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On this Page, I will be sharing with all of you some Poems Written by Helen Steiner Rice and Psalms from the Holy Bible.
I hope you enjoy them! Please come back often.
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ONE NATION UNDER GOD BY HELEN STEINER RICE
| PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA |
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| AND HIS FAMILY!!! |
THANKSGIVING IS MORE THAN A DAY IN NOVEMBER
THAT STUDENTS OF HISTORY ARE TAUGHT TO REMEMBER
FOR WHILE WE STILL OFFER THE TRADITIONAL PRAYER
WE PRAY OUT OF HABIT WITHOUT BEING AWARE
THAT THE PILGRIMS THANKED GOD JUST FOR BEING ALIVE
FOR THE STRENGTH THAT HE GAVE THEM TO ENDURE AND SURVIVE
WE TEND TO FORGET THAT OUR FOREFATHERS CAME
TO ESTABLISH A COUNTRY UNDER GOD'S NAME
OH, TEACH US, DEAR GOD, WE ARE ALL PILGRIMS STILL
SUBJECT ALONE TO YOUR GUIDANCE AND WILL
AND SHOW US THE WAY TO PURPOSEFUL LIVING
SO WE MAY HAVE REASON FOR DAILY THANKSGIVING.
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HE MAKES GRASS GROW FOR THE CATTLE, AND PLANTS FOR MAN TO CULTIVATE
- BRINGING FORTH FOOD FROM THE EARTH. PSALM 104:14 NIV
THE LORD IS YOUR PROTECTION; YOU HAVE MADE GOD MOST HIGH YOUR PLACE
OF SAFETY. NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN TO YOU; NO DISASTER WILL COME TO YOUR HOME. HE HAS PUT HIS ANGELS IN CHARGE OF YOU TO WATCH
OVER YOU WHEREVER YOU GO. PSALM 91:9-11 NCV
THE LORD HAS MERCY ON THOSE WHO RESPECT HIM, AS A FATHER HAS MERCY ON
HIS CHILDREN. PSALM 103:13 NCV
DEAL BOUNTIFULLY WITH YOUR SERVANT, SO THAT I MAY LIVE AND OBSERVE YOUR
WORD. PSALM 119:17 NRSV
I TRULY BELIEVE I WILL LIVE TO SEE THE LORD'S GOODNESS. WAIT FOR THE
LORD'S HELP.
BE STRONG AND BRAVE, AND WAIT FOR THE LORD'S HELP. PSALM 27:13-14 NCV
MY GARDEN OF PRAYER BY HELEN STEINER RICE
MY GARDEN BEAUTIFIES MY YARD AND ADDS FRAGRANCE TO THE AIR
BUT IT IS ALSO MY CATHEDRAL AND MY QUIET PLACE OF PRAYER
SO LITTLE DO WE REALIZE THAT THE GLORY AND THE POWER
OF HIM WHO MADE THE UNIVERSE LIE HIDDEN IN A FLOWER!
YOU CAN'T TOUCH A ROSE ALL FRAGRANT WITH DEW
WITHOUT PART OF THE FRAGRANCE REMAINING WITH YOU. H. S. R.
THE GOOD MAN DOES NOT ESCAPE ALL TROUBLES - HE HAS THEM TOO. BUT THE
LORD HELPS HIM IN EACH AND EVERY ONE. PSALM 34:19 TLB
THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN ARE ODERED BY THE LORD: AND HE DELIGHTETH IN
HIS WAY. THOUGH HE FALL, HE SHALL NOT BE UTTERLY CAST DOWN; FOR THE LORD UPHOLDETH HIM WITH HIS HAND. PSALM 37:23-24
KJV
I, THE LORD, AM YOUR GOD, WHO BROUGHT YOU OUT OF EGYPT. OPEN YOUR MOUTH
AND I WILL FEED YOU. PSALM 81:10 NCV
THE LORD IS TRUTHFUL; HE CAN BE TRUSTED. HE LOVES JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS,
AND HE IS KIND TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE ON EARTH.
PSALM 33:4-5 CEV
I HAVE BEEN YOUNG, AND NOW AM OLD; YET HAVE I NOT SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS
FORSAKEN, NOR HIS SEED BEGGING BREAD. HE IS EVER MERCIFUL, AND LENDETH; AND HIS SEED IS BLESSED.
DEPART FROM EVIL, AND DO GOOD; AND DWELL FOR EVERMORE.
FOR THE LORD LOVETH JUDGMENT, AND FORSAKETH NOT HIS SAINTS.
PSALM 37:25-28 KJV
HONOR AND MAJESTY ARE BEFORE HIM; STRENGTH AND BEAUTY ARE IN HIS SANCTUARY.
PSALM 96:6 NKJV
THE MIGHTY ONE, GOD THE LORD, SPEAKS AND SUMMONS THE EARTH FROM THE RISING
OF THE SUN TO ITS SETTING. PSALM 50:1 NRSV
LOOK ON THE SUNNYSIDE BY HELEN STEINER RICE
THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO SIDES, THE GOOD AND THE BAD,
THE DARK AND THE LIGHT, THE SAD AND THE GLAD
BUT IN LOOKING BACK OVER THE GOOD AND THE BAD
WE'RE AWARE OF THE NUMBER OF GOOD THINGS WE'VE HAD
AND IN COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS, WE FIND WHEN WE'RE THROUGH
WE'VE NO REASON AT ALL TO COMPLAIN OR BE BLUE
SO THANK GOD FOR THE GOOD THINGS HE HAS ALREADY DONE
AND BE GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR THE BATTLES YOU'VE WON
AND KNOW THAT THE SAME GOD WHO HELPED YOU BEFORE
IS READY AND WILLING TO HELP YOU ONCE MORE
THEN WITH FAITH IN YOUR HEART, REACH OUT FOR GOD'S HAND
AND ACCEPT WHAT HE SENDS, THOUGH YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND
FOR OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT IS BEST
AND IF YOU TRUST HIS WISDOM, YOUR LIFE WILL BE BLEST
FOR ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, WHATEVER BETIDE YOU,
YOU ARE NEVER ALONE, FOR GOD IS BESIDE YOU.
O SEND OUT YOUR LIGHT AND YOUR TRUTH; LET THEM LEAD ME; LET THEM BRING
ME TO YOUR HOLY HILL AND TO YOUR DWELLING. PSALM 43:3 NRSV
YOU BLESS ALL OF THOSE WHO TRUST YOU, LORD, AND REFUSE TO WORSHIP IDOLS
OR FOLLOW FALSE GODS. YOU, LORD GOD, HAVE DONE MANY WONDERFUL THINGS, AND YOU PLANNED MARVELOUS THINGS FOR US.
