6/15/25 Thrugh 6/21/25

 6/15/25 Thrugh 6/21/25

Sunday

So much more I have, it's true

The Garden store was lost for you.

But now restored, you can reclaim

What Adam lost when entered shame.

By Triune God, the stars were made

Each atom in the dance arrayed.

So far beyond the mortal mind

The truth of God alone we find.

A will He gave to choose the good

But there within the Garden stood

The knowledge man could not resist

And so, the Garden's love we missed.

No more the mind could fathom love

But Jesus came from far above

To show the way to see again

What Adam lost for all of men.

And now, we too, can choose as well

The joys of love, or pains of Hell.

His way so far above our own

But Jesus Christ has made it known.

The Spirit, too, is offered man

To follow with the Father's plan

But we must offer all we own

As Jesus on the Cross has shown.

Monday

What is Your message in this Lord, I pray?

A time of salvation, today is the day.

Now is the time as we make every choice

To heed or reject what we hear from His voice.

Through your endurance, His grace will abound.

Cause no one to stumble, let no fault be found.

In trial or triumph, insult or praise

Be truthful and loving in all of your ways.

No eye for an eye, or tooth for a tooth,

But now is the time for the humbling truth.

The way of the righteous is freely to give,

Do not refuse love, and forever you'll live.

Tuesday

Love one another as I have loved you

This, the command that is given to you.

Be perfect as well as My Father is so,

By this, you become as a star in full glow.

The light and the dark, the sunshine and rain,

The good and the bad, they all suffer pain.

The Father has love for all people He made

His son, with His life, for all people has paid.

So, do as He does and love people the same

To do any diff'rent is bringing you shame.

The rich and the poor, the slave and the free

Are loved just the same by the One in the Three.

Wednesday

In weakness, Lord, I praise Your name

The One of everlasting fame.

For weakness is where strength begins

How sinner, over evil, wins.

I thank You, Lord, for all my flaws

It may sound foolish, but because

In weakness, I have seen Your grace

And found Your kind and warm embrace.

In faith, You keep me from despair

For me, I've seen how much You care,

And how You love without reserve

By giving what we don't deserve.

"Oh, happy fault," the words are said

For Christ has risen from the dead.

Now grace abounds to strengthen knees

And weakly, cure of their disease.

Thursday

Corruption of thought by the serpent to Eve

The way of all evil is meant to deceive.

Distrusting of God is the swindler's plan

which leads in the end, to destruction of man.

You see what was lost in the Garden by Eve

No less, it is you, he attempts to deceive.

Once given the faith, you were baptized in love,

But now turning away from the Father above.

Make god in your image, the serpent beguiles,

And so, we have churches with many the styles.

The Spirit leads one in the way of the Lord.

To stray from the truth, no man can afford.

His judgments are honest and all of them true.

No prideful excuses, then ever will do.

So, look in the mirror, then humble your will.

The humble alone are the ones He will fill.

Friday

To focus on me is foolish, I see.

There's nothing of value I do.

For all here decays, but the one who obeys

Is blest with the value of You.

Saturday

Of weakness only can I boast

In thoughts of flesh, my mind engrossed.

I try to train my mind above,

But have not strength for such a love.

I need a gift of holiness

A way of love, I must possess.

To turn from what the body craves

And turn to Him alone who saves.

All here today will pass away

As flowers fall from day to day.

I need the lasting love of God

This passing fare, a worthless fraud.

6/8/25 Through 6/14/25

 6/8/25 Through 6/14/25

Sunday

Your Spirit Lord, I need to know

To light the way, I need to go.

His many gifts, my food each day,

My sustenance along the way.

Remind me Lord of all I've learned

My face, to You, keep always turned.

Shine Your light of Love within,

Keep me always far from sin.

Spirit, whisper in my ear

Draw me ever to Thee near.

Bend my will to love Thee more

Shower gifts from in Your store.

Use me as a tool for You

Make me fresh as morning dew.

Drive the demons far away

Be near to me and always stay.

Monday

There's one who said, yes, and says yes every time

The Mother of God and my subject of rhyme.

She reigns as the Queen and I beg of her now

That I always say yes, as she did somehow.

Too often I fail in the smallest of ways

Not fasting, but choosing instead just to graze.

How can one so weak ever last in a storm,

When spit from the mouth as one just that's lukewarm?

