On winter’s days last
When the angles just right
Shining through the trees
Flows a river of light
When morning awakes
We view the mist rising
Just over the hill
From river, realizing
If we are silent
Attune and aware
The sound of the river
Flows to our ears
The living river
One of the Spirit
Is flowing with love
If we seek to hear it
The book of nature
Which all souls applaud
Is one for the ages
For its authored by God
Each page is a treasure
Of beauties expanse
That we take for granted
With only a glance
Come now beloved
And savor this gift
To find even deeper
Meaning to sift
A drawing, surrender
With our being whole
For rich are the blessings
When read with the soul
With each page of turning
Let Spirit reveal
A moment of living
Where one becomes real
A book of living
With our part to share
With Presence indwelling
Begins with our prayer
Father, Son and Spirit
You welcome us in to
Love of the divine
Gift beyond value
Truth of the accepting
Warmth in Your embrace
Treasure beyond know
Flowing mercies grace
Let us be of being
Deep of the within
Nourishing the soul
Soaking You all in
One of transformation
Of giftings to prepare
Living Word of being
Of Your love to share
In being of prayer
So grateful, heart be
Of God generous
Word flows back to me
Rather than me telling
A lesson let me know
In how I live my life
This way, let me show
With gifts of abundant
Learn to give away
All that I’ve been blessed
In sharing here, this day
Possessions and money
But of greater value
The joy, peace and love
The treasures of You!
A new way of living
A practice to know
Being in the moment
Letting all else go
God is present here
Gifts surround to see
If can’t be happy now
Where else can I be
View a flowing river
As worries come this day
Name them in a boat
Let them drift away
A living prayer
Of being here
My loving God
Each moment share
Training the soul
Of blessings to find
Awareness of all
In sparks of divine
A gathering of souls
In celebration great
Feast offered to all
In silence, contemplate
Living word consuming
Mystery foretelling
Blessed in precious grace
In being of dwelling
State of deep within
Time of moment stilling
A movement of the soul
Food of the fulfilling
One of the beyond
Past our comprehension
Letting Spirit flow
Way of the ascension
A living eulogy
Of writing, here this day
If you are a parent
You scribe it anyway
Things you teach your children
Priorities instill
Way of life’s importance
Goals they will fulfill
People of surrounding
Of ones which they will bond
With character creating
Souls of which they’re fond
Did they treasure kindness
Or generosity
Show a love so pure
Self-sacrifice to be
A fallen broken soul
When they lost their way
Their story of faith written
Answered when we pray
Entrance to the door
Key of eternity
Will they trust our God
Let His love flow through me
DarylMadden 