1Kings 18:42-46; Psalm 65:10-13; Matthew 5:20-26

following
the source
of love
and joy
and peace
in our life
we let go
of our anger
and fears
and enter
a deeper faith
with God
who is within us
and by our side
through all
of life’s challenges
by His cross
we find
our way

How do you follow the source of love, joy and peace?
How do you find your way by His cross?

1Kings 18:20-39; Psalm 16:1-11; Mt 5:17-19

fulfilling
the law of love
we see
the kingdom of heaven
as we follow
the path of life
living
in God’s presence
each moment
we move
and have our being
no longer feeling
separate
and afraid
but as part of God’s goodness
where our Spirit
is safe and secure

How do you see the law of love working in your life?

1Kings 17:7-16; Psalm 4:2-8; Mt 5:13-16

hungry
you feed us
and provide
gladness
into our heart
as your light
shines upon us
a love
and joy
greater than
we could imagine
comes to us
as we allow ourselves
to see your face
in all we do
even as the cares
and darkness
of the world
tries to diminish
your light
it shall not be contained

Do you feel the God’s gladness in your heart?

Matthew 5:1-12: The Beatitudes

He began to teach them, saying:

Genesis 3:9-15; Psalm 130:1-8; 2Cor 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35

living in God’s will
for love
God’s love for all
we are not discouraged
even as our
outer self
is wasting away
our inner self
is being renewed
day by day
through prayer
looking not
at what is seen
but the unseen
which is eternal
a love
that lasts
even as all else
may be destroyed
in this
we put our faith
and hope
in this
we live
with joy

Is your inner self renewed day by day through prayer?

2Timothy 4:1-8; Psalm 71:8-9,14-22; Luke 2:41-51

in a time
of diversion
from Truth
we persist
in pondering
God’s words of love
in our hearts
whether convenient
or inconvenient
we stay awake
to His Presence
praising
with music
and song
that brings forth
the joy in our hearts

Do you persist in pondering God’s words of love in your heart?

Hosea 11:1-9; Isaiah 12:2-6; Ephesians 3:8-19; John 19:31-37

called back
to the source
of our Being
we draw water
joyfully
from the springs
of God’s saving grace
and draw strength
from God’s spirit
in our inner self
that Christ may dwell
in our hearts
through faith
that is rooted
and grounded
in love
a love that surpasses
all knowledge

Do you experience the love from the source of your Being?
Are you grounded in this love?

2Timothy2:8-15; Psalm 25:4-15; Mark 12:28-34

the word of God
alive
and free
teaching
and guiding
that we
may know
the ways
of kindness
and constancy
loving the Lord
with all
our soul
all of our mind
and all of our strength
and loving
our neighbor
as our self

Does God’s word lead the way in your life?

2Timothy 1:1-3,6-12; Psalm 25: 2-9; Mark 12: 18-27

not through a Spirit
of cowardice
but of power
and love
and self-control
we are given
our lives
as a gift
for goodness

misled
by our culture
we lose sight
of our spiritual nature
we become
discouraged
despairing
in time
ready for death

then
a Light comes
in revelation
drawing us
to Truth
a saving grace
and we see
ourselves
anew
in the realm
of angels

Have you lost sight of your spiritual nature?

2Peter 3:12-15,17-18; Psalm 9-:2-4,10,14,16; Mark 12:13-17

filling us
at daybreak
with kindness
our hearts sing
for joy
and gladness
as we turn our minds
to God
serving with compassion
those in sorrow
hunger
or pain
joining
with those who rejoice
in God’s love
and presence
with us

Do you rejoice in God’s presence?