take my life and let it be

1. Take my hands and let them move

   --At the impulse of Thy love.--

    Take my feet and let them be

   Swift and beautiful for Thee.
   
   
   “Take My Life and Let It Be”
   Frances Havergal

We sang this hymn at church Sunday, and I have been thinking about it ever since.  

These verses have also been on my mind . . . 

For Christ's love compels us,

because we are convinced that one died for all,

and therefore all died.

And he died for all,

that those who live should no longer live for themselves

but for him who died for them and was raised again.

1 Corinthians 5:14-15

She opens her hand to the poor

and reaches out her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31:20

And so I have been hearing these phrases over and over in my mind . . .

thinking about my hands and feet moving at the impulse of His love,

thinking about being compelled by Christ's love,

and thinking about this verse that says my hands should reach out.  

I am trying to figure out what this means for me

right now, where I am at . . . 

even today.

  

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For now I know that today I am driving 4 hours to Oklahoma 

for my great-uncle's funeral.  

I will get to see my family and spend time remembering my uncle's life.

It was an interesting one.  

Hopefully soon I can tell you about it and try to put into words 

all that has been going on in my head and heart since he died. 

Thanks for reading, friends. 

♥,

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