We seek Your path which is rough shod
And need Your help the way is hard
For all our sin we must atone
Our secret Lord we’re not alone !
HE RULES ( 2016 ) 2016/08/01
The days may come, the days may go
With not much progress here to show
One thought that does refuse to stay
And cannot wait to fly away
That each of us is on our own
As each shall reap what has been sown.
Remember God is on our side
In spite of fear or foolish pride
Make known to Him that love is sure
With all your strength reject impure
For in the end we’re left no choice
He rules us all heart, soul and voice !
RETRIBUTION ( 2016 ) 2016/07/28
I like to think that when I cry
The tears I shed whisper goodbye
To all the lost dreams I recall
And tragedies that did befall
For life’s composed of good and bad
Of days so sweet or ever sad
And thus we learn as we do grow
That what we reap is as we sow !
CROSS YOUR HEART ( 2016 ) 2016/07/24
The bells are ringing, hear the sound
It’s Sunday morning all around
Another chance to speak with God
I have not ever found that hard !
In fact the total truth should be
It’s my sweetest activity
So I continue every day
From morn to night, a time to pray.
I know that God is always there
He rarely misses any prayer
Be not afraid, make it your quest
Just cross you heart, God knows the rest !
VARIED AND VAST ( 2016 ) 2016/07/23
There is a valley through which each must pass
Where all the minutes sift through God’s hour glass
The journey will be neither swift nor fast
As there is none to know how long twill last,
Make ready my soul, for the die’s been cast
This role that we play, both varied and vast !
GREAT FRIEND ( 2016 ) 2016/07/22
When I was young I used to pray
“Please help me Lord, show me the way ”
And then as I began to age
My life soon turned another page.
I spoke to God quite frequently
It seemed we shared true empathy
At least that is what I believed
And do not think I was deceived.
Now that I’m old I understand
Our God is always close at hand
He is our comfort and great friend
Remaining so until the end !
JUDGEMENT ( 2016 ) 2016/07/20
We live in dark and dangerous days
Beware of those preaching foreign ways
Remain steadfast to God’s own commands
Avoid the teaching of new demands.
The day expected is soon to come
Keep hold of your faith with its wisdom
God speaks to us and we must adhere
For His judgement day is too soon near !
HAVE FAITH MY CHILD ( 2016 ) 2016/07/19
Oh little child where have you been
Are you now dreaming of the wind
And wondering just where it goes
Beyond your fingers and your toes
On this wild journey way up high
To meet its brothers in the sky ?
Is there some way for you to glide
Upon its currents for a ride
Perhaps to see the world below
God’s miracle of tell and show ?
PREMIERE SHOW ( 2016 ) 2016/07/17
I am convinced love passed me by
I’m told that love grows wings to fly
And so I laugh and chide a bit
Cause love and I don’t seem to fit !
Perhaps in time my heart won’t care
It’s far too late to hope or dare
I think I’ll stick to what I know
With God, love is His premiere show !
HE WILL BE THERE ( 2016 ) 2016/07/16
Sometimes life deals us tragedy
Too difficult to understand
We look to God for clarity
As we reach out to grasp His hand.
In crisis mode we may feel lost
Seems no one has the time to care
Reach out to God, He knows the cost
And promises He will be there !
THE OLIVE TREE ( 2016 ) 2016/07/15
I wish, I wish that I could be
The fruit upon an olive tree
So good to eat and full of health
Both for the heart and greater wealth.
This tree can live a thousand years
Producing fruit and soothing fears
The Greeks and Romans knew its worth
Their fables told about its birth.
Seems God gave man the olive tree
In truly ancient history
Add this to all its virtues found
The olive’s wealth must all astound !
JEALOUS ( 2016 ) 2016/07/13
The sun is up the day is fair
A sound of calm does fill the air
The birds above are on the wing
I hear the sounds they chirp and sing
The wind’s at rest among the trees
Enchanting all with gentle breeze.
I spied a sparrow in the nest
Who seems as peaceful as the rest
Of all God’s creatures that I see
And find I’m jealous as can be !
WITH GRATITUDE ( 2016 ) 2016/07/11
I’ve kept my faith a long, long time
Some days it is an awkward climb
I’ve learned a lot I do confess
Just being here is one huge test.
I know enough to hold my place
And dream one day I’ll see His face
Well it’s okay if I do not
As long as I am not forgot !
SHOW ME THE WAY ( 2016 ) 2016/07/10
At times the pain is so intense
That even tears are no defense
I want to run or fly away
When all my prayers can’t save the day
I do not see how else to live
And need your help to please forgive
Those days that I have thought to die
Before my time to bid goodbye.
