The worlds looking for
The answer to cope
The chosen called to spread
Tiny ripples of hope
Of message echoing
The truth known of the way
One that conquered death
That rose on Easter’s day
A peace beyond this world
Known in our joy and strife
Love the only word
Of everlasting life
Like diamonds that sparkle
Upon an ocean bright
Or stars from above
Found in the night
Come now brother sister
As one body unite
A wave of hope rising
Of His glorious light
God welcomes us
With a sunrise’s beauty
Come receive His love
Welcome Him into me
God’s seeking us
In gifts everywhere
Come find His love
With our soul, be aware
God’s calling us
With opportunities
Come share His love
With the lost and needy
God’s wanting us
In Him to be
Come be His love
For eternity
I love the sound
Of the old creaky door
That draws us into
What God has in store
I love the fragrance
That dwells in the air
One so fulfilling
The Spirit of prayer
I love the feeling
The squeak in the floor
Of so many needy
Who’ve been here before
I love the pew
So old and so worn
Where heart of the humble
Come to be adored
I love the silence
Through lens that’s so clear
The Presence of God
Is so richly here
I love this old church
With gifts beyond measure
Of grace overflowing
This place is a treasure
In our daily journey
Souls will appear
Let the thought be ready
That God sent them here
To be fully present
With an open ear
With a humble heart
And a soul that cares
One of heavens vision
Of ways beyond here
Let the voice of the Spirit
Of love, let us share
A blessing of calling
Let us be aware
To always to ready
To be there with a prayer
In the gift of dawning
Light pours from above
A moment blessed of peace
Receiving Your love
With gifts of the Spirit
Of treasure, embrace
The facets of Your love
In mercy, joy and grace
All throughout this day
With blessings that You share
Is easy to see
Your love everywhere
The question of our life
Of offer in love’s bond
In soul and heart and deed
How will we respond?
So many inputs
Of joy and of strife
What is our program
For processing life?
A world of disaster
How can we cope?
We turn to our savior
A message of hope
When we are hurt
By acts of cruelty
We practice forgiveness
With gifts of mercy
When life gets you down
A lost purpose of
The seed of joy grows
In sharing His love
And when we fail
Our spirit to lift
We’re blessed to receive
From God all His gifts
With freedom to live
When it’s not about me
With a perspective
Of life heavenly
And from the sky
It came to rest
Upon the fields’
Hallowed breast
As Spirit lay
Of dwelling be
A moving view
Of pure beauty
A covering
A soaking in
Of how the mist
Becomes within
A sacrament
For us to see
Of how a prayer
Covers me
For the season of lent
Of thought to prepare
A time of almsgiving
Fasting and prayer
And here I am
I must confess
That half way there
My lent is a mess
If I’m honest about
My Lenten devotions
I see that I’m just
Going through the motions
And lost in my needing
A vision to see
Perhaps this is where
God wants me to be
Lost in the desert
Of need desperately
Here let me allow
My Lord to find me
Lost in my needing
In this desert, I roam
Please Lord rescue me
And lead me back home
A situation dire
Beyond the hands of man
Can God do a miracle?
I believe He can!
The unknowns before us
We have to wait until
Will God do a miracle?
I hope that He will
In these days of waiting
Following Gods’ plan
With body of Christ praying
I’ll do what I can
Comfort in our trust
God’s grace will fulfill
Knowing God is love
I’ll give up my will
It truly is a miracle
That God always comes through
In Him to fully trust
And I believe it true
It’s so beautiful
A Holy invitation
Of us to reflect
On our Lord’s creation
A practice so important
To be aware and find
Precious little moments
To draw unto divine
For its these little moments
As rain drops fill the sea
That prepare the soul
For greater ones to be
So draw close to Him
Through nature of a prayer
With vision of His view
A taste of heaven here
DarylMadden 