May I Have this Dance?
...there is no pit too deep, that Jesus cannot reach, there is no sorrow so strong, that will overtake His beloved one...and He's brought me to the wilderness, where I will learn to sing, and He lets me know my barrenness so I will learn to lean...Beautiful Mercy, do what You have to do, Jealous Lover, do what You have to do, You know the best way... ("Beautiful Mercy" by Laura Hackett) Let those words sink in. Read them again. Maybe listen to the song here . (I highly reccomend it.) Now check out these words from Hosea. But first, think about that book in the Bible... Hosea is a prophet, asked by God to marry a prostitute. Why? To show God's intense love for Israel, despite the fact that she, too, is a prostitute. To show us, the new Israel, the Church, how much He loves us, despite how we run after other lovers. I've been reading a book called, "Do You Think I'm Beautiful?" by Laura Hackett. (I also highly recommend it!) Today I read about ...