I need her resolve and the grace from her Son

To shine in the dark with the victory won.

Forgiveness and mercy to draw from despair

Her weak little child who's caught in a snare.

The flesh must be trained to obey that above

Forsaking the selfish in favor of love,

To crucify daily the temporal desire

And choose with the will for the cleansing of fire.

So, show me the chances I have through the day

To choose to be strong and to follow His way.

Then bring about vict'ry by changing my heart

This day with your graces, anew I will start.

Tuesday

His flavor enlivens the bland,

He does what the Father has planned.

But what good are they who refuse to obey?

They're worth but a bucket of sand.

Wednesday

A man they said was good and true

Went searching for the ones like you

Who saw the world as fleeting now

And looked for lasting truth somehow.

He preached the Gospel plain and clear.

He knew the cost, but laughed at fear.

His joy was sacrificial love

To spread the word of God above.

Encouragement, his greatest gift

To all their downcast spirits lift.

He joined with Paul to tell the Earth

Of Jesus Christ and second birth.

Thursday

Too often, Lord, Your word is veiled

And every try to teach has failed.

The life of love too few have seen,

From self-indulgence, all must wean.

The Pagans long ago declared

How odd the depth of love they shared.

But now such words not often heard,

True love, by many, deemed absurd.

Forgive and help us Lord to turn

And act to all with true concern.

Let we, in one another see

The light of love which comes from Thee.

Friday

Oh, shine Your light within my soul

Expose the dark and make me whole

It's only when I die to sin

That life can truly dwell within.

The hardships of the present day

Are not a hindrance as we pray.

We know, like Christ, we too shall rise

And overcome all evil plies.

A sacrifice of praise He claims

And selfishness within He tames.

In thankfulness, I call on One

Who sacrificed His only Son.

Those simple sins I keep around

Are far more dangerously found

When seen from eyes of Perfect Love

And still may keep one from above.

I need Your ray of light to see

The dust that flies around in me

Then let You clear away the sin

And make the room for love within.

Saturday

Yes is yes, and no is no.

That's the way that man should go.

No more need, no more want

Just the truth to evil haunt.

Mary, bearer of the Child

Mary, pure and undefiled

Yes, you answered every day

Gain that grace for me today.

Let me see beyond the veil,

Let me see from where you hail.

Understanding love so fine

Let that choice be always mine.

Ne'er a selfish mind to sway

Only yes, along the way.

Yes, in trial, yes in dread

Yes, receiving daily bread.

Full of Grace, my model be

Make me docile, just like thee.

Always yes, and never no,

Lead me on the way to go.

6/1/25 Through 6/7/25

 6/1/25 Through 6/7/25

Sunday

In Israel, I saw a rock

With footprint plain as day

And people to this stone would flock

To so, their homage pay.

This place, our Savior stood before

Ascending to the sky

Perhaps it's real, or only lore,

But foot, you can't deny.

I think of this each time I pray

That mystery of yore

Remembering that special day

I saw it long before

So many things will touch the heart

When walking where He trod

May ne'er the memories depart

For there I met my God.

Not there alone, but there in ways

I never had before

I cherish now those special days

Reliving them once more. 

Monday

I want whate'er You have for me

One Spirit-filled, I want to be

My ways so feeble, weak, and lame

I need the fire, the Holy Flame.

One lazy, selfish, held by greed

The saving pow'r of love I need.

To put the other 'fore me now

And break the chains of sin somehow.

Then love would be the all I see

Embraced, the cross You have for me.

And joy, my suffering would yield

A sinful soul, one fully healed.

That doesn't mean I shouldn't try

That doesn't mean I can deny

My will it is, what leads me wrong

And I must choose to be one strong.

Tuesday

The hour has come for you to be bold

Out-spoken as one, as one of the fold.

Do not shy away, but trust in His care

Of grace of the Spirit you must be aware.

He leads where we often would rather not go,

But gifts in abundance, the docile will know.

Grace for the journey that's steadfast and true

All that is needed is given to you.

Hardship and trouble are waiting for thee

For none is of value if man is not free.

Free to find truth in His vict'ry displayed

Free to see God in all that he's made.

No master is maker of truth but the One

The One who in love, would give up His Son.

The Sacrifice given to save all mankind

To heal all the sick, the lame, and the blind.

