Quiet Time Rhymes

December 6, 2024

When I ponder what this Christmas season truly means to me,
In my heart I cherish stories, it’s not just a Christmas tree.
I like the lights and ornaments and all the Christmas songs,
But I know the Christ in Christmas in my heart the whole year long,

The story of the way He came, when God arrived on earth,
A virgin in a manger on the night that she gave birth.
The angels told the shepherds tending sheep out in the field.
They were the first to hear the news, to them it was revealed,

“To you is born a Savior,” angels sang and praised His name.
The shepherds found their way that night and to the manger came,
And then they told the story of the angels and their words.
Mary treasured all these things and pondered what she heard.

The shepherds praised their God that night for all that they had seen,
Their words preserved for us to hear. We now know what they mean.

November 28, 2024

I pray as we count all our blessings this year
Remembering loved ones, some no longer here,
Our friends and our family, new people we’ve met,
Take time to give thanks for them all don’t forget.

Let your heart fill with joy, hold no grudges, forgive.
Thank God for His blessings each day that you live.
His bountiful love that you’ve known for so long
Will always surround you, in Him you are strong.

As we remember the blessings we’ve known,
Thank God for His love and His grace we have known,
I pray you find joy in abundance this year
As you spend time with others, the ones who are near.

May others see joy that God’s placed in your heart,
Be blessed by the love that God’s Spirit imparts.

October 30,2024

Lately lines have seemed to slow,
Exactly why I do not know.
Sometimes words form into a rhyme,
It doesn’t really take much time.

But lately I’ve been focusing
On holidays and what they bring,
As I prepare some rhymes to share,
Those to give thanks, tell God we care.

I’m looking through Thanksgiving scenes,
Like pictures in the magazines,
With friends and family gathered near
Remembering and sharing cheer.

I’ll also have a Christmas set
To share with folks I’ve never met.
The pictures matched to each refrain
The closest fit I can attain.

I love to share them in this way
Enhancing words and what they say,
Focusing on what they mean,
Anticipating each new scene.

I pray through rhyme I will not cease
To spread God’s love, and joy, and peace.

October 21, 2024

It doesn’t come easy that view from the top,
Sometimes a big obstacle forces a stop.
I have to take time for a rest, a delay,
Replenish my soul while God shows me the way.

Sometimes on the journey the path is not straight.
Are the twists and the turns there to teach me to wait?
When I take time to read, pause to study and learn,
It’s then I can listen, God helps me discern.

The journey’s not easy, it’s rocky and rough,
The Lord gives me strength when the going gets tough.
He’s leading me upward, a climb towards the top.
I may pause to rest but my journey won’t stop.

One day I will see that magnificent view,
Bask in God’s glory, see fully each hue.

October 16, 2024

Lord help me not lower my standards today,
May I follow Your footsteps as You lead the way.
If I slowly give way to the pressures of sin,
If my hearing grows dull to Your Spirit within,

And I find myself living my life on my own,
I shouldn’t be shocked by the weeds that have grown.
If I earnestly seek You and don’t turn away,
If I reach out for help You will hear as I pray.

If I confess You are quick to forgive.
You paid the price so today I may live.
I am warmed by the glow of Your mercy and grace,
Wrapped in Your love by Your Spirit’s embrace.

Your Word provides wisdom, discernment, and sight.
Lord help me each day to be drawn toward the light.

October 11, 2024

When life seems unpredictable, accident prone,
God’s never surprised and He’s still on the throne.
He’s brought me through trials and troubles before,
I know I can trust Him to get me through more.

If I just trust Him, He’ll show me the way,
He’ll give me the strength that I need for today.
Tomorrow will come, with surprises in tow,
They’ll come unexpectedly, when, I don’t know.

I don’t know the future of what life will bring,
But I trust Him to guide me, my Lord and my King.
In the midst of the chaos, the trouble, and strife,
The Lord is still with me, my strength and my life.

Lord help me stay focused, my eyes upon You,
Your love is a light that is pure and is true.