THE RIVER

Snippet

At last I slipped into something I knew was a dream. Chris and I were swimming at White's Beach, a gravel-pit in Brunswick. . . And then his head went under, his reciting mouth filling with water. He popped back up, crying: 'Help me, Gordie! Help me!' Then he was dragged under again. Looking into the clear water I could see two bloated, naked corpses holding his ankles. One was Vern and the other was Teddy, and their open eyes were as blank and pupilless as the eyes of Greek statues. The Body by Stephen King  Chapter 19

Scripture

Let the oceans roar and foam.

    Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude

 A river brings joy to the city of our God,

    the sacred home of the Most High.

 God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed.

    From the very break of day, God will protect it. Psalms 46:3-5 NLT

Song

The River Good Charlotte

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH5w6dcC2dw

As I walk through the valley

of the shadow of LA

The footsteps that were next to me

have gone their separate ways

I've seen enough now

to know that beautiful things

don't always stay that way

I've done enough now

to know this beautiful place

isn't everything they say

I heard that evil comes disguised

Like a city of angels

I'm walking towards the light

Baptized in the river

I've seen a vision of my life

And I wanna be delivered

In the city was a sinner

I've done a lot of things wrong

But I swear I'm a believer

Like the prodigal son

I was out on my own

Now I'm trying to find my way back home

Baptized in the river

I'm delivered

I'm delivered

[M.Shadows:]

You're from a small town

You're gonna grow up fast

underneath these lights

Down in Hollywood

on the boulevard the dead come back to life

To the praying Mother

And the worried Father

Let your children go

If they come back

They'll come home stronger

And if they don't you'll know

They say that evil comes disguised

Like a city of angels

I'm walking towards the light

Baptized in the river

I've seen a vision of my life

And I wanna be delivered

In the city was a sinner

I've done a lot of things wrong

But I swear I'm a believer

Like the prodigal son

I was out on my own

Now I'm trying to find my way back home

Baptized in the river

I'm delivered

I'm delivered

Baptized in the river (on my own)

Baptized in the river (on my own)

I wanna be delivered

(on my own, on my own)

Baptized in the river (on my own)

I wanna be delivered

Baptized in the river (on my own)

I wanna be delivered

Baptized in the river (on my own)

I wanna be delivered

I confess I'm a sinner

I've seen a vision of my life

And I wanna be delivered!

Sentence Prayer

I am no longer my own but yours,

Put me to what you will

Put me to doing, put me to suffering.

Let me be employed for you or laid aside for you.

Let me be full, let me be empty.

Let me have all things, let me have nothing.

I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal

And now glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

You are mine and I am yours. So be it.

And this covenant now made on earth, let it be satisfied in heaven.

Amen  (John Wesley’s Prayer)