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And I keep waiting, and You keep invading
All I hear is Your voice, with the birds, serenading
Every passion in me now participating
Your love for me is so invigorating
As I am waiting, please keep invading

This was for a friend

A WEDDING
They asked me if I could see her. They asked me if I could hear her. They asked me if I felt her. But I just sat with no clue. “See who? Hear who? Feel who?” They looked at me as if I should know, as if it was as clear as flowers when they grow. And then they turned my gaze and pointed, they pointed at her- the anointed. I’ve seen this girl, I know this girl, she’s the one who dances in freedom and grace, the one with a shining, unveiled face. Then they told me I should come, just follow the sound of her beating drum. And as I heard the rhythm I was swept and into another Kingdom I stepped. And now clearly I see her, she’s the one all dressed in white. She’s the one He’s holding tight, worth every fight, face shining bright, standing straight and right. She’s the one that is His delight and He, her shining Knight, for her He conquered the blackest night. And I see her where she stands and I can hear every note their love demands. No more castles made of sand but on His victory they surely stand, holding hands, ruling lands, this lover and His bride my attention commands. And now clearly I can also hear her. She’s the one that is singing, can’t you hear the marriage bells are ringing? Can you feel the power this covenant is bringing? On His every word she’s clinging, in His arms forever swinging. And now clearly I can also feel her. This love so pure, my emotions stir. He’s dumping out all His love to her, His precious dove, His only love. And He’s drawing her face in the clouds above. And everything about her, He freely boasts of. So here comes the bride, all pure and white. Here comes her desire, all wrapped in fire. Closer and closer to the altar she comes, faster and faster towards her He runs. And wrapped up in one beautiful kiss, all of earth’s unimaginable bliss surely there is nothing sweeter than this. And I watch as they go, dancing and singing, twirling and being, creating and releasing. He completing her and in Him everything she ever hoped for. She, the reason He didn’t fight dying, and He, the only reason she is living, flying. I heard there is going to be a wedding, and it was to hers today that we all went heading, to get caught up in their love as its spreading. And as we sing this wedding song, and witness love ten thousand cords strong, we all get swept along, surely its in His arms that we all belong. What a joy it was today to witness everything their love portrays, close enough to smell her flower bouquet, to watch her smile as they sway, and see His eyes with her face on display, do we ever have to go away? But this was her day, and I know its here that she will stay, watching colors fade from gray, it’s the place she sneaks to everyday, it’s the field where the bride and the Groom will forever play.

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and i keep waiting....and You keep invading

some thoughts on playgrounds

Push me Daddy as I swing, listen Daddy as I sing. You hold me dear, You hold me near, in Your arms I laugh at fear. Up and down, all around, in this playground of Your love. Tag “your it” scream angels from above. Ring-around-the-Rosy, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down. Ring-around-my-Daddy, changes all the posies, beauty, beauty, I get my crown.. You run this way, I run that way. I catch You and we play. Hide and Seek with Papas eyes, I’ll find You easy, You’re my prize. On this swing I sit and wonder, if its possible to go higher. So Push me Daddy as I swing, listen Daddy as I sing.

Testimony of the Week

So God has really been speaking to me lately about stepping out and taking risks and really just being obedient to His voice. But He has also showing me that sometimes He'll make it really easy to hear His voice and take that risk. Here's a pretty cool story from this week:

