Begin Again

 

Every day is a fresh beginning,

Every morn is the world made new,
You who are weary of sorrow and sinning,
Here is a beautiful hope for you ---
A hope for me and a hope for you.

Every day is a fresh beginning;
Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain,
And, spite of old sorrow and older sinning,
And puzzles forecasted and possible pain,
Take heart with the day, and begin again.
 

~ Susan Coolidge

One Day At A Time

 

Finish every day and be done

with it. You have done what

you could. Some blunders and

absurdities no doubt crept in;
forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day; begin

it well and serenely and with

too high a spirit to be cumbered

with your old nonsense. This

day is all that is good and fair. It

is too dear, with its hopes and

invitations, to waste a moment

on yesterdays.

 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life's Gift

 Life is a wonderful gift, my friend,
Whatever the age we're living in.
Listen not to those who say
"Oh for the dreams of yesterday."
Never since the world began,
Did time stand still for any man.
The greatest minds have failed to reach
The wisdom that the seasons teach.
There is a harmony in things.
That only growing older brings.
Happiness is learning how
To value what is here and now.
No winter bird, no golden leaf,
Had not the summer been so brief.

 

~ Grace E. Easley

Before The Threshold Of My Day

 

I've much to do today, dear Lord,
But let me kneel a bit
Before the threshold of my day,
That I may enter it
With mind serene and heart made fresh
with fragrant heavenly dew,
That every moment of the day
I'll be reflecting you.
 

~ Alice Hansche Mortenson

Always Remember To Forget

 

Always remember to forget

The troubles that passed away,

But never forget to remember

The blessings that come each day.
 

The Morning Sun

 

The morning sun brings tender joy
With happiness awakes the earth;
The dew kissed flowers it's light employ
Their petals open in new birth.

The birds awake and all mankind
Rejoices with songs they sing.
God's creatures open heart and mind
To Him their praises bring.

Should not we, too, give thanks anew
Greet joyfully each new born sun;
Wash old sins clean with morning dew
Give Praise to Him, The Holy One.

 

~ Paul Thompson

There's Always Something Left

 

When the world has crashed about your feet,
And the skies are sombre grey,
When you feel that life is over
And there's nothing left to say,
Turn your eyes toward the Master
He will always see you through,
He will open up new vistas,
That He's keeping --- just for you.
When your soul is most despondent
And of all you are bereft
That's the time to trust the Master,
For there's always something left.
 

~ Mary Lavinia Silvia

A Brand New Day

 

 There's a brand new day before me,
And a chance to start anew,
And shiny hours waiting,
With much for me to do.

There's a blue sky up above me,
And sunlight through the trees,
Nobody should grow weary,
With gifts as great as these.
There's a brand new day before me,
And I treasure every minute,
My eager arms reach out to hold
Each quiet joy within it.
I feel my steps grow lighter,
And all the worries fade,
As once again God lets me share
This new day He has made.
 

~ Grace E. Easley

I'll Not Look Back

 

I’ll not look back, for that is useless effort,

I cannot live one moment of yesterday again,

If I have wasted time and talents given

If I have caused someone I love deep pain

 I cannot change the words or acts by grieving

 But I can make today a shining light,

 Yesterday’s page with all mistakes I’ll turn away from

and find before me a clean one on which to write.

 I’ll pray for strength to make today’s page spotless

that tomorrow I’ll have no regret,

 and may God grant that in all my tomorrows

 My talents will be used for good not one misspent.



~ Lea Helms (Davis)

Dear God

 

Dear God,

The little plans

I tried to carry through

Have failed.

I will not sorrow.

I'll pause a little while,

Dear God,

And try, again, tomorrow.

 

~ John Fico

A Prayer For Strength

Lord, help me live my life for thee;
 To think of other's instead of me,
And help me give my very best
Without regard to need for rest,
Until I've run the race you've set
And every righteous goal is met.
Then will I pause to give thee praise
For all the grace that blessed my days.
Then lovingly, will I lay down
A life of work with the a crown,
Unworthy token though it may be
To you who gave so much for me.

