Blessed Be The Tie That Binds

This old hymn of the church came to my mind this morning.

Enjoy...
Click here: Blessed Be The Tie That Binds - YouTube

Blessed be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like that to that above.

Before our Father's throne
We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one
Our comforts and our cares.

We share each other's woes,
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.

When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.

This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way;
While each in expectation lives,
And longs to see the day.

From sorrow, toil and pain,
And sin, we shall be free,
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.

One in the Spirit, One in the Lord!
Grateful

P.S. Click here: Sisters "Blest Be The Tie" from Doves Opening Ceremonies 2010

Parents Becoming Friends of Their Children

Can fathers and mothers become friends of their children? Many children leave their parents to find freedom and independence and return to them only occasionally. When they return they often feel like children again and therefore do not want to stay long.

Many parents worry about children's well-being after they have left home. When their children visit they want to be caring parents again.But a mother can also become the daughter of her daughter and a father the son of his son. A mother can become the daughter of her son and a father the son of his daughter. Father and mother become brother and sister of their own children, and they all can become friends. It doesn't happen often, but when it does happen it is as beautiful to watch as the dawn of a new day.
-- Henri Nouwen

Lord, help me as a Dad to see my grown son and daughter as a brother and a sister.
Grateful

IN UNITY: Live Together In Harmony!

Click: YouTube - IN UNITY -- Shalom Israel

A song by David for going up to worship...

(1) See how good and pleasant it is when brothers and sisters live together in harmony! (2) It is like fine, scented oil on the head, running down the beard —- down Aaron’s beard -- running over the collar of his robes. (3) It is like dew on Mount Hermon, dew which comes down on Zion’s mountains. That is where the Lord promised the blessing of eternal life.
-- Psalm 133 (GWT)

Click: YouTube - Dwell Together In Unity - Paul Wilbur

IN UNITY!
Grateful