Verse For Loving Hearts

"I will try"

God, we have no secrets.

I stand bathed in Your light,

My heart naked before You.

How I have struggled in the past

Trying to prove to You and man

That I am not what we both know I indeed am;

A sinful creature in need of a Saviour;

A human striving to be perfect,

Unable to be,

And feeling like a constant failure.

You know my heart,

There is nothing hidden from You.

I must cease my endless striving,

Accept Your forgiveness and unconditional love,

And accept and love myself.

You know I am trying to please You;

I will never be perfect-

Help me remember You just want me

To be willing to try.

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. Ps 145:18

The Family Tradition.

"The Family Tradition"

When I think of a place of joy and peace,

My heart turns straight to home,

That haven of great contentment

That brings a comfort all its own

Through the endless repetitition

That makes up our daily living

In the greatest of all joys-

The Family Tradition.

For the traditions that our family keep

Have now made our house our home,

And the little things we always do

Have become ours and ours alone.

For a peaceful home's a happy home-

It's like a song, a benediction,

A place to be perpetuated in

The Family Tradition.

Family traditions are really quite unique,

I think they must have been God-given

Born of our desire for unity and love

In a world that lacks loves vision.

For family live in our thoughts,

Both those passed on and living,

Forever locked in our hearts

Through our keeping of

The Family Tradition.

“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.- Deuteronomy 6:6-7

"Little Angels"

On wings of love we'd have laid you down,

Wrapped moonbeams round your sides,

We'd dim the light of distant stars

And sing you lullabies.

We'd linger round your cradle

As we'd gaze at you in awe-

To us you'd be as angels

Too perfect for this world.

You must have dreamt of Heaven

For you decided not to stay,

The angels came and took you

As under my heart you lay.

Now Jesus gently rocks you

In His strong and gentle arms,

We know now, little angels,

You are safe from any harm…

Lord, lay them down in a cradle of gold,

Tuck rainbows round their sides,

Cover them with Your angels’ wings

And if they ever cry-

Tell them Mum and Dad are coming

Just as soon as they awake-

Please kiss our little angels, Lord

And love them in our place.

"Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 18:10

Remembering my twins, Sarah Robyn and Ruth Glenys Urbani, born sleeping November 12, 1969

"In Praise Of Dorcas"

Dorcas rose whilst it was still very dark

Her lamps brightly shining like the sun.

With grace she labored tirelessly

Until her house was done.

Then satisfied that all therein was well

She stretched her hand to the poor,

In acts of kindness and charity

Whilst keeping watch of all.

With compassion for the poor widows

She sewed tunics and robes and such,

Showing the virtues of a godly woman

With acts of charity and love.

No gossiping or idleness she indulged in

To waste away her precious time,

She sewed those garments skillfully

Keeping the widows’ needs in mind.

So wonderful was this woman’s kindnesses,

At her untimely death she was so sadly mourned,

That God used His servant Peter to raise her up

And to those she loved, she was restored.

Based on Acts 9:36-43

"You are Lord"

"Who is he who overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" 1 John 5:5

When the Mother of a Prodigal Prays

'When The Mother Of A Prodigal Prays '

Somewhere the poor mother of a prodigal son cries,

Her eyes reddened and not taking in much at all,

For she’s seeing her son through the eyes of love

Not how the world sees him at all…