4/16/23 Through 4/22/23

 4/16/23 Through 4/22/23

Sunday

Oh doubting Thomas, come and see

What joy and mercy wait for thee

Oh, praise Him, Alleluia! Alleluia!  Alleluia!

Come probe the wounds of hands and side

Then come within My love abide

Oh, praise Him, Alleluia! Alleluia!  Alleluia!

No longer doubting, blessed be

And even more who do not see

Oh, praise Him, Alleluia! Alleluia!  Alleluia!

Monday

Scripture tells of how it is

How all is born of what is His

How God is God, and man is not

How love is sold, and evil bought

But born anew, the man can change

And by the Spirit rearrange

All that once he thought he knew

To place his all alone in You

So Lord, begin that change in me

Instead of blindness, let me see

What's good and holy, pure and true

Then draw me ever close to You

Tuesday

Teachers without understanding

Many such we have today

More of useless things demanding

Never finding quite the way.

So listen closely, find in me

What no other teacher said

The Truth beyond what blinded see

Christ will rise from with the dead

Undeniably no fable

But a truth, that Truth be known

Martyr witnesses more stable

Than deceitful stories sown.

Now a second birth be knowing

Spread the news both far and wide

Feel the wind of Spirit blowing

Trust in Him, The Crucified

Wednesday

Come to the light receiving the glow

Speak to Him daily, and then all will know

You've encountered the glory of God that's on high

The glow that is showing will startle the eye

Prefer not the darkness, for darkness it be

That turns from the light and blinded can't see

The glory and splendor of love that He brings

Or the peace and the joy of knowing such things

It needn't be so for the worst of us all

If they would but listen, and answer His call

His love is forgiving and mercies abound

If one that's in darkness, at last turns around

So come and receive, make amends for the past

For darkness and light forever will last

Whichever you choose, in the end, will receive

Far better if now you begin to believe

The light will invade, dispelling the dark

Kindled to flame by a singular spark

And joy will arrive as a heavenly glow

For all who will turn, and allow light to show.

Thursday

Obedience in every way

Is how the Spirit comes today

As in the ancient days of old

When martyrs were so brave and bold

The Lord confronts the evildoers

Challenging the open sewers

To leave behind the filthy waste

And live a life that's clean and chaste

The Easter joy that all men seek

Comes not to those of Spirit weak

But those who seek the will of God

And follow well where Jesus trod

For as we listen and obey

The Holy Spirit comes our way

Both strengthening the weakest knee,

And giving light for blind to see

So turn this day and feel the pow'r

Encountered in a Holy Hour

For there you'll hear Him clearly say

come walk the path I show today.

Friday

All men seek to have their fill 

But hungry yet remaining still 

As long as earth remains the bound

For God is where our fill is found

In every man a great desire

To somehow set the world afire

To make a mark that all might see

And somehow thus immortal be

But that on earth for which we strive

Eternally will not survive

For that which lasts for endless days

Are simple, loving, caring ways

The test of time can be withstood

By those who will another's good

The fleeting things of earth contrast

For love alone will truly last.

Saturday

Far out at sea, in dark of night

The waves are strong and high

When there appears a fearful sight

Of Jesus passing by

Atop the waves in peace and calm

He brings them to the shore

The Master through the storm aplomb

As none were ere before

A sign to clearly show that He

Is Lord of all the earth

A way to let disciples see

What trusting Him is worth.