 

~ Glenda Fulton Davis

Now Is The Time!

 

 I may not pass this way again,
Lord, let me stop awhile
To help some stranger on the way
And make somebody smile!

I may not pass this way again,
Lord, let me find the poor
And give them food and show them love
And lead them to Thy door!

I may not pass this way again,
Lord, let me love and give
And do according to Thy will
While on this earth I live!

 ~ Marion Schoeberlein

Before It Is Too Late



 

If you have a tender message,
Or a loving word to say,
Do not wait till you forget it,
But whisper it today;

The tender word unspoken,
The letter never sent,
The long forgotten messages,
The wealth of love unspent ---

For these some hearts are breaking,
For those some loved ones wait;
So show them that you care for them
Before it is too late.



~ Frank Herbert Sweet

Extra Prayer

  

When the world falls down around you

And a prayer will see you through,
Say an extra prayer for someone
Who may need it more than you.

For who knows what hearts are breaking
In the silence of the night?
Just that extra prayer you whisper
May help someone see the light!

Every time you help a stranger
With an extra prayer --- or two ---
You are building secret blessings
That will all come back to you!
 

~ Nick Kenny

Let Me Give

 

I do not know how long I'll live
But while I live, Lord, let me give
Some comfort to someone in need
By smile or nod --- kind word or deed
And let me do what e'er I can
To ease things for my fellow man.
I want naught but to do my part
To "lift" a tired or weary heart,
To change folks frowns to smiles again ---
Then I will not have lived in vain
And I'll not care how long I'll live
If I can give --- and give --- and give.

~ Joe Hoviss

Others

 

Lord help me live from day to day
In such a self-forgetful way,
That even when I kneel to pray,
My prayer shall be for --- others.

 

Help me in all the work I do,
To ever be sincere and true,
And know that all I do for you
Must needs be done for --- others.

 

And when my work on earth is done,
And my new work in Heaven’s begun,
May I forget the crown I’ve won,
While thinking still of --- others.

 

~ Charles D. Meigs

The Joy Of Unselfish Giving

 

Time is not measured by the years that you live

But by the deeds that you do and the joy that you give--

And each day as it comes brings a chance to each one

To love to the fullest, leaving nothing undone

That would brighten the life or lighten the load

Of some weary traveler lost on Life's Road ---

So what does it matter how long we may live

If as long as we live we unselfishly give.

 

~ Helen Steiner Rice 

Speak Lovingly

 

Speak lovingly and kindly,
While here on earth we stay;
Our life is but a shadow
That soon will glide away.

One little word of kindness
On some poor heart may fall,
Like beams from yonder golden sun
That brightly shines for all.
Speak lovingly and kindly;
O let the task be ours
To scatter by the wayside ---
Not thorns, but smiling flowers.

Though crowned with peace and plenty
Our happy homes may be,
Remember those around us
Less favored far than we.

Speak lovingly and kindly;
For He our Lord, we know,
To us will show the kindness
That we to others show.

~ Fanny Crosby 

To Make This Life Worthwhile

 

May every soul that touches mine ---

Be it the slightest contact ---

Get there from some good;
Some little grace; one kindly thought;
One aspiration yet unfelt;
One bit of courage
For the darkening sky;
One gleam of faith
To brave the thickening ills of life;
One glimpse of brighter skies

Beyond the gathering mists ---
To make this life worthwhile...

~ George Eliot

Caring

 

Those

who bring

sunshine

to the lives

of others

cannot keep it

from

themselves.

 

~ Sir James Barrie

To Me

 

To me,

every hour of the day and night

is an unspeakable perfect miracle.

 

~ Walt Whitman

The Smallest Prayer

 

God hears the very smallest prayer,

Nor sends a cross too great to bear,

And though we stumble now and then,

He always picks us up again.

