Prayers for Japan

I am writing this blog today in hopes of uniting our many prayers for all those who have been and are being affected by  today's horrific earthquake. It is too easy in such hard times to give up and not see that there can be hope in times of such heartache. It is unimaginable to try to understand what the Japanese people are feeling right now, it's hard to watch as the lives of all those affected are washed away in such a horrific natural disaster. It is also tempting to turn of the television and the news and distance ourselves from the calamities facing other countries around the world. We are all facing our own storms, our own waves of uncertainty but we need to look beyond ourselves as well and pray for each-other and for our brothers and sisters near and far. 

Please keep Japan and all those affected by today's earthquake in your thoughts and prayers.

Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my cry for mercy. In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me.

Psalm 86:3-7

Trust His Merciful Love

Trust in the Lords love in all that you do

Share His heart faithfully as He has showered this gift upon you

Worry not in what is to be within your lives

Rely on His love let His almighty heart be your guide

Remember His mercy for you and share this blessing with all those you meet

For we all need His mercy to be freed from the grips of evils greed

To shine upon the world the Lords love that en-kindles all souls

The divinity of His pure love feeds these fires in our hearts that glow

From His heart to ours and out into the hearts of His children whom He made

Saving us from sin as we turn to Him we begin to see and obey

His love is gracious and for all to accept and to share

For He loves every soul and longs for all hearts to hear

Not one loved above any other but all loved in His own special way

For our Father gave us His breath of life, molded each one of us as His most precious clay

He searches our hearts as we pray sincerely for all of our cares

He reaches down gently and touches us with loving hands to ease our fears

A love filled feeling of just knowing His presence is ever so near

A grace of simple humble love blessed upon us when we feel we are weak

A way out of the darkness that looms to try and trip our righteous feet

So worry not what will be today nor tomorrow

Trust only in The Lord; let Him be your guide as you faithfully follow

Go to Him truthfully as you put on your armor each day

Be a light of His pure love and mercy showing many the way

Take them with you placing their heart in the Lords hands

Their hearts will beat anew as they will now understand

He wants not one to be lost nor forgotten in these hard times that draw near

The Lord almighty is guiding His flock with His tender love that we all have and need to share

   

Matthew 16:2-4

World Poetry Day 2011 // Bloggers Unite

World Poetry Day 2011 // Bloggers Unite

Strength Not My Own

Come to me my Lord; grace me with your strength

For the days they become long and in the nights darkness you are my only defense

The fear that surrounds and encamps itself about my soul

Seeking to break in the moment I lose hope

Always waiting for me to let go

Just scavengers searching and seeking from the depths they have come

They hunt for the weak but this battle you have already won

The glory of your peace to calm and slay the doubts that seem to grow

For within my heart your presence grants a strength that is not my own

Though fires have tried and burned through my heart I will not forsake your name

In the omnipotence of your presence I shout out in faith I do proclaim

That Jesus is my Lord, my King, the rock and foundation of my faith

I place his armor upon my soul and walk freely by his grace

I put on the belt of truth and with the helmet of salvation I make ready my soul

His word becomes my sword to slay the taunting doubts that seek to destroy my hope

Standing firm in his righteousness, my shield of faith I hold

And though at times I may falter and fall to the ground in pain

He is always there to help me back up whenever I call out His name

Jesus is my strength, my shepherd, my rock and my heavenly King

The foundation upon which I place my soul, my strength in everything

 Each moment of our lives brings new blessings and each day new chance to live as a follower of Christ. There are the hard times as well and in those trials we allow our pain to blind us, but who are we to try and understand God’s ways. We can’t they are too big for us each and every moment is a gift for us to cherish and be thankful for. 

Hearts Enlightened

 

Hearts that beat with the light of The Lord shine bright
Souls that glow with the love of Jesus to bring sight
Ears that hear His sweet voice in the wind that blows
Seeing God in every thing that breathes and grows
The heart hears more than the mind can conceive
Beating a new breath of life into the heart that believes

                     Jesus Prays for His Disciples
John 17:6-26

6"I have revealed you[a] to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. 9I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. 10All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. 11I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one. 12While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. 13"I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17Sanctify[b] them by the truth; your word is truth. 18As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.

Jesus Prays for All Believers

20"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: 23I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 24"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. 25"Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 26I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."

