I'm being tested....
And I feel, the fail.
For I am not worthy,
Of not even 1 nail.
I'm just a sinner,
Imperfect and flawed,
Compared to Perfection,
I'm just a fraud.
In my moments of weakness,
He is my steadfast might.
In my struggles in darkness,
He is my Guiding Light.
But by His Grace,
My soul is unstained,
Because of his Gift,
I'm no longer chained.
He comes in gently,
And I feel His arms,
Holding me closely,
Protected from harms.
He comes and He washes,
Away all my shame,
He calls me, His 'Beloved',
He calls me by name.
So if I'm being tested,
I now know I can't fail.
He tells me to not hide,
And lifts off my veil.
For there's no shame before Him,
We can't ever hide.
If we chose, to choose Him,
He'll walk by our side.
Forever in step with,
And of His accord,
I'll never be without...
My Savior...My Lord.
Oh Lord, we come before You,
On this Thanksgiving Day.
We ask You for Your Blessing,
As we gather now to pray.
Bless this food before us,
Of which we will partake.
Forgive us all our sins,
And mistakes that we may make.
Strengthen our very souls,
Make us worthy of You.
Keep us safe, from any harm,
In everything we do.
Guide us every day, Oh Lord,
Show us right from wrong.
When we are feeling weakened,
We pray You make us strong.
Father, we give You thanks,
For loved ones gathered near,
And we ask that You watch over,
All those, that aren't here.
We pray for peace and harmony,
Upon our struggling earth.
We thank You for the precious Gift,
You gave us, in Your Son's birth.
Oh Lord, we thank You for everything,
You have blessed us with again,
And we humbly pray, all of this,
In Jesus' name....Amen.
Oh Lord, we come before You,
On this Thanksgiving Day.
We ask You for Your Blessing,
As we gather now to pray.
Bless this food before us,
Of which we will partake.
Forgive us all our sins,
And mistakes that we may make.
Strengthen our very souls,
Make us worthy of You.
Keep us safe from any harm,
In everything we do.
Guide us every day, Oh Lord,
Show us right from wrong.
When we are feeling weakened,
We pray You make us strong.
Father, we give You thanks,
For loved ones gathered near.
And we ask that You watch over,
All those that aren't here.
We pray for peace and harmony,
Upon our struggling earth.
We thank You for the precious gift,
You gave us in Your Son's birth.
Oh Lord, we thank You for everything,
You have blessed us with again,
And we humbly pray, all of this,
In Jesus' name....Amen.
Its such a deep, murky pit,
that drags you on under,
From the sobbed teary rains,
and your own personal thunder.
I cling desperate, to the walls,
in my life's effort to get out
Fingernails digging in,
I climb the only known route.
Escape is most essential,
for this aching, inner struggle,
As both the depression,
and the sanity, I juggle.
Brought about by pains,
of both my body and mind-
Some the result of abuses,
others have mentally assigned.
But never will I break,
and never fully, will I fall.
As always before, I'll come back,
-much stronger then them all.
For up at the perimeter's lip,
God's Hand extends outward, to me.
And His Amzing Grace, like always,
Lifts me up...and sets me free.
September.3.2005
Trisha Barrek Hopkins
Meeting you that day was Gods way
In telling me not to give up just yet
Even though I can't put into words on what I want to say
God has our lives for us already set
So if it is meant to be
God will let us know
He'll let us see
He'll let us show
But these feelings within
It may be new
But it happened for a reason
God made my skies again blue
And I pray in the future your heart I capture I win
That day that we met
That day that our eyes came together
My mind was set
You going to be mine
And that day once again your heart hopefully shine
With joy with happiness
With laughter with greatness
With love with passion
With a friendship that will never end
And I promise to try not to go out of fashion
I promise to try to be there
To wipe away the tear when you cry
I promise to you to your heart
To always care
And whenever you have a broken heart
I'll try to patch it back together
I'll try to make it feel better
I pray to god to make that last forever
We met for a reason that day
WhenI seen you sweety I thought "Damn he's hot!"
I wanted to know more
And once we held eachother I'd hit the spot
In your heart
And something new we'd slowly but surely start
To this day that smile
I will forever adore
I just pray I can keep you for a long while
A little bit longer A little bit more
I really love the way you kiss
With so much compassion you put your arms around me
And hold me so tight
When I'm in your arms I'm in heavens bliss
I miss you in my eyes view my eyes sight
You touch,smile,everything about you I really do miss
My feelings are not a lie
Then I can no longer fight
I'm just going to let them go free
And see what happens
See if you feel the same way as me
At night I'm constantly thinking of you
Wanting you right by my side
There is one thing I ask of
From me your feelings don't hide
And if we ever get into a fight never push and shove
I'll promise not to hurt your pride
You just wait and see I really do think we're meant to be
I'm here and was brought here to once again help you feel
I'm here to help you, your heart to heal
Your touch and kisses everything I want more
When I first seen your gorgeous self
My jaw nearly hit the floor
And I thought maybe I don't have to keep my heart
On that old dirty shelf
It doesn't have to stay in pieces all apart
The things I say or do I pray I don't scare you
That's not what I want
It's not what I'm trying to do
I want to be your lady
Me I want you to show off to flaunt
But not to shadey
Whenever you enter my daily thought
I get a smile upon my face
And then I thank God above
That you make my body tinglely,warm,and make my heart race
And for giving me another chance
To see that my life is worth it to live
I thank him so much
Because I think I found someone I can truely learn to love
And I'm happy....To you, My heart I give
And I can be greatful to have your company
And your inner self I will love more of
Your warm embrace
Your shine in your eyes
Your smiling face
I would do anything go anywhere
To always care forever share
Just to see you again
I never had a sweet dream come true
Untill God let me find you
I never found words to say
Untill that wonderful day
It's true you're the one I think about in every single way
No matter where life takes us love
Apart of me will always be apart of you
I would never believe that going to a place
Would have such meaning
I'm glad everynight I say a bedtime grace
It's real and precious
Hearts running at a fast pace
That warm feeling
God made me see
When I met you that special day
For "us" sweety everynight
I will always pray
Our love will reach the greatest height
And all I have to say
I fell so in love with you that day
Copyright
YES I CAN
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Can I help?
Of course I can
said all from
the people of Japan
to each Corsican
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GATHERED SHARDS
*
As magnets pull iron filings
and vacuums draw up rice grains
As the sun lifts sea waters
and rivers gather drops of rain
does Great Love
sooner or later
attract all to His train
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WOODS WORSHIP
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Daffodils convene
in clusters in the
fallen leaved woods
to worship in
Mother Earth’s chapel
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BEE TABLES
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For wandering bees
Queen Anne’s Lace
is the table, the food
and visible grace.
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-saiom shriver-
Trapped inside the darkness
the shadows we find
the pain and sorrow
the loneliness
the light we leave behind
falling fast down the rabbit hole
the world’s fading light
leaving only nightmares
and cold
and the bitter bitter night
we pray for saving grace
to make the darkness die
hoping for the light of the sun
the warmth
down in the grave where we lie
but there is no salvation
no redemption from this hell
no hand of God to lift us out
no Christ
to find us where we once fell.
Look into my eyes and tell me what you see,
Here with you is where i want to be!
In your arms i feel so safe,
I like to feel your love and grace,
I crave it when you hold my hand,
Only you can take me to the promised land,
A land of dreams
A land where we can see the heavens that await us,
A land where we can gaze at the stars in love.
Let me listen to your heart beating
Put mine to yours and feel our souls meeting.
Let me walk with you,
Let me show you my love for you is true!
Look into my eyes and tell me what you see
All that i am telling you,
Do you beleive me?
You and me baby what do you say?
I know our love will last for more than a day,
My love for you is free, there is no price to pay
Let us be closer than ever before
You and I were born to unlock loves door.
We all are fallen
Fallen from heaven
Not what we're supposed to be
But some are forgiven
And can keep living
If I show the love given to me
"Why would God allow...?"
Questions asking how
Pale next to His grace
More like, "why am I not dead?"
His love in my head
Radiates off of my face