So Small

I’m so small, Lord. The world’s too big.

I fear I could get lost
If You don’t keep an eye on me
I’ll be storm blown and tossed.
 
Please watch me, Lord, and keep me safe.
Protect me with Your care.
For, though I’m small, I’ll know I’m loved
If You are always there.

Always on Watch

There’s something stark about the scene

That touches me deeply.
I can’t pin down quite what it is,
Only that it moves me.
A solitary figure stands
Surrounded by the snow.
Despite the dark, the bitter cold,
He chooses not to go.
It is as if he stands on guard,
Watching throughout the night.
A quiet figure, dark and still,
Against the frozen white.
                                 
What is he watching in the night,
What does he see coming?
Is it something that I should fear,
Or joy to make me sing?
Will it take strength I don’t yet have,
A faith that’s growing still?
Or is it something I can face
If I stand in God’s will?
Or is it just a moment caught
Within the photo’s frame?
A moment now a memory
That lingers just the same…
 
Luke 21:36
Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

Teach the Young

It’s not the voices of the great

That touch us to the core.
Instead it’s those voices we know
That move us to be more.
 
The famed may speak words rich and wise,
But those we listen to
Are the voices we love the best,
Those we trust to be true. 
 
Especially the little ones
Who learn to say and do
All that they should know in this life
By, each day, watching you.
 
Speak gently to the little ones,
Who walk with you each day,
And teach them what they need to know
So they don’t lose their way.
 
Teach them to be kind when they should
And help out when they can.
Teach them to love and praise the Lord
And serve their fellow man.
 
Speak of the Lord and all His Grace,
Be sure they hear your voice,
For it is you they’ll listen to
When they must make their choice.
 
Proverbs 22:6
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Reflection and Thanks

Taking time to reflect on life

Counting my blessings, too.
Thanking You for all I have,
And all that I’ve come through.
I know the road is long ahead,
There’s much still left to do,
But I’ve been blessed with so much, Lord,
And well beyond my due,
That I can only credit Grace
And that Grace comes from You.

Perfect Days

Whatever this day holds in store,

It mixes good and bad.
There never was a “perfect day”
In all the days I’ve had.
 
But that’s a blessing in itself,
There’s beauty in contrast.
It takes both shadows and sunlight
For impressions that last.
 
So don’t look for a perfect day,
One flawlessly arrayed,
Instead enjoy each, flaws and all,
For it’s the day God made!

This photo is a blessing from TT. Thank you for a sunrise of perfect contrasts!

Be Thankful

I keep hearing these words today,

“Be thankful in all things”.
For there is much to be thankful for
In all that your life brings.
 
You say that times are hard right now,
Well they’re hard for me, too.  
And yet I find blessings galore
In everything I do.
 
The traffic was a snarled mess,
It gave me time to sing.
It rained until the streets filled up,
Things will be green in Spring.
 
The bills pile up, the worries too,
So I spend time with Him.
Which helps improve my attitude,
Even when things are grim.
 
There are worries and fears enough
To bring me to my knees,
But when I’m there I lift a prayer
Of thanks that’s meant to please.
 
Because the faith that sees me through
Is not a faith that’s blind,
I don’t get lost in all that wrong,
It’s happiness I find.
 
So when I felt my spirits sag
I listened to that voice.
“Be thankful in all things today”,
And that’s been a great choice.

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

In The Storm

I’m caught within the rising storm,

Pelted by driving rain,
But I will stand within your grace
Despite my fear and pain.
 
I’ll hunker down before the wind,
But keep my eyes on You.
I feel the storm tear at me, Lord,
But You will see me through.
 
I don’t ask that You turn the storm,
That lack of faith is wrong,
But what I do ask of You, Lord,
Is that You make me strong.

Light Up the Clouds

I watched the sun rise into clouds,

Thinking its light would dim.
Instead the clouds began to glow
From rim to golden rim.
 
We too can be just like that sun,
Rising to face each day.
When darkness lies across our path
Our light can still hold sway.
 
We can refuse to give the dark
The chance to hide our light,
Instead we can light up the clouds
And make our whole world bright.
 
Luke 8:16
No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

Such is His Love

I used to think that all my sin

Might turn His heart from me,
But, when He died and rose again,
He proved that could not be.
 
I was afraid that all I’d done
Would cause Him so much shame
That He would turn away from me
And never speak my name.
 
Instead, He sought me in my sin
And spoke to me of Grace.
He said He would not give me up
Or turn from me His face.
 
In fact, He made it clear to me,
No matter where I run,
He’ll find me and He’ll love me still,
Despite all I have done.
 
So I am now convinced of this,
There’s no place I might be,
That God won’t find me, when I call.
Such is His love for me.
 
Romans 8:38-39  
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Still Water and Peace

After the flurry of the day

When I, at last, was still,
I felt Your peace within me, Lord.
I feel it linger still.
 
Within my mind I find that place
Where silent waters flow,
And, when I need to see Your face,
That is the place I go.
 
My world is filled with busy days,
That make me long for peace.
And, when I’m with You on that shore,
I find, at last, release.
 
So I will meet You every day
In my mind, by the lake,
And all the peace You offer me,
Lord, I will gladly take.