Father GOD Teach Me How To Be
Father GOD teach me how to be
All you meant me to be! Kind and Simple as a Flower
Strong and Upright as a Tree
True and Gentle as a Stream
Sweet and Clear as a Bird
Fragile are the bright Flowers their petals fall
Yet strong their perfume still from those long ago dried. So make me bright for YOU when I am tried.
Unbending is the Palm stoic and steadfast
Yet its fronds dance in the cooling breeze limbs untiring So make me strong for YOU never yeilding.
Small is the footprint the forest stream on rocks lapping
Yet its spring feed waters cooling and refreshing So make me source for YOU listening and witnessing
Tiny are the finches unseen in bush as they sleep
Yet clear and sweet their songs true in early morn waking So make me song for YOU praising and rejoicing
What Does the Lord Require of You
What does the Lord require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your GOD?
Micah 6:8
Tread Lightly - So You hear the Silence
And Tend the Voiceless
For they are the most fragile
But they have the most to Share!
Love the Lord God With all your Heart, Mind and Soul.
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself.
And as a caregiver of Earth Respect all species
Using wisely all the gifts He has shared
Seek His purpose and make it yours
Follow the path often less traveled
For in the solitude it will lead you home to Him!
As I Begin This Sabath
As I Begin This Sabath
As I begin this day
of Sabath
May I begin it ever
so slowly not rushing into the midday
May my mind not
dwell on battles put to bed in yesterdays
Or be caught up in
strifes past that can be undone
May I Be Reminded it
is a day of rest
A day of quietly
trickling brooks not rushing river rapids
Instead may I linger
in the dawn of new awakenings
May I savor the simplicity
of the day breaking
As I sip my tea and
break my fast with freshly baked bread
May I first watch, first listen before moving or speaking
As angels paint the
skies canvas magestically with brillance
As garden nymphs
conduct the morning’s chorus of birds songs
And poppies turn
their faces up to the slowly rising sun
While lizards sip
the drops of dew on the new blades of green
Letting these clues,
blessings and gifts the Lord will reveal
Unravel in my
imagination to a deeper understanding of possibilities
So that through
creativity these threads may be woven together
Into a throw of
purpose and pledge to walk a closer walk with Thee!
Help me sit quietly
Lord As I Begin This Day
Help me sit quietly
Help me listen
Help me hear what is being said
Only then let me speak and act
When I am sure what thou does require of me this day
Help me find Happiness in the Smiles of Children
Brightness in the Sunrise
Peace in the Stillness of the early morn waking
Solutions in the simplicity of a flower
And answers in the inner light of your calming Love!
AMEN
