Five in 2005~part 3

Five of my favorite scriptures in 2005

1) "Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips"

Psalms 141:3

(I have a (mostly) latent penchant for gossip, and I often speak when I should listen. Hence, this is one of my all time favorite scriptures....some days it is more of a mantra than a bible verse.)

2) "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
Matthew 27:45-46

(Christ entered into man's alienation from God, He took it within himself, and experienced first hand the despair of my own separation from God. This is how I know Christ understands what it is to suffer with me. This is what encourages me to reach out to our Crucified Lord, who dares to love me even in my brokenness.)

3) "Now where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom"

2 Cor. 3:17

(Oh blessed freedom! Freedom from fear, freedom from self absorption, freedom for worry, freedom to love, freedom to explore, freedom to truly live! How great is this?)

4) Jesus says, "learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

Matthew 11:29

(Our God is gentle and humble in heart....what a thought, what a teacher!)

5) "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

Zephaniah 3:17

(I just love this scripture! The thought that God would rejoice over me with singing...now that's just something to imagine, isn't it?)