Intolerance

I stumble, I trip and almost fall the closer I get to the Lord
He is their to catch me, teach me, show me my souls core
As I look at the world around us, the burdens we all face
I am left to look within myself and erase any disgrace
I feel a sense of the emptiness that those in need feel
I hear the Lord urging me to help for this poverty most face is real
But I can say I don't have much to give
The Lord replies I am within you share yourself as you live
Time cost nothing and Pure Love is free
Share me with everyone and you will begin to see
Your heart beats the same as those in all of the earth
So you see there is no one for whom my love is not worth
Take me into the Hearts of every child women and man
Show them the simplicity of how to take my hand
We all need the Lord within our lives
He is our Shepherd our Savior, The Almighty Guide
Never feel abandoned for He is always there
Taking a quiet step back to let you shine under His care
He will teach you many ways to share His grace with all
Open your soul to all of Gods beautiful children break down indiferrences walls
He is our savior here to help us heal our wrongs
His virtues are for all to share from the weakest to the strong
Never say but their is nothing I have to give
For the gift of Gods Love is more powerful than any amount of Gold
This gift graces you with Love above the wealthiest of which you behold
No amount of money or wealth will ever set one soul at peace
Only Gods love can heal all and cause this poverty to cease
If we use this gift for the cause of helping mankind
If we share our blessings and leave selfishness behind
Those in need would diminish as we all come to see the light
The glow of the divinity of doing what we all know is right
Some may think ones poverty does not affect themselves
We have all had these thoughts of why should I help
Intolerance keeps us from sharing Gods love with each and everyone
Then maybe we should ask ourselves what would Jesus have done?
Or was there any intolerance from Mary when She gave All her only Son?

Romans 15

¹We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. ²Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. ³For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." ⁴For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

⁵May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, ⁶so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. ⁸For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs ⁹so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written:
"Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing hymns to your name." ¹⁰Again, it says,
"Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people."¹¹And again,
"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and sing praises to him, all you peoples."¹²And again, Isaiah says,
"The Root of Jesse will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
the Gentiles will hope in him."

¹³May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Trust His Love

Trust in the Lords love in all that you do
Share His heart faithfully as He has showered this gift upon you
Worry not in what is to be within your lives
Rely on His love let His almighty heart be your guide
Remember His mercy for you and share this blessing with all those you meet
For we all need this mercy to be freed from the grips of evils greed
To shine upon the world the Lords love that en-kindles all souls
The divinity of His pure love feeds these fires in our hearts that glow
From His heart to ours and out into the hearts of His children whom God made
Saving us from sin as we turn to Him we begin to see and obey
His love is gracious and for all to accept and to share
For He loves every soul and longs for all hearts to hear
Not one loved above any other but all loved in His own special way
For our Father gave us His breath of life, molded each one of us as His most precious clay
He searches our hearts as we pray sincerely for all of our cares
He reaches down gently and touches us with loving hands to ease our fears
A love filled feeling of just knowing His presence is ever so near
A grace of simple humble love blessed upon us when we feel we are weak
A way out of the darkness that looms to try and trip our righteous feet
So worry not what will be today nor tomorrow
Trust only in The Lord, let Him be your guide as you faithfully follow
Go to Him truthfully as you put on your armor each day
Be a light of His pure love and mercy showing many the way
Take them with you placing their heart in the Lords hands
Their hearts will beat anew as they will now understand
He wants not one to be lost nor forgotten in these hard times that draw near
The Lord almighty is guiding His flock with His tender love that we all have and need to share

Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

1 O LORD, hear my prayer,

listen to my cry for mercy;

in your faithfulness and righteousness

come to my relief.

2 Do not bring your servant into judgment,

for no one living is righteous before you.

3 The enemy pursues me,

he crushes me to the ground;

he makes me dwell in darkness

like those long dead.

4 So my spirit grows faint within me;

my heart within me is dismayed.

5 I remember the days of long ago;

I meditate on all your works

and consider what your hands have done.

6 I spread out my hands to you;

my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.

Selah

7 Answer me quickly, O LORD;

my spirit fails.

Do not hide your face from me

or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,

for I have put my trust in you.

Show me the way I should go,

for to you I lift up my soul.

9 Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD,

for I hide myself in you.

10 Teach me to do your will,

for you are my God;

may your good Spirit

lead me on level ground.

11 For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life;

in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.

12 In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;

destroy all my foes,

for I am your servant.

Forgiveness

Forgiving is hard for many of us to do
But God forgave me and God forgave you
Forgiveness is a blessing to set your heart free
Letting go of the anger that afflicts all of humanity
This anger has a way of embedding a wall deep within your soul
And these angry thoughts will follow you where ever you will go
It will continue to grow heavy and weigh down upon your heart
This wall will keep you from truly living and being who you are
These burdens overpower you now you feel trapped within this place
You fester in this anger alone and ashamed to show the Lord your face
But the Lord made us each with His own tender loving hands
He asks that we go to Him He will help us to understand
He searches the deepest regions of our hearts
For His will that was sown within us from the very start
His mercy is for all and will be there if only you would ask
He will help you to truly forgive and complete this most important task

Matthew 18;21-35

²¹Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? ²²Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.²³Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.²⁴And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.²⁶The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.²⁷Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. ²⁸But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.²⁹And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. ³¹So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.³²Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: ³³Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?³⁴And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.³⁵So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Grown

