All People

 To follow Christ - love one another and feed one another. This is not just for those who all go to the same church as we, but also for all the rest of creation. We dare not turn any away, for if we do, we may find ourselves on the outside looking in.

All people are God's people, the creation of His hands. God loves all creation, all people.There is no difference between the people. All are His sheep.

Hos to Tell??

 How do we tell people that God's love is for all people? There are those who don't want to hear that the outcasts, the lepers of the world are loved as much as the rest of us are. How do we get the message across to those who don't want to hear?

The Outcast

 The outcast is called to come to light and love also. We need to look around us and see who our outcasts are. For if we have shut some people out, then we are not true to the message of the Bible. For the message of life and love is for all people, not just some people. We cannot, dare not shut anyone out, for when we confront our God face to face, we may find ourselves shut out. In Christ's name and in His love, we need to learn to reach out to all people. For all people are His. He would not shut out any who truly turn to Him, seeking His love and caring.

Take a look and see who are our outcasts, our lepers? Who are we shutting out of life? Turn around, look and see, that love might in us grow.

A Gift

 One gift never grows old, God's gift of love, the love shown when God became flesh and dwelt on earth as one of us. And that love is for all people on the earth. No one is truly apart from God's love.

But how to tell those who are oppressed that God's love is there for all? They have been pushed down so much that they don't know that they are loved and loveable. And they won't listen when we tell them that they are ok. Because so often, they have been told about love, but there is a lie behind the words. They are told that they must change, that they are not loved the way they are.

God does not ask for the change, people do! God loves us as we are, where we are, and does not ask for us to be different. This is the good news of the Gospel, God loves us all, as we are right now! We do not have to change a thing to receive that love, it is free - free for all people!

God Loves Us

 God loves us and wants only good for each of us. The evils that fall upon us, the diseases, are not of God, but often of ourselves, because so often we have turned away from God, from the healthy way to go. We strive after so many things and forget the people that we use and discard along the way. God does not love us because of what we are, but in spite of what we are. This love is unconditional, given to all people whoever and wherever they are. And no one can take that love away from us. Only we can take ourselves away from that love.

Gift of Love

 One gift never grows old, God's gift of love, the love shown when God became flesh and dwelt on earth as one of us. And that love is for all people on the earth. No one is truly apart from God's love.

But how to tell those who are oppressed that God's love is there for all? They have been pushed down so much that they don't know that they are loved and loveable. And they won't listen when we tell them that they are ok. Because so often, they have been told about love, but there is a lie behind the words. They are told that they must change, that they are not loved the way they are.

God does not ask for the change, people do! God loves us as we are, where we are, and does not ask for us to be different. This is the good news of the Gospel, God loves us all, as we are right now! We do not have to change a thing to receive that love, it is free - free for all people!

People

 People are always more important than things. We need to remember this and turn to our neighbor and extend a helping hand. God's love and freedom comes only when we give without counting the cost to help those in need. Our need is to pass on things to make life better, other people can join us in the celebration of life. And as more and more of the people join he celebration, real peace becomes more of a possibility.

To love all other people and the world given us is to turn more and more from things toward God,

for God is love.

Walk Together

 Let us walk together, hand in hand. Let us walk the ways of the world together, for we all are God's children. And none can be turned away from the love that comes from God. For that love is for all, equally. And if we are together, none will feel lonely, for together we are stronger than apart.

Differences

 We are so afraid of each other. We fear the differences that are there in people. Yet beneath the differences, we are all children of God, the same God who loves us all! In this love, we find unity and completeness. In this love, we find true life, for only with God can we truly live.

God Loves

 But there are so many out there that have been told that God does not love them because of who they are. They are told so often, that they cannot find their way back to that love again. No matter how many times someone comes and says that God does love them, these people will hear, deep within, the echoes of other voices saying that God does not love them. And they cannot find the truth, for the echoes are too deeply ingrained. How do we find a way to change the words of those inner voices, so that all of the strays will find their way back to God and this love?

People

 People are always more important than things. We need to remember this and turn to our neighbor and extend a helping hand. God's love and freedom comes only when we give without counting the cost to help those in need. Our need is to pass on things to make life better, other people can join us in the celebration of life. And as more and more of the people join he celebration, real peace becomes more of a possibility.

To love all other people and the world given us is to turn more and more from things toward God,

for God is love.

In Touching Othsrs

 In touching others, we show love. In hugging others, we show God's love. And in God's love we dare not turn anyone away. For it is God who created all; we are all of us children of God. And no one has a right to turn anyone away from the love that God gives us all.

We Wandered

 We have wandered far from God's love. We use people as things, and forget that God loves

all people, no matter what their conditions. He would have all people turn to Him. We need to learn to live in that love, which will not turn anybody away. And how do we find our way back to God's love? What is the proper path back?

The Secret

 The secret is that God loves us as we are! He does not demand that we be other than what we are. We need to just learn to love fully and trust God completely. And then all fear and distrust will be gone.

