4/8/18 Through 4/14/18

4/8/18 Through 4/14/18

Sunday

On this day of mercy find

Compassion of a different kind

One here since ever time began

One who for love, became a man

He calls us to explore His hands

And then to know what love commands

To probe His flowing open side

And know for sure that He once died

And yet before us now alive

That we'd believe and so would thrive

Then pass along the faith to those

That from our Lord great mercy flows

Monday

What a way to save the nation

Through the gift of incarnation

God takes on the flesh of man

To help the human understand

How humbly there in Bethlehem

He showed His depth of love for them

And greater still upon the tree

How much He truly cares for thee.

Tuesday

The Son of Man be lifted high

In everything we do

May we prefer that we should die

Than turn our backs on You

May we forego all earthly gain

To serve our fellow man

May we endure whatever pain

And do all that we can

Before us keep at every glance

The serpent lifted high

Repent of sin at every chance

Of Christ, be never shy

Wednesday

We too will try to lock away

His word, so we may have our way

Far more appealing when our rules

Become the law to lead the fools

But truth cannot be bound in chain

And truth endures whatever pain

To speak with clarity and zeal

The word that man cannot conceal

Thursday

One from above, above all is One

An obedient, holy and righteous, Son

The source of the fullness of which we all seek

Without whom all life would be dreary and bleak

But, oh what a shame, we so often refuse

The love that He has, and our selfishness choose

For it leads but to emptiness, dark, and despair

When life so much different, is offered to share

Friday

Five loaves and two fish, a paltry sum

But with His blessing they become

Enough to feed a multitude

And fill them with this holy food

We hunger for His offering

And seek to crown Him as our King

But He retreats to lonely hill

For such is not the Father's will

Saturday

Lord come into the boat with me.

Just how I struggle, can't You see?

I try so hard to row towards you 

But self creeps in to all I do

When ere I try to row alone

It makes my weakness clearly shown

My strength is not enough for me

against the wind and stormy sea