Elijah

Last night, our Bible reading was about Elijah being carried up to Heaven in a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2:1-14). It is a wonderful story. We then, took out our Rich Mullins DVD and watched him sing "Elijah". It was a nice time.

The Jordan is waiting for me to cross thru
My heart is aging I can tell
So Lord I'm begging for one last favour from You
Here's my heart
Take it where you will

This life has shown me how we're mended
And how we're torn
How it's O.K. to be lonely
As long as you're free

Sometimes my ground was stony
And sometimes covered up with thorns
And only you could make it what it had to be
And now that it's done

If they dressed me like a pauper
Or if they dined me like a prince
If they lay me with my fathers
Or if my ashes scatter on the wind
I don't care

When I go I wanna go out like Elijah
With a whirlwind to fuel my chariot of fire
And when I look back on the stars
It'll be like a candlelight in Central Park
And it won't break my heart to say goodbye

There's people been friendly
But they'd never be your friends
Sometimes this has bent me to the ground
But now that this is all ending I want to
Hear some music once again
'Cause it's the finest thing
That I have ever found

But the Jordan is waiting
Though I ain't never seen the other side
Still they say you can't take in
The things you have here
So on the road to salvation I stick out my thumb and
He gives me a ride
And his music is already falling on my ears

There's people been talking
They say they're worried about my soul
Well I'm here to tell you i'll keep rocking
Til I'm sure it's my time to roll

When I go I wanna go out like Elijah
With a whirlwind to fuel my chariot of fire
And when I look back on the stars
It'll be like a candlelight in Central Park
And it won't break my heart to say goodbye
from "Elijah" by Rich Mullins

Rich Mullins was killed in a car crash in 1997. He was ejected from his vehicle and died immediately.

It has been a busy week already. The homeschool play is this week, so I have been working to finalize costumes, etc. Last night, after dance, L and I went to Goodwill, Target, and KMart, and couldn't find a shirt for C. P is going to look after his tutoring today. Today was dress rehearsal #1. Thursday am is the second dress rehearsal. They perform at the library Thursday afternoon and at church Friday pm. So far, the only schoolwork we have done has been a little Bible and watching bird DVDs. Tomorrow, we'll work on some history. The other thing we're working on is getting stuff ready for the rummage sale in 2 weeks. I have worked in both kids rooms a little so far. I don't know how much they're going to be willing to part with. Well, we'll make it work.

I am currently reading The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. What a great book! In it, he has a bus that runs from hell to Heaven and back in a loop. His main character is observing what is happening. The sinners in hell are allowed to take the bus to the outside of Heaven. There, they are met by souls from Heaven who try to convince them to come to Heaven. Most of the souls from hell, though, can't get into Heaven because they won't let go of something that is keeping them from God. One woman claims that she loves her son, but the saved soul from Heaven tries to tell her that she has to learn to love God more than her son, but she isn't willing to even try. It's just a wonderful story.