Lifted Out

Verse 1]

By virtue of the word of God We are lifted out of a dark fog To a high place where there's much to see A glimpse of what's brighter and uplifting May what we read open up our hearts Where a portion of God's love imparts May the Holy Ghost leave an imprint To witness that mercy has been sent [Pre-Chorus] From this viewpoint, it's hard to believe That we once lived in a world of eve Just getting by, using borrowed light Now we stand in warmth and bright sunlight [Chorus] Lifted out, lifted up By the word of God Lifted out, lifted up We can see so far Lifted out, lifted up Mercy has been sent Lifted out, lifted up Love leaves its imprint [Verse 2] From this vantage, there is much to see Much to feel inside growing Here to gain in capacity and love Finding wisdom from Heaven above May our eyes stay open to the sky May our hands keep reaching high May the truth remain within our song And make our weary hearts grow strong [Pre-Chorus] From this viewpoint, it's hard to believe That we once lived in a world of eve Just getting by, using borrowed light Now we stand in warmth and bright sunlight [Chorus] Lifted out, lifted up By the word of God Lifted out, lifted up We can see so far Lifted out, lifted up Mercy has been sent Lifted out, lifted up Love leaves its imprint [Bridge] Give us ears to hear it Give us hearts to keep it Let the truth refine us Let Your love define us From this viewpoint, we are changed From this vantage, we are raised [Chorus] Lifted out, lifted up By the word of God Lifted out, lifted up We can see so far Lifted out, lifted up Mercy has been sent Lifted out, lifted up Love leaves its imprint

Alma 31: 5
5 And now, as the preaching of the word
had a great tendency to lead the people
to do that which was just—yea, it had a
more powerful effect upon the minds of the
people than the sword, or anything else,
which had happened unto them—
therefore Alma thought it was expedient
that they should try the virtue of
the word of God.

Vilomah- Grief When You Outlive Your Children

 

You can be the best parent

Giving love day to day

But life can change in an instant

Your children can pass away

Then, with no one to pass on

Gone the loved ones your lived for

This is called vilomah

Or against the natural order

This grief cuts the deepest of all

For gone is your heart, in part

Mourning your hope of the future

Before it could ever start

The Bible shows this kind of sorrow

When David wept bitterly for his son

Or Job whose children were robbed of tomorrows

Still, for greatness these men were not done

Grief can strike you to the core

Even to make it hard to breathe

Ever there's strength in the Lord

Who tends to your wounds, as you grieve

If you know someone who suffers

From Vilomah, just love on them

Fill their empty arms with hugs, often

And be a listening ear

Pastor Greg Locke

@pastorlocke

Sanskrit word “Vilomah” — it means “against the natural order.” That’s why this grief cuts so much deeper. It’s not just losing someone you love — it’s losing a part of your future, your heart, and everything you hoped for. It’s completely unnatural. It’s confusing. It takes your breath away. The Bible shows us this kind of sorrow, like when David wept bitterly for Absalom or when Job lost all his children in one day. It shakes a parent to the core. The pain doesn’t really go away. It just changes.
But thank God, He is close to the brokenhearted and He binds up their wounds. If you know a parent who’s been through this, just love on them, sit with them, and give them grace. They need it more than you know

You can be the best parent Giving love day to day But life can change in an instant Your children can pass away Then, with no one to pass on Gone the loved ones you lived for This is called vilomah Or against the natural order [Pre-Chorus] This grief cuts the deepest of all For gone is your heart, in part Mourning your hope of the future Before it could ever start [Chorus] Vilomah Vilomah Against the natural order Vilomah Vilomah God, hold what was torn asunder [Verse 2] The Bible shows this kind of sorrow When David wept bitterly for his son Or Job whose children were robbed of tomorrows Still, for greatness these men were not done Grief can strike you to the core Even to make it hard to breathe Ever there's strength in the Lord Who tends to your wounds, as you grieve [Pre-Chorus] This grief cuts the deepest of all For gone is your heart, in part Mourning your hope of the future Before it could ever start [Chorus] Vilomah Vilomah Against the natural order Vilomah Vilomah God, hold what was torn asunder [Bridge] If you know someone who suffers From Vilomah, just love on them Fill their empty arms with hugs, often And be a listening ear for them [Final Chorus] Vilomah Vilomah Against the natural order Vilomah Vilomah 

God, hold what was torn asunder. 

