May The Flame

May the true everlasting flame

Of love, mercy, kindness, and compassion watch over us.

As a mom watches her child,

So Jesus, teach us your ways,

For the gospel is the truth forever in your heart.

Jesus, who is love, light, and joy,

May you be our joy in the fall,

That we may carry your teachings always.

So that we might live

As the final love

In the hearts of others forever.

Amen

Oh Jesus, My Heart Knows

Oh Jesus, my heart knows what is right,

Just and fair, yet my body fails to carry it out.

Oh Jesus, I do not want to do anything

To offend your spirit or upset you,

Yet from time to time I slip back into old habits.

I have no excuse,

For even the most devout will fall.

Oh Jesus, help me to live the Christian life,

Help me to take up my cross daily,

That I may follow you
with sincerity, devotion, and love.

Amen

Meditating on the Life of Jesus

What does the word vain repetition mean?

Vain means empty.

So vain prayers are empty prayers.

But there is nothing empty

About meditating on the life of Jesus

And Mary, his holy mother.

Meditating on the life of Jesus

Makes you a better Christian.

It helps you obtain peace

In your heart and soul.

And when you meditate

On the life of Jesus and Mary,

You understand God in a deeper way.

And that understanding helps you grow

In your walk with God.

Amen

Christ, The Way Home Forever

Oh God, true Father, you are.

Source of true goodness, center of our lives.

Let devotion to you be our steady home,

And let your love teach us the way.

By grace, lead us into peace,

That following the way, we may reach heaven.

Christ is indeed the way,

And shows the way home forever.

God is love;

For Christ came to earth to die for our sins,

And to show the way to heaven.

Help us rely on his hand to lead us there,

For Christ is loving, kind, and gentle.

Oh Jesus, Savior and true teacher,

Truth incarnate, guide us today.

Teach us to understand and live your words:

Love, joy, kindness, and daily compassion.

Amen 

A Broken and Contrite Heart

May we have the name Christian never in vain,

May we never take the Lord’s name in vain,

For he is our creator and our father,

Fullest kindness, mercy, and compassion.

A God who gives for love,

Knowing, leading, loving all deeply

Who desire it,

So all who want may become devoted

To Jesus Christ our savior.

Contrition is not optional,

And yes, this is biblical,

For the Bible says

A broken and contrite heart

The Lord will not despise.

So let contrition take over your heart,

So that you may repent

And come with clean heart

And clean hands before the Lord,

Your maker, your judge, your creator.

Let your heart be pure

By way of contrition,

Surrender,

And joy.

Amen

Measured by the Intentions of One's Heart

Privilege should be based on what you earn,

Not your lifestyle, whether good or bad.

Not just one day,

Not just one minute,

Because one day and one minute might be very bad.

Conduct overall is what matters,

What your heart is inclined towards.

If your heart is inclined towards evil,

Why should you have privilege?

If your heart is inclined towards good,

Then you should have privilege.

Not based on what you look like,

But the good of a person,

From day to day.

If people knew privilege was based on character,

We would be better.

We would have a society

Built on the intentions of your heart,

And your overall conduct.

Yes, we are all going to slip up,

But not on moment by moment

On the person’s overall conduct in society.

Not writing these words because I like to say them,

But because the first step is not the last.

We need to work for a society

Where all people have equal rights,

Where none are treated better for appearances,

And we are trained to look deeper.

If we get too entitled,

We can become a monster ourselves,

And the monster we try to get out of other people

Can rise in us, too. 

Amen

Straight A's for the Soul

Not only on Sunday, but every day,

Aim for Christ consciousness in every way.

Like a student seeks a straight A record,

Put truth into practice in deed and word.

At work or play, at school or home,

In little things let His grace be shown.

Always being honest, though hard to do,

Not as a burden, but a path for you.

To make better decisions and reach His grace,.

Amen