The Way Out

When life has you feeling stressed,

And things look downright grim,

And you find yourself wondering

"Whom can I take this problem to?"

Heed the angel that says,

"Why not take your worries to Him?"

You will be eternally glad you did.

Turning to our loving Father

Never fails to lift us up,

To bestow a feeling of peace,

To bring a comforting sense

That He is indeed in charge

Of all that concerns our well-being.

Our heavenly Father is with us always,

And always gives us a way out.

Words That Pass Not Away

"Heaven and earth shall pass away,

But my words shall not pass away, "

Our blessed Master said.

   (Matthew 24:35)

Those who love what Jesus said

Naturally want others to feel the same.

And some through what they write

Do so to honor Him

In the hope that any of what

He said and taught

Shall reach the hearts

Of those now living

And those lives yet to be,

And so lodged within a person

Shall lead to obedience of God's Word,

To peace and joy and feedom

Obtainable in no other way.

What God Requires

Doing what God requires

Is of course no lark.

Jesus never even hinted

It'd be a walk in the park.



In fact, Jesus left no doubt

Just what could lie ahead

In these words to those

God-called men He led.



"...Whosoever killeth you will
Think that he doeth God service."

           (John 16:2)



Doesn't need to be put

Plainer than this for me,

Nor I suspect for you who

Love Christ unconditionally.



But becoming more like our Savior,

The most obedient man on earth,

Shouldn't this be some all out,

Go-for-broke commitment worth?



For we know, disobeying the God

We are taught to adore,

Is sooner or later sure to

Cost us so much more.

Butterfly Exquisite

Sittng on a bench


In the garden just now


Watching a butterfly


Perched at the edge of


A birdbath getting a drink,


                  Made me think.


I couldn't help but marvel


At God's love and care


For something so fragile.


That He does take account


Of all that He has made


We know from Jesus' words


In the Sermon on the Mount,


Where he speaks of even


Of the birds of the air


Being provided for


By our Father's tender love.


I feel His care surrounding all.

Jesus' Words on Light

Candy pink roses blow in cool breeze,


Care-free birds dart in and out of hedges,


Someone mows his lawn in the distance.


Of all the May delights that confront me


As I sit here on stone garden bench,


It's setting-sunrays that get me most --


Light plays on trunks of trees,


Light glints off rusting wire fence


A farmer put up long before we moved in.


But there's a thought much higher


Than enchanting light of earth --


It's something Christ Jesus said:


"I am the light of the world:  he that


Followeth after me shall not walk in darkness,


But shall have the light of life."


            (John 8:12)




The beauty of this Light


Can never fade to black.


Its presence and its power


Followers of His can never lack.

Using Our Talents for Christ

Writers who use their talents

In the service of their King

Have so little say

In whether they write or not;

Thoughts begin to flow,

Words are set to go,

And inspiration must be attended to

With singleness of heart.

Those who do this gathering

Of ideas from above

Inhabit a universe they're in,

But all too often not of --

Men and women who dwell apart.



You, world, are richer far

      That these beings

              Are as they are.

"Feed My Lambs"

It wasn't a little lamb
Looking back at me
Toward sunset
As I opened the garage door
To put trash out,
But a little masked creature,
Very, very hungry
It (a young mother
with mouths to feed?)
Had been drawn in
By the bag of dog food
We put out by the woods
For any stray animals.
Soon this dear thing came back,
And fell upon the food.
With ever shrinking habitat,
This happens with woodland
Creatures more and more.
As satisfying this was, in a way,
To feed an animal in need,
I thought of food of another kind --
The spiritual nourishment
So many are starved for
(Though they may know it not) --
The life-giving Word of God.
What a privilege it is
For you and me to be doing
What we can to feed His lambs,
To  be carrying out Jesus'
Solemn charge to Peter.
And pure joy!