Wednesday

One in the Spirit, one in the Lord

One in the graces abundant out-poured

He wanted so badly that all should be one,

He sent us the Spirit as well as His son.

He warned us that trouble would come here below

To recognize truth from the false, we must know.

His Spirit will give us the truth that we need,

To Him we must listen, and Him we must heed.

Thursday

We battle now as way back then

Opinionated, stupid men.

When foolish pride corrupts the mind

Disunity and strife we find.

The Christ descended here to show

Humility the way to go.

When love informs the all we do

Is when we move most close to You.

The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

A unity confounding most

Shows every day that love within

Will conquer over every sin.

Friday

The signal rock remains today

Where fire burned till dawn of day.

Three heart-shaped stones there mark the place

Of mission ground, and mission grace.

Mementos of His love abound

Here, grace to persevere is found.

For Him whose love is never spent,

With grace are His disciples sent.

To spread the news that He arose

And see the ranks of faithful grows

Until we all have heard the news

And Light or dark are left to choose.

Saturday

What business in another's task

Is there for you? I simply ask.

I've made it clear what you should do

So, buckle down and follow through.

A part for everyone to play

In following My Father's way.

Concern should be for yours alone

So, follow in the way I've shown.

5/25/25 Through 05/31/25

 5/25/25 Through 05/31/25

Sunday

Teach me, Holy Spirit, well

Your glories, may I clearly tell. 

Come be the guide in all I do,

Attune my ears to only You.

Give the ways of flesh no hold

Help me be one true and bold

Make me salt and light below

Help my faith to bloom and grow.

Monday

Lord, open my heart to hear what You say

And give me the grace to follow Your way.

The media many, You use to explain

Sometimes it's in joy, but often in pain.

The will of the Father, You showed on the Cross

Resurrection we gain by going through loss.

The loss of the things that are passing away

For life in the land where none will decay.

But first we must see, recognizing what's true

The all that there is has all come from You.

Seeking no longer the created things,

But seeking now only the King of all kings.

Tuesday

Your prayers can also shake the Earth

Through you can come a second birth

The Spirit's pow'r will come to those

Who trust that from the grave He rose.

In suffering, still joy remains

A song of praise amid the pains

More shaken than the walls of stone

The guard who thought himself alone.

Conversion came that special night

In deepest darkness, shone a light.

A light of love to change a mind

So one who's lost, his way could find.

No more in flesh, He travels here

But in the Bread is always near.

His Spirit He has sent to man

To carry out the Father's plan.

His plan is that all men be saved,

Those even wicked and depraved.

His mercy waits for man to change,

Priorities to rearrange.

We must believe and so proclaim

The glories of His Holy Name.

The Advocate in action then

Will change the hearts of sinful men.

Wednesday

Unknown to so many, but yet He's in charge

His presence in cloudiness still looming large.

So many confused by the whims of the day

They wander around and forget how to pray.

So much He could tell us if ready our minds

The words of our Savior, to us He reminds.

The clarity comes when we ponder that word,

Repent of our sins, and obey what we've heard.

The things that are coming He shows to us all

Declaring what's true, and that evil will fall.

The Father's possession our food for the soul,

He gives to the docile and humble, makes whole.

Thursday

Every Sabbath, preaching there

But few it seemed, would even care.

Their minds were fixed in comfort zones,

A valley filled with dried-up bones.

We must be open every day

To hear whatever God will say.

Too easily we drift apart,

For, proud we are, but not too smart.

In silence, we must listen well

And let His word within us dwell,

Rejecting all the empty show

And coming Truth alone to know.

Obey His voice and find you're free,

No longer sin will hinder thee.

His will is best for you and me,

If you but try, someday you'll see.

Friday

No word without a point for me

Each one a lamp for me to see.

To give me courage in the fight,

And lead me through the darkest night.

He says to ask for what I need

And so today, this word I heed.

I ask for joy amid the pain,

I ask to someday Heaven gain.

I ask for tears to cleanse my sin

I ask to welcome Jesus in

To every moment of my day

And let Him teach me how to pray.

I ask that I might do His will

And so, my task in life fulfill.

That many souls would come to know

The way that they should also go.

Saturday

Oh, Mother Mary, straight and true

The words most holy said by you

Will last forever showing man

The One and only Great I AM.

How great to answer, "Let it be."

How great to be one fully free.