I know that there is more to say
Please guide me Lord, show me the way !
WE’LL EARN ( 2016 ) 2016/07/08
There is no anger that I feel
No sense of needing to conceal
I find no fault in those I know
For they like me have far to go
Each finds their place in life’s vast plan
Respecting all for God and man.
Remember now the ancient phrase
About our lives and all our days
And so twill be that we shall learn
That what we sow is what we’ll earn !
THE BOOK ( 2016 ) 2016/07/07
There is this book we all know well
That has so many tales to tell
It’s been around thousands of years
Chock full of joy, promises, tears
They’ve not forgot one single thing
Bout love and lust of prince or king.
It speaks of fear, hate, jealousy
And those who can’t or will not see
Of wisemen, prophets, soldiers too
With visions of our dreams come truth
Life history since time’s begun
There’s nothing new under our sun !
USEFUL ( 2016 ) 2016/07/06
I’d like to be a shining star
Whose light did twinkle from afar
Oh what great fun that it would be
If little children wished on me !
I’d like to be a chapel bell
That every day the hour must tell
From faraway you’d hear the chime
That’s how you knew what was the time !
But better still I wish that I
Had angel wings so I might fly
To greet you all at Peter’s gate
Just to make sure you aren’t late !
OUR HEROES ( 2016 ) 2016/07/05
From that bridge in Concord to each foreign shore
Bid God above bless them all forevermore
With that elusive peace we’ve been praying for
To rest at last outside of God’s own front door !
SHILOH ( 2016 ) 2016/07/04
The battleground of Shiloh has fields of missing and of dead
Where many nameless small white crosses lineup from head to head
A place where ten thousand died as through the heart this nation tore
While Shiloh from the bible came with His message, peace not war
And was the home of God’s own ark and His holy covenant
That from the Lord to us our peace and true happiness was sent !
PERCEPTION ( 2016 ) 2016/07/02
As I look out o’er rooftops drear
I sense a world so full of fear
A world succumbing to a crowd
That knows too little, speaks too loud.
The truth at best now gone astray
Leaves nothing left for one to say
Of all the answers to perceive
Pledge to our God to still believe !
INSTEAD ( 2016 ) 2016/07/01
Each morn I wake to great surprise
It’s not yet time for my demise
Another day, another chance
To take a shot at life’s last dance.
Oh how much fun t’would be to see
What each new day may bring to me
Of course now it is far too late
To entertain some change in fate.
I ponder what is yet in store
And pray that it is so much more
Than just the weeks and months ahead
But joy and hope and love instead !
LOVE ENOUGH ( 2016 ) 2016/06/29
In the silence before the dawn
I stop to think why I was born
God does not mean for us to fall
We are all His, fat, thin, short, tall
Be sure to know that He is there
With love enough for all to share !
GLORY SONG ( 2016 ) 2016/06/27
I hear the bells this Sunday morn
They ring aloud their glory song
How grand it is to hear the sound
Their voices raised in faith profound !
MY HEALING STONE ( 2016 ) 2016/06/26
My heart has cried too many tears
Through all those lean and lonely years
When God alone was my one hope
The only way I learned to cope.
I can’t forget He helped me through
Sad days that were both grim and blue
Without His love there’s no success
And life can be too full of stress.
I’m glad that He was always there
To lift my pain, my burdens share
I know that I am not alone
God is my Rock, my healing stone !
IF WE FALL ( 2016 ) 2016/06/25
The dark descends upon my soul
I query if I’ve met my goal
I cannot know until the end
If I have been both foe and friend.
For in my passion I have found
At times we all may run aground
I never meant to lose my way
And I have nothing more to say,
Except that God is always there
In peace or war or bleak despair
And pray His grace be with us all
If we survive or if we fall !
SHARE ( 2016 ) 2016/06/24
In God’s new world of kingdom come
There’s room for all and not just some
The space is wide and welcoming
It does not matter what you bring
If you can’t walk or run or trot
He’ll welcome you and question not.
Just bring with you an open heart
That’s yearning for a brand new start
A mind that’s willing to agree
He knows what’s right for you and me
And eager hands anxious to care
Because His world is ours to share !
LOST AND FOUND ( 2016 ) 2016/06/23
I beg You Lord have faith in me
I need Your care and sympathy
For in my nakedness at length
I lost my shame but found my strength !
CLOSE BY ( 2016 ) 2016/06/22
Of all the dreams I’ve ever had
……But one remains quite clear
The dearest one I do believe
……That God is very near.
He sees our woes and understands
……How fearful we must be
And promises to stay close by
……Until at last we’re free !
Claire V. Bogdanos 