NO ONE IS LIKE YOU! I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL ALL YOU HAVE DONE.
PSALM 40:4-5 CEV
AS FOR ME, I WILL BEHOLD THY FACE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS: I SHALL BE SATISFIED,
WHEN I AWAKE, WITH THY LIKENESS. PSALM 17:15 KJV
YOU SHOW ME THE PATH OF LIFE. IN YOUR PRESENCE THERE IS FULLNESS OF JOY;
IN YOUR RIGHT HAND ARE PLEASURES FOREVERMORE.
PSALM 16:11 NRSV
I WAS NEVER SO DELIGHTED BY HELEN STEINER RICE
MY DEAR FRIEND, I WAS NEVER SO DELIGHTED
NEVER SO COMPLETELY PLEASED AND NEVER MORE EXCITED!
YOU COULDN'T HAVE SENT ME ANYTHING THAT MEANT AS MUCH TO ME
AS PETALS FROM "THE CROSS OF CHRIST" MADE IN DISGUISE
FOR ONLY SOMEONE VERY BLESSED COULD MAKE SUCH A LOVELY SURPRISE
I'VE HUNTED EVERYWHERE IN A VAIN ATTEMPT TO FIND
SOME SPRAYS OF HEAVENLY DOGWOOD THAT WERE
JUST THE PERFECT KIND
AND NOW, I'M VERY ANXIOUS TO PLACE THEM IN A VASE
AND SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY LOOK, BY MY MADONNA'S FACE
AND EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THEM, I'M SURE THAT I WILL SEE
THE FACE OF SOMEONE WONDERFUL WHO'S BEEN SO NICE TO ME
AND THE FACE BELONGS TO SOMEONE I ADMIRE VERY MUCH
WHO HAS THE WAYS OF AN ANGEL AND ALSO A HEAVENLY TOUCH
AND, OF COURSE, YOU ARE AN ANGEL THAT I AM SPEAKING OF
FOR EVERYTHING YOU EVER DO IS DONE WITH TENDER LOVE
YOU PUT SO MUCH OF YOURSELF INTO YOUR LOVELY FLOWERS
YOU SHARE YOUR TALENT AND YOUR STRENGTH, YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR HOURS
AND ALWAYS WITH NO THOUGHT OF PAY,
BUT ALWAYS WITH BUT ONE IDEA-TO BRIGHTEN SOMEONE'S DAY
AND MAY IT PLEASE YOU TO KNOW THESE DOGWOOD SPRAYS
ARE MORE THAN A THING OF BEAUTY, THEY'RE REALLY AN ANTHEM OF PRAISE
AND ALWAYS A QUIET REMINDER OF THAT SACRED AND BEAUTIFUL STORY
THAT ONLY BY CARRYING THE CROSS OF CHRIST CAN WE REACH THE KINGDOM'S GLORY!
GOD'S EVERLASTING GIFT BY HELEN STEINER RICE
WE ALL HAVE MANY THINGS TO BE DEEPLY THANKFUL FOR,
BUT GOD'S EVERLASTING PROMISE OF LIFE FOREVER MORE
IS A REASON FOR THANKSGIVING EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY
AS WE WALK TOWARD ETERNAL LIFE ALONG THE KINGS' HIGHWAY
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES-IT'S HUMAN TO ERR
BUT NO ONE NEED EVER GIVE UP IN DESPAIR;
FOR GOD GIVES US ALL A BRAND-NEW BEGINNING,
A CHANCE TO START OVER AND REPENT OF OUR SINNING. H. S. R.
TO YOU, O LORD, I LIFT UP MY SOUL. PSALM 25:1 NRSV
HEAR THE VOICE OF MY SUPPLICATIONS WHEN I
CRY TO THEE FOR HELP, WHEN I LIFT UP MY HANDS
TOWARD THY HOLY SANCTUARY. PSALM 28:2 NAS
FOR THE LORD GOD IS A SUN AND SHIELD: THE LORD
WILL GIVE GRACE AND GLORY: NO GOOD THING WILL
BE WITHHOLD FROM THEM THAT WALK UPRIGHTLY.
PSALM 84:11 KJV
PROTECT ME AND SAVE ME BECAUSE YOU ARE
MY GOD. I AM YOUR FAITHFUL SERVANT, AND
I TRUST YOU. PSALM 86:2 CEV
THE LORD IS MY ROCK, MY FORTRESS, AND MY
DELIVERER, MY GOD, MY ROCK IN WHOM I TAKE
REFUGE, MY SHIELD, AND THE HORN OF MY
SALVATION, MY STRONGHOLD. PSALM 18:2 NRSV
HE ALONE IS MY ROCK AND MY SAVIOR-
MY STRONGHOLD. I CANNOT BE SEVERELY
SHAKEN. PSALM 62:2 GOD'S WORD
FRIENDLY FACES BY HELEN STEINER RICE
IT TAKES MORE THAN HIGH-CLASS MERCHANDISE AND
BEAUTIFUL DECOR
TO MAKE A PLACE OF BUSINESS SOMETHING MORE THAN
JUST A STORE
FOR IT IS NOT GLITTERING GARNISHMENTS THAT SPARKLE
IN THE CASES
IT'S THE WELCOME, WARMTH, AND COURTESY THAT SHINE
FROM FRIENDLY FACES.
THANK YOU FOR THE NICE THINGS YOU DO THE
WHOLE YEAR THROUGH
MAY THEY COME BACK MULTIPLIED MANY TIMES
TO YOU. H. S. R.
MANY PEOPLE ASK, "WHO WILL GIVE US ANYTHING GOOD?"
LORD, BE KIND TO US. PSALM 4:6 NCV
COME, O LORD, AND MAKE ME WELL. IN YOUR KINDNESS
SAVE ME. PSALM 6:4 TLB
THE LORD IS RIGHTEOUS IN EVERYTHING HE DOES;
HE IS FILLED WITH KINDNESS. THE LORD IS CLOSE
TO ALL WHO CALL ON HIM. YES, TO ALL WHO CALL
ON HIM SINCERELY. PSALM 145:17-18 NLT
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED BY HELEN STEINER RICE
IT'S EASY TO GROW DOWNHEARTED WHEN NOTHING GOES YOUR WAY.
IT'S EASY TO BE DISCOURAGED WHEN YOU HAVE A TROUBLESOME DAY
BUT TROUBLE IS ONLY A CHALLENGE TO SPUR YOU ON TO ACHIEVE
THE BEST THAT GOD HAS TO OFFER IF YOU HAVE THE FAITH TO BELIEVE!
