Turn your eyes upon Jesus

So beautiful and timely. Thank your Jesus

In Him is found true, sweet life abundant!

I am blessed this morning to listen to this hymn. Thank you Jesus for being my help in these trying times.

And there I will be my SAVIOR

To Him be the glory forever and ever Amen!

Psalm 27:8
My heart says of you, "Seek his face!"
Your face, Lord, I will seek.

'... fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. '

Hebrews 12:2.

Very beautiful hymn

Someone started singing the chorus of this song at the end of our prayer meeting tonight and I was so happy and blessed to hear it. I remember years ago when I was going through a really rough time, I would just sing the chorus over and over and over, and it helped me so much. May it bless you in the same way!

Carol, Kim, Julie, and families,

I watched and read this week about a single lady missionary to the country of Algiers. She was born in 1853 in London to a wealthy family. She had world class artistic talent and career possibilities in her younger years which she forfeited to follow her calling as a servant of God. She chose to follow her calling and God used her in mighty ways as she applied her artistic talent, her writing abilities, and unselfish love for others to minister to a people in a faraway desert.

She wrote a tract called ‘Focus’ and in it was an illustration of a small dandelion soaking up the sunlight which peaked through the large trees in a woods. This tract and illustration made an impression on Helen Lemmel to investigate the life of Trotter. Lemmel later in her life, inspired by Trotter, wrote the song ‘Turn your eyes upon Jesus’ even though she had become physically blind herself.

Trotter drew gorgeous illustrations of flowers, which were out in the middle of nowhere, possibly only seen by God. She wrote ‘walk independently of self and straight to God. What is anything in life except a means to eternity. ’ In Algiers she had a tiny prayer room where she daily prayed. On the wall she wrote artistically…we do not yet see…but we see Jesus.

Howard has left a legacy of impressions on many people, and God used him greatly as a vessel to reach others for Christ. I am hurt and grieve for my brother. After a life of giving and serving, he had to die in obscurity in a hospital room with anguish, loneliness, and humbly like a little dandelion that no one ever sees but God. Still what is life if it doesn’t lead to eternity. His crowns are there for him that he will lay at Jesus’ feet. I am excited for Howard and our family members already in heaven. I long for what they are experiencing.

We pray that you find God’s grace, love, and peace sufficient in this trial of giving your husband, father, grandfather, and friend to be in the presence of Christ.

Dan, Linda and family