1/22/17 Through 1/28/17

1/22/17 Through 1/28/17

Sunday

Land of darkness, see the Light!

No more be filled with gloom and fright

For dawn has broken on the day

The pole and yoke are cast away

1/22/17 Aunt Jenny

Now and at the hour of death

The moment of her final breath

This prayer she uttered through the day

Would guide her on her final way

No more a body weak and old

Once more a loving George to hold

The Blessed Mother there to greet

And lead her to the Savior's feet

Hail, Mary full of grace

This child comes to find her place

Her life of service finally done

Dear Jenny, good and faithful one!

Monday

Let me hear and thus obey

Your word as spoken through the day

To build a house both strong and pure

So life with Light be then secure

May I bring to those I meet 

A light upon the world's deceit

And spark in them a light to see

The unborn child's sanctity

Tuesday

At first, an ineffective way

But nonetheless the way to pray

To offer sacrifice for sin

And then, somehow, His favor win

But One has come to be so bold

Proclaiming new, discarding old

The prophecies to all fulfill

Behold, He comes to do Your will.

Wednesday

Lord, let Your light around me shine

That words of truth and love be mine

Remove the scales from in my eyes

That I might see and then be wise

Wash me of my sinful ways

And lead me to the brighter days

Of humble love and so much more

With pride and avarice no more

Thursday

What's needed now at harvest time

Are laborers to make the climb

Proclaiming Christ along the way

And bringing forth the light of day

Stir up the coals, restart the flame

The One from which the Spirit came

It's time to place the lamp up high

And light the way for those nearby

Friday

The ones with faith do not draw back

In spite of trials that come

They persevere and never lack

Your blessings, every one.

They plant a seed, then sleep and rise

Not knowing how it grows

Trusting that, in each soul lies

The Truth he can't oppose.

March for Life 2017

Each precious life within the womb

Deserves the light and not a tomb

Oh Virgin Guadalupe shine

The light of Christ, your son divine

Expose the lies the selfish told

And give us newborn babes to hold

The tactic of the Evil One

Is tell more lies when once begun

With secrecy and darkness hung,

His prey, now fatally is stung.

And that which promised freedom full

Brings fear and darkness to the soul

But thus, you see, it needn't be

If lights of Truth are shone to see

For life is recognized in light

And darkness flees into the night

In spite of how the lies expand

When facing Truth, no lie can stand.

Saturday

Who is this One, who calms the sea?

Is this my God, in front of me?

What other one rebukes the wind,

Or gives new life to those who sinned?

By faith in Him, without a doubt

Our hoped for, things He brings about

The ancient ones can all agree

That faith in Him will set you free

1/15/17 Through 1/21/17

1/15/17 Through 1/21/17

Sunday

From in the womb He knew your name

And formed no other one the same

His servant you were meant to be

He made you loving, good, and free

If you but do His holy will

His love will ever warm the chill

Then hearts will find their way and see

How great His chosen nation be

By grace all called to love you see

To know the holy Trinity

The Father, Son and Holy Ghost

To join the ranks of heaven's host

So testify what you have seen

And make Him known to king and queen

I would, but now I can't you see

My mother just aborted me.

Monday

Don't try to fix that worn out cloak

Another patch will just evoke

A greater tear and then you'll see

The cloak you need is really me.

A fresh and supple loving kind

Renewing heart and also mind

Put off the old and don the new

The cloak of love looks good on you.

Tuesday

Hope the anchor for the soul

Our trust His love will make us whole

Reaching in beyond the veils

Affixed to One who never fails

Wednesday

Melchizedek in Salem town

His priesthood ever more renowned

King of righteousness by name

Enjoys his everlasting fame

A priest before the priesthood made

His gift of bread and wine displayed

Our father in the faith he blessed

With honor, Abraham addressed

Now Jesus in that single line

Of priests who came outside of time

Has offered up His bread and wine

That life eternal may me mine

Wednesday PM

I know the Truth will set me free

But still I choose iniquity

I dread to curb my base desires

Yet always prove them wicked liars

What looks so sweet to fleshly eye

Will never truly satisfy

But coax, and charm, and slyly hound

Until, with cords, I'm tightly bound

My courage and my firm resolve

So often fail and just dissolve

I fail to think or stay aware

And then I'm tempted to despair

But then, I must, in shame confess

I offer God this bloody mess

And He confirms His word to me

That only Truth will set you free!

Thursday

Is it lawful? He would ask

To do a good or evil task

Upon the holy Sabbath day

When only rest should be the way?

Why speak with no authority

You pious scribe and pharisee?

You of all should know the way

And guide the flock by what you say

But since you only clean outside

Your inner filth you cannot hide

And rather than behold the King

You plot, to His destruction bring

Friday

He summoned those He wanted

And at His call they came

Then twelve He thus appointed

Apostles they became

To this day, His call goes out

To each and every soul

At times a whisper, or a shout

But call to each enroll

Will you respond and follow

The voice of Love that calls

Or in the mud still wallow

Where pride and sin befalls?

Saturday

Not with the blood of goats He came

All other priests were not the same

Upon the altar His own blood

And grace descending like a flood.

