rhythms of grace

matthew 11:28-30 (MSG)

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion?
Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life.
I'll show you how to take a real rest.
Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it.
Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.
Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."

this is her:

jasmine

Ever Tried
Ever Failed
No Matter
Try Again
Fail Again
Fail Better
- Samuel Beckett

this is her:

carrie

this is her:

rachelle

My words are simple
on the surface they may seem meaningless
sometimes they are...

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beat #29 - jasmine [proverbs, day 2] (Wednesday, May 8, 2013 / 9:05 PM)

"if - then"

proverbs 2 seems to insit on creating a cause-effect relationship.

but the only promised "the" in the first five verses is understanding fear of the Lord and finding knowledge of God.

In that sense, our only promise is God.

v 6-8 seems to affirm this.

v 9-19 are too abstracted, painted in general terms that would probably apply to a lot of different circumstances.

It also ventures into metaphorical concepts, once that again could easily be lifted on to a variety of circumstances.

maybe the reach of wisdom is sufficient though, if wisdom was to be re-imagined not as a woman, but the robe of God, it would become clearer.

A wisdom that covers all, that looks different in odds and angles.

v 20-22 is a huge change in images again and this time there is talk of land and being able to live in it.

Isn't it interesting that the struggle for the Israelites in faith was also deeply tied to their struggle for land - metonymy for belonging, security and comfort.

wisdom -> understanding fear of the Lord -> finding knowledge of God -> upright and blameless - will live and remain in the land.

perhaps it would help for me to think more about God as promised land.

good land for me.

And it will be wisdom that keeps me in the presence of my Father.