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Lost or Found

Larry P. Taylor

Satan is alive and well

Looking for people to take to hell.

If this is not your goal

Jesus can always save your soul.

If you pray in earnest

To stay away from that fiery furnace,

And accept Jesus into your heart

Then your soul will not depart

Into that land of unbelievers;

That melting pot of underachievers.

Heaven-bound then you will be - -

With Jesus and angels, and even me.

What a blessing it is to survive,

To never die, but be alive

Forever and ever with our Lord;

To never have to see the sword

That brings death and pain and tears

To our loved ones for many years.

And all it is you have to do

Is believe that Jesus died for you

All alone upon the cross

giving His life without a cost.

To any one of us, so we might learn

That loving God will in turn

Take us from earth to love forever

With our Lord who will never

Stop loving us all, no matter what,

Just for believing in what He's got -

Which is an enormous heart

For salvation to impart

Upon everyone, one and all,

To hear the sound of the trumpet call

When the dead in Christ shall rise,

And we shall go with no goodbyes.

Lamb of God

D. F.

The sudden, stranger star was much too bright

For sleepy eyes that should be closed at night.

Waking, in baby wonderment, He saw

The gentle oxen lying in the straw,

And felt their warmth, and even smiled to see

A little lamb, as wide awake as He.

Traveling along a once - uncertain way,

The richly laden Magi came to pray,

With gifts of Frankinsence and jeweled gold.

And timid shepherds crowded to behold

Their king.

He didn't seem to mind, at all,

Having so many people come to call.

But mother Mary really understood,

And whispered that, because He'd been so good,

As soon as ever they were quite alone,

She let Him have a lamb to call His own.

But when the star grew dim against the dawn,

And all the seeking multitude were gone,

And hallelujah choruses were still,

And sunlight colored every waking hill,

And princely gifts lay glittering in a heap,

He and the little lamb were sound asleep.

His Gift

Tom S. Valles for Christian Activities

What I love at Christmas,

Is not found beneath the tree.

Yet it reminds me of another gift,

Sent one holy night for me.

A night when angels sand for joy,

And shepherds knelt in wonder.

"His Star" a blazing, fiery knife

Sheared the dark assunder.

His coming could not hush the sense

That Heaven's host rejoiced,

To see salvation come to man

Through Christ, the Father's choice.

All we celebrate at Christmas

Would be for nought without His birth.

There would be no "holy night"

and noe to worship on the earth.

Without His birth, there is no cross

To conquer all our sin,

And we would never know forgiveness,

Or hear Him beckon, "enter in..."

Christmas was and is salvation.

He is the hope of every nation.

The fulfillment of God's faithfullness,

And crowning jewel of all creation.

God's Unfailing Birthday Promise

Helen Steiner Rice

From one birthday to another

God will gladly give

To everyone who seeks Him and

Tries each day to live

A little bit more closely to God

And to each other,

Seeing everyone who passes as a neighbor, friend or brother.

Not only joy and happiness but

But the faith to meet each trial,

Not with fear and doubting but

With an inner smile -

For we know life's never measured

By how many years we live,

But by the kindly things we do

And the happiness we give.

Save the Summer for the Savior

Inez Wyatt

Did you save your summer Sundays

For the Christ of Calvary?

Did you seek His holy presence,

Bowed in deep humility?

Have you led a lost and dying soul

To trust His saving grace?

Have you helped a broken spirit

Find His saving tenderness?

Did you heed all wise counsel?

Did you live for Him each day?

When a task was set before you,

Did you always think to pray?

Did you wiotness for your Savior?

Claim the peace He offers you,

Have you done your best for Jesus?

He gave His life for you!

She Was a Mailbox Preacher

Florence Edna Diver

I knew a Christian lady in her sunset years

Who had lost an arm but who had plenty of vim.

She was a pure soul, much concerned for the lost.

So she tried to rescue them from sin.

He good arm was used to work for the Lord

She was handicapped indeed.

