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When Grace Outbid Darkness…,t’

Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car).

✦ The Most Expensive Thing I Have

by Loia✝️

Honestly—the most expensive thing I have isn’t a car.. a house.. or anything you can put a price tag on—it’s my soul…
And even then—it technically isn’t mine…
It belongs to Jesus—He’s the one who paid for it… in full—with His life…,

Truth is—I almost sold it once…
I was in a dark place—and came dangerously close to making the worst deal imaginable… (June 2006)… I came face to face… with the source of evil…,
But Jesus stepped in—rescued me—and bought me back…’
He outbid hell itself…,

So yeah—my soul is the most valuable thing in my possession—
not because I purchased it—but because He did…
and He lets me keep it—safely—in His hands…,’…,’…t’ ✝️

Bought Back…

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“Public School…Private Faith…”

English… Literature… Reading… History… Science… I loved the words… the stories… the quiet pages that spoke…
Public school taught me some facts..sometimes—
but Home taught me Faith…
There I studied the Bible… line upon line…
until the words began to study me…
And somewhere between ink and Spirit—
I learned what no subject could teach…,’…,’…t

What was your favorite subject in school?

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So Running Late..”Just a minute, Lord…”

Do you need time?

Yes please…I need more time–to finish loading the luggage rack on the hearse–with things…,,,,”””

Sorry God..let me rephrase it…

Yea… I beseech time–to maketh an end of loading yon luggageth rack upon my hearse–with sundry trifles…,,,,””

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Power of silence (rest’s   ellipsis…em dash–)

((Something powerful occurred to me today))

So when I was younger and learning to read sheet music..I was in 7th grade I think…my chorus teacher Mrs.Mudd…she told me that the most powerful symbol in music…is the REST…showing a pause in the lyrics…when nothing is being sung…(as much is sung in the silence of the rest as the lyrics themselves)

And now that I’m writing…I’m finding the same exact thing…with the ELLIPSIS… and EM DASH–…these are symbols to indicate silence and pause in poetry…they are what brings the power and meaning and impact to the words and feelings…and again…(as much…if not more is being said when nothing is being said)

It occurred to me…that the same is with GOD…when HE is SILENT…HE is actually answering..and saying just as much if not more……….

“”In the picture is the symbols for rest…pause…silence–…””…”

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Weeping World Day!…a day for sad people…

Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate.

‘So yeah..we could have a day for sad people..for those that are lonely and hurting..like a day of sorrow..a gathering for the broken..also everyone could reach out to strangers on this day..if only just to give ears..we can make it a pleasant day..we won’t flee sadness..we will choose to honor it..our pain and sorrow is no curse..but like a lantern in disguise..revealing what is really going on..taking place..under the surface..love is hiding here and working in us..it can be a day of recognizing and learning to embrace our sufferings..because these are a blessing in disguise..they shape and mold us into who we are..they build our character..we need suffering..it’s vital with us..it’s a must…….we gotta learn to handle it..appreciate it..capture it……learn to love it…..So yeah..on this day we should all cry together.. try to end with laughter..if we can..a day of sharing and reaching for people we don’t know..so that we might know them…a day that promotes and encourages inviting others to our island.. holiday4everyday…””(share your coconuts)

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