There is no moment day or night,

When we are hidden from His sight,

No wall too high nor door too stout,

To keep His loving care without.

 

His ways are wiser than our own,

His strength remains when ours is gone,

We must not doubt nor question why,

He sends the answers by and by.

And this I know within my heart,

All darkness fades and shadows part,

And that sometime, somehow, somewhere,

God sees and answers every prayer!
 

 ~ Grace E. Easley

This Life Of Mine

 

This life of mine can nothing be
If I don't give it, Lord, to Thee;
For only Thou canst see ahead
How rough the way that I must tread.

And, only Thou new life can give
When I have lost the will to live;
When hope has died and dreams have fled,
When o'er the wreck my tears are shed.

Oh, take it, Lord, this life of mine,
And fill it with Thy love divine;
For only Thou dost know the way
That leads me to eternal day!
 

~ Vera J. Davis

Your Constant Companion

 

Pray without ceasing

God hears what you say

From the moment you rise

To the close of the day

Don't think for a moment

That He turns a deaf ear

Trust and have faith

And you'll never know fear.

 

~ Helen Parker

Gethsemane

 

He sought a place to pray and found,
Upon a slope outside of town,
An olive garden filled with trees,
On which there stirred a restless breeze.

How sad His loved ones never guessed
The weight of anguish in His breast,
Nor heard His sighs, nor saw Him weep,
For watching not, they fell asleep.

Each one of us must bear his share
Of that lone hour's vigil there.
But with it promise of a dawn
Of blessed peace when night is gone.

Compared to Thine, dear Lord I see
How small my own Gethsemane.
 

~ Grace E. Easley

The Prayer Perfect

 

 

 Dear Lord! Kind Lord!
Gracious Lord! I pray

Thou wilt look on all I love,
Tenderly to-day!
Weed their hearts of weariness;
Scatter every care
Down a wake of angel-wings
Winnowing the air.

Bring unto the sorrowing
All release from pain;
Let the lips of laughter
Overflow again;
And with all the needy
O divide, I pray,
This vast treasure of content
That is mine to-day!

 

~ James Whitcomb Riley

A Prayer

 

Our hands are raise to God on high

to offer Him our love,

To seek His aid in all our needs,

His blessings from above.

 

We pray for all who suffer

or who feel the weight of years,

For all whose hearts are weary,

That God may calm their fears.

 

We offer God our thanks for all

the stars in His bright skies,

For flowers and trees and rich green fields,

For hope that never dies.

 

~ Rev. Thomas Foy

In The Quiet Of The Morning

 

In the quiet of the morning,
Oh, how sweet it is to come
Just to talk a bit with Jesus
Ere the crowding duties come.

Just to kneel there for a moment
With your head upon His breast,
All your problems laid before Him,
Every human need confessed.

Oh, the loving strength that surges
From His heart to yours all day;
Like a bright and shining armour,
Just because you knelt to pray!

 

~ Alice Hansche Mortenson

A Man May Feel No Faith

 

A man may feel

no faith in prayer,

and quit it all

with little care;

yet in the throes

of near despair

may find his heart

kneels down in prayer.

 

~ Edward A. Gloeggler

The Future

I know not what the future holds,
Of good or ill for me and mine;
I only know that God enfolds
Me in His loving arms divine.
So I shall walk the earth in trust
That He who notes the sparrow's fall
Will help me bear whate'er I must
And lend an ear whene'er I call.

It matters not if dreams dissolve
Like mists beneath the morning sun,
For swiftly as the worlds revolve

 So swiftly will life's race be run.

It matters not if hopes depart,
Or life be pressed with toil and care
If love divine shall fill my heart
And all be sanctified with prayer.

Then let me learn submission sweet
In every thought, in each desire,
And humbly lay at His dear feet
A heart aglow with heavenly fire.

~ Edward Cane