Not How We Live But Why We Live
June 24, 2009
NOT HOW WE LIVE BUT WHY WE LIVE
Let no breath enter my breast lest I gasp for the Giver.
Let no drink cool my thirst, lest I pant for the Giver.
Let my tongue taste no morsel, lest I savor the Giver.
Let no shelter shield my body, lest I find refuge in the Giver.
Let no scenery thrill my soul, lest I am in awe of the Giver.
Let no affections satisfy my heart, lest I long for the Giver.
Let no possessions fill my hands, lest I own the Giver.
Let no longing dwell in me, lest I pine for the Giver.
Let no life live within me, lest it is lived for the Giver.
Let not death overtake me, till I am held by the Giver.
Let not one second slip away, till I am secure in the Giver.
Oh to have the most intense longing for the highest Good.
- Jack Colwell, The Two Faces of Repentance, Part 2
Listen to Pastor Jack Colwell’s “Glory of the Joyful Father” series online at the FCC Media Center.