In my infirmity I cried out to the Lord
And He heard me
He calmed my beating heart
And breathed relief to my soul.

When my sorrows overflowed
I cried aloud to the Rock of my salvation
When I was slipping into the depths
My voice was raised unto the Lord.

Blessed is the man who may turn to the Lord
As unto a cherished friend
It is He who fully understands
All the frailities of our humanity.

He suffered for our transgressions
And was bruised for our sins
He fully understand our pain
And comprehends all of our weaknesses.

Though my suffering is in part self-produced through anxiety
Ye is He ever with me as my Rock
The Comforter who is a King
Reigning in glory forever.

I lift up a song of praise to the Lord
Who hears my cry and responds with love
I stand amazed at His marvelous kindness
Towards a sinner such as I.

I certainly don't deserve His blessing-
Quite the contrary
I fail Him many times every day
Though I sincerely pledge to serve Him better.

May all the glory
Go to my Lord Jesus Christ
Who heard my prayer and gave me relief
He is worthy of all honor and glory.


Even though I'm certainly a failure as a poet (even with my own rules), I wrote the preceding as a prayer of thankfulness to the Lord. I have been having heart-rhythm problems this week, which have been compounded by Kathy being gone all week to her work.
As I felt the problem recurring around 5:00am this morning, I was hit by a wave of despair. I cried out to the Lord for help and the rhythm problem immediately stopped.
My most recent rhythm difficulty had lasted about forty minutes, so I attribute the latest relief to the hand of my Lord. I cried out and the relief was immediate. I pray for many things and don't often get to see an immediate answer to my prayer.
The Lord is teaching me much through this "trial":
1. I fear death and overly cling to the world.
2. I respond much better to the chastening of the Lord than to His blessings.
3. My family loves me...Colin has stayed up with me all night.
4. The Lord requires that I live a holy life, set apart for His service and Kingdom.
5. Only through the power of the Lord can I overcome areas of temptation.
I don't know the path that this is leading me down, but I do know that my Saviour reigns supreme. This, in spite of my many failures and weaknesses.
I hope that anyone who reads this will be encouraged that the Lord is gracious and loves His children. He is there for us in time of need.
May God receive the glory, great things He has done.

Too long again since I have posted!

Following up on my previous post, I did have the opportunity to share the gospel to my student using the Navigator's bridge illustration. We had a pleasant conversation and she was willing to talk about salvation in the Bible. She was raised Eastern Orthodox, which has similarities to the Catholic church, though some important distinctions. We are to be faithful and let the Lord accomplish His will.

Next, we are excited because my brother David is moving to Texas at the beginning of July to finish up his teaching certification requirements. He is a very hard worker and has simply found it difficult to work (he works more than full-time) and complete his coursework.

Finally, it's hot as a torch here in Central Texas. We are doing work on the house resulting from the storm. We have removed most of the siding and are awaiting a bid on that. In-the-meantime, we are going to replace the exterior windows. My neighbor is going to give me a hand (well, he's going to show me exactly what to do!), being an excellent carpenter and cabinet-maker. After that, we are going to re-roof the house ourselves. We'll do that after we get back from a couple of weeks visiting family in Colorado.

Serve the Lord with gladness, come into His house with thanksgiving!