JUST LIKE A SUNBEAM MAKES A CLOUDY DAY BRIGHTER;
A FRIEND MAKES A HEAVY HEART LIGHTER. H. S. R.
UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS A HOUSE, THE BUILDERS' WORK
IS USELESS. UNLESS THE LORD PROTECTS A CITY, SENTRIES
DO NO GOOD. PSALM 127:1 TLB
YOUR WIFE WILL BE LIKE A FRUITFUL VINE WITHIN
YOUR HOUSE; YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE LIKE OLIVE
SHOOTS AROUND YOUR TABLE. PSALM 128:3 NRSV
THE LORD IS ABOVE ALL NATIONS; HE IS MORE GLORIOUS
THAN THE HEAVENS. PSALM 113:4 CEV
PRAISE YE, THE LORD, PRAISE YE, THE LORD FROM THE HEAVENS:
PRAISE HIM IN THE HEIGHTS. PRAISE YE HIM,
ALL HIS ANGELS: PRAISE
YE HIM, ALL HIS HOSTS. PRAISE YE HIM,
SUN AND MOON:
PRAISE YE HIM, ALL YE STARS OF LIGHT. PRAISE HIM, YE HEAVENS OF HEAVENS, AND YE WATERS THAT BE ABOVE THE HEAVENS.
PSALM 148:1-4 KJV
O LORD, OUR LORD, HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME
IN ALL THE EARTH, WHO SET YOUR GLORY ABOVE
THE HEAVENS! PSALM 8:1 NKJV
BE GLAD! BY HELEN STEINER RICE
BE GLAD THAT YOU'VE HAD SUCH A FULL, HAPPY LIFE
BE GLAD FOR YOUR JOY AS WELL AS YOUR STRIFE
BE GLAD THAT YOU'VE WALKED IN SUNSHINE AND RAIN
BE GLAD THAT YOU'VE FELT BOTH PLEASURE AND PAIN
BE GLAD THAT YOU'VE TASTED THE BITTER AND SWEET
BE GLAD THAT YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN FULL AND COMPLETE
BE GLAD THAT YOU'VE WALKED WITH COURAGE EACH DAY
BE GLAD THAT YOU'VE HAD STRENGTH FOR EACH STEP OF THE WAY
BE GLAD FOR THE COMFORT YOU'VE FOUND IN PRAYER
BUT BE GLADDEST OF ALL FOR GOD'S TENDER CARE.
BLEST ARE THEY WHO WALK IN LOVE
THEY ALSO WALK WITH GOD ABOVE. H. S. R.
LET THE HEAVENS BE GLAD, AND LET THE EARTH REJOICE!
LET THE SEA AND EVERYTHING IN IT SHOUT HIS PRAISE!
LET THE FIELDS AND THEIR CROPS BURST FORTH WITH JOY!
LET THE TREES OF THE FOREST RUSTLE WITH PRAISE!
PSALM 96:11-12 NLT
HE GIVETH TO THE BEAST HIS FOOD, AND TO THE YOUNG
RAVENS WHICH CRY. PSALM 147:9 KJV
THE UNFOLDING OF YOUR WORDS GIVES LIGHT; IT
IMPARTS UNDERSTANDING TO THE SIMPLE. PSALM 119:130 NRSV
YOU MADE ME AND FORMED ME WITH YOUR HANDS.
GIVE ME UNDERSTANDING SO I CAN LEARN YOUR COMMANDS.
PSALM 119:73 NCV
FOR WITH YOU IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE; IN YOUR
LIGHT WE SEE LIGHT. CONTINUE YOUR LOVE TO THOSE
WHO KNOW YOU, YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS-TO THE
UPRIGHT IN HEART. PSALM NTV
BLESSED IS THE PEOPLE THAT KNOW THE JOYFUL SOUND:
THEY SHALL WALK, O LORD, IN THE LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE.
PSALM 89:15 KJV
A SIMPLE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
BY HELEN STEINER RICE
I COME NOT TO ASK, TO PLEAD, OR IMPLORE YOU
I COME TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I ADORE YOU
FOR TO KNEEL IN YOUR PRESENCE MAKES ME FEEL BLEST
FOR I KNOW THAY YOU KNOW ALL MY NEEDS BEST
AND IT FILLS ME WITH JOY JUST TO LINGER WITH YOU
AS MY SOUL YOU REPLENISH AND MY HEART YOU RENEW
FOR PRAYER IS MUCH MORE THAN ASKING FOR THINGS
IT'S THE PEACE AND CONTENTMENT THAT QUIETNESS BRINGS
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR MERCY AND LOVE
AND FOR MAKING ME HEIR TO YOUR KINGDOM ABOVE!
GOD'S MIGHTY HAND CAN BE FELT EVERY MINUTE
FOR THERE IS NOTHING ON EARTH THAT GOD ISN'T IN IT. H. S. R.
LET ME HEAR OF YOUR STEADFAST LOVE THIS MORNING,
FOR IN YOU IN PUT MY TRUST, TEACH ME THE WAY I SHOULD
GO, FOR TO YOU I LIFT UP MY SOUL. PSALM 143:8 NRSV
WHOM HAVE I IN HEAVEN BUT YOU?
AND THERE IS NOTHING ON EARTH THAT I DESIRE
OTHER THAN YOU. PSALM 73:25 NRSV
GOD IS MY PROTECTION. HE MAKES MY WAY FREE FROM FAULT.
PSALM 18:32 NCV
BUT LET ALL WHO TAKE REFUGE IN YOU BE GLAD;
LET THEM EVER SING FOR JOY. SPREAD YOUR
PROTECTION OVER THEM, THAT THOSE WHO LOVE
YOUR NAME MAY REJOICE IN YOU. PSALM 5:11
THE LORD WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ALL EVIL;
HE WILL KEEP YOUR SOUL. THE LORD WILL GUARD
YOUR GOING OUT AND COMING IN FROM THIS TIME
FORTH AND FOREVER. PSALM 121:7-8 NAS
YOU ARE THEIR STRENGTH. WHAT GLORY!
OUR POWER IS BASED ON YOUR FAVOR!
YES, OUR PROTECTION IS FROM THE LORD
HIMSELF AND HE, THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL,
HAS GIVEN US OUR KING. PSALM 89:17-18 TLB
A GIFT OF LOVE BY HELEN STEINER RICE
WHEN I OPENED THE BEAUTIFULLY WRAPPED GIFT,
MY FIRST IMPULSE WAS A SMOTHERED, "OH, THIS IS
TOO MUCH! BUT SOMEHOW, SINCE TALKING WITH YOU,
I HAVE COME TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR GREAT
GENEROSITY IS BORN OF GREAT GRATITUDE AND YOUR
GIFT OF LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING IS BORN OF A
THANKFUL HEART!