Love Makes the World Go Around

 Love is what makes the world an easier place to live in. Love makes it all worthwhile. Without

love, there is nothing, and no one can live. Without love, there is no happiness, no peace.

And how do we reach those who think that they are unloved and unlovable? How do we reach

them to tell them that they are loved? How do we breach the walls that they build around themselves?

Love and prayer will help, and being there for them when they do open up, even a little. And being open

to God's guidance so that He can show us when to move and what to say to each individual.

Reach Out

 We all of us need to learn to reach out to others. For all others are God's children. We are

not alone as God's children, for the whole world is His. Too many people won't admit this. They are

so wrapped up in their own goodness that they can't see their brothers and sisters in the people

around them. Thus, they shut themselves off from much love. Love full and free, free for all people.

Beloved

emember: there is Somebody who calls us ALL beloved!

Come now, all people

And meet the One

Who calls

All of us beloved.

2

Come my brothers

And my sisters,

Walk side by side

With me.

Come and talk

With me,

For you also

Are a child of God

Just like me.

So let us sit

Side by side

And eat together

And let the world know

God's love is

Within us all.

3

Come, all people,

Leave all your

Hurts and pain

Behind you

And walk

With the One

Who calls you

Beloved.

4

Come and know

That it does not matter

How different

You may be,

There is Somebody

Who calls you

Beloved.

5

Come, hear

The good news

That God

Is always near you

And calls you

Beloved.

God Says:

Say to all the people for me; you are my beloved children, I created you the way that you are, let no one tell you any different.  I have always known you, and I do not, will not turn any away.  So come to Me, and dwell with Me, for no matter what anybody says, I love you.  Come now, Beloved!

Light

Psalm 27:1

The light of God

Is always with me,

Therefore I don’t need

To be afraid of anything,

For God is my strength

And my light.

Isaiah 60:1-3

Stand up and see,

The light of God

Is come to you.

Let it shine

Through the darkness

And all people

Will come to it.

Matt 1:4-9

And the light

Has come to us

To break up

The darkness,

And all people

Can come

To dwell in that light.

I John 1:5-7

God is our light.

If we dwell with God,

There is no darkness

Anywhere near us.

If we walk

In the light,

Jesus is with us,

For He is the light,

There for all

Who would walk

With Him.

Let Your Light Shine

Let your light shine,
Show the world
What God's love
Is all about.

Come all people
And seek
The Lord of light!

Loving God,
Forgive us
For not letting
Our light shine.
Forgive us
For the darkness
Along the road.
Forgive us
When strangers
Turn away
Because they
Cannot see
To find the way.
Help us to learn
How to let our light
Shine out brightly.

And God is here
With us,
Ready to show us all
How to light up
Our world.

Matt 5:13
Be the salt
To your part
Of the earth
And help the people
Find the peace
And love they need.

Matt 5:14-16
Set your light
To glowing bright
And set high
In a lighthouse
So that when
The storms of life
Come along,
Those along the way
Will know
The right way to go.

Come, light up
Your part of the world
So that all people
Will know how to find
The path of life.

The Light of God

Psalm 4:6-8

The Light of God

Is with us now.

No longer do we

Need to dwell

In the darkness,

For God is there

And where God is

Is light and joy,

And always

We can dwell

In peace and safety.

Isaiah 60:19-20

Because God is near,

There will come a time

When we will have

No need of sun or moon,

For our God

Will be our light

And glory forever

And joy and love

Will be ours.

Matt 5:14-16

The light of God

Is in us all.

Let your light shine,

Showing all the world

Who our God is,

And how much

We are loved.

Eph 5:8-10

As we once

Lived in darkness,

We now live

As Children of the Light.

Let that light shine

So that no one

Can deny that God

Is always with us.

The Shepherd

There is a Shepherd

Who stands so near

And His voice

I long to hear.

Other shepherds try

To lead me astray

But only that voice

Will I obey.

Now my Shepherd

Calls me to come,

Calls me by name

To lead me home.

Black Sheep

Black sheep,

Black sheep,

Chased on away;

Everyone telling you

That you are not loved.

Black sheep,

Black sheep,

Pushed to one side;

No one wants you

Anywhere near.

Black sheep,

Black sheep,

Come on back

The Shepherd is looking

Just for you.

Black sheep,

Black sheep,

Be now at peace

For the Shepherd

Really does love you.

Unexpected

God does the unexpected in our world; are we ready for that?

We cannot earn grace, it is given!

We are called to work, will we answer that call?

Will we quit worrying about life?

God comes to us in our troubles, will we give greeting and work willingly?

God seeks us out all through our life, will we see She/He is there?

Unexpected

God does the unexpected in our world; are we ready for that?

We cannot earn grace, it is given!

We are called to work, will we answer that call?

Will we quit worrying about life?

God comes to us in our troubles, will we give greeting and work willingly?

God seeks us out all through our life, will we see She/He is there?

Joy

Joy in unexpected, unknown friends.

Joy in finding new friends.

Joy in remembering old friends.

Joy in family around.

Joy in unexpected gifts.