Below are the lyrics to Uncloudy Day as sang by Myrna Summers at the Homegoing Service to Bishop G.E. Patterson in March 2007. I was at that service and as I heard Myrna sing this song I had goosebumps all over my body. I know without doubt that God is Sovereign and controls all - King of ALL. This song puts into rhythm a praise that has been in my heart. Be blessed by the soul, heart and praise in this beautiful song.
In all directions~
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
Verse 1
Oh, they tell me of a home
Far beyond the skies
Oh, they tell me of a home
So far away
Yes, they tell me of a home
Where no storm clouds rise
Oh, they tell me
Yes, they tell me
Of an uncloudy day
Chorus
(Oh) Oh, they
Tell me of a home
Where my loved ones gone
(Oh) Oh, they
Tell me of a land
Bright and fair
So far away
(Where) Where (the) the tree of life
Sheds its fragrance through the air
Oh they tell me of an uncloudy day
Bridge:
Oh they tell me of a King in His beauty; beauty there
And they tell me that mine eyes
Shall behold where he sits on the throne
That is whiter than snowIn that city made of gold
Oh, they tell me of an uncloudy day
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Day By Day
I have had a tendency to sometimes look to far ahead into the future. With age comes wizdom and humility if you allow your lessons to continue to shape your character. That wizdom assures you that no matter how hard you try to control scenarios everything is controlled by God. The humility helps you accept whatever comes to pass and to know its for your good.
The past weeks have taught me so much gratitude. I'm grateful for life itself, family (sometimes) and friends. I'm beginning to understand more that my plan may not be the divine plan for my life. I'm coming to grips with that. So day by day I rewrite my life story based on what I learn the previous day. I pray for all that read this more wizdom and humility.
In all directions ~
Blessings,LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
The past weeks have taught me so much gratitude. I'm grateful for life itself, family (sometimes) and friends. I'm beginning to understand more that my plan may not be the divine plan for my life. I'm coming to grips with that. So day by day I rewrite my life story based on what I learn the previous day. I pray for all that read this more wizdom and humility.
In all directions ~
Blessings,LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
With A Heavy Heart...
I don’t know why I’m here on this earth. I do know that I have a profound passion for writing. I have been told that I’m good at it. I must try to speak from an ego free place now and say that I hope that my writing is a true gift. Though I have a knack for putting things in perspective on paper, I find it very hard to communicate verbally, especially with those that I love. I always seem to put my foot in my mouth. I wish there was an antidote or prescription for this ail but unfortunately it may be one of the crosses that I bear in this life. I'm trying to correct this flaw in my communication; I'm sure with love and understanding it can be overcome.
I placed an unnecessary burden on Handsome yesterday. I burdened him with the responsibility of my happiness. How crass, rude and plain WRONG! No one is responsible for my happiness but me. Actually, a few months ago I wouldn't have dared use happiness as an adjective for myself. I've not believed in happiness for at least 7 years since I heard that "happiness is based on what's happening and at any moment what's happening can change." Instead, I've tried to have joy in my life. With joy even when times of peril are on the steps of your door, you can still find peace in knowing that God has things exactly as they should be, and that there are no accidents.
For the past several weeks I have been taking on the role of VICTIM! Something that I’ve rarely done in my life. I’ve always felt that I was an overcomer. I’ve always felt like I was more the person to take lemons and make lemonade, not the person to walk around with a sour outlook and let the lemons control my life. If there is anything that I’m guiltier of now than anything it’s the fact that I have let myself become spiritually negligent and depleted. I have not nurtured my spirit and it shows. When you are spiritually sound, NOTHING, NO-THING, can deter your gusto for life. I know this may seem vain and egocentric, which is not my intent with this next statement, but here goes…One of the things that I like about myself the most is to be balanced and secure, and I’ve been neither lately. I have neglected the most fundamental aspect of my health – my spiritual diet. To know thyself is wisdom. I know right now that I need to feed my Spirit. For weeks I’ve not been living up to my creed: “To be blessed, be a blessing; to be happy, be happiness; to be love, LOVE.” I’ve been doing the exact opposite – I’ve not represented BE LOVE. If anything I have been the picture of selfishness, self-loathing, self-sabotage and self-pity. Neither represents the Light that shines within. My Light has been diminished by my own clouds of being ordinary, complacent, common and predictable, but most sadly by not BEING LOVE.
