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PSALM 67:1,3,4,6,7

6/25/2015

PSALM 67:1,3,4,6,7

God be merciful to us
and bless us
And cause thy face
to shine upon us Selah

Let the people praise thee
O God Let all the people
praise thee
Let all the nations be glad
and sing for joy
For thou shalt judge the people
with righteousness
and govern the nations
upon the earth Selah
Then shall the earth
yield her increase
And God, even our own God
shall bless us
God shall bless us
and all the earth
shall fear him

A SIMPLE PRAYER (1)

6/25/2015

                                          A SIMPLE PRAYER (1)

                                          Dear Heavenly Father
I thank thee for all things
Forgive me of all my sins
Have mercy upon me, a sinner
Anoint my soul with the oil of joy
In the name of Jesus Christ
The Lord God Omnipotent
Amen

(Written June 23, 2015)

ARE YOU RUNNING WITH US, JESUS

6/25/2015

ARE YOU RUNNING WITH US, JESUS

Are you running with us, Jesus
Do you really care
Are you close at hand, O Lord
Or are you standing way out there

Are we in your inner circle
Or have we been left out
Are we drawing closer, Lord
Please dispel our minds of doubt

Cast down all our foes, dear Jesus
To all our sins, give rout
Let us cast our lots with thee
And with the angels shout

The Lord, he is our God
The Lord, he is our God
Forever and forever
Amen

FATHER'S DAY (1978)

6/18/2015

FATHER'S DAY (1978)

There's one question we'd like to ask
By an eloquent or simple word
In all this human race, who
Could ever take the place
Of Father
Who could equal his style or grace
His twinkling eyes or his smiling face
Who could ever match a love so rare
Or who, for his children, could care
Like Father.
There's a fellow we all know
Who did his best to help us grow
Toiled, sweated and shed a tear
Gave us courage and calmed our fear
Twas Father.
Through our laughter and our tears
He's been our friend these many years
So we exclaim with zeal and zest
There is one whom we love best
Our Father.

PSALM 66:1,2,4,8,10,18,20

6/18/2015

PSALM 66:1,2,4,8,10,18,20

Make a joyful noise
unto God all ye lands
Sing forth the honor
of his name
Make his praise glorious

All the earth shall worship thee
and shall sing unto thee
They shall sing to thy name, Selah

O bless our God ye people
and make the voice of his praise
to be heard
For thou O God hast proven us
Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried

If I regard iniquity in my heart,
the Lord will not hear me

Blessed be God, which hath
not turned away my prayer,
nor his mercy from me

WHAT PRICE SOLVENCY? (1978)

6/18/2015

WHAT PRICE SOLVENCY?

  Last Month, we were $3.84 overdrawn at our
local bank.

Fortunately, we were able to to borrow $1.63
from Tammy's jewelry box, $.86 from Billy's top
drawer, $.75 from Matt's piggy bank, $.57 from
some of Donna's heretofore undisclosed hidden
funds and $.03 which Heather held clutchingly
in her little hand.

As we took Heather's three pennies, a silent
voice within us raised the question, "What price
solvency?"

However, we suspect our lenders will not
let us easily forget that they came to our rescue
in our financial time of need.

In fact, we suspect the real financial winners
in this whole sordid affair will be the proprietors
of our kids' favorite ice-cream-parlor.

PSALM 65:1,2,11,12,13

6/11/2015

PSALM 65:1,2,11,12,13

                                        Praise waiteth for thee,
                                             O God in Sion
                                               and unto thee
                                                shall the vow
                                                   be preformed
                                        O thou that hearest prayer
                                        unto thee shall all flesh come

                                        Thou crownest the year
                                            with thy goodness
                                        and thy paths drop fatness
                                        They drop upon the pastures
                                            of the wilderness
                                               and the little hills
                                                  rejoice on every side

                                            The pastures are clothed with flocks
                                          The valleys are also covered with corn
                                                      They shout with joy
                                                      They also sing

I AM EVERYMAN

6/11/2015

   I AM EVERYMAN

                                        When someone is glad
                                             then I am glad
                                        When someone is sad
                                             then I am sad
                                        When someone is injured
                                             then I am injured
                                        When someone is in pain
                                             then I am in pain
                                        When someone is terrorized
                                             then I am terrorized
                                        When someone is victimized
                                             then I am victimized
                                        I cannot but empathize,
                                        For like you, I am everyman

                                        (Written June 10, 2015)

IN THE GARDEN

6/11/2015

                                                 IN THE GARDEN

                                       It's not too late. We still have time.
                                       This is still the planting season.

                                       Now is the time to plant row after
                                        row of love, kindness, hope, trust,
                                        forgiveness, and righteousness.

                                        And we may be sure that our Heavenly
                                       Father will nurture and tender our plantings
                                        and bring forth a beautiful increase.

                                        Every seed planted for the Lord always yields
                                        much more fruit than originally indicated by
                                        the size or number of our seeds.

                                        Come now, while there is time, let us go,
                                        and meet Him... in the garden.

PSALM 64:1,9,10

6/4/2015

PSALM 64:1,9,10

Hear my voice, O God
in my prayer
Preserve my life
from fear of the enemy

And all men shall fear
and shall declare
the work of God
For they shall wisely consider
of his doing

The righteous
shall be glad
in the Lord
and shall trust
in him
and all the upright
in heart shall glory