From One Day to the Next - Change- Wait and See

From one day to the next

Life can change for your best

Paul killed Christians

Then he became one

Peter was a fisherman

Then a fisher of men

Alma worked against church

Then came to lead it

Don't count anyone out

Of this great work

Help build faith about

As a light to the world

If you are not

Where you want to be

Pray to be taught

Start with faith, wait and see

Know too, you have work to do

You are needed with faith, anew

[Verse 1] From one day to the next Life can change for your best Paul killed Christians Then he became one Peter was a fisherman Then a fisher of men Alma worked against church Then came to lead it [Pre-Chorus] Don't count anyone out Of this great work Help build faith about As a light to the world If you are not Where you want to be Pray to be taught Start with faith, wait and see [Chorus] Needed with faith, anew You are needed with faith Needed with faith, anew Don't count yourself out Needed with faith, anew You are needed right here Needed with faith, anew Start with faith, wait and see [Verse 2] Know too, you have work to do Even now, the call is true Hands to lift and hearts to mend A road to walk, a soul to tend Where you stand is not the end Grace can turn and shape again What was broken, what was lost Can become a holy cause [Pre-Chorus] Don't count anyone out Of this great work Help build faith about As a light to the world If you are not Where you want to be Pray to be taught Start with faith, wait and see [Chorus] Needed with faith, anew You are needed with faith Needed with faith, anew Don't count yourself out Needed with faith, anew You are needed right here Needed with faith, anew Start with faith, wait and see [Bridge] So if the road feels hard And your name feels small He can call you forward He can use it all From one day to the next He can change your view What He asks of you He will carry through [Chorus] Needed with faith, anew You are needed with faith Needed with faith, anew Don't count yourself out Needed with faith, anew You are needed right here Needed with faith, anew Start with faith, wait and see

My Jesus- My Fruits My Proof

You say I'm up the wrong tree

Worshipping the wrong Jesus

But from my view point, I see

How He has blessed my life, thus

My home, my family

He has led me on this path

The spouse just right for me

And the sweet children we have

You claim Satan has a hold on me

But, I live as the Lord commands

Makes me a better me, I am free

Your problem, I just don't understand

Judge me by my growth, my fruit

Not by the weeds along the wayside

Prayer and scripture study, gospel roots

That's where I learn. My foundation's guide

Jesus has healed me in many ways

From the trauma of the day to day

Helping me weed sins out

My faith in Him

Restores me from doubt

 So you say, thinking you know best

That I don't know the real Jesus

But, all I see is how I've been blessed

Be a  peacemaker, He teaches us

Please don't put my Jesus to the test . Let's give it a rest.

inspired from:

https://x.com/Sarahsred7/status/2063456526233469406?s=20

So my worshipping the "wrong Jesus" my whole life has lead to:

-a life full of love for my fellow children of God -constant improvement to weed out sin in every day life -daily prayer and scripture study to learn more about God and what He has in store for me -healing from trauma of all kinds -service for my fellow children of God Hmm. If this worshipping a "different Jesus" is so Satanic, Satan is slacking on the job.

Cross Yourself- Enough

Watch your eyes and hands

And where you turn your feet

For what you hunger for

You turn towards to greet

The neighbor puts things out

With a sign they are for free

Well that is ok, thanks!

Now it's yours, quite happily

It feels so good to repurpose stuff

But there comes a time to say, "Enough"

Cross you eyes and hands

And even your feet

If you want' what's not yours

What's not out in the street

For your stomach will twist

And it will eat at you

If you take what's not yours

Chagrined, your sleep will be through

Walk, do not panic

Peace be unto you

Return it quick

Missed, make someone happy, too

Verse 1] Watch your eyes and hands And where you turn your feet For what you hunger for You turn towards to greet The neighbor puts things out With a sign they are for free Well that is ok, thanks! Now it's yours, quite happily [Chorus] It feels so good to repurpose stuff It feels so good to repurpose stuff But there comes a time to say, Enough But there comes a time to say, Enough [Verse 2] Cross your eyes and hands And even your feet If you want' what's not yours What's not out in the street For your stomach will twist And it will eat at you If you take what's not yours Chagrined, your sleep will be through [Chorus] It feels so good to repurpose stuff It feels so good to repurpose stuff But there comes a time to say, Enough But there comes a time to say, Enough [Bridge] Walk, do not panic Peace be unto you Return it quick Missed, make someone happy, too [Final Chorus] It feels so good to repurpose stuff It feels so good to repurpose stuff But there comes a time to say, Enough But there comes a time to say, Enough

lived out in the country where people got rid of stuff by donating it. There was no sidewalk and nature's grass would "swallow it up" When I moved to San Jose, people just put what they no longer wanted out of the sidewalk. One day, I was donating something to Goodwill. Some workers had just loaded a truck and gone inside. Neighbors ran over to see what was left out. They were looking through it to see what they wanted. Nice, I thought not wanting to see usable things trashed. I took a kiddy pool. I thought it would keep my dog cool.

