I Am Just a Speck, Lord

                               From the top of Gore Mountain in New York State

I am just a speck Lord when I contemplate Your might and majesty. 

You made all that exists and it is so immense.  You are so mighty.  

                    From the top of Whiteface Mountain near Lake Placid, NY


You are creator without beginning or end.  You created the great and the small, and everything in between.  

Taken in this context, I am but a speck, a very tiny being who does not matter at all.  

                                Ausable Chasm near Plattsburgh, NY

The sun will shine whether I live or die.  The oceans will roar and the wind will blow regardless of how I feel, regardless of what happens to me.  

The planets will rotate around the sun.  

The trees will grow and creation will continue whether or not I am here, whether or not I am happy, whether or not I am well.  

                              Lake George NY


Even in the eyes of mankind, I'm no one special. 

You who created all that is, do care about me.  

I am so insignificant and yet You care so much.  
I matter to You, insignificant speck that I am.  

            From the top of Prospect Mountain in Lake George, NY


You created me and You love me.  

You know me for what I am with all my problems, with all my shortcomings, with all my failures and sins.  

I cry when I realize that You sent Your precious Son to live and to die for me, so little insignificant speck that I am, can spend eternity with You.  

Blessed be Your holy name. 

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

 Little Birdie

Little birdie on the branch, sings a pretty song
I hear him in the morning, I hear him all day long

He seems to sing to only me as I go about my days
He has a pretty message and this is what he says

"I'm happy to be home now, the winter was too long
I sing because I'm happy, I'm singing you my song

I'm singing to my babies, who soon will see the world
I'm singing to the flowers whose petals will unfurl

I sing to bring the breezes, 
   to warm the cold, cold nights
I sing to bring the summer 
   and scare off winter's bites

I sing to bring the peepers, I love their froggy song
I sing to bring the insects who feed me all day long

I sing to make you happy, I know I make you glad
I see it in your smile, I do not want you sad

I sing because I have to, I'm made to sing my song
I sing because my Maker loves to sing along"

For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.  Psalm 100:5

If the Spirit moves you, please feel free to check out my church.  It has fed my soul greatly. 

Knapps Station Community Church

Also feel free to check out this great upcoming dinner at my church:

Knapp's Station Community Church 
Annual Strawberry Shortcake Dinner
Thursday- June 16th
Take outs start at 4:30 pm --Call ahead at 244-3159 or 212-9771
Dinner in Dining Hall starts at 5 pm.
Menu : Pork Loin, Salt Potatoes, Peas & Carrots, Applesauce, Rolls & Strawberry Shortcake 
Price: $8.00 - ages 13 and up
$4.00 -5 to 12
Over 90 and under 5 are FREE

(Check out the website for directions and lots of other great information.)

I would also like to suggest that you check out the blog page for my friend, Jean Oathout.  I have received much good information and many blessings from her blog.

Treasures in Christ

Two weeks ago,I attended the Closer Walk.  It's a Christian retreat. If you ever get a chance to attend, you really should go.  You can click on Knapps Station Community Church and go to Links to get the link for the Closer Walk website. 

It is an incredible weekend of joy, love and fellowship with others and with God.  

It is not to be missed. 

The love that I experienced was absolutely overwhelming.  

As incredible as the experience has been, this outpouring of love is only a tiny glimpse of the love God has for all of us.  

Give Him a chance.

He never disappoints.

Search my heart, Lord.

Make me Yours.

Find my sins, even the ones hidden from me.

Forgive me.

Refine me.

Teach me Your ways.

Love me.

Give me Your JOY.

Make me Your's forever.

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

Psalm 90:8

Lord, You have opened the wellspring of my soul.

You have filled it to the brim with Your love.

Your blessings are overwhelming.

Blessed be Your most holy name. 

Blessing

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

                                            A Mallard  duck family at Black Lake, NY 

All photos taken by Debbie and Tim McEwen - 

  used with permission

All bible reference from the NIV unless otherwise noted

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