Aslan

I know you're thirsty
The water is free
But I should warn you;
It costs everything

He's not fair.
No, He's not fair
When He fixes what's beyond repair
And graces everyone that don't deserve

And He cuts deep
Yes, He cuts deep
When the risk is great and the talk is cheap
But never leaves a wounded one behind

-Kendall Payne

on resilience

“Get back up.
Stop wasting time.
Stop dwelling on the past; that is the worst kind of idolatry.
Get back up in the presence of God. Shake it off and come back to Him.
He is your father.
He has made the way.
Come back to Him. Why? Because your guilt has been removed and your sins are forgiven and there is only One who is truly holy.
That is how it’s always been and that’s how it’s always going to be so you don’t have a lot of pressure there—to be holy—because there’s only One and there is no one like Him and His favor on your life and His willingness to use you is not dependant nor contingent on your perfectly flawless moral record.
Thank God.”

Isaac Anderson
spoken over the +Gathering Network on March 11th, 2007

Everybody's doing it

this one will be good

I'm spending New Year's day being still and quiet with my sweet sick friend Natalie. There's nothing else I'd rather do. Natalie has it bad. She fell asleep at 10.30 last night while we got all dolled up (Cari) and went downtown to dance in the new year. She can speak above a whisper for about three hours a day, and only under the influence of a tall 2% Caramello from Latte Land, which I gladly picked up on the way over. Natalie has the incredible talent of emanating beauty and light at her very worst. She insisted on trudging through the snow in her jammies and a pair of crocks to help me haul in coffee, lunch, and my computer bag which is now overstuffed with happy books that I DON'T have to read for school because I don't go there any more. Remember? We've been enjoying this clip today in honor of Natalie's sexy sick voice, because you know, it's like totally happening.