Archive for the ‘Jesus Christ’ Tag
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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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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Sometimes things just don’t add up
Other times things reconcile to a tee
Most important is not to make
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’
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God help us with our addiction to news
And also those who’d rather snooze denying what’s apparent
Finding joy and peace and happiness
Is truly a treasure hunt
Worth the seeking and the finding
For You exist even amidst the rubble
Of what we call our troubles
There You are and have always been
Not seeking You is the only sin
For once we do discover You
Doubt and fears become dismissed
Replaced by faith to open hearts that reveal Your Majesty
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Seeking to spend time with You with pen in hand
To connect, to listen, with hope to be inspired
The phone interrupts our discourse
Or so I thought
Hesitation gave way as I answered
To find that this untimely interruption
Was Your calling that I was longing
For the greatest gift of good purpose
Is our usefulness to another
Giving time of self bears the riches of a crown of jewels
My soul is lifted and refreshed by the humble response of the caller who is blest
And I imagine angel scribes in heaven
Making note of our connectedness and kindliness
As they too marvel at the wonder of Your timing
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Lord, I pray before I dress
To consider all that you have blest
Put my thoughts to test
That in You all reliance rests
Consider this
And do not miss
What needs to be your daily quest
As far as the east is from the west
Is the extent of My love growing greater never less
On this truth You can surely rest
I have endowed you with my very breath
Given you a heart that beats
Ability with hands and feet
Knowledge of me when I speak
Welcome me as you would the morning sun
Trusting that the best is yet to come
Upon this path is born a new day bright
Where in your heart there glows a light
You call it love, I call it might
From which comes all that is good in life
Make this your engine’s driving force
Our hearts united on this daily course
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