The Hope of Glory

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. — Colossians 1:27-28 

Christ is in me, the hope of glory.

He is the one we proclaim.

God has chosen. us to tell about the glorious riches of the mytery of Christ in us.

He calls us to teach everyone with His wisdom.

So we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

Growing in the knowledge of Him.

The Eyes of Your Heart May Be Enlightened

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18 

Paul prayed that our hearts would be enlightened.

That we may know the hope to which Jesus calls us.

And the riches of His glorious inheritance.

The inheritance God gives us in His holy people.

We are in the process of calling a new pastor to lead our church.

That God would use that person to guide our congregation to know the hope of Jesus.

And to hear His calling for our lives.

The Hope of Glory

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. — Colossians 1:26-27 

Christ is in us, the hope of glory.

God has chosen to make known His glorious riches among the the world.

Jesus is the one we proclaim.

So we may present everyone fully mature in Christ,

That everyone may come to know Him fully.

The Eyes of Your Heart May Be Enlightened

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18 

My coworkers decorated my cubicle on Friday for my birthday.

And Monday we'll go to lunch to celebrate.

I am blessed!

I pray that God will enlighten my heart.

So that I may know the hope to which he's called me.

The riches of his glorious inheritance.

So I may join the company of His holy people.

The Eyes of Your Heart

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18 

I pray that I may be enlightened.

That I may know the hope to which God has called me.

He has called us to the riches of His glorious inheritance.

This inheritance is available to his holy people.

Here are the new floors we put in our kitchen.

So nice to have floorboards that are not warped.

And the companies and people we worked with were great.

The Place of Our Sanctuary

A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary. — Jeremiah 17:12 

In our busy lives, it's often hard to set aside time to rest and be quiet.

But God is the creator of our sanctuary.

His glorious throne was exalted from the beginning.

This is the place of our sanctuary.

We need to simply rest in the Lord.

He is the place of our sanctuary.

That You May Know the Hope to Which He Has Called You

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18 

Lord, help my heart to enlightened.

So that I may know that hope to which You have called me,

The riches of your glorious inheritance.

That I might live with you in heaven someday.

Thanks to the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for me.

So that I, too, might be holy in God's sight.

Through the power of the Holy Spirit.

All glory to God!

Shout for Joy to God

Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. — Psalm 66:1-2

Yesterday our friend Holden came to visit from Humboldt.

His dad was Kirk's best friend.

Holden brought his girlfriend Gabrielle with him.

We had a great time reminiscing and catching up with them.

It was a beautiful afternoon out on our patio.

Kirk opened a bottle of Fratelli Perata cabernet, which we enjoyed together.

Here he is a few years ago with his mom and older brother.

Such fun to get to spend time with them both.

Praise Your Glorious Name

Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name. — 1 Chronicles 29:13

Tonight after work, I went for a swim at the YMCA over in Santee.

The sun peeked out from the clouds and the water was cool.

It was a wonderful evening for a relaxing swim. 

I was praising God for the beautiful sun, the clouds, and the water around me.

There, God, I thank you.

I praise Your glorious name. 

With Great Joy

To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy. — Jude 1:24

God is able to keep me from stumbling.

Jesus presents me before His throne without fault.

And He gives me great joy.

His glorious presence surrounds me.

And He guides my every step.

Yesterday I went in for a mammogram.

A couple of spots showed up on my CT scan, and they are making sure they are not anything we need to worry about.

God is able to keep me from stumbling while I wait for the results.

Glorious and Majestic

Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. — Psalm 111:3

God's works are glorious.

The Lord's deeds are majestic.

His righteousness lasts forever.

God's love reaches to the ends of the earth.

His mercy endures always.

He provides just what we need.

And He blesses us again and again.

His abundance overflows.

And we are blessed with His goodness.

 

Enlightened

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18

I don't pray as often as I should.

Rather, I spend my time doing other things that get in the way of my relationship with Him.

I pray that the eyes of my heart may be enlightened.

I also pray for my friends and family members who don't know Jesus.

That their eyes and heart may also be enlightened.

So that they will know the hope to which He has called us.

And the riches of His glorious inheritance.

We are His own.

He has called us as His holy people.

The Spirit of Wisdom

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. — Ephesians 1:17

Today my boss and I had a conversation about how our news seems to divide us.

It used to be that we would all watch the same three news channels and would see the same news items, which were presented in very objective ways.

My boss used to work for Reuters and they had to be very careful not to call one side "terrorists."

We discussed how people now only view the news that aligns with their views.

As a result, it becomes very difficult to debate issues without getting passionate about it.

Therefore, I ask the God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation.

As we get to know Him better, we are able to really listen to others without being judgemental or critical.

God is our glorious Father.

Glorious Deeds

Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. — Psalm 111:3

Doves in Tree

Monday we walked outside and saw our neighbor's tree filled with doves.

Those are not our favorite birds, by any means.

But what an awesome sight to see ten of them in the tree.

Can you find them all?

God's deeds are glorious and majestic.

His righteousness lasts forver.

Thanks be to God!

He Has Called Us

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. — Ephesians 1:18

On Halloween our office had a party, potluck, costume party, and an all around fun time.

Here I am with one of my coworkers, hamming it up as "content witches," brewing up a batch of creative writing.

We have a great team of people and a fun time together.

God has called me to this place for this time.

I pray that my eyes would be enlightened and that all of us would know the hope to which God has called us.

He gives us a rich inheritance.

I am thankful.

Glorious Things

Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. — Isaiah 12:6

Today the sun is shining, the flowers are poking their necks up to reach the sun, the sky is blue without a cloud to be seen.

And we are excited to have our niece Victoria come into San Diego for a visit.

Our niece is from Vienna, Austria, and we will get to meet her boyfriend Max, too. 

Kirk always flies the Austrian flag from our flag pole anytime any Kunz is visiting the USA. 

Kirk will be barbecuing steaks for dinner. Yum.

Sing to the Lord.

He has done glorious things!

Happy Mother's Day

Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. — Psalm 111:2-3

Happy Mother's Day!

Yesterday we celebrated our friend's birthday. trying a new restaurant together. Kirk did his research and we were excited to try this new place. 

They bring a baked Alaska to the birthday person. Yum!

My dad used to make baked Alaska desserts. 

One time he was baking them for a large group of 30 or so and put them into small clay flower pots to create the feeling of spring in the middle of winter. How creative!

He and my mom would also make delicious chocolate souffles. I can only aspire to be such a good cook!

Great are the works of the Lord!