9The message sent out on those vinyl grooves concluded with the phrase, "and they sang a new song, saying," "Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for you were slain, and purchased for God, with your blood, men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation." . . . which is to say, Jesus "purchased" all persons on earth who are willing to join Him instead of hooking up with the pricipalities and powers and wise guys and deceivers and magamaniacs who think they are in charge of this world. How about you? Perhaps some day you'll join us. You can hear the song here: Revelation 5:9