The Lord above is kind and sweet
And holds our hand e’en in defeat
He knows when we have had enough
And smooths the path when it is rough
God bless us all, may we survive
Until Lord Jesus will arrive !
SURPRISE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/05
Wake up, wake up, let’s give a cheer
The son of God’s expected here
We know He’s coming any day
Our job is to prepare His way
Look up, look up unto the skies
Expect it soon,our grand surprise !
INCLUDING LOVE ( 2017 ) 2017/06/01
There is one thing of which I’m sure
This world we know is not secure
There is no written promise that
Our hopes and dreams will not fall flat
We none of us have guarantees
But are tenacious if you please.
No warranties or money back
Be ready for life’s sneak attack
Just place your faith in God above
Give all you’ve got including love !
LIFE’S FORECAST ( 2017 ) 2017/05/27
The heart is full with joy complete
For love of God is ever sweet
There is no reason to complain
Nor purpose needed to explain
Life’s forecast dwells in peace with thee
And basks in God’s divinity !
GROWING OLD ( 2017 ) 2017/05/21
Sometimes I find I cannot speak
My voice grows thin, my limbs are weak
The spirit wanes, my hope grows dim
All I can do is wait for Him !
WILL I BELONG ? ( 2017 ) 2017/05/18
One man he trod the road to peace
He prayed to God to grant release
And bowed his head unto the ground
Until some solace could be found.
He raised his eyes up to the sky
To see if heaven gave some reply
The wind blew hard, the rain it came
He cried aloud and called God’s name,
Forgive me Lord, for I’m not strong
One thing I ask, will I belong ?
LISTEN TO HEAR ( 2017 ) 2017/05/16
We’ve already spent far too much time
With foolish dreams verging on sublime
Tis the moment now to change our ways
Reach out to seek more productive days
For the sand is slipping by too fast
Through an opening in life’s hour glass.
God’s bugle speaks with a mighty sound
It shakes the trees and rattles the ground
The tremors are felt around the world
As heaven’s power to earth is hurled
His day is coming, it’s close and near
Lift up your eyes, then listen to hear !
TIMING ( 2017 ) 2017/05/05
There are few words left for us to say
To make our troubles fly fast away
There are few dreams left for us to keep
No matter waking or fast asleep
There are few years left to get it straight
Before we shall meet at heaven’s gate !
PERFECTION ( 2017 ) 2017/04/28
The dawn has wakened with a grin
The sun’s warm rays beg “let me in”
Oh what a perfect start this is
The day is mine, the world is His !
LESSONS LEARNED ( 2017 ) 2017/04/15
Now those of you who know me, you do understand
That I’m not a product, one born of my own hand
I am my mother’s child and learned my lessons well
I follow in her footsteps, most of you can tell.
It was she who taught all those stories that I know
And all the homilies I often choose to show
The majesties of God, the brilliance of His ways
That’s staid with me from birth until my dying days !
FAIR AND BLIND ( 2017 ) 2017/04/14
Where has it gone, integrity
How do we live in mockery
What rule is left that is not broke
What part of honest is a joke ?
Help us oh Lord, our children save
Their time is short, from birth to grave
For only with the saints we’ll find
That kindness is both fair and kind !
THE CHOICE IS YOURS ( 2017 ) 2017/04/09
This heart that now beats in my breast
Is old and tired like the rest
The times have come and they have gone
This life we know must carry on
No matter what we choose to do
Oh Lord, we leave that choice to You !
ABIDE WITH ME ( 2017 ) 2017/04/04
A man must be both wise and strong
To know his place and to belong
Into this scene of give and take
If one does choose his mark to make.
The world is wide, the river long
The heart is brave and sings a song
To praise the Lord and voice this plea
Oh Lord above, abide with me !
LIFE’S GOLDEN GATE ( 2017 ) 2017/04/01
The time grows short there’s no mistake
With little left, our world may break
What is the sense to carry on
With nothing more to wish upon
Except for those who hope and wait
To reach beyond life’s golden gate ?
TENDERFOOT WINGS ( 2017 ) 2017/03/30
Seems the Lord we love has made it clear
There’s no just cause left for us to fear
We must follow His law and believe
In all the blessings we may receive.
The commandments were written in stone
By His finger for Moses alone
And this is what we’ve been meant to learn
Before our tenderfoot wings are earned !
PICKS US UP ( 2017 ) 2017/03/23
My heart is full, I cannot speak
My arms and legs are oh, so weak
I fear that life is passing by
I’ve no strength left to laugh or cry,
But try I shall and try I may
To hold on tight another day.
