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OPEN SESSION IN HEAVENLY PLACES


image by June Smith



" I will meet with you and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat"


THE MEETING


In Ramone, Italy, I stepped into a dark alcove of a small ancient church.

The heavy door closed suddenly behind me pushed by an unseen hand

Alone in the pitch black I smelled the damp and musky odor of time.

The small area became a sacred place.

On the wall ahead an image was lit up by the sun's rays

Totally alone in the darkness I was frozen before beauty

I stood in awe as the sun danced over byzantine tiles

Forming the image


Jesus holding a lamb in his arms

I knew this was for me. For me.


The image came alive for me and I breathed it in

Taking in the incredible beauty


However still in a shadow of what is above in the heavenly realms


The Living and Breathing Christ who is seated in session for us.


...excerpt from In His Grip


Your manifold wisdom is made known

You reign in glory from your throne

And yet! And yet!

You bid me meet

With you alone

At the mercy seat


With every beat of His glorified heart

Fully alive in His being

Forever interceding

Receiving our praises

Dispensing mercy for repentant sinners

Oh glory to the seated Christ

Who gave us mercy with His life


In His exalted place of honor

In mighty glory and power

At the right hand of the Father

He speaks and teaches to his apostles

He dispenses wisdom to the church

Building and protecting

Christ in session

Forever blessing


We are your children, your glorious church

Your kingdom unshakeable through all the earth

The gates of hell do not prevail

You save your church from the grip of hell

From the cross you are risen in glory

Your glory revealed to all creation

Your authority rules over all the nations


Your manifold wisdom is made known

You reign in glory from your throne

And yet, and yet you bid me come

You bid me meet

For in my heart

I can meet

Alone with you

At the mercy seat


-j.smith /2024



Arise My Soul Arise


Shake off my guilty fears

The bleeding sacrifice on my behalf appears

Before the throne my Surety stands

He ever lives above me for me to intercede

His all-redeeming love

His precious blood to plead

His blood atoned for every race

And sprinkles now the throne of grace


-John Wesley







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