Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. Proverbs 10:12

Within the heartbeats of a pure love is honesty, within this bond of truth is a friendship. Without reciprocity the blood can not flow between them, the heartbeat is weakened, and if the blood flows weakly the two hearts will slowly but surely die...

Respect,forgiveness,patience, and charity being the four chambers within each heart, work together to promote a strong and healthy rhythm. If the any of these chambers is lacking, the harmony there of is off, the beat being too fast, to slow or greatly weakened is insufficient to sustain a steady flow of honesty...

Gods Lessons

In our struggles we learn to appreciate our blessings
In our illnesses we learn to appreciate the ones we love
In our sorrow we learn compassion for one-another
In our own inadequacies we learn to be patient with others
In our pain we learn to have mercy upon others
In our suffering we learn to pray
In our weakness we learn to lean on God for strength

Light in the Storm

Randomness of thoughts betray
The leaves they blow on, the trees they stay
The wind blows swiftly as the thoughts quietly evade
Off they go fragments of yesterdays
Time ticks away yet the minutes seem to never-end
Memories of laughter, of family and friends
The leaves blow about rustling in the wind
A faint whisper as If to hush the storm brewing within
A chill in the air as the clouds circle around
A cold rain begins to silently fall upon the ground
Oppressive darkness takes hold in the midst of the storm
A rumbling from deep within takes form
Flashes of anger, and within the light can just barely be seen
Bits and pieces of what used to be
The air is unsteady, the earth drenched in it's tears
The thunder clashing overhead
Intensifying each moment, by the whirling winds it is fed
Looking up as the clouds are violently stirring i scream
there's no end to it, I close my eyes is it a dream?
Just then a tingling warmth and a heavenly glow
As fast as the storm had come it would go
The light had over-come the darkness as it always does
shining in brilliance, it's ever-present and magnificent love

Strength

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 me 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 life. And there are the hard times, 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. 

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.