"He sat by a fire of seven-fold heat,
As He watched by the precious ore.
And closer He bent with a searching gaze,
As He heated it more and more.
He knew He had ore that could stand the test,
And He wanted the finest gold.
To mold as a crown for the King to wear,
Set with gems with a price untold.
So He laid our gold in the burning fire,
Though we fain would have said Him, "Nay."
And He watched the dross that we had not seen,
and it melted and passed away.
And the gold grew brighter and yet more bright,
but our eyes were so dim with tears,
We saw but the fire, not the Master's hand,
and questioned with anxious fears.
Yet, our gold shone out with a richer glow,
as it mirrored a Form above,
that bent over the fire, though unseen by us,
with a look of ineffable love.
Can we think that it pleases His loving heart,
to cause us a moment's pain?
Ah, No! but He saw through the present cross,
the bliss of eternal gain.
So He waited there with a watchful eye,
with a love that is strong and sure,
and His gold did not suffer a bit more heat,
than was needed to make it pure."
~~Author Unknown~~
Prayer Requests:
Karen - pray for her to become strong enough to overcome alcohol addiction, to
be delivered, and made whole.
Sam-continue to pray for his left arm, shoulder; is in pain at night, unable to sleep.
David - pray for his musical career to move forward, for new connections; spirit of
discouragement to be removed.
Pat - has lost husband, pray for family, loved ones.
Jenifer and Richard - has lost baby she was carrying, eleven
weeks along.
A gift from
Ministry of the Bleeding Heart
P.O. Box 505
Lewisville, NC 27023
Mission: To make loving, sincere, genuine efforts
through the love of Jesus Christ, to those who
are less fortunate, believing that they will change
hearts, minds, attitudes, and lives.
"If any of you says to him, 'Go, I wish you well; keep
warm and well fed; but does nothing about his
physical needs, what good is it?"
James 2:16
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