But she devised a way through the mailbox route

To sew the gospel seed.

She sent the Lord's messafe far and near

And preached to sinner, through the printed page

She sacrificed to meet the cost

For she was poor and received no wage.

This devout Christian lady never preached in a church

Neither had she a college dregree

But she sent the gospel light to dark place of the earth

For many lost sinners to see.

She has since passed on to her heavenly home

To dwell in celestial light

While she lived on earth her life was well spent

To rescue souls from sin's dark night.

The Lord is looking for diligent workers like her

Who will sew the gospel seed and pray

Many souls are perishing in neglected fields

So get bysy, Christian friends, today.

Shadows

Lillian D. Miller

When I stop before a candle's flame

And my shadow's cast upon the wall,

By unseen magic of that taper

I seem to have grown graceful and tall.

My humble image has been enhanced

By a little candle's flickering glow.

When I'm called to stand before God's light

May He too a candle's compassion show.

Nowhere to Go But Old

Maclay

I'm old

And I'm going to get older

Oh, my God

Seriously, it just hit me

All along I've been acting as if old

Age were the flu, or a sprained ankle,

Painful, inconvenient, but some -

Thing I'd get over

Which is not a bad way to act,

But I can't act that way any more,

Because I'm suddenly struck,

Laid low, weighed down

With the truth.

I'm old and I'm going to get older,

There is no alternative.

I don't have to try to do something about it.

A liberating thought,

If you look at it that way.

Help me to rejoice in the freedom

Of letting You run the show.

God's Gift

Lawanda Childs

The brightness of a sunny day

God put into your eyes,

The whispering of a gentle wind

He gave to you as cries.

The ability to understand

He planted as a seed,

And then He sent you here to us

To fill our one great need!

CONFIDENT IN CHRIST

A Prayer By Saint Patrick

I establish myself today in:

The POWER of God to guide me,

The MIGHT of God to uphold me,

The WISDOM of God to teach me,

The EYE of God to watch over me,

The EAR of God to hear me,

The WORD of God to speak to me,

The HAND of God to protect me,

The WAY of God lie before me,

The SHIELD of God to shelter me,

The HOSTS of God to defend me,

Christ WITH me,

Christ BEFORE me,

Christ BEHIND me,

Christ WITHIN me,

Christ BENEATH me,

Christ ABOVE me,

Christ at my RIGHT,

Christ at my LEFT,

Christ in BREADTH,

Christ in LENGTH,

Christ in HEIGHT,

Christ in the HEART of every man who thinks of me,

Christ in the MOUTH of every man who speaks of me,

Christ in the ear of every man who who hears me,

Confident in Christ.

Prayer for Our Nation

Corina Ash

O Lord, that your guiding hand

Would be in all decisions that are made,

I pray O Lord you'll be the cornerstone

For each new foundation laid.

I pray O Lord, that each new day

More and more will awaken unto you

I pray O Lord, for your anointing

On all that our leaders do.

I fear O Lord, we've gone too far

In accepting not being heard

I fear O Lord, we've come too passive

In not standing by your Holy Word!

I pray O Lord, you'll refine our hearts

To make us more like Christ, our Guide

I pray O Lord, that - "to you"

Faithful we will abide!

I pray O Lord, that now as we need you most

We would seek your guidance from above

I pray O Lord, that as we take our stand;

We would do it, all in love.

THANK YOU

Thank You, Thank You Father

This morning I feel so much better

I slept the night away

Now I’m ready to serve You today.

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Let me know what I should do

Please tell me what will please You

I thank You for the night’s rest

Want to give You my very best.

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Help me begin with a new attitude

With an abundance of love and gratitude.

Bless me that I may be an encouragement

In Your name be an accomplishment.

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I’ll pray for the lost and misunderstood

Help me be righteous and godly good

Above all show my appreciation

For Your ever-loving affection.

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Your humble servant,

George (Friend of Emily Boeve)