Jesus- has got to be the foundation to get others to Heaven
Others- a lot easier when Jesus is the foundation
Yourself- to love others as yourself you have to love yourself
= JOY

God has got his eye on me
In love with the Holy Trinity
I look at Him whom I adore
And still, He loves me more
There is a peace that passes understanding
Even when life is so demanding
There in his arms I can run and hide
Though I turn away He is at my side
His heart pursues me relentlessly
Yet, in love, He waits for me patiently
I am unworthy, yet he makes me so
And through His Grace in Holiness I will grow

One day more until the work is done
One day more to work and sweat and pray
One day more to rise with the morning sun
To wake and greet the Holy One

One day more to shine the light
One day more to spread the love
One day more to see with His sight
To know He is smiling up above

But it isn't just for one day more
To minister to the widows and the poor
He is with us now and forever more
So, dear friends, what are you waiting for?

We are sent out to the ends of the earth
We are sent to proclaim each one's worth
To preach the Gospel of Good News with great joy
In word, thought, and deed, His praise we employ

We are loved by the Father, saved by the Son
Filled by the Spirit, the three in the one
We are His children beloved in His eyes
He is our portion, and He is our prize

So, what do we do? Where do we go from here?
It seems to me the mission is quite clear:
Proclaim the name of God to all people and nations
Be bold, be courageous, and rejoice in creation

Come Holy Spirit breath of heaven
Come to us and bring us to life
Come Holy Spirit rain down your love
Consoler, comforter, help us in our strife
Sweet kiss of peace come wash over me
Move me, move in and through me
Use me as you will
And when I find you, I am blessed to
Find my restless heart is still
Come Holy Spirit come upon us now
In our rising and our falling
In our working and in our play
Grant us strength again somehow
For we are weary, and we ache
And under blazing sun these bones bake
But Breath of Heaven in you we come alive
We rise once more and, once again, we thrive!

What a beautiful way to start the day
To spend an hour with Jesus
To give him my joys and challenges
And see Him how he sees us
To see him is to know him
To know him is to love him
To love him and be loved by him
There is nothing better
In Heaven or on Earth
Bread from Heaven the original Wheaties(TM)
It truly is the breakfast of champions
It gives me the strength I require
It gives me the tools I need to succeed
And it gives me the grace to inspire

I truly believe that of all the wonderful gifts God has bestowed upon us (and there are many!) the greatest is the ability to create. Not just things, but life itself. The very act of creating/creation is to bring to life. It is Love (invisible and immaterial) made manifest (physical expression) in a very real way. The question to ask is: do my words and thoughts and actions speak life? Or do they destroy? Do they bring myself and others up? Or do they bring them down? Jesus is the Word Made Flesh, the Living Word and Bread of Life. For me, what sticks out to me that I am creating in my life is writing. Creating poetry and prayers that are inspired by the creator and shared with many by words of hope, comfort, peace, love, joy, etc. In my case, what I am creating very much reflects what I believe. When I eventually leave this earth; God willing many years from now, I want my legacy to be that I created or tried to create a little better and a little brighter world and future for our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and all of our youth. I want to be remembered by how I lived and how I loved. What are you creating, what do you want to create, and what will be your legacy?

In the fullness of time, you will find what you seek
You will, at last, stand atop that great high peak
There will come a day when all doubt is wiped away
The pieces all fall into place and the picture becomes clear
You know, with great certainty, that this is meant to be
But now is not that moment. The time is not yet now
So, we must patiently wait and abide in the Lord
Until he says: now, the moment you've been waiting for!
In the fullness of time, we shall see our King
One day we shall know him and know him well
We will have the fullness of time to praise and sing
To ask who and what and why and how
But it's not today, it's not quite now
And so, this time, we must depend
On the prayers of holy women and men
And ask for their intercession on our behalf
Take comfort: all is revealed in the fullness of time
All sight becomes clear in the fullness of time