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Time Change

Forward and backward
The clocks do go
In turn the sunlight seems
To ebb or grow

Time is so precious
To all it seems
Each moment, each second
With opportunity teems

Use it wisely, yes,
And use it very well
Of a good day spent
Each does wish to tell

Marvel how our God
Is limited not by time
Marvel how He surpasses this
A thought truly sublime

Humbling that the Infinite One
Sets His affection upon me
Who can explain this?
Address this adequately?

There is no explanation
But love, yes, love true
Love infinite and endless
Timeless through and through

We can chase the minutes
And count the days
But forget not our Lord
Amidst the clock-wary craze

Our world so limited
By time and space confined
Cannot in the least
Compare to the endless divine

Praise to the Eternal One
The King, the Master of all
Praise to Him who loves
Me, a finite being so small

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

God is in control over time and seasons; how do you celebrate the God who changes not when there is a time change?

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Jun 22, 2011 By Christian Poetry, God's Character, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving Leave a Comment

Raindrops

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Raindrops

Each drop, each drop

A creation of God

So many, so many

Together they applaud

 

To think, to think

That He knows each drop

Each petal of rain

He sees from atop

 

And so are His thoughts

So many, so vast

So are His thoughts

Present, future, past

 

Eternal is He

And all-knowing too

Knowing all about me

And every detail of you

 

Omniscient, omnipotent

Incredible indeed

Try to imagine

But I can’t, and I plead

 

That my thoughts be closer

To Yours in every way

That my words be closer

To Yours in all I say

 

He knows me so well

And the raindrops too

Dripping and dropping

They sing for Him true

 

Let us like the multitude

Of raindrops sing

Let us like the raindrops

Proclaim our King

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you see Nature celebrating God’s glory? What do you hear in the raindrops?

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Jun 21, 2011 By Christian Poetry, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Thanksgiving 4 Comments

Begin where you are…

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Begin Where You Are…

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Looking at Jesus

All He is, All He does

I strive to imitate

His grace, His mercy, His love

 

So far from His perfection

So far from it I stand

So how can I move forward?

And approach the Holy Land?

 

The Lord reaches my hand

And gently reminds me

“Begin where you are…

From right here, you see”

 

He knows we are weak

Only dust after all

He knows our frailty

That we are subject to fall

 

Yet encourage us He does

To walk in His ways

To disentangle us all

From the world’s miry maze

 

“Move forward,” He says

“And stay by My side

Start from where you are

And in My Love abide”

 

He is the Compass, the Map

And the Eternal Guide

Each of us must choose

To beside Him daily stride

 

Praise to my Father

The God who rules the earth

Praise to Him who loved me

Well before my birth

 

Lead us He will

And meet us where we are

He is the Light to our paths

Our shining Morning Star

 

Let us take the first step

And many, many more

And walk with our Lord

To heavenly treasures in store

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

Share how you find encouragement and inspiration in the ability to, time and time again, begin where you are:

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Jun 20, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving Leave a Comment

Dawn

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Dawn

Rising early
Soft cool air
Peace and stillness
I feel You here

As others do sleep
Now in the morn
I bask in You alone
As a day is born

Gradually the skies
Grow lighter, then bright
Beautiful entrance of dawn
After darkness of night

Such is the pattern
Of life here on earth
One must experience death
Before tasting birth

We die to ourselves
Each moment, each hour
In so we have full life
Abounding in God’s power

A single grain must die
For a multitude to live
Jesus did so for us
His life He did give

In turn we give too
And we gladly sacrifice
For eternal peace and joy
These are a small price

Just as the dark
Gives way to the day
Let us die to ourselves
To live the fullest way

The paradox beautiful
Both simple and true
God gives life through death
To me and to you

Rising early reminds me
Of God and His plan
His loving sacrifice and
Eternal life for man

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

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Jun 20, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Inspiration, Praise, Thanksgiving Leave a Comment

Spirit in the Spring

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 Spring

Blissfully the breeze
Dances through my hair
The smell of flowers
Fills the warm air

Leaves do sway
And sunshine streams
A spring day unfolds
As in radiant dreams

Such a gift from God
To see this Spring day
To experience the beauty
Of the world at play

The winter can be
Bitter and cold
Enthusiasm dwindles
Visions grow old

But then a taste
Of Spring appears
To renew our hopes
And allay our fears

Sweeter Spring is
Because winter came first
Water is sweeter
When in parched thirst

So too is salvation
When this we embrace
Sweet and triumphant
After all we did face

The contrast of Spring
With Winter before
Enhances its beauty
Yes, all the more

Spiritual birth glories
Beyond radiant Spring
Communing with God
Of this we do sing

As the breezes caress
And the sunlight warms
We celebrate God’s gifts
In all their forms

Most beautiful of all
Is the gift of His Son
The gift of true Life
For us He has won

Sing now the bird
And dance now the flower
I join God’s creation
Praising His power

So blessed am I
And you, sister and brother
Let’s praise our God
And uplift one another

Let Spring remind us
Of God’s Light and Love
Fixing our eyes on Him
And on His throne Above

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you savor the sweet season of Spring?

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Jun 20, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving Leave a Comment

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