Universal harmony

The butterflies outside are flying and the sun is beginning to shine
Flowers are decorating the meadows and inspiring this heart of mine
Creatures of the spring time are waking and starting their songs anew
The universe is gently inviting, it has melodies for me and for you.

Can you hear the sound of the flowers,  the symphony of all the ants?
Have you listened to the rhythmic showers or noticed the growing plants?
There's a peacefulness in all of creation,  a serenity that's meant for all
We're all part of the Eternal One's mission, no creature is ever too small.

Be with me, Lord

Be with me, my Lord, as I start this new day
Watch over my heart and the words that I say
May all of my actions; yes, all that I do
Be a constant reflection of my love for You.

Be with me my Savior, as I reach out to all.
Help me to be patient as I answer each call.
Give me your vision, that willingness to see
That each person, I encounter, is a portion of me.

Be with me, my Creator, my savior, my friend
Your presence around me, I want to extend
Be in all of my thinking before it can sound
Let no one know sadness because I'm around.

I'm blessed

dedicated to Cristy as she celebrates another year of life

You whispered into my being before I came to be
You released your giving Spirit and then created me
How truly blessed I am to possess this fragile frame
I will forever call You blessed and magnify Your name

Upon my sleeping spirit You imprinted Your dear will
And echoed all Your mysteries into this earth so still
All of Your wondrous ways are ever before my eyes
I can only say I'm blessed by the Creator of the skies.

Oh won't you sing with me: my dearest  universe so sweet
Won't you dance along with me with happy and festive feet?
Our life has been been so full of so many wondrous things
This morning I will be initiating the song creation sings.

This pain of mine

After a while, my pain  becomes like  some kind of forever friend
And it stays with me where ever I go: it's loyalty to me has no  end
And though there's been so many times that I wished it would  go away
I've come to believe,this pain of mine, is a blessing that's meant to stay.

So I'm going to continue my journey with this  forever friend named pain
Together  we're going to do our best to find the rainbows after the rain
We'll walk about this land of ours with our hearts and heads held high
For we know that we've been paired together to reach  beyond the sky.

Upon reading this poem some  may think: "she's finally lost her mind"
But the reality is quite the opposite: for you see this in every line
There comes a point in all our our lives when we have to accept reality
And make the best with all we have as we inch our way  to Eternity.

Moments of prayer

Mysterious moments are emerging today
Each one is whispering: has something to say
Listening intently, the heart has its way
Silence is beautiful: a wonderful display

Words are not needed, when Heaven is near
Stillness and surrender is all I can hear
Serenity is triumphant and captures  my fear
My soul is enveloped by all that is dear.

Quiet, the energy, the movements within
Eternal, the actions, that are about to begin
Close all the shutters, let nothing else in
The Infinite is happy to be with me again.

Don't you know that you are precious?

Don't you know that you are precious, and  that you are sparkling bright as a star
And if someone should decide to slight you they would harm the Creator of who you are
So please remember forever and always that you are  held within a Lasting Embrace
And all those sorrows that are now lingering will disappear within the Eternal Space.

Tiny teardrops so sweetly hidden from all the world that has known your giving touch
Will be gathered by all the angels and carried to the One who loves you so very much
Keep on smiling beyond that nonsense for you are being called to a much greater way
And all that whirlwind of complete confusion will disappear beneath the coming day.

You are worth more than everything that's happening and will come out safe and strong
Nothing can ever succeed in taking what has been in your heart for so very long
So stand your ground and do not waiver trust in the spirit that is dwelling within
For when the darkness is weighing hardest needed respite for your soul will enter in.