Poetry

Hymn, Poetry

Christmas Bells

I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,    And wild and sweet    The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And thought how, as the day had come,The

Poetry

Interrupt Me, Lord

Interrupt me, Lord, When my thoughts don’t align with yours, When my vision is too small, And my goals are self-serving. Interrupt me, Lord. When I insist on my own

Poetry

Ode to Autumn

Autumn arrived last night, lugging its trappings of hot chocolate, soft wooly sweaters, bright orange pumpkins, and bold hues of copper, amber, gold, and candlelight red. Autumn is not timid

Poetry

Use Me Today

by Kay Little USE ME TODAY, O SAVIOR DIVINE CLEANSE AND RENEW THIS SERVANT OF THINE LORD WITH THY SPIRIT FILL ME I PRAY THEN IN THY SERVICE, USE ME

Poetry

It’s In the Valleys We Grow

Sometimes life seems hard to bear,Full of sorrow, trouble and woeIt’s then we have to rememberThat it’s in the valleys we grow. If we always stayed on the mountain topAnd

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Faith is a Mighty Fortress

We look ahead through each changing yearWith mixed emotions of hope and fear —Hope for the peace we long have sought,Fear that our hopes will come to naught.Unwilling to trust in