Drowning in Victory

"O victory in Jesus,
My Saviour, forever,
He sought me and bought me
With his redeeming blood.
He loved me ere I knew him,
And all my love is due him.
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood."
--Victory in Jesus, E.M. Bartlett

I'm sure I've heard and sung these words hundreds of times, but as I was playing hymns this morning, this chorus stuck out to me. I've been feeling discouraged latley, as I seem to be fighting the same battles over and over. What relief there is in remembering that in Jesus, victory is mine! I love the way this hymn writer puts it..."He plunged me to victory, beneath the cleansing flood." Instead of wallowing in self-pity, I am free to drown in victory! Yes!

Manna from the calendar!

"It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them."

--Agatha Christie

(found on the April 3rd page of Mom's "365 Ways to Wake Up Laughing" Calendar)