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PSALM 130:1.3.4.5.6.7 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord If thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But, there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. I wait for the Lord my soul doth wait and in his word do I hope My soul waitheth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning I say, more than they that watch for the morning. Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption
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RAIN Softly, so softly The rain cometh down Bringing refreshing, cool air To village and town Gently, so gently The rain falleth down From high in the heavens To the dry, barren ground Tenderly, so tenderly The rain splashes down Turning brown into green With hardly a sound (Written March 25, 2017) BE OF GOOD CHEER "Cheerfulness, like spring," wrote Jean Paul Richter." opens all the blossoms of the inward man. As we pondered these words by Mr. Richter, we thought about the last few months. And, we were able to acknowledge that many times we remarked to our wife, "Boy, am I grouchy." At the same time, we remarked, "Boy, do I feel cheerful, today." Why is it that we don't mind forcing negative thoughts and feelings upon ourselves and others, but we feel reticent to offer cheer thoughts to our colleagues or our inward man? Today, may we focus on cheerfulness. Be cheerful. Act cheerful. Express cheerfulness. Let's give our inward spirit a chance to glow. As it written in the Scriptures, "Be of good cheer..." (Written in 1978) PSALM 129:4,5,8 The Lord is righteous He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion The blessing of the Lord be upon you We bless you in the name of the Lord WE WOULD DRAW NEARER TO THEE In our running and rushing around Amid all dissonant distracting sound Amid all the worldly quicksand ground Constantly tempting and dragging us down We would draw nearer to thee, O Lord We would draw nearer to thee All our youth appears misused and spent We wonder where all the good times went As the winter of our life approaches fast Our seconds and minutes don't seem to last We would draw nearer to thee, O Lord We would draw nearer to thee In the days that lie ahead let us be bold May we be shepherds to the sheep of thy fold Keep us and mold us as we grow old Let us see visions more precious than gold We would draw nearer to thee, O Lord We would draw nearer to thee (First posted in July, 2012) SERENITY Serenity lives expectantly, one day at a time Serenity welcomes the powerful pause Serenity peacefully pursues patience Serenity turns tribulation into exultation Serenity is the fruit of a clean conscience Serenity is the song of the seraph Serenity bears burdens beneficently Serenity is a sacred soliloquy Serenity tolerates, contemplates and meditates Serenity tip-toes softly down the streets of clamor Serenity offers the balm of Gilead to a wounded world (First posted on 3.11.2012) PSALM 128:1,2,3,5 Blessed is everyone that feareth the Lord that walketh in his ways For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands Happy shalt thou be and it shall be well with thee Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house thy children like olive plants round about thy table The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children and peace upon Israel EARLY SPRING Can spring come to early For those who have had A bitter winter Where frost has chilled hopes And frozen warm relationships Or stilled famililar voices? Can spring come too soon? We think not Can spring with its resurrection Come too quickly And wipe away stained cheeks Or mend broken hearts Or calm troubled souls? Ah, we think not. Come spring, come early Come soon (First Posted February 2012) ROUGH QUESTIONS During Sunday school, a little boy was once asked, "Who are the meek?" He pondered for a moment and then answered, "The meek are those who give soft answers to rough questions." How does a family make ends meet in our inflationary society? That's a rough question. How does a person consistently associate amicably on a day to day basis with his spouse? Another rough question. How can parents lead their children down the path of righteousness in a warm and gentle way? Now that's a really good rough question. Through generations of time, the questions of life have remained basically the same...rough. But, the best answers and the Answer, have also remained the same...soft. PSALM 127:1,3,4,5 Except the Lord build the house, They labour in vain that build it Except the Lord keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord And the fruit of the worm is hes reward As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man So are the children of the youth Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them They shall not be ashamed but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate |
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