1/8/17 Through 1/14/17

1/8/17 Through 1/14/17

Sunday

Wise men truly worship still

And seek to find the Father's will

They see the ever present signs

Of Him, who in the darkness shines

Wake up and know the time is near

When all the nations shall revere

The King in humble stable born

That cold and frosty Christmas morn

Monday

His voice directs the mighty sea

By it, the heavens came to be

It thunders from the sky above

Identifying perfect love

It speaks to all who listen clear

To let them know the Son is here

Who came as humble human kin

To rescue people from their sin

Tuesday

Now He speaks to us as sons

His favored and His chosen ones

No more in partial riddled word

But loud and clear His voice is heard

He cares for every creature made

And bids them in His stream to wade

Then see His living water bring

Abundant life to everything

Wednesday

Every ailment and disease

Was healed by Him to more than please

Each one was met with loving eyes

Which penetrated their disguise

He saw into the depths of each

And far more did than cure and teach

He loved each wretched naked soul

And by His love he made them whole

Thursday

Now when today you hear His voice

Don't harden up your heart

But let Him help you make a choice

And then His love impart

Be thirsty ground and soak it in

Be formed throughout the day

Don't let the Word flow over you

And stay the same old way

Friday

The Word is preached to one and all

He finds along the way

But profits not those paralyzed

Who hear, yet won't obey

With sins released, our sickness ceased

We rise and walk away

But not the Jews who still refuse 

To listen and obey

Saturday

"Come follow Me"  His word to all

In many varied ways

How can we hear His gentle call

Amidst our busy days?

Just set a time for Him each day

When no one will disturb

And give Him time to show the way

You'll find that time superb

1/1/17 Through 1/7/17

1/1/17 Through 1/7/17

Sunday

In haste the shepherds went to find

The infant and His mother kind

And when they found Him as was told

Their praise to God they could not hold

His Mother heard about great things

From angels, shepherds, even kings

And pondered them throughout the years

Until, at last, she met with tears

Her tiny babe through God conceived

The Pharisees had not believed

And there below the cross she knew

The sword they said would pierce her through

Monday

Just who am I within His plan

A question asked by every man

Lord give to me that special grace

And let me know my certain place

For when we act in line with You

You multiply the things we do

And bring a peace unknown to man

Contentment in Your holy plan.

Tuesday

In light no darkness can exist

Why should His presence, I resist?

Exposing darkness' false allure

The Light reveals a beauty pure

So call upon the Light each day

To show your path along the way

And recognize that brightness came

By uttering His holy name

1/3  Our 36th Anniversary

I may not ever get to know

This girl I met a while ago

She puzzles me at times, you see

For that's the way a girl can be

There's mystery in her varied ways

That always marvels and dismays

But yet she draws me closer still

And bends her way, my heart and will

A beauty far beyond compare

A love I ever long to share

A sign of caring and concern

From whom the children all can learn

A score and sixteen more have passed

And my reply for when I'm asked

The lucky day of all my life

Is when this girl became my wife.

Wednesday

Be quiet now and hear the call

The call to love goes out to all

But only those who listen hear

And only those who act draw near

Thursday

The One of whom the prophets spoke

The One to break our sinful yoke

Has come from Nazareth, I'm told

To warm the hearts of those grown cold

Come follow Me is what He said

Great things you'll see where you are led

The  Son of Man in glory bound

With hosts of angels all around

Friday

Spirit, water, and blood confirm

A lesson that we all must learn

Eternal life, so highly priced

Is only gained through Jesus Christ

The water cleanses one from sins

And that, a process, thus begins

His precious blood then purifies

And every grace for love supplies

Then when the Spirit leads and guides

And every need, or word provides

The world cannot deny the claim

There's power in His Holy Name.

Saturday

I want to listen when I pray

I want to hear Your voice each day

How can I know our wills align

And what I ask already mine?

12/25/16 Through 12/31/16

12/25/16 Through 12/31/16

Sunday

Let's go to Bethlehem and see

The Savior come to set us free

The One of whom the angels boast

In choirs of the heavenly host

We found Him just as angels said

All swaddled in a manger bed

With parents kneeling by His side

In thankful, holy Christmastide

Why come the King this lowly way

So humbly born on Christmas day?

To cast away all doubt and fear

That man, to God, could now draw near

Monday

Worry not of what to say

The Spirit speaks for those who pray

Undaunted by the thought of death

They praise the Lord with every breath.

Tuesday

Reclining at the Savior's breast

Was one who loved above the rest

The one who risked his life and limb

The one who walked the way with Him

God's mother trusted to his care

With tenderness beyond compare

Her Son affixed upon the wood

With John, she wept, and watched, and stood.

Wednesday

The Innocents of Herod's time

were slaughtered in a heinous crime

Of one so bloated, proud, and vain

That only wickedness remain

Now in our world so proud and strong

Not even lamentation song

Is offered for the ones so small

Bereft of life before they crawl

Down deep we know a mother's womb

Should be the place where love can bloom

Yet myriads have made that room

A zone of darkness, doom, and gloom.

But may a growing light this year

Remove the darkness, doubt, and fear

That leads these mothers far astray

And set them on the narrow way

Thursday

Love looks beyond the trials faced

To see the blessings freely graced

By every soul we've come to know

For love will cause the heart to grow

Our mother looked in trusting love

Upon the angel from above

And answered yes to be the one

The virgin bearing God's own son

When Simeon announced His role

A tingle rose within her soul

She saw beyond the piercing sword

And trusted in her God's reward

So why, when all the ages show

That giving causes hearts to grow

Do men still choose the dark and find

The more they grab the more they're blind?

Friday

May I lead as Joseph led

And may I feed as Joseph fed

Upon the Word of God each day

And act upon the things You say.

Saturday

Two thousand and a handful more

Since God, as man, the virgin bore

He chose a humble manger bed

To rest His little infant head

He came as light to show the way

To banish darkness far away

But some, in dark, would rather be

And they, the light, refuse to see

They hung the Light upon a tree

So all the world could plainly see

What happens when the dark oppose

But three days hence, the Light arose

How many more will Patience wait

To close His dazzling, lovely gate

And let complacent ones embark

Upon their journey into dark?