My Angel

Friends are like angels

without any wings

Blessing our lives

with the most precious things

With love and laughter

and lots of care.

Just like an angel

You're always there.

Dear Lord

Please help me to

remember today that

you are with me.

And no matter what

happens, we can

handle it

together.

Be Very Careful

Be very careful

if you make a woman cry,

because God counts her tears.

Every tear a woman shed is

equivalent of a man's sacrifices in life.

The woman came from a man's rib

not on his feet to be stepped on,

not on his head to be superior,

but on his side to be equal...

under his arm to be protected

and near his heart to be loved.

Risk

To laugh, is to risk playing the fool
To weep, is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out to one another,  is to risk involvement
To expose feelings, is to risk exposing our true selves

To put your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd, is to risk loss
To love, is to risk not being loved in return
To live, is to risk dying
To hope, is to risk despair
To try all, is to risk failure

But risk must be taken
Because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing, has nothing, is nothing
They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they simply cannot learn, change, feel, grow, love, live,.. changed by their attitudes they are slaves

Close your eyes, follow your heart, take a chance, for a new start
Let down your guard , knockdown the walls, take a chance, that you won't fall
Learn to live, by leaps and bounds, take a chance you'll leave the ground
Find the strength, to stay alive, take a chance, that you'll survive
Spread your wings, look to the sky, take a chance that you will fly.

If Tears Could Build A Stairway

 If tears could build a stairway,

and memories a lane.

I would walk right up to heaven

and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken,

No time to say, " Goodbye."

You were gone before I knew it,

and only God knows why.

My heart still aches with sadness,

secret tears still flow.

What it meant to love you-

No one can ever know.

But now I know you want me

to mourn for you no more;

To remember all the happy times,

life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten,

I pledge to you today~

A hollowed place within my heart

is where you'll always stay.

~ In memory of my husband Terry, I love you so much! ~

God Made An Angel

God gave him peace of heart, and shoulders strong.
To bear the weight of troubles not his own.
With every darkened deed and day too long.
He reaps the fruit of sadness friends have sown.
God gave him angel wings, with which to shield.
The weak of heart, sweet wings to soar above.
The endless hurts the world will surely yield.
And grace those sad of heart with patient love.
God gave him hands, so mortal, yet so mild.
To hold the weak of heart close to his breast.
And calm their fears, their troubled storms so wild.
To let their pain and problems lay to rest.
God made an angel so those hurt can stand.
But if an angel, who will hold his hand?

O God Of All Creation

You have cared for the earth, and filled it with your riches. Abundance flows in your steppes, through the pastures and wilderness. You provide for our land, softening it with showers, bathing it in light, and blessing it with growth.

The hills sing with joy; the meadows are covered with flocks; the fields deck themselves with wheat; and together they glorify your name!

On this occasion of our thanksgiving, we as a nation take rest from our labor to consider your many blessings. We thank you for our freedom, and for the opportunity to contribute our skills, our attributes and our values toward the good of society.

We thank you for the mixture of our cultures, blending into one people under God. Help us to be a light onto other nations, and to further the cause of freedom and justice all over the world.

We remember those who are less fortunate than we. We lift up in prayer the victims of poverty and racism, and all those who suffer from forms of political and economic oppression. Let the words that goes forth from our mouths speak of your peace, and let us proclaim our hope in Christ as Savior of all humankind.

We pray that you will bless all those who gather here, as we have come to experience your presence among us. Give us your guidance, O God, and empower us for your work. For we claim nothing for ourselves, but return all honor and glory unto you, and offer our thanks and praise.

Amen

   

"Prayer For God's People", Thomas B. Roberts, editor

         

Wishing you all a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving. May your day be filled with Love, Joy and Peace. God Bless you all!