What must I do to enter the Kingdom of God?
What must I do to obtain eternal life?
Love God with all your mind, heart, soul and strength
Live your life for others in a Holy Sacrifice
Do not stop at the letter of the law
But follow it to its heart.
To love your neighbor as yourself
You must first know how to love yourself.
God only desires our happiness,
He takes great delight in his children.
The times when we are most happy on earth
Are when we are not in shame and sin.
He came that we might have life and have it to the fullest,
All we need to be forever happy is to not sin.
Sounds simple, but the reality is far from it.
Jesus died a perfect blameless sacrifice
To atone for our evil and pay the price
By the blood he shed to cover our sin
We have the chance to be with him.
How much he wants us with him to share his joy!

Lord, help us to wholeheartedly believe
In the mercy and grace which we receive.
You have blessed us with the faith,
Let us manifest this by acts of love and hope and charity.
Bless us, Lord, that we may serve you and others
By the power of your Holy Name.
You were humble and servant and we imitate the same.
Help us show compassion and mercy to all those in need
For, who is our neighbor, but all whom we meet!

Lord, I live for you as you lived for me
I give you my all you gave everything for me
It is so hard to accept this gift sometimes
It's so overwhelming, this love outpouring
And it is all I can do to simply be adoring
You only want my happiness
You desire only my joy
You sing over me and you smile
You gaze at me in awe and wonder and love
What else can I do, but live for you
I believe Lord, help me to receive you
More fully into my body and my soul
Take it all Lord, for I give you control
I surrender to you though it hurts
So live and move and breathe in me
I make my life an offering of love
So as to live for you, my God, above

You are good: so, so good to me
Father in Heaven, you never let me down
All the good that is in me is from you Lord
You are Holy and Perfect and Blameless
And, by the precious blood, you make me spotless
You come running out to me to embrace me
When I turn around and come back home
You are waiting; arms flung open wide
You held me close while we both cried
Tears of sadness and pain, healing and relief
In this flood of tears comes a flood of peace
Lord, let me rest in your presence for a while
And Lord, always help me to live for you

Oh, my soul, rejoice and be joyful in your King
For He is good and has created everything
Oh, my soul, take flight and soar above the clouds
In the air that fills your wings, let go of any doubts
Rejoice in the one who made you and calls you his own
He has found favor with you and made his home
Oh, my soul, be still and quiet and free
It is in those places that you will find your God to be
Reach up to Heaven, ascend to Him on high
Be at peace with the glorious divine sigh
But he who sits on the throne is also very near
And, as I sit, one thing seems quite clear:
Rejoice, my soul, in every time and every place
Because everywhere you look is the Lord's face
He loved you so much he died to show
That his love is real and not just a show
He died so you could be set free
By his Hands and Feet, nailed sin to a tree
Rejoice, my soul, for your God is risen
To break you out of spiritual prison
Rejoice, my soul, for healing in pain
Life in death, and loss in gain
Sing with one clear voice
Oh, my soul, rejoice

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!