Friday morning I was driving to work, texting a good friend of mine about all that God was doing in my life and just releasing life and love and joy over her life [you gotta love those drive by text messages], and as I pulled into the parking garage one of my Co-workers called me. When I picked up the phone she asked if I could turn around and drive back down to the entrance of my job to pick up a lady who seemed to just have experienced a heart attack. My immediate reaction was "well, shouldn't you call an ambulance??" But apparently, she refused to be picked up by one and so they offered my services to take her. SO I drove down and they waddled her out to my car [her name was Carol and she is actually a regular at my store]. So as I was driving her to the hospital I was praying to myself and listening to my fave worship mix in the background when I realized "Um, HELLO MORGAN!!! Diving encounter for healing just sat itself in the passenger seat of your car." So thats when I decided to build up my courage and just straight up ask if I could pray out loud the entire way to the hospital. I mean, it was my car I could do what I wanted, and in the state she was in, I didn't forsee her jumping out of the car in utter haste to get away. Well, after I asked her if I could pray she informed that she was a Chrisitian and that she would love nothing more than my prayers. So I began praying for healing, and I don't think she was used to my kind of prayers...but they worked. She started crying again but this time it was peace and joy and hope and you could feel the tension just lift out of the car. So I prayed and "Healer" was playing in the background and finally we pulled into the ER. I go in, holding her stuff and waiting with her as she gets checked in. Now this lady has a had a rough couple of years. Her husband and her dad all died last year within a month of eachother and last June her brother experienced massive heart attacks that left him basically paralised and incapable of functioning properly. SO she really had no one. SO I sat in the ER room with her for two hours while they did tests trying to figure out what was wrong. Finally, I had to go back to work so I left, wondering what the results would say. This morning, I ran into Carol. She strode right into my work as chipper as can be and PERFECTLY fine. She said that the doctors told her that she did indeed have a heart attach but they couldn't explain that why, now, her body was functioning as if it was 20 years younger than it was. She is now TOO healthy!!! COME ON JESUS!!!!!!!!! I TOTALLY believe it was because of that divine oppurtunity and those moments in my car praying and seeking the Lord for healing, that she was healed. It jsut goes to show that sometimes, God wants to do something in someone's life so bad, that He'll just sit em down right next to ya until you have no choice but to release the presence of God into their life!!!

Lately...

Hey everyone! Little update time from the life of Morgan :) God has been so so so so good to me lately. He has been showing me how INCREDIBLE He is. The great thing about this relationship with Jesus is that there is not end, it never stops and I ALWAYS realize there is SO much deeper to go. But the crazy thing about that is, its not overwhelming, its exhilarating.

So here's the rundown:

Last Sunday, my car got broken into. My driver side window was smashed and mr. robber got my backpack with my phone, wallet, ipod, schoolbooks and Bible. Talk about a downer :) Yup, it pretty much sucked. There is nothing quite like the feeling of getting your stuff stolen from you, very violating. SO I went through the week wondering why God let this happen to me. [God always has a reason you know :)] SO, I got right on buying a new phone, trying to figure out how to get another id, ordering new books, telling myself i might not have an ipod for a while and just flat out relinquished hope of having my Bible again. SO the week went by and I got over it and accepted it- trusting and believing that GOd was still good. So, Saturday morning, after many prayers to get my stuff back by me and others, I went to leave for work. I put on a coat that I haven't worn for a couple months and started going downstairs. The coat felt a little heavy so i went to see what was in the pocket, and sure enough, it was my wallet!! Out of nowhere, my wallet just appeared!!! AAAHAHA!! God had a great laugh over that one! So the next day, Barco had planned a get together with all of our great friends. This dinner had been planned for a week but I wasn't sure if I was going to go. Veronica was having a birthday party and I was just flat out tired, plus I was carless cuz I was having my window fixed. But, I ended up going. As I walked into Red RObin, I noticed that our small group had become probably close to thirty people and the entire right side of red robin was devoted to us. My first response was "Oh great now I have to be EXTRA social." But I sat down across from Aime and we had a jolly ol time. Halfway through Jerbarco came over and pulled me up and dragged me to the middle of the table and everyone got quit. At this point I was like "Ok what is going on???" And he preceeded to tell me that all of these people were here to bless me after what happened to me and he gave me a card with $340 in it!!!! I was beyond shocked and I think I am still in shock! Then I got home and James [who had just been in Redding] dropped by with Todd, to give me something he obtained in Redding. Melissa [an amazing woman of God who is fast becoming a good friend] prophetically collaged a notebook for me and in the notebook were about 11 pages of prophetic words that she had gotten random people in Redding to write in. SO really the whole night was like this giant, fat blessing and I realized how much God loves me. He cares about what happens and He gives everything back that was taken! So I got money to buy most of the things I had stolen and I realized how amazing the friends were He put in my life. So my truck getting broken into, I am glad it happened, becuase now I have this amazing picture of who God is. He cares, He loves and He is ALWAYS good!!

So with this recent election and Obama being preseident, it isn't exactly what I wanted to happen but the great thing is, is that God is the same God yesterday, today and tomorrow. He is SO AMAZING!!! I just can't get over how good He is. I have faith that our nation will turn and become one natin under God again!! I am about to explode with love for God right now and i think I am going to go worship.....be blasted with the goodness of God!!!