Prayer for Veterans

Prayer for Veterans

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“American Flag by Michael Elliot

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A prayer solemn

We offer today;

It is for Veterans

We now pray.

Selfless, valiant,

Risking death gallantly:

Soldiers do all this

To ensure we are free.

So many have died

There on the battleground;

No music then to comfort,

Simply gun blasts all around.

So many names and faces

That I will never know,

So many stories of bravery

In warring winds did blow.

Grateful am I to these

Men and Women brave,

To think of all they did,

All they risked, all they gave.

Extend this heartfelt prayer

I will, to reach their ears;

How treasured they are to me,

Marching onward despite fears.

And those who have passed,

May God bless them lavishly –

These very ones who died

So that we would live free.

In the stories of Veterans

We see a shadow of the Cross:

Christ died to set us free,

Our gain was through His loss.

Gratefully we praise these heroes

Often silent and unknown,

And we remember Christ’s blood

From which eternal life has grown.

~*~

How do you honor our Veterans? What is your prayer?

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~*~

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Nov 12, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 4 Comments

Priceless and Precious Love

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Priceless is the Love of God

Finer than silver and gold

His Love stretches long, wide

And eternally from days of old

How blessed we are, you and me

To receive this precious Love divine

With thanksgiving may we sing

And with radiant peace may we shine

Wealth and health come and go

They make us neither safe nor secure

Yet of God’s unchanging Love

We can remain forever sure

What do you feel in this Love?

What story does its song share?

God’s Love whispers of eternity

Of boundless grace beyond compare

His Love heals body and spirit

It binds even the broken heart

It comforts, transforms, uplifts

Yes, all from the very start

So let’s sing a song of Love

For God is Love True

Let’s sing of Love Eternal

Love lavished upon me and you

And let’s tell a story of God

Of His Love precious and sublime

Let’s share a message of Love

Stretching beyond the end of time

For priceless is the Love of God

Finer than silver and gold

His Love stretches long, wide

And eternally from days of old

~*~

How do you experience – and share – God’s love?

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Nov 7, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 5 Comments

Sower of Sacred Seeds

Fertile may the soil

Of my heart always be

So thriving plants grow

For the world to see

For the Sower spreads

Seed of His Word among all

May the seeds take root

Growing strong and tall

May not rocky soil

Lacking in moisture kill

The seed of the Gospel

God’s Promises and Good Will

Nor may piercing thorns

Of life, worries and wealth

Choke the plants of God

Hurting growth and health

But let us tend to the soil

The nature of the heart

So the seeds may flourish

From the very start

We aerate with love

And till it with care

For beautiful are Godly fruit

Beyond any to compare

When we tend to the heart

And nurture that which grows

The spiritual plants will thrive

Whatever direction wind blows

So may the soil of my heart

Fertile and nourishing ever be

Yielding a harvest for God

The Sower, the King of Glory

~*~

How do you help the Lord sow His sacred seeds? How do you keep the soil of your heart fertile?

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Nov 2, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 2 Comments

Wintry Winds, Wondrous Word

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The wintry winds arrive

With forces swift and cold

The winds speak of cycles

Of patterns dating to old

Spring, summer, soft and sweet

Have now come and passed

The season of endings has

Arrived here at last

Burying the earth in white

Nipping life with the freeze

What can we hear in her voice

The sound of the winter breeze?

For although the cold does brace

And the frost does sting

What is it in the winter

That makes the heart sing?

Sovereignty of God

In the patterns He does create

The cycles of spring to winter

Do never one year abate

And the world covered

With blankets deep and white

A picture of perfect purity

They do make for the sight

So in this season

Which buries grasses and flowers

God’s wondrous Word touches us

In dancing flakes of snow showers

Just as Life came in Christ’s death

And new birth from burial deep

God whispers in the winter winds

Of precious Promises He does keep

So when the winter winds

Arrive and fiercely blow

We see promises of new life

In dancing wind drifts of snow

For God transforms the cold

And, to the dead, life He brings

So let us sing in the winter winds

Of Jesus Christ, the King of Kings

~*~

How do you see God’s wondrous Word in the winter winds – or in the winds of any season?

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Oct 30, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 12 Comments

Vine of Love Divine

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In His Word

Let us abide

In His Heart

And by His side

For we are branches

And He the Vine

He nourishes your heart

And also mine

Apart from Our Lord

Nothing we can do

Yet with Him we find

Life we never knew

In this Vine of Eternity

From its roots of Love

Bloom peace and joy

Planted from Above

So let us remain in Christ

Growing ever strong

For it is in His strength

That we belong

And from His strength

In this Vine of Life

Let us bear sweet fruit

In both peace and strife

Our beautiful fruit

These miracles which grow

Of God’s power in us

To all do show

That we glorify the Gardener

By bearing fruit sweet

And remain in the Vine

Where Truth and Love do meet

~*~

How do you actively remain in the Vine of Love Divine?

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Oct 27, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 7 Comments

Song of Celebration

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The song of a bird

The clapping of streams

The waving of leaves

The dance of sunbeams

Glorifying God

Each one, they do

Singing songs of praise

Of His Love ever true

But what dance do I make?

