12/12/21 Through 12/18/21

 12/12/21 Through 12/18/21

Sunday

Over you, He shall rejoice

Fear not.  Be not down-trod.

Make of Him your solemn choice,

Behold your King and God.

Rejoice again, I say rejoice,

Your kindness should be known.

Praise the Lord with joyful voice,

For light in darkness shown.

Raise a prayer and have no fear,

Make known requests to God.

Peace and joy be ever near,

The Mighty One applaud.

Monday

Only eyes of truth behold

That of which, the prophets told,

That reveals the mind of God,

That of which the saints applaud.

Darkened mind can't understand

Ways in which the Lord has planned,

Turning evil ways to good,

Hanging Love on rugged wood.

Tuesday

Think again of what you do,

Of what, in haste, you say.

Is this the proper thing to do,

Or this the Master's way?

Reflection shows the humble how

The flesh can rule the day,

And well-intentioned folks may bow

To evil in the fray.

But light will shine on all someday,

And humble hearts be changed.

On reconciliation day

No longer be estranged.

Wednesday

One God alone who sends the dew,

One God designed this all for you.

It's not a home of barren waste,

But one where truest love we taste.

Awake and see what God has done,

He sent His spotless, Holy Son,

To be our Savior, King, and Guide

To lead us through the great divide.

He heals the sick and raises dead.

The crippled one picks up his bed,

The leper's cleansed, and blind can see.

No doubt, my friend, that this is HE.

Thursday

Your plan for me, Oh Lord, fulfill

According to Your holy will.

In sorrow here I turn from sin,

And welcome now Your Spirit in.

Repenting of my former ways,

Preparing for eternal days.

I turn to Thee of steadfast love

In hopes of finding home above.

Friday

With wisdom be the king endowed

And Christ proclaimed to all aloud.

Truth be known through ancestry,

Unbroken be the family tree.

A thousand years, a trifle be

For One who lives eternally.

His plan be woven through the years,

In times of joy, and times of tears.

It's hard to see His plan unfold

When all around we sin so bold,

Uncaring of the end we face

For all the evil we embrace.

Fulfilled in time, His coming was,

And we must be alert because

In time again, the end is near,

And what awaits is love or fear.

Saturday

To govern wisely, man should know,

And love for all the people show.

Great leadership will come from he

Who models what he does on Thee.

With Joseph as our humble guide

We offer self forsaking pride,

And follow where the Spirit leads

To see what selfless loving breeds.

Each little choice a steady way

To hear God's voice amid the fray,

And find the wisdom to succeed

Forsaking self, in every deed.