Quiet Time Rhymes

April 16. 2024

Lord help me to live knowing this life is brief,
And to always treat others with love and respect.
Things gained in this world can be snatched like a thief.
It’s the things that endure that I must not neglect.

If my work is for treasure, or fortune, or fame,
If my focus is solely on me and my quest,
Then my life will be empty, and I am to blame.
I pray helping others defines my success.

Lord help me to focus on things that endure.
As I’m blessed to bless others each day as I write,
Help me find what is wise Lord, and truth that is pure.
Help me share what I find Lord, may others see light.

Lord help me each day of this life that I live
To be focused on others and love I can give.

April 14, 2024

If you knew that this world would soon come to an end,
That the mountains would crumble, and buildings would fall,
Would you make any change, or decide to pretend
That you must have been dreaming, choose not to recall?

We each have an end date beyond our control.
If we pass one by one, or as part of a crowd,
In the midst of our prime, or when wrinkled and old,
We’re given each day on this earth we’re allowed.

If I learned to live life and to cherish each day,
What would be different and what would I do?
To my friends and my family, I’d find ways to say,
In words and in deeds to express, “I love you.”

Lord grant me the wisdom to know how to live,
And cherish each day of my life that You give.

Each morning, I rise and begin a new day.
Yesterday’s done, I have new words to find,
New thoughts that are brewing with new things to say,
New stirrings within bubble up to my mind.

A fresh cup of coffee each morning I brew,
Settle down in my chair, Lucy curled in my lap.
As I pray and I read, and I find something new,
Miss Lucy’s content to just finish her nap.

What keeps my mind active and eager to write,
When I could be still sleeping all snug in my bed?
I guess I’m compelled to be sharing God’s light,
In the hope that these verses might one day be read,

Perhaps entice others to open God’s Word,
And open their hearts, so God’s message is heard.

April 6, 2024

As I pray and I read may I hear my heart sing
The chorus of angels, hear flutters of wings.
I pray that God’s Spirit instills in my heart
The love and compassion I try to impart.

I pray that the words that I pen are for you.
I pray that the love of the Lord will shine through.
I pray you find peace, even joy, as you read.
May God’s Spirit provide you the strength that you need.

Spend time in His Word finding treasure and gold.
Passed down through the ages it never grows old.
I pray as you listen you let your heart hear
From the Lord’s Holy Spirit, be still, and draw near.

I pray as I read and spend time in God’s word,
It’s my heart that has listened, God’s Spirit I’ve heard.

April 5, 2024

I believe in my God, so I speak through my rhyme.
Perhaps all the thoughts that I capture and share,
Will touch someone else at the right place and time,
Someone in need of some comfort and care.

I pray that those suffering, lonely, or sad
Will find comfort and know that in God there is love.
Reach out and embrace it your heart will be glad.
Rest in the warmth of God’s light from above.

The price has been paid, it’s enough for us all.
Take the ticket, it’s time, they are boarding the train.
The whistle is sounding, there’s no time to stall.
Take this journey with God, there’s so much to gain.

On this journey through life as you ride with the Lord,
You will never regret your decision to board.

April 4, 2024

The alignment of earth, and the sun, and the moon
Will bring an eclipse that will come about soon.
The earth on its axis, its movement well known,
The path of the shadow is charted and shown.

We’re less able to chart what the future will hold
For the course of our life, if we’ll live to grow old.
Not even tomorrow is certain and sure,
What turn of events we might need to endure.

I trust in the Lord who is faithful and true.
He laid out my course, every detail He knew.
He allows me the choices each day that I make.
He saw from the start every choice, each mistake.

He loved me enough that His Son paid the price.
My future is certain in God’s paradise.

April 3, 2024

So many competing for time to be heard,
Am I able to listen while reading God’s Word,
And hear what He said? Can I read and discern?
Can I focus and listen to grow and to learn?

When distractions surround me, the noise fills the air,
A moment of silence will hold off despair.
I’ve grown fond of the solace that quiet provides,
A brief respite of silence, not somewhere to hide.

I now love to listen to thoughts without sounds,
Inside me the stirrings that thrive and abound.
As a pebble makes ripples when touching a pond,
Perhaps I’ll catch glimpses of glory beyond.

Lord help me in silence to listen and hear
Your Spirit inside me so precious and dear.

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.