Because in each day, no matter how dark or how long, there is a praise to be found. Sometimes our hearts are too weary or too frightened to voice them, but our souls cry out to God... and He is there.
The world is spinning fast these days,
Or so it seems to me,
And I needed some quiet time
To sit still and just be.
I felt Your peace wash in.
I’d forgotten that’s what it takes
For healing to begin.
Rejoice and carry on,
And all it took was time with You.
My weariness is gone!
And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will
give you rest.”
Tonight, I lift to You a praise
And thanks in this, my prayer.
You walked me through this day and when
I called out, You were there.
Then helped me up again.
Just when I thought You were all done,
You had a another plan.
For answered prayers and more.
There is no way to thank You, Lord,
You bless, uplift, restore.
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I
will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your
faithfulness to the clouds.
As you step out on this new path
Keep a few things in mind.
Foremost being to hold tightly
To all the ties that bind.
And, of course, every brother,
But, most of all, hold to those ties
That bind you to each other.
And listen to His word.
That may seem rote, but His word holds
The greatest truth you’ve heard.
That long and unseen road
Will have plenty of rough terrain.
Be sure you share the load.
Together you can stand.
Walking the path as one you’ll find
Strength in each other’s hand.
That you know you will need.
For loving hearts and patient souls
Will help you both succeed.
A joyful, loving heart,
Count your blessings, forgive often,
And let God do His part.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it
is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable
or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all
things…. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of
these is love.
The time for joy is on us now,
The big day is at hand
And I praise You for this moment,
Which You, clearly, had planned.
And keep them close by You.
Please give them both the peace and strength
They’ll need to see them through.
And all the days they’ll see.
For they have been a wondrous source
Of love and joy to me.
And faith to hold on to
The love they share with each other
And that which flows from You.
The blessings that it brings,
And for the peace to walk in faith
Through all that this life brings.
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and
hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no
longer two but one flesh.
Tomorrow I will rise and go,
I’ve many plans in place,
But I know wherever I am
I’m living in Your grace.
We both know that’s not true.
It is because, despite myself,
My one true hope’s in You.
You washed my sins away.
Although I often let You down,
You love me anyway.
Due to Your plan, not mine,
For grace that all encompassing
Can only be divine.
That, in tomorrow’s dawn,
I’ll call You Lord and sing Your praise,
And, in Your grace, walk on.
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the
Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.
The darkness grows deeper each day,
With cold and bitter wind,
But I am not worried, afraid,
For I know it will end.
From light, to dark, to light
Thus, I’m at peace in the short day,
And don’t fear the long night.
But in time they’ll be gone,
And I will hold on through the storms,
Trusting that they’ll move on.
In Him who called the light
And formed the universe of stars
Out of the endless night.
And not give in to fear,
For there are no storms I can’t face
Knowing You’re ever near.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as
the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let
them be afraid.
I need to hear them once again,
Refresh my memory,
For I am walking out in faith
And need Your words with me.
But You are the high ground
On which I can find firm footage
Despite what’s all around
And called us to follow;
To carry those words to the world,
Every place that we go.
That I have lost my way,
But, with Your words tucked in my heart
I don’t go far astray.
When I just need to hear
The Holy Spirit whispering
Your words into my ear.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will
send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all
that I have said to you.
I trust in You when I’m in fear.
I rest in You when I’m weary.
I call upon You in distress,
And rejoice that You will hear me.
But so is the tiniest bird.
You know each star in the night sky,
And each prayer I’ve lifted, You’ve heard.
More than I can ever deserve.
Help me live as such grace requires,
To follow Your path and not swerve.
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now
remain in my love.
The stillness
whispers of Your grace,
And sings a song
of praise,
For all of
heaven knows Your name.
Oh Lord, teach
me Your ways.
What You have
called me to,
But I have
always known the Truth
Which lives only
in You.
Was clear, even
to me,
And I am praying
I’ll become
Who You’ve
called me to be.
I’ve fallen
short, often.
Yet, You picked
me back up each time
And set me
straight again.
Now, Lord, I
walk with faith in You,
And, so that I
don’t stray,
I keep my heart
fixed on Your Word
And Your Light
marks my way.
Trust in the
Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your
ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Some simple words
for simple thoughts
Is all I’ve
got tonight.
This day was
loaded with blessings,
Family, and
delight,
But now I’m
too worn out to think.
My mind gave
up that fight.
For family
and fun,
And for the
laughter, tears and love
That makes
the many, one.
Thank You
for them and for the joy
That lingers
when day’s done.