HAPPINESS IS JUST A STATE OF MIND WITHIN THE
REACH OF EVERYONE WHO TAKES THE TIME TO BE
KIND. H. S. R.
THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND SALVATION; WHOM SHALL IF FEAR?
THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH OF LIFE; OF WHOM SHALL I BE AFRAID?
PSALM 27:1 NKJV
HE SPLIT THE ROCKS IN THE DESERT AND GAVE THEM WATER
AS ABUNDANT AS THE SEAS; HE BROUGHT STREAMS OUT OF A
ROCKY CRAG AND MADE WATER FLOW DOWN LIKE RIVERS.
PSALM 78:15-16 NIV
SINGERS AND DANCERS ALIKE SAY, "ALL MY SPRINGS
ARE IN YOU." PSALM 87:7 NRSV
SEARCH FOR THE LORD AND FOR HIS STRENGTH,
AND KEEP ON SEARCHING. PSALM 105:4 NLT
NOW I KNOW THAT THE LORD SAVES HIS ANNOINTED;
HE WILL ANSWER HIM FROM HIS HOLY HEAVEN, WITH
THE SAVING STRENGTH OF HIS RIGHT HAND. SOME
BOAST IN CHARIOTS, AND SOME IN HORSES; BUT WE
WILL BOAST IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, OUR GOD.
PSALM 20:6-7 NAS
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THIS DAY THAT'S SO NEW?
BY HELEN STEINER RICE
AS WE START A NEW DAY UNTOUCHED AND UNMARRED
UNBLEMISHED AND FLAWLESS, UNSCRATCHED AND UNSCARRED,
MAY WE TRY TO DO BETTER AND ACCOMPLISH MUCH MORE
AND BE KINDER AND WISER THAN IN THE DAY GONE BEFORE-
LET US WIPE OUR SLATES CLEAN AND START OVER AGAIN,
FOR GOD GIVES US PRIVILEGE TO ALL SINCERE MEN
WHO WILL HUMBLY ADMIT THEY HAVE FAILED MANY WAYS
BUT ARE WILLING TO TRY AND IMPROVE THESE "NEW DAYS"
BY ASKING GOD'S HELP IN ALL THAT THEY DO
AND COUNTING ON HIM TO REFRESH AND RENEW
THEIR COURAGE AND FAITH WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
AND THE WAY SEEMS DARK AND THE ROAD ROUGH AND LONG-
WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THIS DAY THAT'S SO NEW?
THE CHOICE IS YOURS - GOD LEAVES THAT TO YOU!
I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE YOUR LOVE, FOR YOU SAW MY
AFFLICTION AND KNEW THE ANGUISH OF MY SOUL. PSALM 31:7 NIV
HOW BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO HAS MADE THE LORD
TRUST, AND HAS NOT TURNED TO THE PROUD, NOR TO
THOSE WHO LAPSE INTO FALSEHOOD. PSALM 40:4 NAS
RETURN, O MY SOUL, TO YOUR REST, FOR THE LORD
HAS DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH YOU. PSALM 116:7 NRSV
THOUGH THE LORD IS SUPREME, HE TAKES CARE OF THOSE WHO
ARE HUMBLE, BUT HE STAYS AWAY FROM THE PROUD. PSALM 138:6 NCV
UNAWARE, WE PASS HIM BY, BY
HELEN STEINER RICE
ON LIFE'S BUSY THOUROUHFARES
WE MEET WITH ANGELS UNAWARE
BUT WE ARE TOO BUSY TO LISTEN OR HEAR,
TOO BUSY TO SENSE THAT GOD IS NEAR
TOO BUSY TO STOP AND RECOGNIZE
THE GRIEF THAT LIES IN ANOTHER'S EYES
TOO BUSY TO OFFER TO HELP OR SHARE
TOO BUSY TO SYMPATHIZE OR CARE
TOO BUSY TO DO THE GOOD THINGS WE SHOULD
TELLING OURSELVES WE COULD IF WE COULD ...
BUT LIFE IS TOO SWIFT AND THE PACE IS TOO GREAT
AND WE DARE NOT PAUSE FOR WE MIGHT BE LATE
FOR OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT WHICH MEANS SO MUCH
WE ARE WILLING TO BRUSH OFF THE SAVIOR'S TOUCH
AND WE TELL OURSELVES THERE WILL COME A DAY
WE WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO PAUSE ON OUR WAY ...
BUT BEFORE WE KNOW IT "LIFE'S SUN IS SET"
AND WE'VE PASSED THE SAVIOR BUT NEVER MET,
FOR HURRYING ALONG LIFE'S THOUROUGHFARE WE PASSED HIM BY
AND REMAINED UNAWARE THAT WITHIN THE VERY SIGHT OF OUR EYE
UNNOTICED, THE SON OF GOD PASSED BY.
THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR BY HELEN STEINER RICE
THE GOOD, GREEN EARTH BENEATH OUR FEET,
THE AIR WE BREATHE, THE FOOD WE EAT
SOME WORK TO DO, A GOAL TO WIN
A HIDDEN LONGING DEEP WITHIN
THAT SPURS US ON TO BIGGER THINGS
AND HELPS US MEET WHAT EACH DAY BRINGS-
ALL THESE THINGS AND MANY MORE
ARE THINGS WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR.
YOU CANNOT BRING HAPPINESS INTO THE LIVES OF OTHERS
WITHOUT SPREADING A LITTLE OF IT INSIDE YOUR OWN HEART. H. S. R.
I LIFT MY HANDS TO YOU IN PRAYER AS A DRY LAND
NEEDS RAIN, I THIRST FOR YOU. PSALM 143:6 NCV
O GOD, YOU ARE MY GOD I SEEK YOU,
MY SOUL THIRSTS FOR YOU; MY FLESH FAINTS FOR YOU.
PSALM 63:1 NRSV
HOW BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO DWELL IN THY HOUSE!
THEY ARE EVER PRAISING THEE. HOW BLESSED IS THE MAN
WHOSE STRENGTH IS IN THEE; IN WHOSE HEART ARE THE
HIGHWAYS TO ZION! PSALM 84:4-5 NAS
THEY EAT THE RICH FOOD IN YOUR HOUSE, AND YOU
LET THEM DRINK FROM YOUR RIVER OF PLEASURE.
YOU ARE THE GIVER OF LIFE. YOUR LIGHT LETS US
ENJOY LIFE. PSALM 36:8-9 NCV
YOU WHO HAVE MADE ME SEE MANY TROUBLES AND
CALAMITIES WILL REVIVE ME AGAIN; FROM THE DEPTHS
OF THE EARTH YOU WILL BRING ME UP AGAIN.
