Showing posts with label world. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world. Show all posts

Saturday, June 22, 2013

From the Section on Faith, Hope, and Love of "The Air of Heaven"

Faith
by Betty Baker Bailey

Though battles rage around me,
I lie in peaceful sleep
For Angels stand at ready
My safety for to keep.

The world is not a safe place.
But I, a little sheep,
Can rest content that His grace
Is sufficiently deep.

And so, until the sunrise,
When dew has kissed His land,
In peace I sleep with closed eyes,
And rest inside His hand.

Monday, June 10, 2013

From "The Air of Heaven" -- the prayer that follows "Able Potter"

Gracious and loving Heavenly Father,
Thou art worthy of all praise and adoration.
We are humbled before You,
Honored to come before You.
To be in Your presence is a blessing, indeed.
To be allowed to present our requests is a privilege,
And we are grateful for it.

For You the sun is a plaything. The worlds dance to Your tune.
Yet, You, by Your loving grace have carefully provided for our needs.
We would do well to recognize Your generosity with praise.
All that we have we owe to You.

Open our eyes, Lord, to the depth of Your provision for us.
Incline our hearts to understand Your great love.
Turn our hearts from the earthly mindset of being independently able.
Not one of us could create one single ounce of dirt.

Thank You, Lord, for providing us with this world on which we live.
Thank You for covering it with such wondrous plants.
From the beautiful and fragrant flowers to the nourishing and tasty
fruits and vegetables, You show Your abiding concern for us.
Thank You, Father, thank You.

For the variety of animal life You have provided, we also praise You, Father.
Each one serves a purpose, though we may not yet understand it fully.
Thank You for the fertile valleys and the refreshingly cool waters,
the majestic mountains and welcoming sandy beaches.
Every corner of this wondrous world speaks clearly of Your greatness,
echos with the richness in which You intended for us to live.
We thank You, Father, for such great provision.

May the angels lift Your praises high and may our hearts lift up Your name,
O worthy Lord and God, we are indeed blessed to be Yours
in Yeshuah's name, amen and amen.