My soul my spirit from within
Longs to be fully united with Him
A part of this vessel always needs to be cleaned
A piece the flesh of this body that is me
So I try to follow to walk without sin
But this flesh of me still wants of empty material things
So my soul yearns and tries to break free from all these earthly impurities
To walk without this shame that binds and blinds
To search within and and with His forgiveness find
That I am human a sinful creature with a free will
I am prone to move when I should be still
I must take hold of my life and with all my strength
Run to my Lord who is my defense
For in His word I learn the truth In His sacrifice
I see His profound love taking root
His saving grace He bore upon that cross
His everlasting mercy to come from His pain not to be lost
So as I try to break free form my occasion to sin
I know with each decision at every rebuke of temptation I begin
To walk closer to Him as I stay
Under His mercy fountain that flows to help keep evil away
Because I fear my Lord, My father above
I don't want to hurt Him and disgrace His eternal love
I know that I can be forgiven of sin when I fall
But I shall do my best to follow free of it when He calls
So as these things these treasures here disappear
We will all learn to live and trust by His care
Instead we should be storing treasures of His love
To take with us into His heavens above
For He is our Father our Creator and He shall always provide
For this greed and envy has caused our Country to be stricken with pride
Looking to a man to solve to correct what's come of our sins
Instead of going to the mercy seat of the Lord and seeking our forgiveness from HIM
We all need to know of this grace
For those of us who do it is time to show our face
We must walk as an example of Him each day of our lives
Trusting He is with us and will be by our side
So as we walk and follow His call towards home
Let us try to save those sheep that have roamed
Let us walk with our Lord the best we know how
Each with our own gifts we plant the seeds and He plows
To find within each and every heart this seed that has grown
The one not withered and dry
The one not eaten by the birds in the sky
The one not choked by the weeds or planted on rocky soil
But for the one that has truly for The Lord labored and toiled Surely
He will gather His Harvest and in time
He will hold The fruits produced the one hundred and sixty or thirty fold

John 17;9-23

9I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. 10And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. 12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. 13And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 16They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. 20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 22And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Matthew 13;3-9

³And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;⁴And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:⁵Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: ⁶And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.⁷And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:⁸But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

⁹Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Joy

Take the Lord into your heart
Take Him into your home
Share His joyful love with family and friends
Share Him with everyone for His Love has no ends
Give to all the graces He has given to you
Give to those who need to know His love is truth
Take from Him undying hope and pure faith
Take from Him and spread it to those who need to be saved
Share Gods message of peace and incredible love
Share with the world His joyful heart that rains down from the heavens above
Give to all the joy and kindness from deep within your soul
Give compassion to those who are lost and of Him do not know
Take Him on your journey keep him always within your life
Take Him with you and carry your own cross of burdons and strife
Share His humanity and be generous to all
Share your blessings and answer His call
Give your all honestly to all his people in need
Give the Gift of Gods Joy to each and every soul that you meet

Romans 15;1-13
1We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."[a] 4For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.5May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, 6so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. 8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b]on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs 9so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: "Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to your name."[c] 10Again, it says, "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people."[d] 11And again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and sing praises to him, all you peoples."[e] 12And again, Isaiah says, "The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; the Gentiles will hope in him."[f] 13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

His Will

Go to the Lord that you may know your way

Seek His will for your life each and every day

Within His words, His book of love and wisdom

You will find the way to His almighty Kingdom

Each day that we go to Him and His words of pure truth

We will be able to see more clearly His path and our route

Our journey with Him is brightened and shown by His grace

When we allow Him to lead and show us the way

A winding path, a sometimes long up and down road

At times we may think that we know where we should go

But He is the guide the almighty and wise

Gracing us with gifts to live and breath each day of our lives

His will is we follow and try our best to love all as we live

To share with others any gifts He may give

So as we go to Him thankful for each and every day

We ask that He continue to teach us and show us His way

that by His grace and love He will lead us to His heavenly throne

His abounding mercy through each of our lives will be made known

So as we walk on this journey with Him by our side

We share this light of His love that darkness tries to hide

We can share our faith and hope with family and friends

With Him we can en- kindle this flame of His love that has no end

For it burns brightly and through all darkness He reaches out His hands

Into and through all of our hearts His undying love has a plan

We are each a piece, a part of His creation that He so tenderly made

His will is that we love and share this truth of His life that He gave

Sharing with many through the gifts that He so generously gives

Keeping Him present and alive in each moment that we live

Ephesians 6;1-10

10.Finally be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power11.Put on the full armor of God that you can take your stance against the devil's schemes12.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.13. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything to stand.14 Stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.16. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, which you can extinguish the flaming arrows of the evil one.17. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.18. And pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for the saints