Making mistakes,
Going the wrong way,
Even though
The way is marked.
Making mistakes,
Big and little errors,
Even when we are
Shown the right.
Making mistakes,
Running away
From everything
That is good.
Yet God is there,
Waiting for us,
Wanting to show us
The way home.
Psalm 27:1
Hear the promise of God:
I will be with you
To give you light.
Do not fear,
For I will always
Be near you
To give you strength
In time of need.
Isaiah 2:4
And in time,
If you will listen,
I will show you all
How to live together
In peace and love.
All war implements
Will be destroyed,
And you all will have
All that you need
For a better life.
Luke 1:78-79
And in that time,
I will turn your darkness
Into light
And show all of you
The path of peace.
My mercy and light
Will be there
For all of you,
For all of you are mine.
I am the outcast,
But Jesus calls me,
And holds out
His hand to me.
I am an outcast,
Yet Jesus loves me
Just as I am
Right at this moment.
I am no longer outcast,
For I have found
That I am always
A child of God.
To Forgive yourself
Is to find the way
To inner peace.
To forgive others
Is to find the way
To love.
Love all people,
Make no differences
Between them,
For our God
Loves all the same
And sees none
That are better
Than any other.
Under the influence
Of what?
Things of the world
Or of heaven?
Will we have
Abundant life
Or the material things
That make up
Our lives?
What do we
Let influence
Our lives?
Don't ignore me,
I am here
And I am human,
Just like you!
Don't ignore me,
I am alive
And I have needs
Just like you.
Don't pretend
That I do not exist
Or that God
Did not make me.
Don't ignore me
Just love me
As I am
This day.
Butterflies in flight,
Wings spread wide
Beauty in the light,
Made by God.
See the baby
Learning to walk
Becoming a person
Made by God.
See the people
Dancing and singing
Each of them special,
Made by God.
Live in love
And spread love
Abroad.
Live in love
And help others
Find love.
Live in love
And love will be there
For you.
Waiting, waiting
For God to come
To us all ;
When, oh when
Will the waiting end?
But look and see;
God is here, now.
Among us is dwelling
The spirit of God
Giving to all
Love and peace.
Because God created
All people,
All of thsm
Are my people.
Come with me
And see
God's vreat love
For all of us!!
Do you want
To see God?
Look deep within!
Give love away,
Do not
Hold it tight,
For only
If it is given away
Can it come back
To you.
God Keeps me safe for Rick Peterson
Psalm 23
My God
Is my protector,
And is always near
Through good times
And the bad,
Ready to help
And strengthen,
And keep me safe.
Psalm 27
At all times
Of my life,
God is near me
To give me light.
I need not fear,
For my God
Is always with me
Even when my enemies
Are all around me.
I am always safe
In those arms.
Psalm 84
And I will live safely
In the house of God.
There is beauty there
That is greater
Than any other place
That I know,
And I long
To dwell there,
For my true home
Is there.
Psalm 121
God is always near,
And watches over me,
Keeping me safe.
At all times
And in all places,
God is there
And does not sleep,
That I will be
Kept always safe.
John 1:1-5
God has always
Been there
And brings light
To my life
And all others
Who will believe.
And in that light
Is life,
And the dark
Can never
Overwhelm me.
Romans 8:28
And God is there,
Loving all people,
And working for good
For all of us.
And again,
I find safety,
For God's love
Keeps me secure.
And I am called
To walk in those paths
That will lead me
Onward to where God is.
Psalm 150
And I praise God!
With everything
That exists,
I will ever praise God,
Who keeps me safe.
Love is mine!
Let all the world know
That God loves me
And all other people!
Called For Rev Jim Lynch August 1, 2003
Isaiah 61:1
God has come
To dwell with me
And has called me
To preach abroad
The good news
Of love
To all people
That I meet,
For all people
Are God's.
Romans 1:16
I glory
In the good news
That I preach to all,
For here is
Salvation
For all people,
Near and far.