But that night it did not sit well with me and I went back to the store and told them what happened. Knowingly or not, the neighbors had been stealing! It turned out to be a good thing because Goodwill did not know this was going on. Still, I learned that too much of a good thing is just STUFF, stuffing you!

https://bookofmormonstudynotes.blog/2015/07/27/cross-yourself-in-all-these-things-alma-399/

Cross Yourself in All These Things – Alma 39:9

9 Now my son, I would that ye should repent and forsake your sins, and go no more after the lusts of your eyes, but cross yourself in all these things; for except ye do this ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. Oh, remember, and take it upon you, and cross yourself in these things.

from this site:

Putting these ideas together, I believe that to “cross myself” means to stop myself when I may be heading down a wrong path, to question my actions and my motives, and to discipline myself to do what is right, even if it requires some sacrifice.
I made an effort today to be more thoughtful and more aware of cases where I might need to cross myself. I can’t report any specific case where it made a difference, but I found it helpful to have this principle on my mind throughout the day, and I’m grateful for this reminder from Alma.

Line Upon Line As You Seek You Will Find

[Verse 1]

Power, safety, strength, and peace In the Lord, does but increase As you seek, surely you will find His light comes unto your mind [Pre-Chorus] Line upon line before your face And after effort of faith In God's timing, there it is Wondrously, to makes sense! [Chorus] Line upon line Before your face Line upon line In God's sweet grace As you seek, you will find His light comes unto your mind (unto your mind) [Verse 2] Reading in the scriptures Listening to a talk Sharing with a neighbor As in faith, daily we walk Learning to hear Him Daily a little more The veil becomes thin As in faith we explore [Pre-Chorus] Line upon line before your face And after effort of faith In God's timing, there it is Wondrously, to makes sense! [Chorus] Line upon line Before your face Line upon line In God's sweet grace As you seek, you will find His light comes unto your mind (unto your mind) [Bridge] When the path feels slow You are not alone Small steps bloom with light And the word becomes a home A little more today A little more He'll show Until the hidden things Begin to glow [Chorus] Line upon line Before your face Line upon line In God's sweet grace As you seek, you will find His light comes unto your mind (unto your mind)

Clarion Call- Console Death

 

[Verse 1]

At a cemetery I oft visit For contemplating life I found a bench to sit And ponder death and strife Adorning the weathered tombstones Family names were mostly Swiss Pioneers buried long ago When there was little food to subsist Trials surrounding harvests never ceased They worked hard all their lives Now buried, they did rest in peace Their legacy... sacrifice [Chorus] This is the clarion call of Christendom Promising resurrection and peace Surpassing understanding... God's wisdom Providing universal hope for increase [Verse 2] Feeling tender emotions My thoughts went afar to France Where in war's cauldron of commotion Lives were cut short in an instant I reflected on shattered dreams, Unfulfilled hopes, grief stricken hearts On the sorrow that death brings Of lost loved ones...a lone tear starts Thinking back to when I was a Bishop At the bedside of a young man Harrowed between life and the great beyond Pleadingly...he took my hand Looking in my eyes, he said Bishop, I know I'm soon to die. He asked what happens...and I read How we are taken home...unto paradise [Verse 3] For the righteous will be received Unto a state of happiness, A state of rest, a state of peace Freed from sorrows and what troubles us This young father of two Closed his eyes... never again to open And after saying thank you Slipped away to that place of which we'd spoken Each...having come here to earth To live, learn, and progress Just as surely, came with that birth Uncertainty and need for rest [Bridge] The victory over the tomb Was best described in Luke Both Marys came with perfume But found angels when they looked Appearing in shining garments One of the two said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead He is not here, but is risen [Chorus] This is the clarion call of Christendom Promising resurrection and peace Surpassing understanding... God's wisdom Providing universal hope for increase

From “He Is Risen,” Liahona and Ensign, Apr. 2003, 2–7.

Wherever I travel, I try to pay a visit to the town cemetery. It is a time of contemplation, of reflection on the meaning of life and the inevitability of death. In the small cemetery in the town of Santa Clara, Utah, I remember the preponderance of Swiss names which adorn the weathered tombstones. Many of those persons left home and family in verdant Switzerland and, in response to the call “Come to Zion,” settled the communities where they now “rest in peace.” They endured spring floods, summer droughts, scant harvests, and backbreaking labors. They left a legacy of sacrifice.

Alma 40:
11 Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection—Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life.
12 And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.

Luke 24:2-6
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen...