Please feel free to wander among the prose and poems planted here and I pray that you too will find healing here.
Please e-mail me your favorite prose or poem to help fill this nook! I am looking for items that inspires, encourages, and empower!
Thank you for your help! :-)
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My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
No merit of my own I claim,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.
Oh Christ, the solid rock I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
Edward Mote, 1787-1874
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PSALM 46,
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Did Jesus use a modem,
Did He ever try a broadcast fax,
Did Paul use a laptop,
Did the man from Macedonia,
Did Moses use a joystick,
Did he write the law on tablets,
Did Jesus really die for us,
Can you download the Live Action Video Clip,
Have the wonders of this modern age,
How a sinless life, a cruel death
If in your life, the voice of God,
Then set aside your laptop and modem,
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Amazing Grace
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
The Lord has promised good to me;
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Stop by to see a wonderful
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth be removed;
and though the mountains be carried
into the midst of the sea;
though the waters thereof roar
and be troubled;
though the mountains shake
with the swelling thereof.
There is a river,
the streams whereof shall make glad
the city of God;
the holy place of
the tabernacles of the most High.
God is in the midst of her,
she shall not be moved.
God shall help her,
and that right early.
The heathen raged;
the kingdoms were moved;
he uttered his voice;
the earth melted.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.
Come, behold the works of the Lord;
what desolations he hath made in the earth.
He maketh wars to cease
unto the end of the earth;
he breaketh the bow;
and cutteth the spear in sunder;
he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted amoung the heather,
I will be exalted in the earth.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
At the Sermon on the Mount?
To send His message out?
Did the disciples carry beepers,
As they went about their route?
With lots of RAM and ROM?
Were his letters posted on a BBS,
At Paul.Rome.Com?
Send an E-Mail saying "Come?"
Did Paul use a Laptop,
With lots of RAM and ROM?
At the parting of the Sea?
And a Satellite Guidance Tracking System,
To show him where to be?
Or are they really on CD?
Did Moses use a joystick,
At the parting of the Sea?
One day upon a tree?
Or was it just a Hologram,
Or Technical Wizardry?
To play on your PC?
Did Jesus really die for us,
One day upon a tree?
Made you question what is true?
How a single man, in a simple time,
Could offer life anew?
Then a glorious life again,
Could offer more to a desperate world,
Than all the inventions of man?
Is sometimes hard to hear.
With other voices calling,
His doesn't touch your ear.
And all your fancy gear.
And open your Bible, open your heart,
And let your Father draw near.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost,
but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
And grace my fears felieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
I have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me
safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
His Word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
Home
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John 3:16
Hope!
The butterfly is a symbol of re-birth, new life.
An Irish Blessing on ya!
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but laughter keeps you from getting dizzy!!**LOL**
Laughter is the jam on the toast of life.
It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry and
makes it easier to swallow. **LOL**
A smile :-) is the light in the window of your face
that tells people you're at home.**S**
When a woman is gloomy :-(, everything seems to go wrong,
when she is cheerful, everything seems right :-)
**Proverbs 15:15**
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For everything there is a season:
a time to be born...a time to die,
a time to plant...a time to harvest,
a time to kill...a time to heal,
a time to destroy...a time to rebuild,
a time to cry...a time to laugh,
a time to grieve...a time to dance,
a time for scattering stones...
a time for gathering stones,
a time to hug...a time not to hug,
a time to find...a time to lose,
a time for keeping...
a time for throwing away,
a time to tear...a time to repair,
a time to be quiet...a time to speak up,
a time for loving...a time for hating,
a time for war...a time for peace.
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A Prayer
I found God's miracle today, amoung the tears I shed.
I didn't find it in the street, but somewhere I'd been led.
He led me to a secret place and said "to kneel and pray.
and if you trust in me, dear child, your fears will melt away."
I knelt and prayed ask the Lord, for my many sins forgive me.
He said "dear child, arise and walk, forgiveness is the key."
"Forgive thyself, thy many faults, and start this very day,
for I forgive thee, dearest child," is what He had to say.
So I forgave myself and Lo!, the feeling was so grand,
for God came down upon this earth and grasped my trembling hand.
And now He walks with me, each time I kneel to pray,
and I walk with Him and talk to Him each hour of the day.
And through His love, I've learned to live, a life of calm and peace,
My troubles haven't disappeared, but we're handling them at least.
And when they overwhelm me as sometimes they will do,
I kneel and pray and let them go, to Him who's love so true.
For I've felt of His forgiveness and His guidance and His love,
For His spirit dwells within me, sent from heaven a up above.
Judith A. "Joochie" Millard
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Attitude
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of
attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important
than facts. It is more important than the past,
than education, than money, than circumstances,
than failures, than success, than what other people
think or say or do. It is more important than
appearances, giftedness, or skill. It will make or
break a comoany...a church...a home. The
remarkable thing is we have a choice every day
regarding the attitude we will embrace for that
day. We cannot change our past...we cannot
change the fact that people will act in a certain
way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only
thing we can do is play on the string we have, and
that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is
10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you.
......We are in charge of our attitudes.”
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Credit to many talented people has been noted. However, if I missed you please let me know.
©sandi bainer 1999
sandi@new2.net