Filled to the brim and overflowing,
Christ has entered my heart;
Joy unspeakable,
Peace you would never understand,
Happiness, floating on the clouds
Even when walking through the many storms of life.
I am on top of the mountain.
How can I ever keep this to myself?
 
A burning desire to share encompasses me:
You tattered and torn
Broken within and without;
Jesus’ love is available to you.
You rich, famous and adored
With the empty heart;
Jesus’ love is available to you.
You performing your daily tasks,
Seeking for more;
Jesus’ love is available to you.
You passionately sharing your body
With unconnected souls;
Jesus’ love is available to you.
You thinking you have it all together,
Your success is all you;
Jesus’ love is available to you.
You hardened by life’s battles,
A tough uncaring heart;
Jesus’ love is available to you.
You unable to make ends meet,
Seeking your next need;
Jesus’ love is available to you.
You unconcerned about your neighbour,
Safely encased in your glass house;
Jesus’ love is available to you.
You confused,
What is life?
Jesus’ love is available to you.
 
His love, the fire in my bones, cannot be contained in my body;
It must find you and your need.
I must go,
I cannot stay put lest I extinguish this fire.
The joy of the Lord is my strength.
You!
Yes you! You need Jesus’ love.
Receive it.
Pass it on.
                                                                                                 VeeSutherland, 2019
 
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Love is not partial.
It reaches out to everyone;
Whether you are big or small,
Rich or poor,
Sick or healthy,
Honest or dishonest,
Happy or sad,
Love is available to you.
You do not need to do anything special.
Just open your heart
And love in the form of Jesus will enter.
He specializes in:

• Making the sick well,
• Turning chaos into order,
• Filling anxious hearts with peace beyond human understanding,
• Making weary feet dance tirelessly,
• Meeting hopeless needs,
• And the list goes on…

He asks no question,
He sees your need and He provides.
So why do you think you should bear your burdens all by yourself, filling your heart with bitterness?
Lay your burdens down and give Jesus a chance.
Ask Him to help you.
He will do it no questions asked.
Lean on Jesus;
His love is available to all.
                                                                                                                                         VeeSutherland, 2019
 
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Confused,
Fearful,
Not sure what lies ahead.
No peace within.
Joy a distant memory.
Broken by life’s living.
Tormented by the past;
Awash with guilt and the consequences of inept decisions.
My failures constantly LOUD and in my face.
I was doomed
But
In the stillness of the night;
A still small voice from within:
“I love you!
You are so much more than these that occupy your thoughts”
Me with my dark unbearable past? NOT POSSIBLE!
And so my mind wrestled with this still small voice.
This voice was relentless in its pursuit.
It erased the negative thoughts that had ensnared me.
It lifted me from the pit I had made my home
I can sing Psalms of praise.
Joy and peace are my best friends.
My feet are strengthened in my thanksgiving dance.
Life and life more abundantly enfolds me.
Love reached down to the lowest ebb of my life and lifted me to soar with eagles.
Jesus’ compassion reaches beyond our faults,
Rescues us from certain death
And places us on a path to life everlasting.
Jesus also known as Love rescued me.
He wants to rescue you too.
Give his still small voice a chance to speak with you.
                                                                                                      VeeSutherland, 2019
 
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