Tag: Love

Come Sunday

The future danced

Beyond my thoughts

He had said, “Come Sunday,

We would be together again-

Just hang on to the hope ahead.”

Then it happened!

I said the wrong thing

Stress exploded

Shattering the promise

Rivers of regret flooded my soul

Tears watered my pillow

As I waited-broken and alone

Haunting questions

Would he forgive? Is he okay?

Already hurt by the grief of loss

Making arrangements

Through the cords of pain

Others imposing their will

Taking away his right to be

Wasn’t that what I had done?

So I watched for him

Waiting, listening, not knowing

Praying his words would come true

For he had said, “Come Sunday,

We would be together again.”

Friday brought him close enough

To see him briefly

And to say words shrouded

In the sadness of broken dreams

Then a phone call, a glimmer of hope

And I said, “We didn’t make it to Sunday did we?”

He asked in a voice as broken as mine

“Do you want to make it to Sunday?”

“Oh, Yes!” I cried. “Come see me when you can.”

My heart soared on wings of love

As on Saturday, God showed us forgiving grace

“Come Sunday” and my love was here!”

 

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And God Said

I had asked God for a miracle today

But the answer had not come

I had cried out in my selfish way

Expecting Him to jump and run

Where is my miracle? I need You so!

I have asked in the Lord’s Name

Dear God, why are You being so slow?

Everything is just the same!

As I was crying out to Him

A little girl called my name

And with a smile as bright as the sun

Through the door she came.

And God said, “There is your miracle today.”

Then my oldest daughter came through that door

Upset with the things of the day

As I smiled at her, this child I adore

She gave me a kiss as she went on her way

And God said, “There is your miracle today.”

My wonderful husband and son

Came through that very same door

Smiling and laughing, having such fun

Making my heart and spirit soar

And God said, “There is your miracle today.”

Dear God I ask forgiveness for my selfish thoughts

And with a humble heart I pray

Never let me forget the grace by which I was bought.

And God Said, “There is your miracle today!”

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Walk With Me

Walk with me

Beyond our tomorrows

To a land of eternal dreams

Look at the stars, the moon,

And God’s own heaven

See the glory spread

Across the midnight sky

Walk with me through

Clouds of rain

And dewdrop shimmers

Cascading waterfalls

And moon lit seas

Walk with me

Beyond the crimson sun

Past quaking aspen

Ready for new snow

Scan the mountains

Reaching out imaginary arms

To embrace the coming day

Walk with me my love

All these wonders we can see

Arm and arm beyond our tomorrows

That still are yet to be.

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Sweet Mercies Anew

As each new day

Gives birth to the now

Sweet mercies come

Not knowing just how

All things are possible

Within this span

That God has alloted

To mortal man

He sends His sweet mercies

In plentiful supply

To those who would seek

And not question the why

Some won’t receive

Though there’s a promise in place

They will turn away

Rejecting His grace

Yet new every morning

His sweet mercies will ride

To the heart that is open

And will ask Jesus inside

Oh! Come see the glory

That God has bestowed

Bask in the brightness

Of redemption’s soft glow

Call on the One

That is faithful and true

As rays from His Risen Son

Bring sweet mercies anew.

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Soft Winds

Life’s strong currents had carried us

Far beyond ourselves

Lost in the vacant worlds of loneliness

Where the trails of the ‘maybes’ and the ‘could be’s’

Had faded and disappeared

Not finding our way

We wandered down the path

Of fears and self doubt

Then over the crest of time

Soft winds began to blow

A tender kiss, a tiny hug

A look that meant so much

The warm breeze nudging love awake

Beckoning us to come to another place

A place of peace where the other mattered most

And to not be afraid of tomorrow

The soft winds whispered through our souls

Caressed the thoughts of our minds

Springing anew expectant hope

Of a lifetime spent as two

Taking tiny little steps at first

Each fearful of another fall

Yet knowing in our hearts

That the soft winds of a Father’s loving will

Had brought us safely home.

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Letting Go

There’s not much joy in a sack full of holes

Nor in heavy burdens that exact their tolls

Empty sacks can’t get us anywhere

Hard are the burdens ‘we’ won’t share.

