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Just Wait

Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;  Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.  I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate...  and the Master so gently said, 'Wait'.

'Wait!, you said wait?' my indignant reply.  'Lord I need answers, I need to know why!  Is your hand shortened?  Or have you not heard?  By faith I have asked, and I am declaring your Word.

My future and all to which I relate hangs in the balance and you tell me to wait?  I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign.  Or even a 'no', to which I'll resign.  You promised, dear Lord, that if we believe, we need but to ask, and we shall receive.  Lord, I've been asking, and this is my cry;  I'm weary of asking, I need a reply!

Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate as my Master replied again, 'Wait'.  So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut, and grumbled to God, 'So, I'm waiting... for what?'  He seemed then to kneel, and His eyes met with mine...  and He tenderly said, 'I could give you a sign, I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.  I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.

I could give all you seek, and pleased you would be.  You'd have what you want, but you wouldn't know me.  You'd not know the depth of my love for each saint.  You'd not know the power I give to the faint.  You'd not learn to see through clouds of despair;  you'd not learn to trust just by knowing I am there.  You'd not know the joy of resting in me when darkness and silence are all you can see.

You'd never experience the fullness of love when the peace of my Spirit descends like a dove.  You would know that I give, and I save, for a start, but you'd not know the depth of the beat of my heart.  The glow of my comfort late into the night, the faith that I give when you walk without sight.  The depth that's beyond getting what you ask from an infinite God who makes what you have last.

You'd never know should your pain quickly flee, what it means that My grace is sufficient for thee.  Yes, your dearest dreams overnight would come true, but oh, the loss if I lost what I am doing in you.  So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see, that the greatest of gifts is truly to know me.  And though oft my answers seem terribly late, My most precious answer of it all is still... Wait."

Lord's Prayer

"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.  Forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors.  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.  For yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever.  Amen."

The Beatitudes

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.  Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.  Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.  Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.  Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you because of me.  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."

The Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.  I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.  He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.  He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.  On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.  He will come again to judge the living and the dead.  I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins , the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.  Amen."

God Can

"When you feel unlovable, unworthy and unclean, when you think that no one can heal you, remember, friend, God can.  When you think that you are unforgivable for your guilt and your shame, remember friend, God can.  When you think that all is hidden and no one can see within, remember friend, God can.  And when you have reached the bottom and you think no one can hear, remember friend, God can.  And when you think that no one can love the real person deep inside you, remember my dear friend, God does."

God Hath Not Promised

"God hath not promised skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our lives through; God hath not promised sun without rain, joy without sorrow, peace without pain. 

But God hath promised strength for the day, rest for the labour, light for the way, grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love."

I Said A Prayer For You Today

"I said a prayer for you today and know God must have heard.  I felt the answer in my heart although He spoke no word.  I didn't ask for wealth or fame, I knew you wouldn't mind.  I asked Him to send treasures of a far more lasting kind.  I asked that He'd be near you at the start of each new day.  To grant you health and blessings and friends to share your way.  I asked for happiness for you in all things great and small.  But it was for His loving care I prayed the most of all."

Not Yet

Sometimes I ask the question,
"My Lord, is this Your will?"
It's then I hear You answer me,
"My Precious Child...be still."

Sometimes I feel frustrated,
'Cause I think I know what's best.
It's then I hear You say to me,
"My Busy Child...just rest."

Sometimes I feel so lonely
And I think I'd like a mate.
Your still small voice gets
Oh so clear and says,
"My Child...please wait."

"I know the plans I have for you,
The wondrous things you'll see;
If you can just be patient, Child,
And put your trust in Me.

I've plans to draw you closer.
I've plans to help you grow.
There's much I do you cannot see
And much you do not know.

But know this, Child...
I LOVE YOU.
You are precious unto Me.
Before I formed you in the womb,
I planned your destiny.

I've something very special
I hope for you to learn.
The gifts I wish to give to you
Are gifts you cannot earn.

They come without a price tag,
But not without a cost;
At Calvary, I gave My son,
So You would not be lost.

Rest Child, and do not weary
Of doing what is good.
I promise I'll come back for you
Just like I said I would.

Your name is written on My palm,
I never could forget;
Therefore, do not be discouraged
When My answer is...NOT YET."

- Author Unknown

The Best Memory

Forget each kindness that you do, as soon as you have done it.  Forget the praise that falls to you, the moment you have won it. 

Forget the slander that you hear, before you can repeat it.  Forget each slight, each spike, each sneer, wherever you may meet it.

Remember every kindness done to you, whatever the measure.  Remember praise by others won and pass it on with pleasure. 

Remember all the happiness that came your way in living.  Forget each worry and distress, be hopeful and forgiving. 

Remember good, remember truth, remember heaven's above you.  And you will find through age and youth, that many hearts will love you."

- Author Unknown