God’s Love Never Fails Leave a comment
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Time to Bloom 1 comment
Only by giving You thanks each day
And with the acknowledgement of Your unfailing love
Can I witness the delight and glory of your Creation
For the spirit of its beauty you have already seeded in my heart
By trusting that all you have made is good
And that each and every one of us
Was uniquely crafted in love by You
We can trust to not withhold our own blossoming
Which are the gifts that you have freely bestowed
Bearing witness is my throbbing pulse
Your guiding love gives my heart no rest
To pursue whatever you deem best
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God is Ever Present Leave a comment
The distance between us sometimes seems so vast
Although I know that you are here
Your presence closer than my breath
The very breath of life you gave to each of us at birth
In your foreknowledge you would know how I’d grow through
Every challenge, every victory, the pains, and the regrets
An adolescent not adhering to your direction I entertained temptations
While by your infinite patience and foreknowledge you knew one day upon awakening I would come to know you and thank you each and every day
This may not seem to me to be the most enlightened time
Or the brightest moment in my life
But still I can exclaim with certainty
That I am yours and you are mine with love our guiding force
To satisfy the longing of our closeness that brings to each of us your peace, your love, your rest
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The Power of God’s Love So Healing 1 comment
Is there something I’m not seeing
Up there in the clouds
The sunlight casting shadows
Still they seem the same
But how I see has changed
Activities are overtaken
By doctors, tests, an orthopedist and a dentist to add to the rest
Sometimes this blurs my vision
And challenges my faith
But like needing weights for greater muscle
Gives me reason to stand the test
Faith grows stronger especially when its tested
She is greater and ever present
To combat any storm
And gives to me new vision
To be inspired not forlorn
Let me not forget the power of giving thanks
Like water to a starving plant
Drown me in your love dear God
And saturate my soul with the gift of your living Spirit
May I consider always the needs of others with prayers and the power of your love
This gives me evidence of your presence
And your will and mine in peace become as one
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Here and Now Leave a comment
An unplanned life is like leaving home and not knowing which way to turn
Without the willingness to learn how could we ever grow or change
Or even dare to consider that life could be an exciting adventure
No matter what the cost all could be lost without the openness to receive all the love and unexpected gifts that God’s gifts of nature always offer
Turning what many see as mundane to a supernatural experience
Open my eyes oh Lord and pour in your love and enlightenment
I implore you to seek my heart to explore
Find me here and take me where
Only Your guiding hand can lead
To prosper and not cause harm
Fill each cell with brimming faith
If only fear and doubt is my enemy
And you have overcome all adversity
Then take this life You have freely given
That I may return it to You with love and with commitment
With all my fears and doubts that are only momentary
Your promises are true and heaven is not a dream in some unexpected tomorrow
But with You, heaven is here and now
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For the Love of All 1 comment
How could I not believe the nearness of you God
For all that is and was, you have created
And you can see through all creation’s eyes
Today I heard a sermon preached
On the Good Samaritan
Realizing how I am surrounded by your loved ones
And grateful, ever grateful for the love of family
Surrendered in this process
To receive the goodness bestowed
And still to remember that all is a give and take
Love cannot be denied
And must, in this sometimes overwhelming state
Be expressed to love one another
For this is another way of also loving you
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Purpose 2 comments
I wake up each day and remind myself to say “thank you”
Thank you to God, to Life, to Love
For all the reasons worth living for
For the gifts indwelling
Some mined and some yet to find
Discovery is an ever-evolving process
Of who we are or what we may name as meant to be
What, Oh God, do you have in mind for me
Your gifts are many
Your love is born in each and every one of yours
But first I find I must trust
To be vulnerable enough to let go of my will
And invite you into my heart each day
At first awakening with ‘Thank you’
That opens the door of my heart
To hear your reply
My child so sweet and dear and forever mine
Please know how much I love you
And how much I desire to be loved and trusted by you
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The Unexpected 2 comments
God Raise Me to Your Eternal Joy Leave a comment
With thanks I lift my heart to You
To know the unexpected
Amazed by what I see
In my heart where your eyes see
Today friends in love unite
Surrounded by your presence
The flora bouquet of Your delights
Alive with more I pray each day
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God Thank you for the Further Proof of Your Existence Leave a comment
For every living creature I have loved still is loved
Growing greater with every remembrance
May it be with Your love in me to deeply love all near to me
I pray to hold one another in the highest esteem
And when challenged by self-righteous judgment to first look in the mirror
For the prison bars of grievances to have no power
Over love that can never be hidden from your eyes
I claim this day to walk with You
To take time to embrace the beauty that can always be found when sought
For You who lives in each of us is always near
Exposing truth, expressing love, in both the obvious and sometimes mysterious
For your ways may be impervious to knowing
But we know without a doubt when You’ve been here
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