So, will you be still, for a moment?

Do you hear the sound of your own heart beat..
are you ever that entirely still
Can you see each molecule and atom
as they unite without degree or skill
All around you the world may be racing
and the universe may seem so far away
But when you stop to pause and ponder it:
its the world that's carrying you away

For, deep inside you, your spirit is hungry;
and is thirsting for quieter times
You are depriving yourself, so often;
when you should be considering the evident signs
You're feeling  so overburdened and unfulfilled
by life's challenges and seeking for more..
Somehow you might feel that life is inside that money bag
 or inside the mall or the  grocery store...

You have to slow down enough my friend
to begin to understand and really see
That life has so much to offer you;
its really so inexpensive: it's free
In the dancing of the daffodils and violets;
in the melodies  of birds in the trees
Secrets are being laid out for all of us
and valuable treasures are ours to cease

So lets call together a moment of silence today
 an hour or two just to be free
And see what's really out here for all of us
in the land of quietness and mystery
For then we will see all of the elements,
and the sands that rest below our feet
We will be able to touch every single molecule of air
and hear all its messages so sweet

It's not just for the poetic or artistic one
or the songwriter or creator of rhyme
To bask in the beautifulness of everything
or to appreciate each second  of time
There is a healingness inside of all of the stillness
and a wholeness inside of the hour
That knows no noise of the temporal
but is enveloped by the Infinite Ones power..

So, will you be still, for a moment?

Come and rest Here....

Are you tired and feeling weary: exhausted beyond your normal wear?
Are there moments even hours when you've done more than your share?
Come and rest here, come and sleep here in these arms of lasting grace.
I'll  refresh you and sustain you. Come and sleep here: I have space...

I have seen you, so many times now: dragging heavily, your long long day..
You will wake up and start off running; but barely crawl the rest of the way
Come and be here: in My Presence; for I have what it is you need:
Away from everything, away from running: you'll receive it all: indeed

It is true, my dearest creature, that this work is necessary for your life
But it is challenging and destructive, when your pace becomes a wielding knife....
Won't you slow down and smell those roses,  allow yourself some needed rest?
I am waiting and I am calling... Won't you become My special guest?

Let us be grateful for all that we've got

Pull open your curtains and look at the sky
Beautiful sunlight greets you and I
Sometimes its cloudy, sometimes it's not
Let us be grateful for all that we've got

Bright beautiful sunrises and birds in the tree
Melodies of morning for you and for me
Plants that are soothing and others that are not:
Let us be grateful for all that we've got

Raindrops that greet us or hot summer days
Winds that can demolish or calm all our ways
Boisterous bellowing from a lava so hot
Let us be grateful for all that we've got

Mornings or evenings or  hours after noon
Earth will surprise us with beauty or bloom
Natural disasters or horizons unsought
Let us be grateful for all that we've got

Our litany continues each time that we write
For beauty and wonder is ever in sight
We mustn't be blinded by things that are bought
Let us be grateful for all that we've got

It's time....

Look into the moments and the hours of each day
See the many wonders and the miracles along the way
Awesomeness and beauty and loveliness sublime
God is ever present in each minute of our time...

Count the many seconds and the elements and the sands
Countless are the marvels that are exuding from His Hands
Everywhere and anywhere and wherever we may be
God is placing miracles: we have only to look and see

Time is slowly passing and our days on earth are too
Ample is the timing and the space for me and you
We have to make the best of it, the best of every day
Let us live and laugh and love and inspire others our way

Thousands upon thousands..

In the stillness and quiet that precedes each new day
Thousands upon thousands of angels light the way
Speaking not audibly and singing not loud
Their voices and presence, are  more powerful than a crowd

While slumber still holds us and sleep is still near
Angelic winged creatures are invisibly here
Watching and waiting and guarding us all
See with your mind's eye, who's awaiting your call....

Though dangers are present, both far and both near..
There are powerful protectors ever ready to hear
Listening and guiding and being our shield
Sweet guardian angels are ever ready to field...

He holds us steady and He makes us strong

The storms they came with their frightful sight
And the winds they blew amid flashes of light
The thunders, they roared and they shook our land
Yet, after all of this, we could still rise and stand

For we have that Someone who truly cares
Someone Who loves us and is always there
He holds us steady and He makes us strong
Our God is present our whole life long

The times were hard and the days  were long
The people we had trusted had led us wrong
The money was failing and our health  was too
Yet, despite this all, we could smile it's true:

For we have that Someone who truly cares
Someone Who loves us and is always there...
He holds us steady and He makes us strong
Our God is present our whole life long

And when doubts are many and friends are few
We can lift our eyes and gaze on You
For You are the Creator the Spirit the Son
Whose Life is breath for everyone...

For we have that Someone who truly cares
Someone Who loves us and is always there...
He holds us steady and He makes us strong
Our God is present our whole life long