Poems & Prayers

Jesus! How wonderful it would be to be in a state of complete rest? Like—rest from having to take every thought captive. It wears me out to lasso every ungodly thought that floats in my head.  Rest from running—running from ungodly desires and running toward the prize- it makes me tired!…

Dear Jesus, Sweet Lamb of God, How I long to be like John the Baptist—a burning, shining lamp who calls out… “Look! Look to the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” Thank you for the work you have done so that you can remove it as far as the East is from the West and throw it int…

Father of Life, King of Mercy, Lord of Grace, YOU are the author and sustainer of everything good. From You flows a river of Holy Love. I’m stepping out into Your waters with an open soul. Wash my heart, rinse my mind with Your pure, clean, refreshing stream until it seeps into every dry crack a…

“Serve only the Lord your God and fear Him alone. Obey His commands, listen to His voice and cling to Him” (Deuteronomy 13:4). Dear God,  I repent of not serving and fearing you alone. Too many times I attempt to serve and fear You plus someone or something else, including myself and …

She Said: God, I can’t seem to find my voice or move into my skin? Will you make a place where I…. “just as I am” will fit in? Feeling like a fish out of water, flopping on the sand, I need someone to “get me” I really need a friend. .  Will you be my refuge… I need a pla…

Dear Jesus, You say I can come to you  just as I am  and tell you just how I feel-  the good, bad and ugly… Ok- here it goes…  I feel trampled,                 mangled        &n…

Prayer- “I Belong To You”  God you know without you we are wandering sheep. We are hopeless, poor, needy and defenseless. But you called us out of darkness and into Your light. You have said,  “What I have, I give to You.”  You have given us Your Spirit and that means we hav…

Proverbs 19:17 “If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you!”      Almighty God, we approach this opportunity of sowing into Your Kingdom with great joy and anticipation knowing that whatever we give to You can’t be lost. We know a portion of thi…

She said… “How long, O Lord, How long? When will I ever catch a break?” He said: When better days are on the horizon remember new mercies have just begun This fresh supply will sustain as you wait on the rising sun Daylight will dawn upon you it’s just a matter of when The clouds will par…

Dear God, This is my prayer today from my heart to yours— Please make me helpful, useful and pure. Rekindle the fire in my soul again. Let passion for you be stirred and bred. Flood me with ideas to serve people–close, far and wide.And let the experience of Your goodness dominate my min…