8/2/26 Through 8/8/26

 8/2/26 Through 8/8/26

Sunday

The food of the angels, the holiest bread

The action by which the hungry are fed

Is trust in His Providence, trust in His care

Then trust when you give with nothing to spare.

He multiplies all that we offer in love

By praising and thanking His Father above

There's no need to worry, no cause for concern

When trust in the love of the Father, we learn

Monday

His voice that beckons, "Come to Me."

Grants all we need to be set free

To turn and walk away from sin

And let a life of faith begin

Too often, though, we sink and call

Now, save me, Lord, again I fall

I let my gaze be turned away

And failed again to Thee obey

You reach and draw me close to You

In spite of what I fail to do

You calm the wind and still the sea

Forgiving sins I bring to Thee

So, change me, Lord, and let me be

A one devoted unto Thee

A one the truth will recognize

And never seek to compromise

Tuesday

Get out of the boat.  Come to Me

Mind not the wind, mind not the sea

Tossed by the waves churning about

Fear, frustration, panic, and doubt.

Wednesday

Restored within His favor now

A furrow deep and rich we plow

So gently watered with His word

To growth and harvest seed is spurred.

No bounds to mercy He will spread

So, even Pagans shall be fed

When faith is shown, they too can be

A branch upon the family tree

Great things Your simple word can do

Beyond the mind, not touching few.

The night is darkest 'fore the dawn

Let love in every heart now spawn

Let need for human law subside

And hearts be governed not by pride

Then every heart be turned to You

And love be shown our tried and true.

Thursday

You've seen, you've heard, you know what is

All glory now you know is His

Without a doubt, He comes to you

Expecting that, His will, you do

We've seen and heard, we know what's true

It's time that now we give His due

He wants us like unto His Son

The One with love for everyone

Much sacrifice is needed now

For furrows deep and rich to plow

But manifold return to you

Who listen and who also do

A bright cloud comes in darkest night

A show of unsurpassing light

That drives the doubt and fear away

And sets us on the narrow way

Of this we may not speak until

We find ourselves within His will

One listening attentively

To everything He asks of me

For when His will becomes my own

Successful is the seed that's sown

And fruit will overflow to all

That many more might hear the call

Friday

What profit has the world to give?

For here we shall not always live

All passes here from age to age

Like turning of another page

No lasting wealth can here be found

For all who live, end in the ground

Their wealth another grabs to learn

Possessions cannot meet the yearn

The Cross, He says, will meet that yearn

And answer all the heart's concern

For love alone remains at last

When all the wealth of Earth has passed

So, give your life on earth below

To more and more the Savior know

The riches, wealth, and honor find

Within the heart of One so kind

Through suffering, He leads to peace

In hope of life to never cease

Amid the sorrows, one can see

What life and love were meant to be.

Saturday

How long until we give Him all?

How long before we see our fall

And turn to give Him everything

To so, about, His Kingdom bring?

The place to look is deep within

And recognize our selfish sin

We seek our glory, not His own

And find ourselves the foolish shown

If we exalt the King of kings

To joy, and peace, and love he brings

But pride, and greed, and lust mislead

Unrest and discontent to feed

So, turn from all these evil ways

And make anew your rest of days

Feed no longer on the swill,

Let love become your daily fill