Bride's Song

Isaiah 60: 1-2 The Passion Translation “Rise up in splendor and be radiant, for your light has dawned,   and Yahweh’s glory now streams from you! Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth,      and thick gloom covers the nations,      but Yahweh arises upon you      and the brightness of his glory appears over you!   Nations will be attracted to your radiant light      and kings to the sunrise-glory of your new day. It was Sunday morning, November 28, 2021 and my husband and I were headed for Sunday worship.   The headlines were filled with news of a new COVID threat along with all the bad news one could imagine.   I looked forward to a time of worship with fellow believers and a time to silence the noise of the enemy in my world.   The church attendance was less than expected with many ill and others attending virtually.   Honestly, I was discouraged a...

  On September 5, 2021, during Sunday worship I had this impression that Jesus was walking down the aisle by me with a lion at his side.   I began working on this painting.   I never know quite what will happen when I paint.   I thought the lion I was to paint would be majestic and wise looking but the lion instead was youthful, with eyes of anticipation.    I knew the painting wasn’t finished so I kept seeking Holy Spirit for what belonged in the fore ground.   The following week in Sunday worship I had the impression that Jesus was handing me a container of oil.   As I pondered many ways to depict oil in this painting an ancient oil lamp settled into my spirit.   This painting was emerging during the Jewish feasts of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.    I sent this painting out to my tribe, Incense Rising to see if they had any insight as to the meaning of this painting.  I certainly had my thoughts but I knew the richness of God...

 “We’ll Come Running” is a song based on Hosea, Chapter 11.  This song written by Len Douglas and June Schuldt parallels the journeys of Israel and the United States of America.   Israel, God’s chosen nation and America who chose God.  America chose God when the Puritans came to the shores of North America and established covenant in this land with the settlers and with God through the Mayflower Compact in 1620.  Both nations have a stormy history of numerous times falling away and then returning to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.    This song takes the narrative of God’s relationship with Israel as expressed in Hosea, Chapter 11 and develops a dialogue between God and His people.  It is a dialogue of history, intent and question.  It is a dialogue that requests an answer from God’s people.   In Verse 1 Israel/America is called by God.  God has a divine destiny for these nations and as a result the enemy has plans to d...

In 2004 I was serving in Albany at the Capital Region Prayer and Healing Center as a worship leader and the founder/director of Bride’s Song.   During the years I was there 2001-2007 I met the most amazing Christian servants from all walks of life.  Susan Castell was one of them.  To me she was an Anna in the house of the LORD.  Anna was in the temple continually interceding for the coming Messiah and God rewarded her faithfulness by bringing her into the temple while Yeshua was being dedicated and letting her see the fruit of her intercession.  Susan said, that the Lord revealed to her that before Yeshua returns, there will be a corporate "Anna" ministry that will be interceding for His return.  Susan was an individual who knew how to wait before the LORD and listen to His heart, His voice.   Susan was a wonderful mentor to many and continues to share the heart of God where ever the LORD sends her.  Susan and her husband Billy were ma...