And what song do I sing?

Praise for my God

Does my song always bring?

Like the singing sparrow

And the flowing water

May my rhythm be of God’s

As His grace-bought daughter

For the birds and the sun

And the streams and the trees

Exude God’s Divine Nature

And so Him they do please

Lord, may my life

Sing sweetly to you

May it echo Your love

And the life you renew

Holy and humble

Kind and full of love

Let me reflect the Light

Of my Father Above

For then I’ll sing with birds

And dance with leaves

Such is the life celebration

For each child who believes

~*~

In what ways do you “sing” your own song of celebration?

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Oct 24, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 22 Comments

Living Waterfall

Revived by Living Water

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The rushing of a waterfall

The trickling of a stream

Power to inspire and soothe

Have both, it does seem

Why this connection

Between water and heart?

How can I explain this?

Where can one start?

Transparent and pure

Water has power to cleanse

We see also this power

Through a Biblical lens

Waters baptize and renew

Washing signifies a new start

No wonder this sweet tie

Between water and the heart

The sight of a waterfall

The sound of its rushing flow

Wash over us divine comfort

Peace and inspiration grow

The movement of waters

Keeps them pure and clean

Felt, as they flow into the heart

Not simply heard and seen

For God seems to speak

In the waters created by His Hand

He says “Drink of my Living Water,

Enter now the Promised Land”

For the Living Water of Christ

Quenches always the thirst

It brings to us life eternal

Beginning and end, forever and first

This connection then is sacred

Between water and the heart

God is ever intentional

In the creation of His Art

So let the waters rush and flow

Let the streams meander and wind

Let us wash our hearts from sin

Renewing the spirit and the mind

And we embrace the Living Water

The Gift that Jesus longs to give all

We celebrate the blessing of eternal life

As we stand in awe of His Waterfall

~*~

How do celebrate the eternal life found in Christ’s Living Water?

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Oct 17, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 13 Comments

Pathway of Purpose

Purposeful Pathway

This journey, this pathway

These days and these years

With both victories and trials

Both laughter and tears

Each step is precious

And each moment too

For each brings us closer

Or farther from You

So let my every step

Be upon footing secure

Let Your Word always guide

For then I am sure

My own eyes can deceive

And my feelings betray

So may I listen to Truth

And follow always the Way

For each step, each moment

Upon this pathway I go

Is so precious to me

As I learn, as I grow

May I never misstep

As I travel, as I live

May I never squander

The moments you give

For to live fully and free

Is to live vibrantly and true

Traveling a purposeful pathway

And moving ever closer to You

~*~

Share about your personal purposeful pathway…

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Oct 4, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 8 Comments

Sudden Storm

Unexpected sometimes

The weather can be

Snow squalls, thunderstorms

Attack suddenly

Along the life path also

The unexpected can befall

Inconveniences, disaster, chaos

Despite planning against all

Our Lord calmed the winds

And the raging waves of sea

So he can calm the storms

Of life, as they overwhelm me

Bring to Him my anxious heart

Bring it to Him now

Permit Him to carry my burden

Yes, this I do allow

For though the burden is heavy

And the storm is fierce

My Lord can carry everything

In His Hands once pierced

He carries me above the storm

And through the waters dry

Why then choose to hold on?

Why solve these problems try?

Jesus is Lord

Trust Him with your all

Give to Him all your cares

None too big, none too small

Thank you, Dear Jesus

For being faithful and true

To Your Promises always

My spirit you refresh and renew

Oh, that all would see

The calm amidst the storm

Oh, that all would see

How to stay safe and warm

Seek the Lord as Refuge

Seek Him, and you will find

Comfort and peace transcendent

Above the thought of mind

~*~

How do you find calm in the midst of the sudden storm?

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Sep 22, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 7 Comments

Seen and Unseen

Faith in the Unseen

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My Lord, My God

Forgive when with faith I do not see

Help me, O LORD,

To appreciate the unseen with clarity

For our faith lies not in the seen

But rather in those things beyond sight

It is in those with deep faith

That You give favor and find delight

So often I stumble

Because I do not see

I see the world around me, yes

But forget the unseen of eternity

Grant, O Lord, that I may see

As you do, seen and unseen, both

For it is to You and to Your Kingdom

That my life I will always devote

Guide me, Lord, and show me

The path of life abundant and pure

With only You as my Compass

Can the course of my steps be sure

Let the depth of my faith surge

As the deep and beautiful sea

Let never the doubts and worries

Wash over a faithless me

For with faith I will live

And with faith I will die

Only to find eternal promises

Granted from the Most High

Thank you, O Lord, for your grace

To grant me the faith to live

I pray that you increase my faith

And more to me each day You give

For I will please you with faith

And I will serve with hope and love

Knowing You so closely here, Father

And even more so when we meet Above

~*~

How do you keep your spiritual eyes fixed on the Unseen?

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Sep 19, 2011 By Caroline Gavin Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 2 Comments