The Trinity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I see you in the little things

That I pass by each day

And I am grateful for each glimpse

That I see on my way.

It makes me smile to see you there,

Though I’ve no time to stay,

As I pass by I still my mind,

Look on your face and pray.

 

Thank you for being there!

The Winter Rose

Within the dying winter thorns

There lingers a scarlet rose,
Blooming with a joyful spirit
Where only cold winter grows.
Yet its brilliant scarlet banner,
Smiling in blissful repose,
Assures us His love continues
For longer than we suppose.
 
1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Decay and Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within the transience of life

We each must find a way
To live the fullness of our lives,
The final end, delay.
Yet we know full well that in time,
Though bodies pass away,
Because He died and lives again,
Our souls will not decay.
 
John 14:6
“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Jump For Joy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today my spirit jumped for joy,

Though all my world was gray,
For I remembered you love me
And that thought made my day!
 
Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Offer Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He stood, despondent, in the rain

Upon my front door stair.
He’d had a brutal sort of day
And needed me to care.
 
I asked him in, I gave him food
And my listening ear.
He talked until the pain had eased,
And then he lingered near.
 
He didn’t need me to respond,
Just listen while he spoke,
But later there would a time
For laughter and a joke.
 
Sometimes a friend is all we need,
Someone with time to spare,
To just be there, a friendly face,
A hug that says, “I care”.

2 Corinthians 1:4

who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God

 

The Teaching Collar

Sometimes good girls want to be bad,
They want to cross that line,
Believing they can slip right back
And all will still be fine.

Today she wanted to slip off
And play with the neighbor,
But as she came up to that line
Her hot collar stopped her.

The line is there to keep her safe,
To keep her close to me,
But sometimes the temptations strong
To play where I can’t see.

Her collar triggers her to stop,
Think through her choice again.
Sometimes I wish I had one too
Designed to make things plain.

But, in reality, I know
My wish is quite absurd,
That very collar is in place
And living in your word.

For it is in your heart that I
Would stay closer to you,
Although I sometimes slip away
To play a game or two,

But, just before I go too far,
Your word will call to me
And I will turn back from that line
To stay where you can see.

The Rain Drags On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I watched the rain wash through the sky,

Knowing that winter’s here.
I braced myself for endless weeks
Of tempests, grey and drear.
 
The ceaseless drumbeat of the rain,
The howling of the wind;
It seemed to me I’d go insane
Before this winter’s end.
 
But then a thought occurred to me,
Something I had not seen,
Without the rain my world would fade
And browns replace the green.
 
So I will not despise the rain,
It ends with the season,
Instead I’ll relish stormy times,
With better days my reason.
 
And as I pass through winter’s rain
To see the spring’s rebirth,
So life will bring me times of pain
To teach me joy’s true worth.

Genesis 2:5
Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,

A Thanks For My Friends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I couldn’t make it through the day

Without the help of friends.
They’re with me when the seas get rough,
When I’m at my wits ends.
They make me laugh when I could cry,
My joy is their concern,
And I would do most anything
For each one, in return.
 
So, for today, I lift this praise
To thank you for the love
Of those who stay right by my side
When push comes down to shove!

At All Times, Sing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When everything is going well

It’s so easy to sing
But when the storm clouds gather close
It’s a different thing
Yet they are in the hand of God,
Both times of pain and joy,
So sing to Him with all the faith
That your heart can employ.
 
Ecclesiastes 7:14
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.

Psalm 85:11

I raise my eyes to the heavens,

In faith I turn to you,

And you have always answered me.

Your righteousness shines through.

The answer is not always that

For which I’ve raised my prayer,

But I have always heard your voice;

I’ve known that you were there.

So, from my earthly point of view,

I faithfully believe,

That you will, in your righteousness,

Give all I should receive.

Psalm 85:11

Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.