We spend our whole lives trying to give it all we've got just to be known, but the beauty of the Gospel is that Jesus already gave everything. Our song “Cages” ends with the plea “What I wouldn’t give to be known”. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate a the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
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I’m learning how to daily allow the Lord to remove the veil from my face and just be candid about my battles.
When we surrender our souls to His searchlight, we find the freedom to be our true self. I’m constantly discovering cages that lurk in the hidden caverns of my heart, but I’ve learned that the love of Jesus is the light-beam key that unlocks each prison door. I realized that until I was honest about my struggles, I’d never be known, and I’d always feel locked up. It started with acknowledging that I had indeed placed a veil over my heart that I used to hide from myself, the people around me, and even my Savior. Or something physical like a bridal veil, a shawl for modesty, or protection from the sun. Not because I heard a motivational speaker or read a blog or listened to a great podcast or had a great conversation, but because I’ve finally surrendered to the journey of self-discovery that I believe can only happen when we begin to see ourselves through the lens of God’s perfect love. 16 min read October 26th, 2022 Bible Teachings on Israel What is an unveiled face When we think of a veil, we may imagine something abstract, like misty mountains, smoke clouds, or obstructed vision. I’m not finished with the struggle, but I’m finished with hiding. I’m finished being defined by the masks of my past. “Carry these with you back to the stage of life, and you’re sure to dupe everyone around you and even yourself into believing that you’ve got it all figured out.” “Struggling with doubt? Our Distraction model is the ideal antidote to keep you from having to confront the deep places in your heart that scare you to death.” It’s called Pride, and it’ll keep everyone from being able to see the things about you that you think they wouldn’t love.” ”Got a little insecurity? This is the one for you. It’s perfect for keeping people from knowing all the horrible things you’ve done.” It’s an enticing place filled with the most beautifully impossible promises. I’ve worn every mask you can find at the mask maker’s shop. We’ll play a part for a while until that character is worn out or not well-received, and then we’ll move on to the next, doing whatever it takes to be known and loved. We become a player on the stage of life, ferociously trying to find the part that feels the most like our true self. In 2010, they released a three-track demo followed by a 7-inch vinyl titled Elizabeth, and later their debut full-length album Opus Eponymous. Some mysterious mixture of the way we are wired and the environments in which we grow up begins to form early on, and we are enticed to fit into the mold of being the person that we think everyone around us wants us to be. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit." - 2 Corinthians 3: 16-18įrom the moment we’re born, we immediately begin to struggle with the need to fit in. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. It has appeared in German-language hymnals, including in the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 100, and in the Catholic hymnal Gotteslob as GL 326."But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. The melody appears first in a Bohemian monastery in Hohenfurt, another sources says "Böhmische Brüder 1544" ( Bohemian Brethren 1544). The following four stanzas were added by Cyriakus Schneegass in Eisleben. The first stanza of " Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein" was written in the 14th century in Medingen Abbey, a nuns' monastery.
" Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein" ("We all want to be merry", freely: "Rejoice we all this Easter-tide!") is a German Easter hymn, with a text mostly by Cyriakus Schneegass, who added to an older first stanza, and a 1544 tune by the Bohemian Brethren.
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