YOU WILL INCREASE MY HONOR, AND COMFORT ME
ONCE AGAIN. PSALM 7:20-21 NRSV
THERE WILL BE AN ABUNDANCE OF GRAIN IN THE EARTH,
ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS; ITS FRUIT SHALL WAVE
LIKE LEBANON; AND THOSE OF THE CITY SHALL FLOURISH
LIKE GRASS OF THE EARTH. PSALM 72:16 NKJV
TOMORROW I'LL THINK ABOUT GOD BY HELEN STEINER RICE
NOT TODAY WHEN I AM BUSY,
NOT TODAY WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO,
NOT TODAY WHILE I'M YOUNG AND EAGER AND LIFE IS
FAR-REACHING AND NEW -
BUT TOMORROW WHEN I AM OLDER AND THE TEMPO OF
LIFE IS LESS,
I'LL HAVE MORE TIME FOR PRAYING AND FOR MEDITATING,
I GUESS...
BUT TIME IS SWIFT IN ITS PASSING AND BEFORE WE ARE
REALLY AWARE
WE FIND OURSELVES GROWING OLDER AND DAILY IN NEED
OF GOD'S CARE ...
AND WHILE GOD IS ALWAYS READY TO HELP US AND LEAD
US ALONG,
BECAUSE WE HAVE TARRIED AND WASTED OUR YOUNG
DAYS IN "DANCING AND SONG,"
WE FIND WE ARE NOT WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE WONDERFUL
LOVE OF THE LORD
AND WE FEEL VERY STRANGE IN HIS PRESENCE AND UNWORTHY
OF OUR FATHER'S REWARD -
FOR ONLY THE CHILDREN WHO SEEK HIM WITH HEARTS YET
UNTOUCHED AND STILL CLEAN
CAN EVER EXPERIENCE HIS GREATNESS AND KNOW WHAT HIS
LOVE CAN MEAN ...
SO WASTE NOT THE HOURS OF "LIFE'S MORNING," GET
ACQUAINTED WITH GOD WHEN YOU'RE BORN,
AND WHEN YOU COME TO "LIFE'S EVENING," IT WILL SHINE
LIKE "THE GLORY OF MORN!"
SO WE THY PEOPLE AND THE SHEEP OF THY PASTURE WILL
GIVE THANKS TO THEE FOREVER; TO ALL GENERATIONS
WE WILL TELL OF THEY PRAISE. PSALM 79:13 NAS
I WILL LOVE YOU, OF LORD, MY STRENGTH. PSALM 18:1 NKJV
HE GIVES ME NEW STRENGTH. HE LEADS ME ON PATHS
THAT ARE RIGHT FOR THE GOOD OF HIS NAME. PSALM 23:3 NCV
ON GOD MY SALVATION AND MY GLORY REST; THE ROCK
OF MY STRENGTH, MY REFUGE IS IN GOD. PSALM 62:7 NLT
MY LIFE IS AN EXAMPLE TO MANY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE
MY STRENGTH AND PROTECTION. PSALM 71:7 NLT
KNOW THAT THE LORD IS GOD. IT IS HE THAT MADE US,
AND WE ARE HIS; WE ARE HIS PEOPLE, AND THE SHEEP
OF HIS PASTURE. PSALM 100:3 NRSV
"LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVE EXCELLING" BY HELEN STEINER RICE
IN A MYRIAD OF MIRACULOUS WAYS
GOD SHAPES OUR LIVES AND CHANGES OUR DAYS,
BEYOND OUR WILL EVEN KNOWING
GOD KEEPS OUR SPIRIT EVER GROWING ...
FOR LIGHTS AND SHADOWS, SUN AND RAIN,
SADNESS AND GLADNESS, JOY AND PAIN,
COMBINE TO MAKE OUR LIVES COMPLETE
AND GIVE US VICTORY THROUGH DEFEAT ...
"OH, LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVE EXCELLING,"
IN TROUBLED HEARTS YOU JUST KEEP DWELLING,
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR A "PRODIGAL SON"
TO SAY AT LAST, "THY WILL BE DONE."
ALL GOES WELL FOR THE PERSON WHO IS GENEROUS AND LENDS
WILLINGLY. HE EARNS AN HONEST LIVING. PSALM 112:5 GOD'S WORD
YOU DESERVE HONESTY FROM THE HEART; YES UTTER SINCERITY
AND TRUTHFULNESS. OH, GIVE ME THIS WISDOM. PSALM 51:6 TLB
MY HOPE IS IN YOU, SO MAY GOODNESS AND HONESTY
GUARD ME. PSALM 25:21 NCV
BOW DOWN YOUR EAR TO ME, DELIVER ME SPEEDILY;
BE MY ROCK OF REFUGE, A FORTRESS OF DEFENSE TO
SAVE ME. PSALM 31:2 NKJV
COMMIT YOURSELF TO THE LORD; LET HIM DELIVER HIM;
LET HIM RESCUE HIM, BECAUSE HE DELIGHTS IN HIM. PSALM 22:8 NAS
GOD'S WAY IS PERFECT! THE PROMISE OF THE LORD HAS PROVEN
TO BE TRUE. HE IS A SHIELD TO ALL THOSE WHO TAKE REFUGE IN
HIM. PSALM 18:30 GOD'S WORD
I STAND SILENTLY BEFORE THE LORD, WAITING FOR HIM TO
RESCUE ME. FOR SALVATION COMES FROM HIM ALONE.
YES, HE ALONE IS MY ROCK, MY RESCUER, MY DEFENSE AND
FORTRESS. WHY THEN SHOULD I BE TENSE WITH FEAR WHEN
TROUBLES COME? PSALM 62:1-2 TLB
LOOK AT THOSE WHO ARE HONEST AND GOOD, FOR A WONDERFUL
FUTURE LIES BEFORE THOSE WHO LOVE PEACE. PSALM 37:37 NLT
"THY WILL BE DONE" BY HELEN STEINER RICE
GOD DID NOT PROMISE "SUN WITHOUT RAIN"
"LIGHT WITHOUT DARKNESS" OR "JOY WITHOUT PAIN" -
HE ONLY PROMISED "STRENGTH FOR THE DAY"
WHEN "THE DARKNESS" COMES AND WE LOSE OUR WAY,
FOR ONLY THROUGH SORROW DO WE GROW MORE AWARE
THAT GOD IS OUR REFUGE IN TIMES OF DESPAIR ...