With a heavy heart…
In all directions,
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
I placed an unnecessary burden on Handsome yesterday. I burdened him with the responsibility of my happiness. How crass, rude and plain WRONG! No one is responsible for my happiness but me. Actually, a few months ago I wouldn't have dared use happiness as an adjective for myself. I've not believed in happiness for at least 7 years since I heard that "happiness is based on what's happening and at any moment what's happening can change." Instead, I've tried to have joy in my life. With joy even when times of peril are on the steps of your door, you can still find peace in knowing that God has things exactly as they should be, and that there are no accidents.
For the past several weeks I have been taking on the role of VICTIM! Something that I’ve rarely done in my life. I’ve always felt that I was an overcomer. I’ve always felt like I was more the person to take lemons and make lemonade, not the person to walk around with a sour outlook and let the lemons control my life. If there is anything that I’m guiltier of now than anything it’s the fact that I have let myself become spiritually negligent and depleted. I have not nurtured my spirit and it shows. When you are spiritually sound, NOTHING, NO-THING, can deter your gusto for life. I know this may seem vain and egocentric, which is not my intent with this next statement, but here goes…One of the things that I like about myself the most is to be balanced and secure, and I’ve been neither lately. I have neglected the most fundamental aspect of my health – my spiritual diet. To know thyself is wisdom. I know right now that I need to feed my Spirit. For weeks I’ve not been living up to my creed: “To be blessed, be a blessing; to be happy, be happiness; to be love, LOVE.” I’ve been doing the exact opposite – I’ve not represented BE LOVE. If anything I have been the picture of selfishness, self-loathing, self-sabotage and self-pity. Neither represents the Light that shines within. My Light has been diminished by my own clouds of being ordinary, complacent, common and predictable, but most sadly by not BEING LOVE.
With a heavy heart…
In all directions,
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
Monday, August 25, 2008
Starting Over
Right now I feel like starting over. Right now I need to stop and think clearly. Right now I need direction and guidance from my Source. I've tried all that I know to do and it's not working. All the knowledge that I have has to bring me to a resolution of something good. I do know there are no accidents and right now I stop and ask the Universere, Source, God, "what am I to learn from this?"
I surrender all to God, to the Christ ~ AMEN
In all directions,
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
I surrender all to God, to the Christ ~ AMEN
In all directions,
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
Monday, July 28, 2008
No Ordinary Love
I think it was sang best by Sade.
This- is- no- or-di-nary love, no or-di-na-ry looo-ve
*****************
I make mistakes, I say the wrong things at the wrong time, my delivery of conversation is not always right...What can I say? I'm a work in progress.
What I do know is that this is NO ORIDNARY LOVE.
I don't see disagreements, misunderstandings or hurt feelings.
Instead I see opportunities to love, to grow, to partner, to learn, to be one, to be unbreakable and to simply be who we thought we could never be and have what we thought we could never have - PARTNERSHIP & UNORDINARY LOVE
In all directions ~ Blessings, LiGht & LoVe
Sage
This- is- no- or-di-nary love, no or-di-na-ry looo-ve
*****************
I make mistakes, I say the wrong things at the wrong time, my delivery of conversation is not always right...What can I say? I'm a work in progress.
What I do know is that this is NO ORIDNARY LOVE.
I don't see disagreements, misunderstandings or hurt feelings.
Instead I see opportunities to love, to grow, to partner, to learn, to be one, to be unbreakable and to simply be who we thought we could never be and have what we thought we could never have - PARTNERSHIP & UNORDINARY LOVE
In all directions ~ Blessings, LiGht & LoVe
Sage
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Renewed Heart
Before I typed this I had to really think about if I could really put this in print. What I’m about to divulge I wouldn’t have ever thought would come from me - EVER! I have given another Soul my mind. I am not brainwashed or mesmerized, but I am at the point where I don’t want to think for myself, make decisions by myself. Is that lazy? I don’t think so. I think it is more in recognizing that there is actually someone out there that could make choices for me with my best interest at heart. This is how I think the whole thing came about…
With my sweetie, I’ve realized that part of giving honor to him is my willingness to listen to him, drawing the real him out and hearing his heart. When I don’t understand him I try not to criticize but I make a point to keep listening, knowing that God will give me clarity. I hope he feels that he can hide his heart and his dreams with me, and that he can tell me anything. To really know him is a closer level of intimacy. Something good, lasting and powerful is always birthed out of intimate sharing. Sharing allows me to carry a piece of him with me and vice versa. Whether sharing a secret, a feeling, a fear, or whatever we felt safe enough to deposit into each other. True intimacy is built when we keep the precious secrets that we’ve shared in each other’s safe keeping.
