There Is No Way Without Jesus

Oh Jesus, Your name is compassion,

Forever and unending.

You forgive,

And You give wisdom

To all who seek You

With honest hearts. 

First we seek God’s wisdom

With honesty of heart and mind.

For how can trust be given

Unless our hearts are open? 

You are the Father

Of love,

Of life,

Of light.

And in Christ

Your will is made known. 

There is no way to Heaven

Except through Jesus

Through His teaching,

His love,

His peace,

His joy,

And His mercy. 

Amen. 

Love God First

The only true hope of salvation is this:

To try to live God’s will,

The best you can,

With God’s help. 

For you need His help daily

To listen,

To follow,

To live. 

For His will is love: 

Love God first,

First and above all,

And love all people second. 

Listen to the Gospel.

Listen to the teaching of Jesus.

God will not break your free will;

He cannot go against it. 

So if you desire salvation,

Live the Gospel as best you can,

With God’s help.

Amen

Soft or Tough, As Needed

Oh sweet Jesus,

Bind our hearts together

In truth, and love, and virtue.

Grant that we remain pure,

Ever mindful in how we think,

How we speak,

What we do.

Hold us deep within your heart,

Pure compassion

Full of mercy,

Full of truth.

Let your grace
Teach us to love god,

And teach our hands

To do good for others.

Your love is everlasting,

True and pure compassion

The way of Jesus

Compassionate to all He met,

On the road,

By the well,

Within the temple.

Sometimes gentle,

Sometimes strong,

Soft or tough

As needed

Both in body and soul. 

Amen.

Mary the Lamp, Jesus the Oil

We know that Jesus is God

True, pure, humble, and full of mercy.

Mercy rests on His right hand, justice on His left.

But because He is God incarnate, Mary is the Mother of God.

So we must be true to Jesus, our Teacher and Savior.

We must also be true to Mary, who faithfully leads us to Him.

For Mary is the lamp and Jesus the oil

Pure oil of the living God, lighting the hearts of the faithful.

Hearts bearing love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
Goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self‑control.

For against these things there is no law.

Be true to Jesus; bear the Spirit’s fruit.

Live the Christian life with the help of God and the love of Mary,

For her heart is true and her love is pure.

Amen

One Foot in Each Boat

Mary is the mother of all who keep the gospel

Who hold the teachings of Jesus close to the heart

Holding virtue and justice, yet always compassion

So their judgment is never anger or malice

But a gentle push leading us away from sin toward Christ

For Christ is the way, the truth, and the life

And His teachings are life‑giving

So let us be compassionate, truthful, loving, and caring

In all we think, and say, and do

For any path without honesty leaves Jesus behind

And no one can walk the path of dishonesty

And carry the gospel

At the same time

For the one with a foot in each boat

Falls between them and is lost

It is fatal to walk without Jesus

Or with unforgiveness or unholiness

So choose the path of Jesus

For the choice we make now

Shapes the life to come

And what awaits us when we die

Amen

When Body and Mind Wander

Self control is hard to get,

And even harder to maintain.

Sometimes our body and mind

Go off the grid

And lose connection

To ourselves

And to God.

When we do not exercise self control,

We say things we should not say

And do things we know are wrong.

Sometimes this is deliberate,

And sometimes it is not.

Self control means regulating our bodies

When the mind shuts down

Into snake mind,

When the body moves

Where we cannot guide it.

But if you are a follower of Christ,

You will want to control it.

You will want to control your temper,

Even when what you want

Is not what you get.

Every true believer

Wants self control,

For it is a fruit of the Spirit.

And like any fruit,

It takes time to grow.

So if you do not have it fully now,

Remember that fruit takes time,

And do your best

With what you have

To control yourself.

Amen.

The Third Gate of Obedience

The third gate is not easy at all.

It is the hardest gate to pass through,

For it requires surrender

And submission,

Words we do not like to hear

But need to hear.

Help us put our way aside, Lord,

And lay our understanding

On the altar of our God.

Going on our own understanding

Makes this path difficult

And dangerous.

For the third gate,

At the heart of the seven gates,

Is obedience.

And obedience is more than compliance.

It must be sincere, honest,

From the heart.

We can comply outwardly

Yet not obey inwardly.

We can check every box

Of every good deed,

While our hearts remain far from you.

We may honor you with our lips

And with our actions,

But our heart may wander.

We want to build you a temple,

We want to go on pilgrimage,

But is there a temple in our hearts?

Are we pilgrims inwardly?

The church may bear your glory,

But is our heart living for your glory?

Are we living for your glory?

Or only complying outwardly,

Without placing our will

On your holy altar?

Amen