FOR WHEN WE ARE HAPPY AND LIFE'S BRIGHT AND FAIR,
WE OFTEN FORGET TO KNEEL DOWN IN PRAYER,
BUT GOD SEEMS MUCH CLOSER AND NEEDED MUCH MORE
WHEN TROUBLE AND SORROW STAND OUTSIDE OUR DOOR -
FOR THEN WE SEEK SHELTER IN HIS WONDROUS LOVE
AND WE ASK HIM TO SEND US HELP FROM ABOVE ...
AND THAT IS THE REASON WE KNOW IT IS TRUE
THAT BRIGHT, SHINING HOURS AND DARK, SAD ONES, TOO,
ARE PART OF THE PLAN GOD MADE FOR EACH ONE,
AND ALL WE CAN PRAY "THY WILL BE DONE!"
I WILL LIFT UP MY EYES TO THE HILLS - FROM WHENCE COMES
MY HELP? MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD, WHO MADE HEAVEN
AND EARTH. HE WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR FOOT TO BE MOVED;
HE WHO KEEPS YOU WILL NOT SLUMBER. PSALM 121:1-3 NKJV
DO NOT REMEMBER THE SINS OF MY YOUTH OR MY REBELLIOUS WAYS.
REMEMBER ME, O LORD, IN KEEPING YOUR MERCY AND YOUR GOODNESS.
PSALM 25:7 GOD'S WORD
BUT THOU, O LORD, ART A GOD MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS, SLOW
TO ANGER AND ABUNDANT IN LOVING KINDNESS AND TRUTH.
PSALM 86:15 NAS
BUT I HAVE TRUSTED IN YOUR MERCY; MY HEART SHALL REJOICE
IN YOUR SALVATION. PSALM 13:5 NKJV
HELP US, O GOD OF OUR SALVATION, FOR THE GLORY OF YOUR
NAME; DELIVER US, AND FORGIVE OUR SINS FOR YOUR NAME'S
SAKE. PSALM 79:9 NRSV
OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, WHO MADE HEAVEN
AND EARTH. PSALM 124:8 KJV
IT IS SHARING AND CARING, GIVING AND FORGIVING,
LOVING AND BEING LOVED, WALKING HAND IN HAND,
TALKING HEART TO HEART, SEEING THROUGH EACH OTHER'S EYES,
LAUGHING TOGETHER, WEEPING TOGETHER, PRAYING TOGETHER,
AND ALWAYS TRUSTING AND BELIEVING AND THANKING GOD FOR
EACH OTHER ...
FOR LOVE THAT IS SHARED IS A BEAUTIFUL THING -
IT ENRICHES THE SOUL AND MAKES THE HEART SING!
YET DAY BY DAY THE LORD ALSO POURS OUT HIS STEADFAST LOVE
UPON ME, AND THROUGH THE NIGHT I SING HIS SONGS AND PRAY TO
GOD WHO GIVES ME LIFE. PSALM 42:8 TLB
THE LORD SHOWS HIS TRUE LOVE EVERY DAY. AT NIGHT I HAVE
A SONG, AND I PRAY TO MY LIVING GOD. PSALM 42:8 NCV
O YOU WHO HEAR PRAYER, TO YOU ALL MEN COME. PSALM 65:2 NAS
PRAISE BE TO GOD, WHO HAS NOT REJECTED MY PRAYER OR
WITHHELD HIS LOVE FROM ME! PSALM 66:20 NIV
I WILL SAY OF THE LORD, "HE IS MY REFUGE AND MY FORTRESS;
MY GOD, IN HIM I WILL TRUST." PSALM 91:2 NKJV
PROTECT ME, O GOD, BECAUSE I TAKE REFUGE IN YOU.
PSALM 16:1 GOD'S WORD
I LIFT MY HANDS IN PRAYER BECAUSE OF YOUR COMMANDMENTS, WHICH
I LOVE. I WILL REFLECT ON YOUR LAWS. PSALM 119:48 GOD'S WORD
THE FLOWER OF FRIENDSHIP BY HELEN STEINER RICE
LIFE IS LIKE A GARDEN AND FRIENDSHIP LIKE A FLOWER
THAT BLOOMS AND GROWS IN BEAUTY WITH THE SUNSHINE AND THE SHOWER ...
AND LOVELY ARE THE BLOSSOMS THAT ARE TENDED WITH GREAT CARE
BY THOSE WHO WORK UNSELFISHLY TO MAKE THE PLACE MORE FAIR ...
AND, LIKE THE GARDEN BLOSSOMS, FRIENDSHIP'S FLOWER GROWS MORE SWEET
WHEN WATCHED AND TENDED CAREFULLY BY THOSE WE KNOW AND MEET ...
AND, LIKE SUNSHINE ADDS NEW FRAGRANCE AND RAINDROPS PLAY THEIR PART,
JOY AND SADNESS AND NEW BEAUTY WHEN THERE'S FRIENDSHIP IN THE HEART ...
AND, IF THE SEED OF FRIENDSHIP IS PLANTED DEEP AND TRUE
AND WATCHED WITH UNDERSTANDING, FRIENDSHIP'S FLOWER WILL BLOOM FOR YOU.
HE HATH DELIVERED MY SOUL IN PEACE FROM THE BATTLE THAT
WAS AGAINST ME: FOR THERE WERE MANY WITH ME. PSALM 55:18 KJV
THOSE WHO LOVE YOUR LAW HAVE GREAT PEACE AND DO NOT
STUMBLE. PSALM 119:165 NLT
I WILL BOTH LIE DOWN AND SLEEP IN PEACE; FOR YOU ALONE,
O LORD, MAKE ME LIE DOWN IN SAFETY. PSALM 4:8 NRSV
I LAY DOWN AND SLEPT. I WOKE UP IN SAFETY, FOR THE LORD WAS WATCHING
OVER ME. PSALM 3:5 NLT
I SAID, "I AM ABOUT TO FALL" BUT, LORD, YOUR LOVE KEPT ME
SAFE. PSALM 94:18 NAS
WHEN I SUFFER, THIS COMFORTS ME: YOUR PROMISE GIVES ME LIFE.
PSALM 119:50 NCV
HE IS THE ONE WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND
EVERYTHING IN THEM. HE IS THE ONE WHO KEEPS EVERY PROMISE
FOREVER. PSALM 146:6 NLT
SURELY GOODNESS AND LOVING KINDNESS WILL FOLLOW ME ALL
THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, AND I WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE
LORD FOREVER. PSALM 23:6 NAS
WHEN DARKNESS OVERTAKES HIM, LIGHT WILL COME BURSTING
IN. HE IS KIND AND MERCIFUL. PSALM 112:4 TLB
HEAR MY CRY FOR MERCY AS I CALL TO YOU FOR HELP, AS I LIFT
UP MY HANDS TOWARDS YOUR MOST HOLY PLACE. PSALM 28:2 NIV
THE LORD IS JUST IN ALL HIS WAYS, AND KIND IN ALL HIS DOINGS.