As I learn more about his heart, I am able to stand in the knowledge of his feelings for me even if it’s not verbalized or if he seems a little preoccupied. Being in tune with his heart, and how he thinks and works, gives me patience and arrests the temptation to personalize what might be an internal trial he needs to work out on his own. Listening to him and knowing him is allowing me to release him to have his own space with God. Knowing that he is transforming and getting a relationship with God silences the voice that says “you’re being squeezed out”. In actuality that spot is being filled by a being with which I can’t compete – God! While I’m sitting somewhere feeling ignored, God could be talking to him about me! Because of my insecurities, which I'm working on, I may cloud the vision for what he sees for the future. I may stop them from coming into fruition with my own low expectations, misconceived notions, and the actions that follow. I see a breakthrough for him.
For the last week or so I have been experiencing a renewed love. Not only a renewed love for him but for myself. I know it’s because I have let go of some insecurities. When I released those feelings, it was as if the floodgates were opened and the love that kindled in my heart for him many, many months ago was new. Because I love myself healthily, I can love him wholly.
In all directions ~
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
With my sweetie, I’ve realized that part of giving honor to him is my willingness to listen to him, drawing the real him out and hearing his heart. When I don’t understand him I try not to criticize but I make a point to keep listening, knowing that God will give me clarity. I hope he feels that he can hide his heart and his dreams with me, and that he can tell me anything. To really know him is a closer level of intimacy. Something good, lasting and powerful is always birthed out of intimate sharing. Sharing allows me to carry a piece of him with me and vice versa. Whether sharing a secret, a feeling, a fear, or whatever we felt safe enough to deposit into each other. True intimacy is built when we keep the precious secrets that we’ve shared in each other’s safe keeping.
As I learn more about his heart, I am able to stand in the knowledge of his feelings for me even if it’s not verbalized or if he seems a little preoccupied. Being in tune with his heart, and how he thinks and works, gives me patience and arrests the temptation to personalize what might be an internal trial he needs to work out on his own. Listening to him and knowing him is allowing me to release him to have his own space with God. Knowing that he is transforming and getting a relationship with God silences the voice that says “you’re being squeezed out”. In actuality that spot is being filled by a being with which I can’t compete – God! While I’m sitting somewhere feeling ignored, God could be talking to him about me! Because of my insecurities, which I'm working on, I may cloud the vision for what he sees for the future. I may stop them from coming into fruition with my own low expectations, misconceived notions, and the actions that follow. I see a breakthrough for him.
For the last week or so I have been experiencing a renewed love. Not only a renewed love for him but for myself. I know it’s because I have let go of some insecurities. When I released those feelings, it was as if the floodgates were opened and the love that kindled in my heart for him many, many months ago was new. Because I love myself healthily, I can love him wholly.
In all directions ~
Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Be A Blessing
Today, no matter what you're facing personally, there is always room for you to be a blessing to someone else. You never know how a simple smile or kind word can change the outcome or perspective of someone's day.
Personally, I can say that there have been many "angels" that have impacted me today. Even at work, the place I'd least rather be at this moment, I have loving angels that truly care about me as a person. It's true, most people stay with employers not because of the work but because of the people. Your co-workers are your family in a sense. You're with them for most of your working hours. I know, I know...we all have those pesky co-workers that can get under the smallest nerve you have and jump up and down on it with spiked heels, yet handle it with a smile. Be a blessing to them too...for you may be the only family that they have.
In All Directions - Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
Personally, I can say that there have been many "angels" that have impacted me today. Even at work, the place I'd least rather be at this moment, I have loving angels that truly care about me as a person. It's true, most people stay with employers not because of the work but because of the people. Your co-workers are your family in a sense. You're with them for most of your working hours. I know, I know...we all have those pesky co-workers that can get under the smallest nerve you have and jump up and down on it with spiked heels, yet handle it with a smile. Be a blessing to them too...for you may be the only family that they have.
In All Directions - Blessings, LiGhT & LoVe
Sage
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