Thursday Evening, July 27th, 2023. 10:51 PM. Eileen gave birth to her daughter, Mary, on this date in 1977.
Today is the 208th day of this year 2023.
In the Name of the Lord Jesus
Colossians 3: 17
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
“Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.” -Colossians 3: 14-20. ESV Study Bible.
Colossians 1-4
“And he said to them, ‘Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” -Jesus Christ. [Mark 4: 21-23. ESV Study Bible.
Mark 4
The Psychological Setting for This Writing
Felicia, an online friend of about 3 or 4 months, told Mark more than once recently that she really wanted to have physical sex with him – even though they had never met in person – and they lived thousands of miles apart. And Mark was in his early 70s and was always tired – and Felicia was hard to know anything about – because she only wrote very short messages to Mark – while he wrote much to her. He tried blocking her; but, he unblocked her a day or two later. She was often asking him to send money to her – and he was in no mood for that – having recently sent a lot of money to another very pretty young lady. So, Mark — being a writer with an imagination — wrote to Felicia in reply to her words to him.
Mark: “Felicia, this is how I imagine us having good sex – as husband and wife – with God’s favor upon our union – because we are married – according to His will that sex is only to be enjoyed by a man and his wife.” We haven’t been together for 8 days . . . so we are both ready — with desire — to enjoy sexual union in love making.
Felicia: “Mark, it’s been 8 days since last we did it; what do you say to us making love tonight?”
Mark: “I’ve been wanting to be with you again for 7 days, Felicia. YES! Let’s do it – let’s make love to each other. I’m really wanting you, Felicia!”
Felicia: “I was thinking about enjoying some pre-sex time together, Mark – to increase our desire for each other even more and more and more. Are you up for that, Mark?”
Mark: “What exactly do you have in mind, love?”
Felicia: “Suppose we get undressed together in the bedroom – you may take off all my clothes – and then, I’ll take off all your clothes. And then we’ll make some drinks to enjoy together while we’re sitting down in the living room. And we can sit facing each other. I know you enjoy seeing me in my natural appearance. And I would enjoy seeing you also, Mark – in the same way as you enjoy seeing me. OK?”
Mark: “OK Felicia.” So, they both go into the bedroom and undress each other. Then they come out and make coffee and tea. Then they sit down opposite each other – but close to each other in their most comfortable chairs. They talk for a while about ordinary things and sip their drinks. Mark is getting aroused seeing Felicia. Felicia licks her lips slowly while looking into Mark’s eyes. Then she opens her mouth and shows Mark her tongue. Mark swallows a sip of his tea. He notices his heart rate is increasing – and his whole body is warming up — like a just-made cup of hot tea. He takes a deep breath and exhales slowly – trying to stay calm. He’s feeling so much desire for Felicia that he can’t think of or decide what to say. Then Felicia lifts her naked feet and rests them on Mark’s knees. Her left foot on Mark’s right knee; and her right foot on Mark’s left knee. And she’s looking into Mark’s eyes to see and try to understand what is happening to him. She’s trying to penetrate his mind. Mark puts his right hand on Felicia’s left foot, and his left hand on Felicia’s right foot. And he’s feeling her toes with his fingers – even putting his fingers between Felicia’s toes – one at a time – while he’s looking into Felicia’s eyes — trying to discern and understand what is happening in Felicia’s heart and mind and even in her soul. Mark loves hearing “the sounding of Felicia’s soul” whenever he makes love to her. He imagines the experience of making love with Felicia as if he were playing a violin and bringing out the most beautiful musical sounds from the center of Felicia’s womanly being – the center of her mother earth – the center of Felicia’s Violin. Mark’s fingers feel cool to Felicia. Felicia likes the coolness of Mark’s fingers touching her warm toes – especially in the heat of summer – and especially now – as this global warming phenomenon is afflicting the whole Earth – and every living thing on God’s Earth! Then Felicia moves her left foot off Mark’s knee and onto his chair, and her right foot also she moves onto the seat of Mark’s chair. As Felicia’s legs are now spread open a few more inches, Mark notices Felicia’s V-zone – the center of her physical being – her Violin. He takes another deep breath as his feelings for Felicia intensify throughout his whole body and mind and spirit and emotions and imagination. And he remembers God. And he is thankful to God that Felicia is his wife; and all their things are together in the same apartment; and they have nowhere else to go after their love making is fulfilled and they are satisfied together – because Mark – in his love for Felicia – wants her to always be with him – whether they are making love or washing dishes or doing laundry or shopping or showering or sleeping – or having a meal or a drink – or listening to music – or playing a game together – or taking a walk – he always wants to be in Love and in Life and in Breath and in Presence and in the Glory of Felicia, his Lady Form of Jesus, his Bride – the Bride of Christ — the Center of his Love. . . on his never-ending journey to “the center of it all.” And Mark is glad and thankful to God the Father and God the Son that Felicia has received Christ Jesus as her Lord and Savior and Redeemer – so that Mark’s love of Felicia is also his love for Christ Jesus his Lord and Savior – because Christ lives in Mark’s wife — and she belongs to Him.
