In mornings rising
Our first thought be of
The seed of our soul
The beginning in love
To the source of all love
Of new life this day
With a grateful heart
Be in Him and pray
Let our treasure be love
Each moment aware
The joy of heaven
To seek and to share
From Spirit to soul
To heart to our face
The light of our smile
And a loving embrace
The dawning light
Draws me outdoors
Spoken in beauty
It is yours, it is yours
The caress of the breeze
In silence, it lures
The stillness of peace
It is yours, it is yours
The word is spoken
His love outpours
Through intimate prayer
It is yours, it is yours
A moments connection
With the one that endures
The eternal gift
It is yours, it is yours
The great Annunciation
Holy is his name
In our thoughts and acts
What do we proclaim?
Here a new beginning
Of Advent to prepare
Let our meditation be
A transforming prayer
With gifts of greatest treasure
More than we could afford
Let out soul proclaim
The greatness of the Lord
Our sins have been forgiven
A free gift that we share
Let our Spirit rejoice
In our Savior, we declare
An unworthy sinner be
Wrapped in His holiness
For He has looked upon
Us in our lowliness
Fear conquered by love
In His arms we can rest
From this moment, now on
We are all called blessed
In His incarnation
To all the earth exclaim
For He’s has done great things for me
And Holy is His name
Know me
Show me
Flow me
Bestow on me
The bread of life to help me see
That Jesus is the way
Guide me
Glide me
Beside me
Abide in me
The Spirits breath to flow though me
Your wisdom to convey
Lift me
Gift me
Sift me
Adrift in me
The Fathers arms bind tenderly
His love is here today
Will me
Still me
Thrill me
Instill in me
Your precious grace to set me free
In the Trinity we pray
We think of sun rising
With light to appear
But it’s the earth turning
Towards what’s always there
An act of receiving
A gift sent for free
To all of creation
Blessed to everybody
And wise is the soul
Who pause with a prayer
Bound in the ways
Beyond what is here
For many the facets
Of light from above
Of treasures unseen
Of joy, peace and love
And when the night comes
Raise your vision to see
The way the light shines
Infinitely
Yesterday I prayed
With a heart of fear
Needing you my Lord
And hoping in you there
And today I return
With the word of amen
For answered prayer
So grateful again
When will I ever learn
To fully trust in You
A lifetime of practice
To see things in your view
In little acts of faith
Of practice here to see
For one day we will be
Grateful eternally
I’m grateful for gratitude
The spirit people share
To focus on our blessings
Within this moment, here
I’m grateful for fulfillment
In heavens gifts, concede
And turn away from all the junk
The world tells us we need
I’m grateful for our joy
The fruit of gratitude
That everything’s a gift
To share our attitude
But most of all I’m grateful
For a love so true
Of the knowing of the One
That I’m grateful to
Flowing from our God
Each moment that we live
Is the opportunity
Of things that we can give
Many ways of giving
Through spark of Spirit stirred
Through act, prayer or things
Or sharing of a Word
It really doesn’t matter
The “what” that we impart
But the source of love
That’s given from the heart
Blessing even more
For our soul to enjoy
From our gratitude
Flows the fruit of joy
A day of giving, thanks
Let’s truly contemplate
The many gifts of God
That we appreciate
Squanto was a warrior
A real Patuxent man
One living in harmony
With the Creators plan
When a great ship appeared
Met with apprehension
They were invited to a feast
But it was a deception
He and twenty friends
Were held in the ships’ hold
Sailing back to Spain
As slaves they would be sold
There he saw two Friars
Who came to pay the price
To free and nurture him
With the love of Christ
They send him to England
With a family to stay
He learned to speak English
And to his home, paid the way
When finally, he arrived
His joy turned to despair
For disease took his people
His family was not there
He joined the Wampanoags
To their Chief, did consent
When new white men appeared
On a mission, he was sent
The Pilgrims were amazed
When he spoke with their tongue
A lifesaving, Godsend
In this new world, begun
To ponder in our journey
Through trials and through fear
Although we may not see it
God’s way is working here
Squanto was a warrior
With his will to release
To turn away from evil
Who fought for love and peace
When night comes, and you look
Back on this day within
You see how fragmentary
Everything has been
And how much you planned
That has gone undone
And all of the reasons
You have one by one
Embarrassed and ashamed
Take everything so grim
Put it in God’s hands
And leave with Him
DarylMadden 