orphan

I have been thinking about the orphan mentality and how it is in our DNA as humans and throughout history you see the effects of this from Elijah under the broom tree to the Holocaust destroying the Jews (creating literal orphans as well as an orphan spirit). Anyway I did some writing before today so I'll put them first, then the bit from today:

Writing 1- poem

Our choice to choose an apple, knowledge, thinking that there was something greater than God

That treason rendered us orphans

For years scrambling to try to make out way in the world

In fear and trembling of a Holy God that we couldn't reach

Then Jesus came. His death built the bridge back to sonship

Through Jesus, we are now His children again

He delights in us. He dances and spins over us. He wants to gather us in His arms like chicks gather under the wings of a hen.

He gave His spirit so now inside of us we now have the Holy Spirit, Jesus, God.

How can he deny Himself?

Writing 2- personal application

I act like an orphan by wanting to do things on my own. By giving in to my personality as an introvert. By thinking that people don't need my voice. By thinking that other people would do things better. By not realizing my authority. By not thinking like someone who has Jesus inside

Today- Kingston

Kingston was Canada's first capital city, but it was rejected (orphaned) by the choosing of other "better" cities (for whatever the reason). It went to Montreal, Toronto, Quebec City. Then finally Queen Victoria had to make the choice and it went to Ottawa. A safe choice. A choice that ended the squabbling of the various cities. All now rejected. And Ottawa safer from attacks by the Americans, though Kingston had proven its ability to defend itself.

The TRUTH is that Captain Michael Glass in faith saw Kingston as a metropolis before anything was there and the city was founded in faith! My favorite plaque:

Also Kingston being home to all the prisons- thinking of all the physical orphans this created in the children left behind and all of the people that were orphaned by being left on their own in prison.

A lot of orphans!