We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
Romans 8.22-27 (NIV)
We wait, in the place without words, and we cannot even name our wating to ourselves. Our faith has brought us past the borders of human knowing, into the desert of the heart. And yet the Spirit is with us in the silence, and it is his wordless voice that carries our tears to the mercy of Christ, into the is-ness of God.
Kyrie eleison,
Christe eleison,
Kyrie eleison...
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I loved this sentence:
Our faith has brought us past the borders of human knowing, into the desert of the heart. And yet the Spirit is with us in the silence, and it is his wordless voice that carries our tears to the mercy of Christ, into the is-ness of God.
I'm so behind in reading your blog. I love the things you post, but lately I don't get here till late, and my mind can't cope. But I will read a couple of posts tonight and catch up gradually. This blog nourishes me.
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