Romans 8:28
God is with me
Now and always,
Nor will I ever
Be left alone.
I will boast of this
To the whole world,
And always tell
Of God's great love for all.
2 Tim 1:7
God is here with me,
And gives me
The power of love,
That I might
Spread abroad
The good news
Of that love
That is there
For all people.
Can we live
As Jesus lived?
Can we live
In the freedom
That God gave
To us all?
Or will we once again
Turn around
To all those things
That enslave
Us all?
Why do we seem to always need somebody to put down. What is it in the human spirit that rejects those who are different?
The family of God,
Brothers and sisters
Together,
Together in peace
And love.
And all our differences
Mean nothing
At all.
Come with me
And learn
Of the One
Who loves us all
And calls us
By name
And tells all
That we are
Beloved.
Surprise!
God is here,
Working among us.
Surprise!
God is doing
The unexpected.
Surprise!
God is loving
Each one of us.
Hungry
For food.
Hungry
For companionship.
Hungry
For friendship.
Hungry
For love.
Hungry
For God.
Thoughts about Rainbows:
Recently, I have been considering rainbows and how some people seem to
glow whenever you see them. Knowing how I can sometimes be grey or
even black in mood, I wondered how that could be.
I did a lot of driving in my work and in my personal life. It just
happened that I was driving to Springfield on a mostly cloudy day. The
clouds were grey and white, but being mostly grey. I happened to look
at some of the clouds, and noticed parts of a rainbow on the clouds.
This fascinated me, and I noticed that as the clouds moved, the parts
of the rainbow would show up again in different places. It then occured
to me that the clouds had to be in just the right place in relation to
the sun. Never mind that the clouds seemed to be grey, the water in
them was clear, and just the right spot for rainbows, even parts of them.
It occured to me that the people that I had noticed must have something
similar, that is the person must be in just the right place in relation
to God. And when God's Love shines through us, glory happens! And if
we really let God's Love show, those around us cannot help but notice.
We are rainbow people,
Called to declare
That God's love
Is always there
For all people.
Look up and see,
Rainbows are there
And God is near,
Loving all people.
Cigarette butts and medicine cups
And other debris of our lives
In among the plants we put
Around our buildings.
We clean them up
But still they persist,
Cigarette butts and medicine cups.
Yet the plants persist in among
The debris of our lives
And the concrete and asphalt
Of our cities and towns, growing
In every crack they can find
Giving color to our lives
And always defeating
Cigarette butts and medicine cups.
So look around you now
And see the colors put there
For all people to enjoy,
Giving pleasure in spite of
Cigarette butts and medicine cups.
Love :
Such a simple word,
Yet so hard, at times,
To say.
So fraught
With dangers
And misunderstandings.
Yet it is so important
To life,
For life and is meaningless
Without love.
I am drowning in fear,
Is there any who cares?
I am oppressed and beaten down,
Is there anyone there?
It is dark and I cannot see
To find the way to go,
Where is there anyone
Who cares?
Yet step back and look,
For Chriist is there, waiting,,
His hands outstretched in love
Wanting to show us
Ghat He cares.
So many won't accept God's love. Many times it is because someone has told them that God does not lovs them because of who they are. The Bible is quoted as proof, chapter and verse. Thus ears are closed to the truth, and we close God out, needlessly. For God's love is there for us,, always and there is no one who can take that love away from any of us.
Surprise!
God loves you!
And isn't it a marvel
That God should care
About what happens
To you and I!
God, I need your help,
Come to me , I pray..
For I m blind
And cannot see
Wbither I am going.
So come to me
And take my hand
And take me home with you
That I live forever
In heaven above with you.
Written 1964
God is There
Psalm 23
God is with me,
There to protect
And to show me
Which way to go.
In good times
Or in the bad,
God is there
And will not
Leave me alone.
Isaiah 56:1-8
God is there for me
And for all people
From all nations
Who come together
In love and fellowship,
Loving one another.