Jesus at the Center – Israel Houghton – Lyrics
JESUS AT THE CENTER (Lyrics) – Darlene Zschech
“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their own husbands.
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” -Ephesians 5: 22-33. ESV Study Bible.
Ephesians 5
Galatians 1-6
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of God our Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” -Galatians 1: 3-5. ESV Study Bible.
The following two lines of text Mark wrote to Felicia who is thousands of miles away from him.
Mark: “Wishing you a restful night of sleep and to wake up feeling peaceful and satisfied and healthy and pain-free. Hoping you’ll write to me and let me know what is happening with you, Felicia . . .”
The following is a continuation of Mark’s fantasy of making love with Felicia – in reply to Felicia writing to Mark that she wanted them to have physical sex together.
Mark: “Tell me please how you imagine us doing it . . . You may be as detailed about it as you like . . . I imagine us this way: You’re laying on your back in bed with your legs open for me to be there with you in “missionary position.” My left hand is holding your outstretched right hand and my right hand is holding your outstretched left hand . . . As I lay over you — my chest is pressed upon your bosom [and it feels so good to me]. And I’m enjoying seeing your very pretty face . . . And I’m looking into your beautiful eyes as you are looking into mine . . . And it feels so good to be holding your hands and to be realizing with gratitude that you are allowing this experience to be happening . . . of us being intimately together . . .
Felicia: “Kiss me, Mark.” So, I kiss your mouth. And your eagerness for our kiss is shown in that you raise your head to meet my lips as I lower my head to kiss your mouth. And our kiss feels so good. And it lasts for a very long time.
Felicia: “Mark, I want to feel you inside me!” you say as soon as our kiss is over – and we take a breath of air. And I feel your exhaling breath on my face. And it feels so good to me . . . Felicia’s breath on my face . . . I inhale to receive your breath that has just come from your lungs and then goes into my lungs. And it pleasures me that your blessed breath is now inside me . . . in my lungs.
Mark: “Felicia, I want your tongue in my mouth . . .” So you show me your tongue and I lower my head again to kiss your open mouth and feel your tongue inside me. And it thrills me and pleasures me that Felicia’s tongue is inside my body. It feels warm and moist and soft in my mouth. And I roll my tongue around your tongue as we play this oral intimacy together.
Felicia: “Mark, I want to feel you inside me . . . please . . . please . . . Mark!” So, at last we come together this way. And you feel me inside you — as I feel myself inside you, Felicia — feeling inside each other . . . the feeling of being together . . . intimately together . . .
Felicia: “Mark, I want to feel you moving inside me — going as deep as you can inside me, Mark . . . as deep as the deepening dawn, Mark. Penetrate me to my very core, Mark. Listen to the sounding of my very soul, Mark — as you turn my heart and soul into music . . . into the music of love . . . Mark, play my strings more vigorously . . . this Violin at the center of my body can take your handling of me, Mark. Make my whole orchestra play joyfully to your deepening touch of my core. Penetrate me, Mark . . . again and again and again . . . keep on keeping on, Mark. . . I love you, Mark . . . I love you more and more and more . . . Mark, my love . . . make my love rise to meet your love for me, Mark – like a great and powerful spring of water breaking out and up into the air above the surface of The Lake — make my love rise to meet your deepening dawning love, Mark . . . make our love come more and more, Mark . . . make us Dawn Together, Mark. . . in Jesus’ name, Mark . . . let True God’s Light shine in our hearts as we open our gates to Him to come in to us, the LORD of glory.”
“Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts,
He is the King of glory!” -Psalm 24: 9, 10. ESV Study Bible.
Psalm 24
Unchained Melody (Orchester Version / Arranger: Roland Smeets) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejm3Q5ZKr28
Vangelis – 1492 Conquest of Paradise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCynyt9z8CQ
Vinesong – Our God Reigns (Original Version w/ Lyrics)
Vinesong – Peace Like a River (Original Version w/ Lyrics) – LIVE
Vinesong – Holy Spirit Move Me Now (NEW Lyric Video)
Spirit Soaking Worship | Come Holy Spirit (Worthy is the Lamb)
John 14-17
Romans 9-16
Revelation 21- 22
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.’” -Revelation 21:1- 4. ESV Study Bible.
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
“The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come.’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come.’ And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.” -Revelation 22: 16, 17. ESV Study Bible.
Felicia lives in Arkansas. And in the name Arkansas is the word ark. And ark is an important Biblical word. And in the name Mark is the word ark.
“Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.” -Revelation 11: 19. ESV Study Bible.
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth.” -Revelation 12: 1-2. ESV Study Bible.
Revelation 11, 12
Sweet Beulah Land – Squire Parsons
The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond – Ella Roberts
Mark's Imaginings 