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PSALM 141:1,4,8 Lord, I cry under thee Make haste unto me Give ear to my voice When I cry unto thee Incline not my heart to any evil thing To Practice wicked works with men that work iniquity And let me not eat of their dainties But mine eyes are unto thee O, God the Lord In thee is my trust Leave not my soul destitute
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PENNIES ON THE TRACK We've traveled down, oh many times To the railroad tracks And laid our pennies there Just Pop and me We've heard the mournful whistle howl As the train creaked clackily Down the rails And flattened out our pennies Into memories long ago And now our children have experienced This same sweet joy and excitement Of boxcars passing o'er And bending slow And moving on Into eternity PSALM 140:4,6,7,12,13 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked Preserve me from the violent man Who have purposed to overthrow My goings I said unto the Lord Thou art my God Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle I know the Lord Will maintain the cause of the afflicted And the right of the poor Surely the righteous will give thanks Unto thy name The upright shall dwell In thy presence CLICK May 23 was a most auspicious day for thousands of families across our land. For on this day, they joined one another in support of "morality in television," by keeping their television sets off for a full day. After school, our day went as follows... "Hey mom, you mean we can't even watch The Brady Bunch or The Partridge Family?" "That's right." "Hey honey, we'll skip Harry Reasoner, but don't you think it's a bit unfair to make us miss Walter Cronkite?" "Sorry." "Time for Crosswits." "Forget it." "Hey honey, you know how much you like to watch the $100,000 Name That Tune show. It's on." "I'll bite my nails. We've got to show the world that no sacrifice is too great in this matter." "They're showing 'The Yearling,' tonight at eight. We really ought to watch it. It's a classic." "Didn't you see it originally, in 1946?" "Honey, you really ought to let me watch Country Night of Stars. Charlie Pride and Tennessee Ernie Ford are appearing." "Sorry, no show." "I'm going to bed. I don't feel well. "Good night, Johnny Carson, wherever you are." (Written in May, 1978) FATHERS As we've sojourned down the open road, we've come to a very simple conclusion... Fathers are important. Having been both a son and a father, we have come to realize just how much sons and daughters expect, need and like to have personal heroes they can look up to and admire. Honesty, integrity, a sense of humor... These are a few of the character traits gleaned from lives of our fathers. Donna and I are thankful for the examples our fathers, William Morgan and Emery Smith, set for us. We are proud to call them our fathers (Written in June 1975. Slightly revised in 2017) ALONG THE BEACH As we walk along the beach of life And see myriad grains of sand That query of old comes to mind What is man, oh Lord, what is man Are we like a hapless starfish Just tossed upon the shore Our fate determined by a whim Or, is there something more Before our tide goes out, O Lord Before our days are spent Help us see we're here by choice That we've been heaven sent Come ashore and show us, Lord Just what we're meant to be Teach us of a kinship rare Of our relationship to thee As we place our sinking footsteps In the soft, soft sands of time Teach us of thy graciousness And of thy love sublime (First posted in July 2014) EVENTIDE In the quiet hours of eventide, it seems as though we can... Hear some angles singing joyously See some stars dancing happily Climb majestic mountains effortless Write pastoral poetry flawlessly Speak of God's mercies tenderly Remove obstinate obstacles easily Seek goodness continually Think holy thoughts indefinitely In the quiet hours of eventide the presence of our Lord PSALM 139:11,12,14,17,23,24 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee But the night shineth as the day The darkness and the light are both alike to thee I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made Marvellous are thy works and that my soul knoweth right well How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God How great is the sum of them Search me, O God, and know my heart Try me and know my thoughts And see if there be any wicked way in me And lead me in the way everlasting SO QUIET THE TREES So quiet the trees So quiet the breeze The grass lies gently down Not a single word spoken Shining bright, the moon A token of God's love Brightly beaming As time stands still Quiet the summer night glows Peaceful, peaceful all around Not a sound, not a sound Good night (Written on June 7, 2017) A THING OF BEAUTY This month, we celebrate and rejoice with all those who have opened, or are about to open, the doors of holy matrimony, and begin to journey down the role of life, together, as one. We recently read the following: "A wedding is an event, but marriage is an achievement" Many couples will make elaborate wedding and reception plans. But, how many couples shall give serious forethought about their marriage? A wedding service may last for an hour, but marriage was foreordained to last through eternity. Will you invite Jesus to become the Lord of your marriage? May your marriage become a thing of beauty. (Written in 1978) |
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