Make Things Simple

He mows acres of grass
So it looks pretty
It’d be more beautiful
As God meant it to be

We cut down the forest
For a shopping mall
But we needed a trail
To see autumn leaves fall

He pays the gardener
Another to chop wood
His gym can’t provide
A workout this good

They put the kids on teams
As many as able
But time they really needed
Was at the dinner table

She volunteered at church
Couldn’t do any more
So she didn’t have time for
What God needed her for

Lets make this simple
To pause and to pray
To listen to God
For His will today

A Good Place to Grow

Rich is the soil
The light overflows
Seems that this pasture
Is a good place to grow

With loving nurture
An example to show
Seems that this family’s
A good place to grow

One in His body
It’s Christ that I know
Seems that this Church
Is a good place to grow

To trust in our Lord
When I’m feeling low
From this valley of darkness
Is a good place to grow

To walk with our Lord
With His blessings, bestow
Seems that our life
Is a good place to grow

Do You

Beloved do you see it?
In closing your eyes here
My eternal light
Within you shining clear

Beloved do you hear it?
In the silence here
Indwelling in your soul
The Word My Spirit shares

Beloved do you feel it?
In resting in Me here
The peace of My promise
The joy of hope, aware

Beloved do you know it?
My real Presence here
Surrounding you with grace
My love beyond compare

Beloved come to live it
In each moment here
I am always with you
Binding in a prayer

Beloved will you share it?
These gifts I offer here
The treasures of heaven
With each soul everywhere

Claim Our Free Will

By God’s grace, free will is given
With a prayer to exercise
Here we choose Gods’ will to follow
Let the Spirit guide the wise

In the news, the sky is falling
In the world, surrounding us
Here we choose the gift of faith
We’ll proclaim, in God we trust

Overwhelmed, our stress is rising
Seems our worries here won’t cease
Here we choose what Jesus offered
With His gift of, eternal peace

Stuck in fears of unknown, growing
Or we are hurt by someone
Here we choose our truth of knowing
That we’re His beloved one

When our pride fuels our ego
Money, power feeds our greed
Here we choose humility
To lose our life here we concede

Rejoice this day, in each blessing
Perspective of our attitude
Here we choose, grace accepting
With a heart of gratitude

Take control of our decisions
Claim a life of one accord
Here we choose a blessed journey
When we give them back, to our Lord

Welcome, Welcome

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
The gift this dawning brings
The elements of life
We welcome everything

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
The wonder nature brings
To ponder His creation
Of beauty surrounding

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
The gift that each soul brings
In joy or suffering
Jesus encountering

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
Each situation brings
To grow within the Spirit
Our soul of molding

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
Each unknown moment brings
Between heaven and earth
With His love nourishing

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
Fall into His embrace
With joy and gratitude
For everything is grace

Day of a Mother

The day of a mother
Is like no other
One that is defined
By serving another

With acts that are nice
Not just once or twice
But each offered as
A living sacrifice

With life to contend
Here they comprehend
With each passing joy
That time’s not their friend

And so they persevere
With each act they share
As a living witness
Of love the truly cares

We know that because
That each act was
From the heart of Christ
For that’s what love does

A Little Flower

At a little flower
I paused and stared
With its simple being
These words it shared

With water and with light
My God provides for me
I seek to grow roots deep
And offer my beauty

Words of humble wisdom
Of living my life too
Trusting and receiving
Of God’s love pouring through

To nurture my faith
In soil of God’s way
With daily ups and downs
Lead my soul to pray

What God has given me
His blessings this day
Through a grateful heart
With joy to give away

Colors of Springtime

Colors of Springtime
Is the morning light
An inspiration
Of mind to ignite

Clouds at sunrise
Filter the sunlight
To a golden hue
Of deeper insight

A warm color
After a winter, long
Sings in the silence
A caressing love song

Gift of our Lord
For us to share it
In warming our minds
Our soul and spirits

Are We Not?

Are we not the ocean
Under storm and clear skies
Each moment a wave
That the wind gives rise

Are we not the sky
With light pouring through
Each day is the weather
That the wind blew

Are we not a pasture
Of flowers and weeds
Each seasons is planted
The wind blows the seeds

Are we not a soul
In a body, reside
Each choice of our will
To let the Spirit, guide

Game of Life

To be rich in life
Is to cherish gifts sent
To behold with God
Our precious moments

To have a famous life
Our purpose to fulfill
What God called us do
Surrendering our will

To have a joyful life
A servant’s attitude
That everything is grace
Respond with gratitude

To have a peaceful life
Is to live faithfully
Resting in the promise
The Jesus gave to me

To have a fruitful life
Through vulnerability
Sharing joys and sorrows
In community

Treasures of our life
To keep securely
For gifts you give away
We store eternally

True success in life
Comes through humility
Becoming of the soul
God made us to be

The secret of life
A simple choice to choose
Jesus as our Savior
In Him our life to lose

To win the game of life
It’s just practice you see
To be in love with Christ
For all eternity