Spirits wax and wane

Faith fills to the brim

And hope fills my sails

But it is those days of stumbling in doubt

I fall into your unyielding, loving arms

Not ever have I felt so near to you

So wanting of your promises to come

Yearning for your love

Devotedly seeking purpose

To be one with you

Grateful that you will never leave

Even if I temporarily take a side line seat

I know your hand of love is here

Teach me I pray to be a blessing

During dark days or in joyful expectation to turn to you

Your love in Christ expressed in each of us

Is our saving healing grace

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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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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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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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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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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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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 –

Sometimes things just don’t add up

Other times things reconcile to a tee

Most important is not to make

Perfectionism an idol

 

Letting go and letting God

Doesn’t mean to not have a care in this Divine process

But rather to trust and be the best steward that I can be

For with the God who loves us more than we could know

Miracles are possible and visible every day

I thank you God for your eyes constantly upon me

And all Your beloved creation

 

All is known by You and nothing can be hidden

Take from me I pray, anything that would obstruct

The good purpose that You’ve planned

 

In my mind choices are preconceived as doors number one, two, or three

But by letting go and letting God

Leaves room on my plate for more

Because with You there’s always that unanticipated door number four

 

God is so much bigger than anything the world can do

I hear your gentle whisper, ‘I am here; and I am loving you’

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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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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