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SPRING HAS ARRIVED Alleluia Spring has arrived That season of the year So long for which we've waited Now we shall plow and plant With joyful abandonment With willing wills Trusting hearts And happy thoughts We shall plant expectantly Knowing that in due season The Keeper of our seeds Shall multiply our harvest And our baskets shall overflow O, yes, our baskets shall overflow (First posted on June 4, 2015)
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TO LISTEN One of our favorite authors, David Augsburger, has written, The Golden Rule of Friendship is to listen to others as you would have them listen to you. Too many of us, especially parents, talk too much and listen too little. It also seems that we listen only with our outer ears, while neglecting to listen with our minds and hearts. Would you have children, who would carry warm memories of home and of their parents throughout there lives? Then take time to listen to them while they are young. Blessed are those children who inherit parents who listen intently, supportively, and enthusiastically to what they have to say. DAY BY DAY We give Thee thanks, Oh Lord... For our sweet wives For our beautiful children For cool calming breezes For silent moments For the adventure of life For each new sunrise For thy patience and love For rolling away the stone For listening and caring For the joy thy Spirit bestows Indeed, Oh Lord, our cup runneth over... day by day. (First posted December 2012) MEMORIAL DAY (2022) bbb These are perilous times. Terrorism and death are on the march. Worldwide evil has once again raised its ugly head. Our civilization has not yet reached the horrible circumstances of World War I Or World War II or the Viet War times. But, incidents of terrorism continue to Increase. Most of this terrorism is caused By Islamic Extremists or Islamic Extremist wannabes and misguided Americans. Our civilization still has not sought the better path? Many have sought world peace, but it is hard to find. When, oh when shall we witness the plowshares? PSALM 138:1,2,8 I will praise thee with my whole heart Before the gods, will I sing praise unto thee I will worship toward thy holy temple and praise thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth forever Forsake not the works of thine own hands THERE'S STILL TIME Has life with all its troubles Just seemed to drag you down Please don't get discouraged There's still time to turn around Take the good shepherd by the hand He will love and understand Peace of mind will surely now abound There's still time to turn around The Holy Spirit is a moving Like a mighty rushing wind And as we hear the trumpet sound There's still time to turn around There's still time to make amends Before our last amen Allelu, amen Allelu, amen PSALM 137:1,2,3,4,5 By the rivers of Babylon we sat down Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof For there, they carried us away captive Required of us a song and they wasted us Required of us mirth, saying Sing us one of the songs of Zion How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land If I forget you, O Jerusalem let my right hand forget its skill upon the harp (The last verse was taken from The Holy Bible New Living Translation) 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 June 2012) GRADUATION (1977) To those who have graduated or are about to graduate, we wish you well Indeed, we wish you the best And, as you begin your journey into your future, may you continue... To lift To seek peace To pass along encouragement To promote purity and dignity To learn the art of empathy To greet each day with a song To walk ever closer to God To defend our freedoms courageously To bless all people To encourage faith To love May you continue to grow in grace and graciousness PSALM 136:1,5-9,12,23 O, Give thanks unto the Lord for he is good For his mercy endureth forever To him that by his wisdom made the heavens For his mercy endureth forever To him that stretched out the earth above the waters For his mercy endureth forever To him that made great lights For his mercy endureth forever The sun to rule by day For his mercy endureth forever The moon and stars to rule by night For his mercy endureth forever With a strong hand and with a stretched out arm For his mercy endureth forever Who remembered us in our low estate For his mercy endureth forever |
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