"Heaven" Heaven, with all its God-filled splendor, Is far greater than 'most anything. My heart, full of love and valor, Praises God and continues to sing. Always will I praise God, for He Makes the dead live and the blind see, And gives to us of His love endlessly, As we join Him for Eternity. ***** "Redemption" Nothing can pay For the pain I've caused And Nothing can ease The pain I've endured Just trying to Survive, Just trying to Be happy. Nothing can erase My past, My mistakes, My regrets, My worries.

Nothing but the Blood of Christ Can wash it all away, Make it a whole new day, So that I may Re-enter the fray, With a newfound strength, That Strength from God, That will help me through All the strife In my life, All His trials, His purifying fires, His glorious plans, So that at His Heavenly Harvest I may be called A good and faithful servant, And join Him Forever-more! ***** "Trials" We sow the seeds God has given us: We work the ground Until the day of harvest: All Things Of Worth Are Worth Waiting For, Worth Working For: And God's Plan Is Worth Everything And All Time. God makes the soils Of our broken spirits Fertile once again, He plants seeds in our hearts That we might begin to Grow ready to serve Him: And every day we must Tend to our gardens, With God's Guidance And brilliant, shining Son Whose love is that Ever-living Water That daily cleanses Our dry, parched earth. In the end God will renew us to Him Through His One and Only Son, That the curse upon man May be broken, And that we may Rejoice in the fruits Of our labors In those trials Made to serve the Greater Glory of God. ***** "Dear God" Dear God, You were always with me; Oh God, You will always be with me; My God, You were and always will be My God, My Past, My Present, My Future. ***** "God in Everything" Blanketed by The warmth of God's Love, Compassed round about by God's Great Creation; I consider the constellations, The ebb and tide of emotion; And yet ponder how So many could be Unable to see God in Everything. ***** "Omni Presen(ts)ce" I rest in God's Presence And Ever Present Love Which Tomorrow And Tomorrow Present New Presents, New Victories, A New Day, A New Present, A New Life, God's Great Gift, Eternally Present. ***** "A Prose-Poem Prayer/My Psalm" God, You never left me in the hard times. You were with me always, using the circumstances to teach me, lead me, show me how much You loved me, how to love myself, You, and others. Thank You. Your Great Work is never done. You continuously create new heights and depths of glory and inspiration within our lives, our souls. You search my heights and depths to find what I never knew I had all the time: and if it is wrong, then please fix it in me, oh God; and if it seems good to You, make it better. I pledge my entirety to Your Cause that I may help You lead everyone to Jesus, that we would all revel in Your Glory, for ever, and ever. In Jesus' Name, Amen. ***** "Eternal Hope and Glory" O God, An eternity ago, You wrote the verses of my soul: Within me Incessantly burns The Flame of Hope; My soul sings the song Of sweet salvation, Received from Jesus Christ, The Son of God, The Son of Man, And the Savior of All God's children. Let us now work towards His greater glory, That an eternity from now We can look back at our lives Without shame. ***** "Eternity Begins Now" The Holy Spirit Whose grace knows no bounds Gives freely to Any heart that Believes And Loves Him And His Only Begotten Son Whom He gave to us That we might be saved. The wisdom of the spirit gives True sight To the closed eye of the mind, True hearing To the deaf ear of the heart. God even gives to us Wonderful new dreams To live out, Life in abundance - Such a joy it is To work for the Lord! Yet there will always be Struggles While we are In this world - We must remember that God has put us here To lead us every day into A New Lesson, A New Creation, A New Heaven on Earth, As any good father would. It is the example of Christ We should always strive for - God has called us to be Spiritual warriors Who will dedicate Their lives To what is right, According to God's will, And Against All odds. Let us daily rejoice in God's great plan. Let us rely on God's strength. Let us play our part on The stage of life, The book of destiny, The River of the Soul, That we might have life more abundantly, A Heaven on Earth, Eternal bliss hereafter! Let us continue to Believe and dream, For our adventures have Only just begun! Eternity Begins Now!