4/21/24 Through 4/27/24

 4/21/24 Through 4/27/24

Sunday

Good Shepherd save Your little ones

Your feeble daughters, sinful sons

Astray we go each time we sin

A foolish lot Your flock has been

Yet still, You cherish every soul

Desiring to make us whole

Your very precious life You give

So simple wayward sheep might live

Such love as this we've never seen

Enduring cross and passion keen

To save a lost and helpless lamb.

In truth, You are the Great I AM!

Monday

Astonished that He came to save

Both mighty and the humble knave

Distinctions made by earthly men

By Christ, the cart upset again.

The Gentile too, He calls to learn

And by the Spirit to discern

His call to turn away from sin

And be with Christ one welcomed in.

His gifts were meant for all mankind

The Jew and Gentile here will find

Their sins forgiven, spirits blest

When Christ our King, as Lord confessed.

Tuesday

Your voice I know, the always good

Directing as I always should

Attune my ears to bend Your way

And follow well what ere You say.

So many times Your blessings seen

But oh, how lazy I have been

The easy way I've often trod

And shunned the path of Mighty God

What foolishness I now can see

To ever turn away from Thee

In even ways that seem so small

For happiness is giving all.

A humble sheep within the flock

Who answers every time You knock

Then acts at once to do Your will

And let You well, my coffers fill.

Wednesday

Set aside a special way

Each with a task to do each day

A word will come to open ears

And bless the docile one who hears.

The Voice may take some time to hear

In quietness to Him draw near

Allow Him room within your heart

Then on your sacred journey start.

Each day afresh and new He speaks

A little more of you He seeks

Until the all you have is His

And there you'll find the all that is.

Thursday

On this feast, my patron's day

For zeal and wisdom here I pray

To spread the word per His command

And join the apostolic band

Within my world so small and tame

I wish to kindle there a flame

To warm the hearts of all I meet

That they might too the Savior greet.

Friday

A place prepared for only me

A place for all eternity

His love so far above my reach

But daily He will coach and teach.

He'll show me how the little ways

Of faith and trust should fill my days

And let me see no kindness turned

Within His plan is ever spurned.

As prophets spoke so long ago

And those who search the scripture know

The things that once appear mundane

A wealth of riches may contain.

When resurrection light is shown

All good and bad will then be known

And then in clearest light I'll see

What purest Love prepared for me.

Saturday

The Word arrives in varied ways

He speaks to us throughout our days

We must attune our ears to hear

And then we'll find Him very near.

The wicked stop their ears and say

There is no use for man to pray

The truth upsets their status quo

And change they have no wish to know.

But if we listen well we see

The Spirit's ever close to thee

The Father and the Son abide

Where humble love replaces pride.

Don't turn away from truth and good

But let His word become your food

Your eyes will then begin to see

How much, in truth, He cares for thee.