PSALM 145:17 NRSV
SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY SHALL FOLLOW ME ALL THE
DAYS OF MY LIFE: AND I WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE
LORD FOREVER. PSALM 23:6 KJV
SEEK THE LORD CONTINUOUSLY BY HELEN STEINER RICE
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SAY, "I BELIEVE,"
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO ASK AND RECEIVE,
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST SAY, "I CARE"
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BE PLEASANT AND KIND,
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP GOD IN YOUR MIND,
IT'S NOT ENOUGH JUST TO FEED THE POOR,
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO FORBEAR AND ENDURE,
FOR WHILE THESE THINGS ARE ALL GOOD TO DO
THEY CANNOT INSURE SALVATION FOR YOU,
FOR NOT UNTIL YOU ARE BORN ANEW
CAN THE SPIRIT OF GOD BE ALIVE IN YOU,
FOR THE SPIRIT OF GOD WILL SOON BE DEAD
UNLESS IT IS DAILY NOURISHED AND FED!
I HAVE NOT HIDDEN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS WITHIN MY HEART;
I HAVE DECLARED YOUR FAITHFULNESS AND YOUR SALVATION;
I HAVE NOT CONCEALED YOUR LOVING KINDNESS AND YOUR
TRUTH FROM THE GREAT ASSEMBLY. PSALM 40:10 NKJV
O LORD, YOU LIGHT MY LAMP. MY GOD TURNS MY DARKNESS
INTO LIGHT. PSALM 18:28 GOD'S WORD
LIGHT IS SOWN FOR THE RIGHTEOUS, AND GLADNESS FOR THE
UPRIGHT IN HEART. PSALM 97:11 KJV
I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN YOU; I WILL SING PRIASE TO
YOUR NAME, O MOST HIGH. PSALM 9:2 NIV
BUT LET THE GODLY REJOICE. LET THEM BE GLAD IN GOD'S
PRESENCE. LET THEM BE FULFILLED WITH JOY. PSALM 68:3 NLT
YOU BESTOW ON HIM BLESSINGS FOREVER; YOU MAKE HIM GLAD
WITH THE JOY OF YOUR PRESENCE. PSALM 21:6 NRSV
FOR YOUR UNFAILING LOVE IS AS HIGH AS THE HEAVENS. YOUR
FAITHFULNESS REACHES TO THE CLOUDS. PSALM 57:10 NLT
PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS BY HELEN STEINER RICE
EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS IN THE RESTLESS WORLD OF CARE,
EVERYONE GROWS WEARY WITH THE "CROSS THEY HAVE TO BEAR,"
EVERYONE IS TROUBLED AND "THEIR SKIES ARE OVERCAST"
AS THEY TRY TO FACE THE FUTURE WHILE STILL DWELLING IN THE
PAST...
BUT THE PEOPLE WITH THEIR PROBLEMS ONLY "LISTEN WITH ONE
EAR"
FOR PEOPLE ONLY LISTEN TO THE THINGS THEY WANT TO HEAR
AND ONLY HEAR THE KIND OF THINGS THEY ARE ABLE TO BELIEVE
AND THE ANSWERS THAT ARE GOD'S TO GIVE THEY'RE NOT READY
TO RECEIVE,
SO WHILE THE PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS KEEP GROWING EVERY DAY
AND MAN VAINLY TRIES TO SOLVE THEM IN HIS OWN SELF-WILLFUL
WAY...
GOD SEEKS TO HELP AND WATCHES, WAITING ALWAYS PATIENTLY
TO HELP THEM SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS WHATEVER THEY MAY BE-
SO MAY THE PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS AT LAST BECOME AWARE
THAT GOD WILL SOLVE THE PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS THROUGH FAITH
AND HOPE AND PRAYER!
THE ONE THING I WANT FROM GOD, THE THING I SEEK MOST OF ALL
IS THE PRIVILEGE OF MEDITATING IN HIS TEMPLE, LIVING IN HIS
PRESENCE EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE, DELIGHTING IN HIS INCOMPARABLE
PERFECTIONS AND GLORY. PSALM 27:4 TLB
BE THOU TO ME A ROCK OF HABITATION, TO WHICH I MAY
CONTINUALLY COME; THOU HAST GIVEN COMMANDMENT
TO SAVE ME, FOR THOU ART MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS.
PSALM 71:3 NAS
BUT I WILL SING OF YOUR STRENGTH, IN THE MORNING I WILL SING
OF YOUR LOVE; FOR YOU ARE MY FORTRESS, MY REFUGE IN TIMES
OF TROUBLE. O MY STRENGTH, I SING PRAISE TO YOU; YOU, O GOD,
ARE MY FORTRESS, MY LOVING GOD. PSALM 59:16-17 NIV
I CRIED UNTO THEE, O LORD; I SAID, THOU ART MY REFUGE AND
MY PORTION IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING. PSALM 142:5 KJV
BLESS THE LORD, WHO IS MY ROCK. HE GIVES ME STRENGTH FOR
WAR AND SKILL FOR BATTLE. PSALM 144:1 NLT
TO DECLARE THAT THE LORD IS UPRIGHT; HE IS MY ROCK, AND
THERE IS NO UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IN HIM. PSALM 92:15 NAS
THE LORD BECOME MY STRONGFOLD. MY GOD HAS BECOME MY
ROCK OF REFUGE. PSALM 94:22 GOD'S WORD
MY GOD IS NO STRANGER BY HELEN STEINER RICE
GOD IS NO STRANGER IN A FARAWAY PLACE.
HE'S AS CLOSE AS THE WIND THAT BLOWS CROSS MY FACE,
IT'S TRUE I CAN'T SEE THE WIND AS IT BLOWS
BUT I FEEL IT AROUND ME AND MY HEART SURELY KNOWS
THAT GOD'S MIGHTY HAND CAN BE FELT EVERY MINUTE
FOR THERE IS NOTHING ON EARTH THAT GOD ISN'T IN IT-
THE SKY AND THE STARS, THE WAVES AND THE SEA,
THE DEW ON THE GRASS, THE LEAVES ON A TREE
ARE CONSTANT REMINDERS OF GOD AND HIS NEARNESS,
PROCLAIMING HIS PRESENCE WITH CRYSTAL-LIKE CLEARNESS-
SO HOW COULD I THINK GOD WAS FAR, FAR AWAY
WHEN I FEEL HIM BESIDE ME EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY,
AND I'VE PLENTY OF REASONS TO KNOW GOD'S MY FRIEND
AND THIS IS ONE FRIENDSHIP THAT TIME CANNOT END!
