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GREAT PLEASURE We take great pleasure In singing a song In lighting a torch In righting a wrong We take great pleasure In sowing a seed In harvesting crops In pulling a weed We take great pleasure In the lilt of a bird In a quiet peaceful moment In reading the Word We take great pleasure In greeting the sun In the changing of seasons In the long distance run We take great pleasure In family time leisure In friends that we treasure In life at full measure
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COME TO OURSELVES How often have we heard someone say, "I'm just not myself today"? This poses an interesting question... If we are not ourselves today, who shall we be tomorrow? Of course, what we are implying is... that we are not our "better" selves. "I'm just not myself today" is usually followed by the profound (?) statement, "I've just got to get hold of myself." Again, what we really mean is...that at the present time, we have a hold of our less desirable selves, when we would prefer to be holding on to our more agreeable, higher selves. Wrote Emerson, "I want to bring men, not to me, but to themselves." May we "come to ourselves"... while we may still be found. "Be yourself, everyone is taken" Oscar Wilde PSALM 118:1,5,6,8,14,17,22,24 O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good because his mercy endureth forever I called upon the Lord in distress The Lord answered me and set me in a large place The Lord is on my side I will not fear What can man do unto me? It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man The Lord is my strength and my song and is become my salvation I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner This is the day which the Lord hath made We will rejoice and be glad in it JUST REMEMBER When your days appear the darkest And your fortunes continue to fall When your valleys seem immeasurable And your mountains seem too tall Just remember, just remember God is there When your hopes have turned to ashes And your dreams have turned to dust When your granaries are empty And your silver's turned to rust Just remember, just remember God is there When your back is up against the wall And you've lost your will to strive When the night has hidden your sunlight And you've lost your zip and drive, Just remember, just remember God is there When your friends politely leave you And you don't know where to turn When your world has stopped its caring And has forsaken its concern Just remember, just remember God is there PSALM 117:1,2 Praise the Lord All ye nations Praise Him All ye people For his merciful kindness is great toward us And the truth of the Lord endureth forever Praise ye the Lord WE RAISE OUR CUPS We have wandered To the well Of the world And have found it Dry and empty With dry lips Aching hearts And parched souls We come now Oh Lord, to Thee And raise our cups Rejoicingly As Thou pourest Out our drink Almost instantly We realize That our tiny cups Can ne'er contain Thy blessings Flowing freely Into our lives Refreshingly Eternally SHUT MY MOUTH An anonymous writer has written: "God gave man a mouth that closes and ears that don"t. That should tell us something." As in all things of importance, there is an appropriate time or season for keeping silent. Zechariah implores us to "Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord." (Zech. 2:13) Too often, in our prayers, we talk too much and listen too little. May we heed the admonition of the Lord, who said, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." (Matthew 11:15) PSALM 116:1,5,6,7,9,12,13,14 I love the Lord because he hath heard my voice and my supplications Gracious is the Lord, and righteous Yea, our God is merciful The Lord preserveth the simple I was brought low and he helped me Return unto my rest, O my soul a for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord I will pay my vows unto the Lord, now in the presence of all his people OUR MAIN BUSINESS "Our main business in life," wrote Thomas Carlyle, is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." What lies at hand, Oh Lord What work would Thou have us do Reveal to us Thy will, Oh Lord Reveal to us our plans from You. As the world revolves around us, Like one gigantic clamours band Let us seek Thy face, Oh Lord And with calm assurance, stand. No far, dim distance need we see Only that which clearly lies at hand To know Thy present purpose, Oh Lord Is thy desire for every woman Is Thy desire for every man. IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING I've travelled down most of the roads of life available to you and me. Some good, some ugly, some muddy. I've made thousands of choices over the years. Some wise, some wicked, some foolish. Some years ago, I came to my senses and said it was time for a change. A time to get on the right road toward the land of the living. True living. Truly living. A land with kind thoughts, pure actions, quieter living, tranquil days, restful nights. Power packed with joyous enthusiasm. Gladness in the heart. Serenity in the soul. Come while you may, and join with me in the land of the living 'neath the cottonwood tree Where the songbirds sing and cool waters run free Where the sun shines bright and the eagles take flight In the land of the living What a beautiful sight In the land of the living What a beautiful sight (Written August 22, 2014) |
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