Many are called
From other places
To be here
Where God is,
Where love is.
Matt 28:18-20
As God is there for us,
We are called
To go out to the world
And tell all people
Of the love of God
Shown us in Jesus.
Acts 2:1-4
And God's Spirit
Descends on me,
Leading me to go
And tell the world
Of the love
That is there for them.
Acts 10:9-15
The message
That I was given
Is this:
God's Love
Is for all people
And no one
Will be turned away.
All people are loved
And all are God's!
Love for Joel Maderer
Ruth 1:16-17
There is love
Between us.
Don't ask me
To leave this place,
For where you are
Is where
I want to be.
I Corinthians 13
Come in love,
Come and see
What love is.
Let us all learn
About love
And learn to share
That love abroad.
I Corinthians 13:1-3
I am a person,
A child of God,
But even if
I can speak
Many languages
Or become
The best preacher,
And there is no love,
It is all for nothing.
I Corinthians 13:4-7
If I have love,
I have learned
To be patient
With those around me.
Kindness and gentleness
Are a part of my life,
And I treat other people
With such care
That they know
That God is
Always with me.
I Corinthians 13:8-10
Love is always
A part of my life.
All other gifts
Such as speaking
Or knowledge
Are temporary,
And will pass away,
But love is
Always there for me.
I Corinthians 13:11-12
I once was a child,
And had childish ways,
But now I have
Given that up.
I see now
As through a mirror,
But one day
I will meet God,
And see completely
All that is,
And know completely
What love is.
I Corinthians 13:13
Faith is here with me,
And I do believe.
I hope for all
That is to come,
A better life for all.
But Love abides forever
And is the greatest of all.
The care taken
For the person
Who needs help;
Jesus is there.
The hand held out
To help the one
With an unsteady step;
Jesus is there.
The love given
To the stranger
In your midst;
Jesus is there.
God with Me
Psalm 139:1-18
Oh my God,
You are always with me.
Wherever I go,
You are there.
Your hand always
Upholds me.
Awake or asleep,
You are near me.
Psalm 139:19-24
You are so much
With me
That I hate any
Who say they hate you.
Help me, my God,
And lead me home
To where you are.
I awake and look,
You are near me.
Isaiah 43
And God speaks
To me and says:
"I created you
And I am always
With you.
I will call you
By your name
And keep you safe.
All my children
I will bring back
From where they are.
I am God,
And I love them all."
Luke 18:18-25
"Even when the world
Pulls you away,
I am still there,
Waiting for you
To realize
How much I love you."
Romans 8:31-39
And with God near,
There is no one
Who can come between.
God is always
There for me,
Wherever I might go,
And that love
Is always mine,
Whatever I might do.
Hope for the Kingdom of love, which shall come.
It is in this kingdom that all shall live in peace,
nor shall any put down any other. No person will be
made to feel that they are less than any other person.
And God's love will be there for all, for all are His
children.
Work for the Kingdom of love and let all people
know that God's love is there for them. This is what
Christmas is all about, God's love made manifest,
walking among the people, showing all how they were
to live in peace.
Live as Christ did, loving all people, sharing
God's love with all, and the kingdom will come sooner.
For the more we live in love and in Christ, the more
the kingdom is present in this world. And let God's
love flow through us all out to the whole world, that
all the world will know God and His love.
Hope for Rev Micah(Gina) Hartung
Isaiah 40:31
Come to me in hope,
For in me
You will find strength.
I will always
Be near you,
And with me
You will never
Be weary.
Matt 11:28
Bring all your burdens
Here to me,
For in me is rest.
I am always near
And will help all
Who come to me
In faith and trust.
Matt 11:29-30
Hope in me,
For my burdens
Are much lighter.
With me your souls
Will find the rest
That they need,
For here you
Will find gentleness
And all the love
That you need.
John 14:27
Keep your hope in me,
For I will give you
Such complete peace
That can never
Be taken away from you.
I will always
Be near you
And my love
Always is yours.