So docile, faithful, good, and pure

A loving one to long endure.

So giving of yourself to God

While all around are men so flawed.

Your yes has echoed through the years

And brings the prideful one to tears.

Oh, how I wish your way was mine

And I, with Him, would too align

My soul would then proclaim as well

Within me, too, the Son would dwell.

I know He's there and waiting still 

For me to just accept His will.

I try, but often sin takes hold

Flesh again left uncontrolled.

Concupisence, my bane on Earth

But you, our Savior brought to birth.

I cling to Him as one in need

His Cross the saving act indeed.

Some notes from adoration

3/11/25
 First, let me learn then let me teach
Grant wisdom to my humble speech 
My ears I open Lord to hear
I come within your presence near.
 
In Adoration speak to me
And help me then respond to thee
Obedient to every word
That in your presence I have heard

4/16/25

The Holy Spirit, what I know
Ask, listen, and obey. 
Three simple words quite far will go
And all I have to say. 
 
These things you do when e'er you pray
Then simply wait and see
He'll speak to you then every day
And answer every plea. 
 
Not just the way we want each time
But answered nonetheless. 
Perhaps a call to higher climb
Or sinfulness confess. 

5/18/25 Through 5/24/25

 5/18/25 Through 5/24/25

Sunday

There's much hardship here below

But all that helps us God to know.

For love endures the cross and pain

To help us find eternal gain.

Your love for one another shows

By doing this, the world knows

That My disciple, you must be

No other one could be so free.

So, here's the Gospel in a man

And this the Father's gloried plan,

That each would come to know their role

And love would spread from soul to soul.

Monday

Lord, never let me turn away,

Speak and prod me to obey.

Strengthen me each day I live,

Help me always all to give.

No partial love, but fully Yours

A one no single word ignores,

Who takes Your word as food each day

For sustenance along the way.

Come and make Your home in me,

Dwell within so all can see.

Forevermore, my heart implores,

Let grace be mine and glory Yours.

Tuesday

Peace He leaves and peace He gives,

Be not troubled or afraid.

Lasting life has He who lives,

And shares with those who have obeyed.

Wednesday

Remain a branch upon the Vine,

Produce a rich, delicious wine.

For parting from the Vine we fade,

And find that we have nothing made.

The Vine alone provides the food

To feed the flock and none exclude.

Apart from Him, no branch can grow

Through Him alone does lifeblood flow.

Remain in Christ, and so succeed

He'll grant your every want or need

That fits the Father's loving plan

To make of you a faithful man.

Thursday

Do as I say, and all will be well

All of the glories of God you must tell.

Remain in My love and keep My commands

Joy will be found if you stay in His hands.

Some things are confusing, but wisdom will come

If daily the words of the Savior you plumb.

Just ask for His word, and then hear and obey.

You'll never go bad if you follow His way.

But how, you may ask, do I know that it's He

And not just some demon, or voice within me?

He calls to repentance, and always to love,

And that's how you know it's the Voice from above.

He calls to be humble, forgetting your pride,

He calls to remember the way that He died.

He calls to the mount for His sermon to hear,

And that's how you know which voice to revere.

Friday

Delighted with laws that came from above,

The Gentiles were filled with graces and love.

Their lifestyle must change as they willingly did,

No more from the ways of the Father they hid.

So too, it remains for the Christian today

Delight will abound when we gladly obey.

What looks like a chore is in fact but a joy,

When ways of the Father and Son we employ.

For love is a gift of the self, as we know.

In giving, we open the gates to the flow

Of graces that come from the Maker of all

He gives to the faithful who answer His call.

The Cross of the Savior, the greatest of signs,

But no man could know of the Father's designs.

In pouring out all to the very last drop,

A way to the Father, for man He begot.

So, love one another, the greatest command.

A world of love the Father had planned.

He shows us the way to this joy and delight

We must leave the darkness and walk in the Light.

Saturday

Expect no smooth and easy way

But listen what the Lord will say

If Him they beat and crucified

His servants, too, will be denied.

No place for Him to lay His head

In every war, are masses dead

Through hardship borne upon the Earth

He brings about our second birth.

When sufferings are joined to His

We understand just what love is,

A sacrifice that moves beyond

What foolish parents simply pawned.

His voice will always lead to good

Though no one likes the rugged wood

But rugged wood is where is born

The joy of every Easter morn.