Quiet Time Rhymes

June 18, 2024

I pray that my love of the Lord’s never cold,
That that ember burns brighter as I’m growing old,
That I’m able to capture that love in my rhymes.
I pray I’m aware of the signs and the times.

I pray in the midst of the troubles we see
We can call on the Lord and in Him we’re set free.
I pray that the peace in the Lord that I’ve found
I’m able to share and to spread all around.

I pray as I write, and I find words to share
That I can express just how deeply God cares.
He gave up His Son who came down to forgive.
He gave up His life that through Him we could live.

May my words lead another to search through God’s Word,
Words spoken in love like none other I’ve heard.

June 16, 2024

The flowers still bloom, and the sky is still blue.
The mockingbirds sing and the mourning doves coo.
The breeze of the morning caresses my face,
Sweet scenes with my daughter, fond mem’ries embrace.

She now is a grandmother, guess I’m great grand.
My walk’s a bit slower, I sit more than stand.
I’m a husband, a Grampy, and still a dad, too.
“Time flies,” I can say now, I know that it’s true.

I look back through chapters, the pages life penned,
The Lord has walked with me and will to the end.
One day I’ll cross over to life’s other side,
I’ll be there forever; with Him I’ll reside.

My life has been blessed and I’m grateful to write
What I can to share words to help others find light.

June 13, 2024

I don’t understand all the things that occur
When life’s out of focus I see just a blur.
When others are hurting and suffer in pain
And I know I can’t fix it, I can’t stop the rain,

Lord give me compassion to show that I care,
Offer my shoulder to lean on and share.
I pray for their strength through the darkest of nights
Enduring the pain until morning’s first light.

I pray for the sunshine the heat of the day
To lighten the load, drive the darkness away.
May the pain and the hurting subside and soon ease
Once again find the sunshine, the morning’s cool breeze.

May the Lord bring you peace in the midst of the storm.
May your soul mind and body begin to transform.

June 12, 2024

Lord help me to see beyond what seems mundane,
Remember the sunshine throughout days of rain.
Help me climb mountains, find vistas brand new.
Lord help me catch glimpses from Your point of view.

Lord help me see clearly the pathway ahead,
Help me remember Your words that I’ve read.
Lord help me stay focused as You lead the way,
Help me to trust You to guide me each day.

You know the future, Lord help me to see
That this journey through life is not focused on me.
I’m only beginning to learn how to give.
By sharing with others, I’m learning to live.

I pray as I share from my heart words I write,
I’m helping another who’s searching find light.

June 2, 2024

I once thought that good fortune was something I’d earned,
That it came from hard work and the things that I’d learned.
When the job and the income both vanished mid-stream,
It seemed I had lost both my fortune and dreams.

It took me a while to adjust, reassess.
Education, hard work, I was proud, I confess.
I assumed I had earned the good fortune, the fame.
Self-pity, depression can cripple and maim.

After months I found solace when down on my knees.
I’d been blessed by the Lord; it was not from degrees.
It was then God provided, a new job once more,
Not managing people like I’d done before.

I was back in development, once more in code.
I found it refreshing, God lightened my load.
I trusted the Lord, His provision each day,
Once again asked to manage as God paved the way.

I was blessed beyond measure for many more years.
As I trusted the Lord I could walk without fear.
After decades in software, God led me to write.
I pray I touch others reflecting God’s light.

I write from the heart what I’ve found to be true.
I’m blessed to be sharing with others like you.

May 31, 2024

If contentment was sold in a store or online,
How much would we pay to acquire peace of mind?
It’s not something we buy on the shelf in a store.
We learn to be grateful,not focused on more.

Peace and contentment are learned and not bought.
They come as more things are not constantly sought.
Commercials entice us but don’t be deceived,
Focus instead on the blessings received.

The more we bless others and learn how to give,
The more we are blessed as we learn how to live.
So many around us are hurting inside,
Unwilling to share, break the shell made of pride.

Lord help me touch others through words and through rhyme.
Open hearts to Your message at just the right time.

May 24, 2024

Truth spoken in love to touch someone in need,
Offered along with a simple kind deed,
Will long be remembered beyond just a day,
The kindness expressed with the words that we say.

Lord help me speak truth that I find in your Word
With love and compassion the truth I’ve heard.
May the words that I speak and the lines that I write
Be bathed in the glow of Your radiant light.

Help me express what I find in my heart,
Your love everlasting that never departs.
May Your living water spill out, overflow,
Penetrate soil, help new seedlings to grow.

As Your representative, Lord help me to pen
Your love and compassion and not hold it in.

May 22, 2024

Abundant life is sought in vain
When focused on self-centered gain.
It’s freely given from above
From God who sent His Son in love.

Through His forgiveness, truly free
To live our lives abundantly.
Through Him we learn to truly give,
By helping others, learn to live.

Not swayed by every twist and turn
We grow in trust, through struggles learn
That peace and joy are found inside,
God’s Holy Spirit there resides.

Abundant life forevermore,
On angels’ wings we’re free to soar.

May 16, 2024

A time of quiet solitude,
With peaceful thoughts of gratitude,
A gentle breeze upon my face,
Those cherished moments I embrace.

A time to sit, and contemplate
My future and anticipate
Where I will go, for me brand new,
What lies ahead still left to do.

I don’t know when, or how, or where,
But trust You Lord to lead me there.
Content for now with quiet time
To read, to pray, jot down a rhyme.

I pray each day I seek Your will.
Each day with joy my heart You fill.

May 14, 2024

I lift my friends who need Your touch
To mend, to heal, to walk, no crutch.
Some hurts, some wounds, unseen inside,
I pray they too will soon subside.

Give doctors wisdom, words to share
That offer hope, and loving care.
Help them to know how to proceed,
Provide the insight that they need.

I lift the ones now at their side,
Lord may Your comfort, love abide.
Lord give them strength they need each day.
Lord hear their voices as they pray.

Lord draw them close that they may feel
Your loving touch they need to heal.