Never Lost at Sea

Bobbing on the endless sea

Just my savior and me

I’m not worried, he set me free

My life’s his victory

Heading out into the storm

His love will keep me warm

Though dangers may rise up in swarm

Against me they’ll not form

I will stay right by his side,

In his peace I’ll abide

For on him I’ve always relied

Despite the changing tide

He has never failed in grace

To me, a wretched case,

And I won’t ever leave this place

Where I can see his face

Genesis 9: 14-15

I wondered if the rains would end,

If life would wash away.

Was all the world caught in the flood

That swept away my day?

I wept, my head against the pane,

The window streaked with tears.

It felt like I was drowning in

My sorrows and my fears.

The tear drops streaking down the glass,

Both inside and without

Seemed to reflect the darkened sky,

I sank within my doubt.

But then I saw a sparkle in

The corner of my eye;

And brilliant strands of color stretched

Across the winter sky.

The declaration of his love,

His promise through the years,

That lit the winter skyline was

Reflecting in my tears.

Genesis 9: 14-15

14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.

Left Behind

Everyone had come and gone,

Just echoes left behind,

But all the laughter and the fun

Still lingered in my mind.

And so I set about the house

To see what I could find,

To find out what chaos remained

To clean up or remind.

And as I set about my chores

I found it hiding there,

A cheery little painted egg

Had fallen by the chair.

And though its comrades all had gone

It didn’t seem to care,

It smiled at me and I smiled back

We were the perfect pair.

So happy that the crazy noise

Had left us in its wake,

But sad that all the fun was gone.

Of that, make no mistake!

But we could get the chores all done

Then sit and take a break

To talk about the fun we’d had

And new fun we could make.

We’d keep each other company

Until that happy day

When all our friends come back again

With noise and joy and play!!!

So as with life the chaos comes,

And we get swept away.

But it will pass and in its wake

Blessings will always stay.

Ezekiel 36:26

I wish that I was made of stone,

That my heart couldn’t feel

All the things that tear at it,

The hurts that will not heal.

The half life that I seem to live,

Though all my days are full,

Wears at my heart like rising tide

With its relentless pull.

Life chips away at who I am,

The tears that I must hide

Spill through the fault lines in my heart

Til they crack open wide.

The weeds of loneliness and pain

Grow up around this wreck;

They twist their way into the cracks,

I crumble, fleck by fleck.

The broken stone that is my life

I give to you, Oh Lord,

And take the life and heart of flesh

That you’ve healed and restored.

Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

I Corinthians 4:2

He sat alone upon his perch

And sang with his whole heart.

No other voice joined in with his,

But he still sang his part.

He has a gift, his gift is song,

And he is bound to share;

For gifts from God come with a trust,

An inseparable pair.

Each gift is uniquely our own,

But one the whole world needs;

Some feed the heart, some heal the soul

Through loving words or deeds.

A word, a song, a loving hand,

A strong arm when we fall;

Each one’s a gift that we can share

God knew we’d need them all.

So each of us must find the song

That only we can sing,

Then we must share that precious gift

And all that it may bring!

I Corinthians 4:2

“Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.”

My Daily Gifts

Each day in anticipation

I wake and rush to see

What little treasures you have made

And set out just for me.

The tree that’s bursting with new blooms,

Ducks landing in the sea,

A little fox out for a stroll,

Birds singing merrily.

Each person on this little earth

Receives such gifts from you,

But those who stop to unwrap them

Are often all too few.

And that’s too bad for all of them

For there’s so much to see.

But I know I’m your favorite

And most of it’s for ME!!!!

Isaiah 60: 20

I hear the heartbreak in your voice,

I see the tears you cry.

The waning moon casts little light

Across your darkened sky.

You fear that joy will never wash

Across your heart again

And that the only thing you’ll feel

Is searing, bitter pain.

But there, within your broken heart,

Still lives a perfect love

And that love is reflected in

The heart of God above.

Although the world is dark right now

And pain is all you feel,

Hold fast the truth that he is light

And that his light can heal.

For he will bring you through the grief

That life on earth bestows

And his light will outshine the moon,

For his love only grows.

Isaiah 60: 20

20 Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more;
the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.

A Break in the Rain

Although the day was filled with clouds

And rain splashed on the ground,

There was one moment of pure blue

And precious golden sound

When I heard songbirds start to sing

 And hope leapt all around.

Disappointed Plans

Never has a victory
Been won without a fight
Never has the darkness held
At bay the dawning light
Never has the morning sun
Failed to arise in flight
And I won’t let disappointments
Deprive me of delight

Be Generous With Your Mercy

Be generous with your mercy,

Do as you ask me to do.

Recognize pain in each other

And help each other get through.

Don’t look to the offense given,

Look through the offenders eyes.

If there is room for forbearance,

Give it, with all that implies.

Bear patiently, the impatient,

Allow them some extra grace.

There have been times in abundance

When you have stood in their place.

You ask that I should forgive you

Your often repeated sins,

Don’t forget that forgiveness is

Not where it ends, but begins.

You know that I will embrace you

Or help you up when you fall,

So reach your hand to another

Whenever you hear them call.

To learn what I have been teaching

You have to match word with deed.

Be generous with your mercy,

For often that’s all we need