RESTORE US, O GOD; LET YOUR FACE SHINE, THAT WE MAY
BE SAVED. PSALM 80:3 NRSV
ON EARTH PEOPLE WILL BE LOYAL TO GOD, AND GOD'S GOODNESS
WILL SHINE DOWN FROM HEAVEN. PSALM 85:11 NCV
THE LORD IS GOD, AND HE HAS MADE HIS LIGHT SHINE UPON US.
WITH BOUGHS IN HAND, JOIN IN THE FESTAL PROCESSION UP TO
THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR. PSALM 18:27 NIV
O LORD, I HAVE COME TO YOU FOR PROTECTION; DON'T LET ME BE
PUT TO SHAME. RESCUE ME, FOR YOU ALWAYS DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
PSALM 31:1-2 NLT
FOR THE SAKE OF THY NAME, O LORD, REVIVE ME. IN THY
RIGHTEOUSNESS BRING MY SOUL OUT OF TROUBLE.
PSALM 143:11 NAS
MAKE YOUR FACE SHINE UPON YOUR SERVANT; SAVE ME FOR
YOUR MERCIE'S SAKE. PSALM 31:16 NKJV
THE MUSINGS OF A THANKFUL HEART BY HELEN STEINER RICE
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE IN LIFE FROM EVERY WALK AND STATION
FROM EVERY TOWN AND CITY AND EVERY STATE AND NATION,
HAVE GIVEN ME SO MANY THINGS INTANGIBLE AND DEAR,
I COULDN'T BEGIN TO COUNT THEM ALL OR EVEN MAKE THEM CLEAR;
I ONLY KNOW I OWE SO MUCH TO PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
AND WHEN I PUT MY THOUGHTS IN VERSE IT'S JUST MY WAY TO SHARE
THE MUSINGS OF A THANKFUL HEART, A HEART MUCH LIKE YOUR OWN,
FOR NOTHING THAT I THINK OR WRITE IS MINE AND MINE ALONE.
SO IF YOU FOUND SOME BEAUTY IN ANY WORD OR LINE
IT'S JUST YOUR SOUL'S REFLECTION IN PROXIMITY WITH MINE.
BUT I TRUSTED IN YOUR STEADFAST LOVE; MY HEART SHALL
REJOICE IN YOUR SALVATION. I WILL SING TO THE LORD,
BECAUSE HE HAS DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH ME.
PSALM 13:5-6 NRSV
BECAUSE HE HATH SET HIS LOVE UPON ME, THEREFORE WILL I
DELIVER HIM: I WILL SET HIM ON HIGH, BECAUSE HE HATH
KNOWN MY NAME. PSALM 91:14 KJV
THE LORD LOVES THOSE WHO HATE EVIL; HE PROTECTS THE LIVES
OF HIS PEOPLE, AND RESCUES THEM FROM THE WICKED.
PSALM 97:10 TLB
EVERYONE WHO HONORS YOUR NAME CAN TRUST YOU, BECAUSE
YOU ARE FAITHFUL TO ALL WHO DEPEND UPON YOU. PSALM 9:10 CEV
OH, HOW I LOVE YOUR LAW! IT IS MY MEDITATION ALL THE DAY.
PSALM 119:97 NKJV
LOVE THE LORD, ALL YOU HIS SAINTS. THE LORD PRESERVES THE
FAITHFUL, BUT ABUNDANTLY REPAYS THE ONE WHO ACTS
HAUGHTILY. PSALM 31:23 NRSV
I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN YOUR LOVE, FOR YOU SAW MY
AFFLICTION AND KNEW THE ANGUISH OF MY SOUL. PSALM 31:7 NIV
HOW BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO HAS MADE THE LORD HIS
TRUST, AND HAS NOT TURNED TO THE PROUD, NOR TO THOSE
WHO LAPSE INTO FALSEHOOD. PSALM 40:4 NAS
CHRISTMAS BY HELEN STEINER RICE
C-IS FOR THE CHRIST CHILD, A CHILD OF LOVE AND LIGHT
H-IS FOR THE HEAVENS THAT WERE BRIGHT THAT HOLY NIGHT
R-IS FOR THE RADIANCE OF THE STAR THAT LED THE WAY
I-IS FOR THE LOWLY INN WHERE THE INFANT JESUS LAY
S-IS FOR THE TIDINGS THE ANGELS TOLD AFAR
M-IS FOR THE MAGI WITH THEIR GIFTS OF MYRRH AND GOLD
A-IS FOR THE ANGELS WHO WERE AWESOME TO BEHOLD
S-IS FOR THE SAVIOR WHO WAS BORN TO SAVE ALL MEN
AND TOGETHER THIS SPELLS CHRISTMAS, WHICH WE
CELEBRATE AGAIN.
YOU HAVE SEEN ME TOSSING AND TURNING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
YOU HAVE COLLECTED ALL MY TEARS AND PRESERVED THEM IN
YOUR BOTTLE! YOU HAVE RECORDED EVERYONE IN YOUR BOOK.
PSALM 56:8 TLB
HE HAS REMEMBERED HIS LOVE AND HIS FAITHFULNESS TO THE
HOUSE OF ISRAEL: ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH HAVE SEEN THE
SALVATION OF OUR GOD. PSALM 98:3 NIV
FOR HE HAS DELIVERED ME OUT OF ALL TROUBLE; AND MY EYE
HAS SEEN ITS DESIRE UPON MY ENEMIES. PSALM 54:7 NKJV
I WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN THY LOVING KINDNESS, BECAUSE
THOU HAST SEEN MY AFFLICTION; THOU HAST KNOWN THE TROUBLES
OF MY SOUL. PSALM 31:7 NAS
FOR HE LOVES US WITH UNFAILING LOVE; THE FAITHFULNESS OF
THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER. PRAISE THE LORD! PSALM 117:2 NLT
THY KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, AND THY DOMINION
ENDURES THROUGHOUT ALL GENERATIONS. PSALM 145:13 NAS
RESPECT FOR THE LORD IS GOOD; IT WILL LAST FOREVER. THE
JUDGMENTS OF THE LORD ARE TRUE; THEY ARE COMPLETELY
RIGHT. PSALM 19:9 NCV
(THE LORD OF LORDS) BROUGHT ISRAEL OUT FROM AMONG THEM,
FOR HIS STEADFAST LOVE ENDURES FOREVER. PSALM 136:11 NRSV
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