Advent Week 2 2025 - Peace

 

We speak of peace when all is still,
The peace that’s of this world.
Far greater still it is to live
His perfect peace unfurled.
 
The peace of earth’s a fleeting thing,
And often hard to find,
But that born of the Father’s grace
Is the eternal kind.
 
That peace is granted by the Lord
To those who walk His path,
It holds them even when they stand
Within this cold world’s wrath.
 
It fills your heart and mind and soul,
Despite what you walk through,
And keeps you focused on His Word.
His peace will not leave you.
 
For it is not a passing peace,
Fickle and petulant.
It is the peace poured out from Christ.
Indeed, it’s heaven sent.
 
Philippians 4:9
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

To Finish The Week

I’ll finish on a note of hope
With a bright splash of joy.
Meet life’s challenges with all of
The faith you can employ,
And let your heart be not troubled
By what each day may bring.
Stand in the hope He’s in control,
And you have cause to sing.
 
For you are His. Despite your fears,
He will not let you go.
Keep your hope fixed upon that truth
And just let your joy grow.
 
John 14:1
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

Ever New

 

The stillness of a winter’s eve,
The snow brushing the bough,
And quiet time to spend with You,
If just for here and now.
 
There are so many disruptions
That slip in every day
To distract me from time with You,
All to my great dismay.
 
So, I am making it a point,
In this season of noise,
To make time to spend in the peace
Which my soul so enjoys.
 
That peace I find only when I
Open my heart to You.
While this world’s distractions grow old,
Your peace is ever new.
 
2 Peter 1:2
May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Reaching For His Light

 

I saw it reaching for the light,
As I have often done.
It was reaching toward the moon,
While I reach for the Son.
 
We’re each seeking heavenly light,
But, of the two choices,
Only one shines within the praise
Of heavenly voices.
 
One casts its light across the night,
And one lights creation.
He healed what we had torn apart,
And then He said, “It’s done”.
 
His is the Light that does not fail,
However dark the night,
And I will never stop reaching
For Him with all my might.
 
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Life On The Run

 

Another day spent at full speed,
And still my work’s not done.
There isn’t much time to be still
On days spent on the run.
 
Yet, even with that pace in life,
I feel Your grace wash through
And, even though I’m running fast,
I’m running next to You.
 
You guard me in my going out
And bring me home safely.
With all the crazy in my days,
I know You’re watching me.
 
The days will come when I can’t run
And I’ll have to sit still.
Yet, old and slow, You’ll stay with me.
Always have, always will.
 
I tend to whine about the pace,
Whether it’s fast or slow,
But, if the truth were to be told.
I’m just grateful to know
That You are watching over me
Whether I stay or go.
 
Psalm 121:8
The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

To Which I Cling

 

The answered prayer, unending grace,
A hope made manifest,
And now a precious little life
Rests on her mother’s breast.
 
There is no fear You cannot calm,
If I give it to You.
I need to learn to just be still
And trust You’ll lead me through.
 
Your mercy is my hope, Oh Lord,
Your grace is mine always.
The strong refuge in which I rest,
Even on fear filled days.
 
You are always right here with me,
I need but call Your name
To feel Your presence strong and clear.
Your help is mine to claim.
 
Your grace and peace, my hope and faith
All cause my heart to sing,
But it is Your enduring love
To which my soul will cling.
 
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Be Not Far

 

My heart cries out within me, Lord,
In my worry and fear.
I lift up to You those I love.
I pray, Lord, that You hear.
 
Please guard them in their times of pain,
And heal each wound they bear.
Let them not walk the dark valleys
Without knowing You’re there.
 
Stay close to them in times of grief,
In loss or deep sorrow.
Give them the comfort of Your peace
Wherever they must go.
 
In hope, I give You those I love,
As You gave them to me.
Please keep them close beneath Your wing
Where they are meant to be.
 
My heart cries out to You, Oh Lord,
My soul sings songs of praise
In thanks to You for guiding them
And guarding them always.
 
Psalm 38:21
Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me!

Advent Week 1 2025 - Hope

 

Let the world disdain my hope,
But it rests in Him, still,
For there is nothing accomplished
That is outside His will.
 
I work within the world’s domain,
To do all that I can,
Then I give the rest up to Him.
My hope lives in His plan.
 
There is no reason I would rise
Within a new day’s light,
If I did not know He was there.
I hope in His delight.
 
In all things I will trust in Him,
And praise Him as I wait.
He is the hope in which I rest,
His grace is never late.
 
Psalm 62:5
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

A Christmas Tree Topper - A Silly Tale of Joy

The evergreen stood in the yard
Forlorn and without joy,
For all the trees in all the homes
Were decked out to enjoy.
 
While it stood there, rooted outside,
Decorated with rain,
And no hope of bright sparkly lights
To ease its Christmas pain.
 
Yet, as the sun began to rise
The raindrops flashed with light
And somehow that tree’s Christmas dreams
Sparkled in the sunlight.
 
Suddenly, out of the blue sky
A tree topper dropped down
And rested on the topmost bows,
A heron Christmas crown.
 
That evergreen beamed with delight,
It’s Christmas wish granted.
He no longer stood without hope,
But with bright joy instead.
 
Now, maybe it’s a fairy tale,
But maybe you should try
To just roll with the joyfulness
Of blessings from the sky.
For much like angels on Christmas,
Herons can also fly!

Flowing Grace

 

A simple praise of thanks tonight.
Today was such a gift,
But it also seemed to fly by.
Time’s passage is so swift.
 
I just want to say thank You, Lord,
For Your patience today,
And for the people who were there
To help along the way.
 
Thank You for sunshine through the day
And for the rains to come.
I know I love the sunshine, but,
That rain… we sure need some.
 
Thank You, Lord, for the wind that sings
In the rafters at night,
And for the warmth upon my face
From the sun’s joyful light.
 
Thank You for peace for those in grief,
Hope for those in despair,
And strength for those facing the dark.
For always being there
 
A simple praise of thanks tonight
For Your enduring love,
And for the grace beyond belief
You pour down from above.
 
Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb