I know that Your grace
can change
all of these things
and all that is
within me
my soul
and
my heart

Lord
I humbly ask
that
You in
Your greatness
and
Your glory
will
sweeten
outward pain
with
inward peace
overflowing from
the riches of
praise,
prayer
and power

Please
astound
me Lord
and
move me
inspire me
in life's
precious
moments
with
the remembrance
and the joy
that
You
are
my God.

True Power

For true power to prayer, hold nothing back.
Be surrendered to Christ.
Go all out for Him.
Forsake all to follow the Saviour.
The type of devotion that crowns Christ Lord of all is the kind that He loves to honour.

~ William Mcdonald

A Yuppie's Prayer

Dear Lord, day in and day out,
I'm in the daily grind,
Meetings here, desk work there,
Always on the go, You'd find.

I know somehow You've put me here,
In my work, to make a difference,
Help me stop and take stock,
Let me have the perspective that makes sense.

I lay my work and lifestyle at Your feet,
With heart willing in submission
To Your will and dream of my life,
For which You have the best plan and vision.

May what I earn not be for naught,
Never should I use these for selfish gain,
Rather, those in need, lend a helping hand.
With hope my faith will never wane.

May those I love in my life,
Never be neglected by me.
All my relationships good and strong,
As best as they can be.

And as I go along this life's journey,
Searching for my place,
Guide me along, protect my way,
Till I thank You face to face.

If the blind put their hand in God's, they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose.

~ Helen Keller

Far away, there in the sunshine, are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they may lead.

~ Louisa May Alcott

Strength Bestowed

I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way. ~ Mark 2:11

That was surely a very strange command to give to a paralyzed man. He could not rise up. He could not lift up his bed. He could not walk a step. He was as helpless as a corpse. Why did Jesus require of him such an impossibility? But as we look on the helpless form we see that it at once starts up. The limbs move, the man rises, takes up his bed, and walks away in the presence of all the people. As we watch him going his way, we learn that when Christ gives any command which seems impossible, He always gives strength to perform it. As the man’s will began to obey Christ’s bidding, power came back into his long-paralyzed body, and he was able to rise up and walk.

It is the same in spiritual life. We have no power in ourselves to do Christ’s will, but as we begin to obey the needed grace is given. Young people often say that they are afraid to enter upon a Christian life because they cannot do what will be required. In their own strength they cannot. It would be as easy for them to climb to the stars as unaided to live a noble and lovely Christian life. Human strength in itself is inadequate to life’s sore needs. But the young Christian who sets out in obedience to Christ, depending upon Him to open the path of duty, will never fail of needed help at the moment of need. Older Christians also often shrink from duties because they have not the ability to perform them; but for them, and for all who attempt any work of service in obedience to Christ, it is true that the effort to obey will always bring with it the strength to obey. We should notice too that the strength will not come until we try to obey. If we will not attempt to do our duty, we shall remain for ever poor paralytics; but as we put forth the exertion the life will flow into our souls, and we shall be strong.

~ J.R. Miller