What else is there to keep me here
A taste of happiness or cheer,
The thought that God does love us all
And picks us up ere we may fall !
ANGELIC BLESSING ( 2017 ) 2017/03/21
As crowds of angels raise their voices in prayer
May our Lord in heaven forever be there
May He bless us and keep us close by His side
And always remember with Him we’ll abide !
LIGHT THE CANDLES ( 2017 ) 2017/03/20
Light the candles and hold them high
Let sunlight enter from the sky
For in the dark one cannot see
That in the light our way is free !
ANOTHER DAY ( 2017 ) 2017/03/08
Who is there left for man to say
Come let us walk the Shepherd’s way
To join into His special flock
That from this place will evil block.
We are His army to command
That stand and wait on His demand
There is a job that we need do
We’ll begin now and see it through.
There is no other way to win
The world is dying heaped in sin
Help us, oh Lord show us the way
To earn ourselves another day !
GOD’S FRONT DOOR ( 2017 ) 2017/02/27
My heart has wandered ever long
To find out where it does belong
I’ve followed every path I knew
To search for love and comfort too
Alas I found no haven there
Just emptiness and sad despair.
I guess I’ll have to try again
My problem is I don’t know when
Perhaps tomorrow I’ll have luck
The trouble is I think I’m stuck
Between a rock and some hard place
Dear Lord, help me my fears to face.
So let’s not waste a minute more
It’s time to knock on God’s front door !
WITH JOY AND CARE ( 2017 ) 2017/02/19
I feel the winds of change expand
They silent spread across the land
I sense the tremor in the trees
That shimmers in the morning breeze.
A pleasant peace now settles in
Inverse to all of life’s chagrin.
What is it I shall ask of God
Life that’s simple, and not too hard
True friendship based on moral core
With kindness, care and so much more
Let’s pray the Lord is always there
And guides us through with joy and care !
GET IT STRAIGHT ( 2017 ) 2017/02/09
There is a joy that giving brings
Among all life’s vast happenings
Love of family and of faith
The need for God to keep us safe
In hope that we may overcome
The evil we’re escaping from.
The sense to know that God is there
To hear our every hope and prayer
Perhaps this time we’ll get it straight
And all wind up at Heaven’s Gate !
SHARE SUN AND MOON ( 2017 ) 2017/02/03
I have traveled over mountains where the missionaries trod
As they brought to all the natives many messages from God
I have crossed the mighty rivers where they struggled for their lives
To ford the very waters in which the power of God survives
I have listened to the wind as it has played its mournful tune
And I thank the distant stars that we each share the sun and moon !
LET’S HURRY UP ( 2017 ) 2017/01/30
Our world about is full of sin
What kind of mess are we all in
I’d like to know how we got here
Too many people live in fear
This is not by the Lord’s design
When He’s in charge all will be fine.
Recall the walls of Jericho
Or Sodom and Gomorra’s woe,
The lions will lie down with lamb
Do you remember Isaac’s ram ?
It’s time to get right on the track
We need to take our futures back
We’ll say our prayers and sip the cup
Oh please, dear God, let’s hurry up !
ON BENDED KNEES ( 2017 )
The mornings come, the mornings go
From dawn through dusk and starlight show
The world we know is dying fast
This future now may be our last
For who can say what will come next
A ferv’rent prayer or holy text ?
The seeing eyes of God above
And unrelenting force of love,
I beg Him here on bended knees
Repair the hole in my heart, please !
BENCHED ( 2017 ) 2017/01/29
The wind it whistles round the bend
And seems to whine “I’m here again”
It travels on to conquer more
With hoary breath and gusty roar
Oh, hear the sound and noisy shout
I sure get tired of striking out !
UNDO THE WEB ( 2017 ) 2017/01/25
I find myself so much confused
Insulted and at times amused
By all the trash that fills our world
With ignorance and anger hurled !
Can you hear all those words they shout
Do you know what they’re wild about,
To be fair do you have a thought
As to this web in which we’re caught ?
I’m saddened by what people think
And understand they’re on the brink,
I beg You God to help them all
Find peace while decency recall !
WE ALL BELONG ( 2017 ) 2017/01/16
I thank you God for life is kind
There always is some good to find
Though painful days will sadness bring
Together with our suffering.
Sometimes we rise beyond the past
To find the calm we dream may last
For life is more than stuff or things
It’s full of joyous happenings
It’s peace and love, laughter and song
God’s world in which we all belong !
Claire V. Bogdanos 