You're Always There

YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE

As I kneel before You every day

And I offer up my prayer,

It's such a blessed comfort, Lord,

To know You're always there.

And in those times of fear and doubt,

When I feel I'm on my own,

It's such a joy to know You're there,

And that I'm really not alone.

When confusion clouds my troubled mind,

And I stumble to and fro,

I know You'll be my guiding light,

And show me the way to go.

When I feel so weak and helpless, Lord,

And discouraged in the fight,

You fill me with Your joy and strength,

And the power of Your might.

And when my heart is bleeding, Lord,

From words that cut like a knife,

You touch me and You heal me,

As I read Your words of life.

When my cares and burdens weigh me down,

And are more than I can bear,

You lift them off my shoulders, Lord,

And assure me that You care.

Yes, Lord, I know I can count on You,

As I come to You in prayer,

And I know that You will hear my cry,

For I know You're always there.

Copyright © 1993 Christine Chipman.

What I Love About You

I love the way you look at me,

Your eyes so bright and blue,

I love the way you kiss me,

Your lips so soft and smooth.

I love the way you make me laugh,

And the ways you show me you care,

I love the way you say, "I Love You"

And the way you're always there.

I love the way you touch me,

Always sending chills down my spine.

I love that you are with me,

And glad forever you are mine.

I Found God Today

I Found God Today
By LORENZO CHARLES II

I found God today through the eyes of a child.

He looked up at me and he gave me a smile.

He brought me such comfort for which I have longed.

Through the eyes of a child, I realized I belonged.

I found God today in an old woman's face.

As she held my hands, I felt God's embrace.

From problems in life, I knew I would prevail.

Which I felt through her hands so old and so frail.

I found God today in the warmth of a friend

Who has given me strength for which I can depend.

When life had me down and I felt so depressed,

I realized through my friend just how much I was blessed.

I found God today when I searched for so long

And it's now I realize, He's been there all along.

In family and friends and in all who I see.

Each day I find God and now I have found Him in me.

May You Be Blessed

May you be blessed with all things good.

May your joys, like the stars at night, be too numerous to count.

May your victories be more abundant than all the grains of sand

on all the beaches on all the oceans in all the world.

May lack and struggle be always absent from your life

and may beauty order and abundance be your constant companions.

May every pathway you choose lead to

that which is pure and good and lovely.

May every doubt and fear be replaced by a deep abiding trust

as you behold evidence of a Higher Power all around you.

And when there is only darkness and the storms of life are closing in

May the light at the core of your being illuminate the world.

May you always be aware you are loved beyond measure

and may you be willing to love unconditionally in return.

May you always feel protected and cradled in the arms of God,

like the cherished child you are.

And when you are tempted to judge may you be reminded

that we are all ONE and that every thought you think reverberates

across the universe, touching everyone and everything.

And when you are tempted to hold back,

may you remember that love flows best when it flows freely

and it is in giving that we receive the greatest gift.

May you always have music and laughter

and may a rainbow follow every storm.

May gladness wash away every disappointment.

May joy dissolve every sorrow and my love ease every pain.

May every wound bring wisdom and every trial bring triumph

and with each passing day may you live

more abundantly than the day before.

May you be blessed

And may others be blessed by you.

This is my heartfelt wish for you.

May you be blessed.

By Kate Nowak

I Know Something Good About You

Wouldn't this world be better

If the folks we meet would say,

"I know something good about you!"

And treat us just that way?

Wouldn't it be fine and dandy

If each handclasp, fond and true,

Carried with it this assurance,

"I know something good about you!"

Wouldn't life be lots more happy

If the good that's in us all

Was the only thing about us

That folks bothered to recall?

Wouldn't life be lots more happy

If we praised the good we see?

For there's such a lot of goodness

In the worst of you and me!

Wouldn't it be nice to practice

That fine way of thinking too?

You know something good about me,

I know something good about you!

Written by Louis Shimon

Photo by Bryan Duckett

I'd Like To Be

FOR YOU...wherever you are.

I'd like to be the sort of friend that
you have been to me;
I'd like to be the help that
you've been always glad to be;

I'd like to mean as much to you
each minute of the day
As you have meant, old friend of mine,
to me along the way.

I'd like to do the big things and
the splendid things for you,
To brush the gray out from your skies
and leave them only blue;

I'd like to say the kindest things that
I so oft have heard,
And feel that I could rouse your soul
the way that mine you've stirred.

I'd like to give you back the joy
that you have given me,
Yet that were wishing you a need
I hope will never be;

I'd like to make you feel as rich as I,
who travel on
Undaunted in the darkest hours
with you to lean upon.

I'm wishing at this time that
I could but repay
A portion of the gladness that
you've strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year,
this only would it be:
I'd like to be the sort of friend
that you have been to me.

- Edgar A Guest -

True Friends

True friends will always stay with you,

Through good times and through bad.

They'll take the time to listen,

When something's made you sad.

When you're feeling lonely,

They'll let you know they care.

They may be very busy but,

They'll find the time to share.

True friends are happy for you,

When good things come your way.

They'll celebrate your triumphs

And encourage you each day.

If you have a friend that's true,

Count your blessings for this gift.

For, she will stay with you forever,

When the rest have gone adrift.

copyright 2001 by Marian Jones