When we feel we have nothing left to give,

And we are sure that the song has ended,

When our day seems over and the shadows fall

And the darkness of night has descended,

Where can we go to find the strength

To valiantly keep on trying?

Where can we find the hand that will dry

The tears that the heart is crying?

There's but one place to go and that is to God,

And dropping all pretense and pride,

We can pour out our problems without restraint

And gain strength with Him at our side.

And together we stand at life's crossroads

And view what we think is the end,

But God has a much bigger vision,

And He tells us it's only a bend.

For the road goes on and is smoother,

And the pause in the song is a rest,

And the part that's unsung and unfinished

Is the sweetest and richest and best.

So rest and relax and grow stronger ...

Let go and let God share your load.

Your work is not finished or ended ...

You've just come to a bend in the road.

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--- author unknown

I said, "God I hurt."

And God said, "I know."

I said, "God, I cry a lot."
And God said,"That is why
I gave you tears."

I said, "God, I am so depressed."

And God said, "that is why I

gave you sunshine."

I said, "God, life is so hard."

And God said, "that is why I

gave you loved ones."

I said, "God, my loved ones died."

And "God said, "Mine did to."

I said,"God, it is such a loss."

And God said,"I saw mine nailed 

to a cross."

I said,"But God, your loved

ones live." And God said, 

"So does yours."

I said,"God, where are they now?"

And God said,"Mine is on my

right and yours is in the light."

I said, "God it hurts."

And God said,"I know." 

--- author unknown

This Week's Theme: GOING RANDOM ... (Again!)

This Too Shall Pass 

If I can endure for this minute

Whatever is happening to me,

No matter how heavy my heart is

Or how dark the moment may be-

If I can remain calm and quiet

With all the world crashing about me,

Secure in the knowledge God loves me

When everyone else seems to doubt me-

If I can but keep on believing

What I know in my heart to be true,

That darkness will fade with the morning

And that this will pass away, too-

Then nothing in life can defeat me

For as long as this knowledge remains

I can suffer whatever is happening

For I know God will break all of the chains

That are binding me tight in the darkness

And trying to fill me with fear-

For there is no night without dawning

And I know that my morning is near.

--- Helen Steiner Rice

This Week's Theme: STRENGTH

Where does strength come from you may ask?

Let me do my best to tell you where.

Such an easy quest with little to task.

Here's my answer if dare to care.

Strength is in not in the human spirit.

And its not in the bubbling air.

Nor does it come from the human wit.

Or taking a dangerous dare.

Strength is from God to man.

A glorious gift indeed.

You can do it if you plan,

To look to God for the need.

So that's the answer in short time.

Its basic and true.

So remember this witty rhyme.

And the answer will be easy for you.

--- Ivan Sugarwood

LORD LET ME BE

 Let me be a lamp unto the feet of my brother

That I may help him through the hard times

When rain falls down upon him

Let him know I will lift him up

When his load is too heavy to bear

When his steps are weary

And no comfort can be found

Let me be as a breeze unto the back of my brother

That I may help him through turbulent times

When the world rises up against him

When the waves get too high

And the harbour seems so far away

Let him know I am a safe shore

And will help him to find firmer ground

Let me be an answer to the prayer in my brother's heart

That I may have served some purpose here

Not only to those whom I love

But also to my brothers I have never met

Let me walk each day in the knowledge

That no man ever walks alone, and

Live life to the fullest until the trumpet's last sound.

Lord, Let Me Be...

 --- Mae Lafferty 

KEEP THE FAITH