7/24/16 Through 7/31/16

7/24/16 Through 7/31/16

Sunday

Our Father find in me the will

To follow You each day

And listen close each morn until

I hear the words You say

Monday

In jars of clay the word abides

The vessel holds no sway

Surpassing power the Lord provides

Afflicted every way.

Perplexed, not driven to despair

Struck down, but not destroyed

Of Christ in us, become aware

And see new life enjoyed

Tuesday

Saints Joahchim and Ann received

Their child, immaculate conceived

The one in all the human race

That we should know as Full of Grace.

This girl who grew so meek and mild

This girl who bore the saving child

The one who counted all as loss

And stood with Him before His cross.

Wednesday

How do I grow within Your call 

But listen and obey,

How do You speak to one so small

What are the words You say?

They come to me in varied ways

At different times throughout the days

So I must be attentive to

The whispers that I hear from You

Not wasting time with petty pleasure

But seeking You, my truest treasure

Burning bush or potter's wheel

A truth they often will reveal

Let me devour all You give

Become my joy, that I may live

Of sinfulness, I now repent

That in Your name I may be sent

Dear mother, take my offering

And make of it a precious thing

Teach me how to reconcile

Remove from me what's base and vile.

Thursday

The old is pointing to the new

The new fulfills the old

Both proclaim the Word to you

And help us to be bold

Friday

Work is but a blessing for

Me to participate

And learn to love the Father more

In what He did create.

Saturday

The Baptist listened and obeyed

The king with wickedness dismayed

Now time has shown the great as small

And truly great who gave their all.

Saturday

If by design or accident

A story's told how time is spent

We leave behind a legacy

For all who follow here to see

A quilt to warm both bed and heart

A written word or work of art

Though colors fade and beauty wanes

But never lost, the love remains

So take some time to make a gift

And so, a loved one's spirits lift

Say not that time is in the way

You haven't time to think that way