2/11/18 Through 2/17/18

2/11/18 Through 2/17/18

Sunday

He took upon His shoulders then

The weight of not just sinful men

But everyone cast out by law

Each sick or leper that He saw

By touching, and by healing them

In spite of, quiet, warning them

They spread His fame throughout the land

Till in no quiet, He could stand

Monday

Each trial brings a blessing

That's not so ready seen

A way for now expressing

What faith does truly mean

A cry for help and daily trust

In providential care

A way to clear the heart of rust

And breathe a fresher air.

I may not see the good today

Or not for years to come

But here I'll trust, and here I'll stay

Till victory is won

Tuesday

So many times You've shown to me

How much You truely care

And still I fight to clearly see 

That You are really there

I hear Your word and act upon

What You have plainly said

Then at once the worries spawn

And grow within my head

Why must I be so weak and scared

When all Your works I've seen

For You have generoulsy shared

With me when times are lean

I don't know what the future holds

But Him who holds I know

The Potter now through trial molds

And someday He will show.

Wednesday

Be merciful oh Lord for we have sinned

Our hearts have swayed with every gust of wind

May this season be for us a change

As we, for love, our wickedness exchange

Hear a humble plea for clemancy

The cry, "Oh Lord, be merciful to me"

And fill the contrite heart with holy joy

As we, Your tender mercies there employ

Thursday

As tempting as the self can be

Indulging it will not set free

True freedom's found in His command

And following the path He planned

For happiness as man and wife

we die to self and then choose life

Whoever loses life each day

Will profit in the Spirit's way

Friday

To fast from sin is now the way

To bring about the light of day

Loosen thongs of every yoke, and 

Find the chains of sin now broken

In these times of self-denial

Find the grace for every trial

Share your gifts with those in need

And plant in them a loving seed

Saturday

If rightly He is understood

His call is always for our good

He calls the sinner to repent

And then go forth as one who's sent

To change the way the people view

What's good for me and good for you

To let them see a sinner turn

And what a contrite heart can learn