Fair Havens chapel
Chasing Butterflies in my Mind
"In my mind, I chased butterflies again with Sarah and got on her red bike
and sailed down the hill.
Love reached out to me in the darkness.
I remembered the songs and prayers I had learned at the orphanage
I started to raise my voice in the silence of the cold empty building
"Jesus loves me this I know
For the bible tells me so
Little ones to him belong
They are weak
But he is strong
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
The bible tells me so"
(lyrics by Anna Bartlett Warner)
The song filled the dark silence of the night.
Finally, I fell asleep with tears running down my face."
(excerpt from Outside the Gate)
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FOREVER FAMILY
Knit together through the cross
We are a family with many parts
Rainbows shine
Through tear drenched fog
Walking with Jesus
Counting the cost
Remembering
Surrendering
Jesus lifted my soul from the grave
With power from the cross
Mighty to save
He bound up my wounds
He filled me with light
Trauma within me healed with his life
Remembering
Surrendering
I am part of the family
The family of God
Beating together with one heart
Jesus has made a way for us
Creating a family with many parts
Thank you Lord Jesus
For the cross
Remembering
Surrendering
j.smith 2023
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"Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function
So it with Christ's body.
We are many parts of one body
And we all belong to each other."
(Romans 12:4 & 5- NLT)