Don't Turn Away

Don't turn away
Don't reject me,
See me as I am
And accept me.

Don't turn away,
Don't tell me
I am not right
Just love me.

Don't turn away,
Lean toward me
And love me
Just as I am.

In Recovery

What are our addictions?
Are they physical or mental?
Do we go back to the same problems?
Do we turn to God for help?
Will we learn to trust God always?

Shine (2 stanzas left off from yesterday)

Shine a light
Through the fog
And guide people
Along the way.

Shine a light
Along f+the path
That all may come
To know God is love.

Shine

Shine your light
Into the dark corners
That all the might see
Which way to go.

Shine a light
In the darkest night
So the lost ones
Can find their way.

God Is

"Joy comes in the morning."

God is in our lives.
God is within each of us.
God calls each of us "Beloved."
God never changes.
So.... Where is God leading?

Gifts from God

For all my friends :

God gave me
The gift of you
And put you here
To let me know
This is where
I am to be!

Somebody's Problem?

Don't you see me
Here beside you?
I am poor
And I have
Many needs
Don't you see me?
Won't you take
The time to help
In my many needs?
Do you hear me,
Will you ever
See me here?
Or will I always be
Somebody else's problem?

Martha and Mary

HAm I  doing what is best for me?
Am  i repeating patterns?
What are the problems?
How do we fix them?
Are we asked the person involved for help?
Are we developing and  building relationships?
Do we take care of visitors?
Are we  too much Martha or too much Mary?

Beloved

Beloved of God,
All of us!
God is always near
Loving all people
No matter  who
They may happen to be.

Surprise

Surprise!
God is here
Working among us.

Surprise!
God is doing
The unexpected.

Surprise!
God is loving
Each one of us.

My Story

How do we walk with God?
How do we talk with God?
Are we open to hearing what the story is?
Do we let God take care?
Are we listening for God to speak?
Do we REALLY know that God loves us all?

Participating?

Are we listening?
Can we answer the questions right?
Can we carry the load?
Do we make the right choices?
Are we watching or participating?
Do we connect with others?

Be Healed

Bring your troubles
Here to God
And let yourself
Be healed.

Take your troubles
And go to God
To the right place
Be healed!

Go Boldly

There is nothing between us and God.
God knows and loves us anyway.
God leads us all.
God blesses us.
God is merciful.
God has amazing Grace.
Go  boldly before God.

Tame the Tongue

Be  careful
What you say
Guard your tongue
That you will not
Say something that will
Destroy another.
Be  careful,
Don't let others
Control
What you think
For that could
Make you hate
And hatred can destroy
And kill..
Let love rule your life
And God will bless
Your life.

Plant

Plant a seed,
And wait to see
What may grow.

Plant a seed,
And see
What happens.

Plant a seed,
And let grow
What is there.

Fear and the Hope

Do we live in fear? What hope have we?
What do we fear?
Do we know how to look to God and Jesus for strength and hope?
Have we learned to trust God's hope?
Do we let people grow in God's love?

God Will Never

God will never
Turn away
From anybody!
Come and see,
Come and know 
That always
God loves you!

Led

I have been led
To this place
To be among
These people
At this time
Of my life.
God, stay with me,
And keep me
On the path
You have given me
And show me
What I am to do..

Look Forward

How many of us look back at the past?
Do we let God do what is needed?
Do we let go and be the ministers were meant to be?
Do we travel the road we are given?

Look Up

Look up, not down,
Look up and see
God's light for all.
Look up and know
God's love is there
For all people!
Look up and share
The joy of life
And of  God's love.

Arrived?

We have arrived or have we?

Are we ready for what comes next?
Will we let God lead?
Will we learn the lessons in what has happened?
Are we ready for the future?
Are we ready to learn a  different way?
Do we know that there are different ways of doing things?
We get   where we are going but there are always more problems  because life intervenes.     Are we ready for that?

Make A Difference

Do something to help
The person near you
Who is so needy.
You may be
The only one
Who sees the need.
Take the time,
Find the way
To make a difference
In a person's life
Every day.

Questions

We all have questions
And wonder always
What is the answer.
But God is near us
To help us live
With and through
All our questions.

Rejoice

In the good times
And in the bad,
Rejoice,
For God is with you!

In your doubts
And in all your fears,
Rejoice,
For God loves you!

People of the Rainbow

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Who is

Who is this Jesus?
Who do we say Jesus is?
How will we answer that question?
Do others see us and know whose ^we are?
Do we show who Jesus is by our actions?
Do we celebrate the diversity given us?

Gifts

God's gifts are unexpected
And ^e laugh
Because we think
It cannot happen,
But in due time
God's good gifts appear.

Feed

Feed the people,
Feed them
With the food
That you have.

Feed the people,
Share abroad
What you have
All around.

Feed the people,
Let them know
That always
God loves them.

Keeper?

Am I
My brother's keeper?
Do >I need to care  about
What happens to my sister?
These questions
Echo down the years
And haunt us still.
But we are not
To be the keeper
Of others
But learn to be
Brothers and sisters
Together in love..

Siblings

Becoming
Brothers and sisters
Learning to live
In peace
With one another.
Learning not to fear
The differences
In others.
Learning to love
People as they are.