We’ll carry each little hurt, along with the pain

Not letting go, “What have ‘we’ to gain?”

“We’re not the ones who are at fault!”

“Why, should ‘we’ forgive?” “Bring hate to a halt?”

“Never,” ‘we’ say, “will ‘we’ forgive!”

“No, never, as long as ‘we’ live!”

Harboring these burdens of turmoil and strife

‘We’ allow them complete control of our life.

‘We’ in our own selfish, uncaring thoughts

Can’t seem to remember, nor do as ‘we’ ought

For God’s Word has told ‘us’ in more ways than one

Christ Jesus paid the price-redemption’s work is done!

He is asking ‘us’ now to lay down the hate

To forgive each other-it’s not to late

Let’s fill our hearts with joy galore

Extending mercy like never before.

‘We’ cast all of our cares on His strong back

Forgetting the past as love fills ‘our’ sack

Continuing on now forgiveness in tow

‘We’ receive God’s grace by ‘Letting Go!’

 

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You Don’t Have to Go It Alone

There is a place love goes when it’s dieing

A place so lonely, dark, and cold

A graveyard for the broken-hearted

At the very bottom of the soul.

I cannot understand why this is happening

What have I done? What did I do?

Oh Lord, please hear my heart crying

I can feel me breaking in two!

Then from the depths of despair, I hear Him call

As I faint from this weary load

Don’t give up! Take My hand. I love you!

You don’t have to go it alone!

I can’t carry this burden much longer

The pain is more than I can bear!

Dear Lord, I don’t even want to try!

Where are You? Why aren’t You here?

I can feel my life slowly leaving

There is no strength to carry on

Inside my mind I keep asking

Dear Lord, What have I done?

Then from the depths of despair, I hear Him call

As I faint from this weary load

Don’t give up! Take My hand! I love you!

You don’t have to go it alone!

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Little Mamas

Within my album of memories I can always find

My precious little mamas walking through my mind

Because they were my friends from the very start

Their pictures always hang upon the walls of my heart

A wall of greatest honor for each has earned her place

By being such sweet ladies full of love and Godly grace

I see their smiles as they lit up my world of gloom

Giving me the ‘just right’ Word causing hope to bloom

Encouraging and sustaining with little bits of cheer

Helping to chase away that beguiling enemy I call ‘fear’

I know I would not be here-today-if it had not been

For their fervent prayers sent to God, now and back ‘when’

So if you will allow me I will honor each dear one today

First, “Thank You, God for bringing them into my heart this way.”

“Thank you” my sweet little mamas for always taking the time

To fill the empty void left-after Heaven became home to mine.”

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I Took a Walk

I took a walk through my amazing life today

I saw all the people I had met along the way

Some were very helpful and encouraging as could be

One or two knocked me down kicking dirt all over me

A few mocked in amusement as I took the inevitable fall

While others judged I was of no use at all

I still don’t understand why some wouldn’t even let me try

To be the person I was meant to be-Or why?

For in my walk I truly tried to help all I could

Only wanting them to treat others as they should

Now as this walk of life is approaching it’s final end

I just want to say to those I call a dear friend

Thank you for blessing my life on this earth

For through the portals of time I have seen your worth

By your kindness and genuine love you have shown

I pray for you to be blessed and never lost or alone

Until we walk those glorious eternal streets of gold

And our gracious Father God receives us into His fold.

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God’s Special Wonder

Meadow larks singing in the early dawn

Sweet smells drifting above a new mowed lawn

Gentle breezes caressing the glistening dew

Each of these wonders reminds me of You.

The robin’s blue eggs warm in the sun

Mama bird’s watching for each little one

Sheltering leaves know just what to do

Each of these wonders reminds me of You.

Clouds dancing across sky-blue streams

Glory reflecting sweet moments of dreams

Dragon flies buzz, there’s a bee or two

Each of these wonders reminds me of You.

Anything and everything, and all of the above

Each one created by God’s infinite love

This being the reason, I know tis’ true

God’s special wonder to me-is You.

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