Consider My Meditation by Mary Jane Q Cross

Mary Jane Q Cross' paintings always raise emotion and wonder for me.  Worship would be a word that seems to fit many of her paintings.  An awareness of the spiritual is present in her work.  Today's painting, titled "Consider My Meditation", is no exception.  Psalm 3:3 says, "But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head." KJV.   ESV says it this way -- "But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head." .  I've been pondering how Jesus gently lifts our head.  When you're talking to a child and they hang their head or hide their eyes either out of guilt or out of shy fear, you gently lift their chin until they can see the love in your eyes and want to look at you.  I think this is how the LORD Jesus is with us, taking our guilt, longing to look into our eyes and assure us of His love.  So many of Mary Jane's paintings have women and girls with their heads tipped up to Heaven and the light.  They have countenances that are cleansed and radiant, filled with joy and worship for their incomparable Lord. 

Consider My Meditation

Morning Mists rise all around

Lapping gently its watery sound

Against this vessel unafraid

Pushing along whom He has made

Again and tomorrow I’ll meditate

His finger writing on soul I wait

Directing this path quietly He bade

With hand held out, as timidly I wade

This water too deep to comfortably abide

Content I am to in His boat ride

Rest my soul and body breathe deep

Spirit be faithful until I sleep.

Copyright 2009

by  Mary Jane Q Cross

Two songs follow based on Psalm 3 Lifter of my Head  and A Shield About Me 

Mary Jane Q Cross - I have the perfect Lamb, Lord

We used to have a few sheep and I can't imagine how it would be to raise and then slaughter a Passover Lamb.  But I know that everything God gave under the old Covenant has meaning and symbolism in the new.  Jesus is our Passover Lamb and God gave up His beloved Son for us. I don't know all that Mary Jane had in mind when she wrote this poem, but I know that there are other times in our lives when God entrusts us with things or people and then asks us to give them up to Him. I love the expression on this little girl's face!  Her yielded, sober spirit.  May we always hold our best gifts up to the One who gave ALL for us!

    “I Have The Perfect Lamb Lord”

Yes Lord, I found the Perfect Lamb, born the other day

without defect, unblemished, perfect in every way

Let Him be mine for a Year Lord

Let Him be mine to love

I will care for and groom him before You

Until he flies like the dove

We’ll sit in the sun for hours

Laugh in the fields and play

Before You decide You need him

Please…      some long-day, forever away.

By  Mary Jane Q Cross BFH, ARCALM, IGOR    Copyright 2015