Quiet Time Rhymes

April 1, 2024

I pray that today may encouragement come,

No matter your state, you can always use some.

I pray you find joy and contentment today,

That your heart can delight as your woes fade away.

I pray that your spirit once more has a song,

A melody lifting you where you belong,

Out of the shadows and into the light.

The sun rises each morning to end the long night.

May the beauty around you that blooms in the spring

Fill up your senses and let your heart sing.

God adorns even trees, and He blankets the land

With colorful flowers so rich and so grand.

God’s love is around us, and also inside.

March 31, 2024

It’s Easter morning, glorious day,
An empty tomb, the truth, the way.
You conquered death, new life to give,
Atoned our sins, that we may live.

Such suffering upon the cross,
Beyond compare, the pain, the cost.
Such sacrifice, hard to conceive,
Death has no grip if we believe.

The crown You wore was made of thorns.
We praise You Lord this Easter morn.
You died, You rose, oh Holy One,
You sacrificed; the battle’s won.

We thank you Lord, we give You praise.
Our heartfelt prayers to You we raise.

March 30, 2024

Sometimes we convey with a smile or a touch
Heartfelt affirmation that’s needed so much.
A simple acknowledgment offered, received,
Can lift someone’s spirit who’s hurt or deceived.

Perhaps they’ve lost confidence, no longer thrive,
It seems a great effort each day to survive.
Reach out to the weary, sincerely in love.
Be a prism refracting God’s light from above.

A gesture of kindness, a simple embrace,
Conveyed by your eyes and a smile on your face,
Can help restore energy needed today,
That at times gets depleted, life drains it away.

When we share with another we’re energized too.
Perhaps it seems strange, but I know that it’s true.

March 28, 2024

To learn from the knowledge that others have gained,
Through the diligent study of what they attained,
To build on foundations we know to be true,
Expands our horizons to see something new.

Not all that is written is solid and sound.
It’s sad, but deceptions and falsehoods abound.
The beginning of wisdom is finding the light,
Discovering truth and discerning what’s right.

I find when I pray that the Lord helps me see,
Decipher, determine if I can agree
With the words that I’m reading or hearing each day.
So much information is coming my way.

Lord help me find wisdom that You can impart,
And let it take root, Lord, inside of my heart.

March 26, 2024

My soul’s at rest in peace this day,
No matter what the news may bring.
I trust the Lord to lead the way.
He helps my Spirit learn to sing.

He leads me through the days of trials.
He hears my prayers and knows my heart,
And through it all my spirit smiles.
His love is true, will not depart.

The one who put the stars in place,
Who was, and is, will always be,
Reached down in love, extended grace,
To save my soul and set me free.

I pray His peace is in you too,
You’ve found His love and know it’s true.

March 21, 2024

Creating and sharing expressions of art,
The beauty around as seen by the heart,
Whether speaking or serving, endowed from above,
We’re sharing God’s grace with expressions of love.

Do it as stewards of God given grace.
Find ways to share it, the time, and the place.
We’ve each been endowed with our talents and gifts
To be used to help others in need of a lift.

No matter the talent, or number, or size
Acknowledge the Lord as the one who supplies
All of our needs. Keep us humble and strong.
To Him belongs honor and glory and song.

Lord help us each day to bring glory to You,
As we share with our talents, no matter how few.

March 18, 2024

I cannot determine what next life will bring,
But I can choose this moment to let my heart sing.
My life’s made of yesterdays I cannot change.
Time moves one direction, I can’t rearrange.

I pray that I learn from those days of my past,
Learning the value of things that will last.
Find joy in the moments so precious and dear.
May peace and contentment drive out any fear.

God holds the future and He’s in control.
He’s walking beside me as each day unfolds.
I trust Him to guide me and each day I pray,
That I follow His leading to show me the way.

Lord You are the way and truth and the light.
You’re still in control through the darkest of nights.