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HE LIVES!

I cannot imagine life without him.  He has filled me with confidence when I had none. He has bound my innermost wounds and caused their healing. He makes each moment of life important even when those times are filled with … Continue reading

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DO  NOT BE AFRAID

Out of the depths of my transgression, my heart screams for relief. I grumble – I complain – I even blame God for my shortcomings. How dare I challenge the Creator of heaven and earth? Who do I think I … Continue reading

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He was so much more

He walked among the people, He told them of God’s love.He came to walk within our shoes, from heaven up above.His words were new to those He taught, He spoke of love unknown,How every single sacrifice would not for sin … Continue reading

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TAKE HIS HAND

His hands are open to the world.  He reaches out to heal.He touches and His will is done.  He knows just how we feel.He took on human flesh to be the perfect sacrifice – The pure and spotless Lamb of God … Continue reading

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GOD IS NEAR

I need to be wrapped in the protection of God’s holy wings. Each pinion gently lays over me – cuddling and nurturing. The softness and strength are overwhelming. He breathes His presence upon me and gives me life. He speaks and I … Continue reading

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THE VICTORY IS OURS

I posted this a year ago and thought this was a good time to reblog it. God looks at me and all He sees Is Jesus, His dear Son, He paid the price, He rescued me, The victory He has … Continue reading

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LIFE IN CHRIST – PEACE IN DEATH

The world is not the place for me.  I long to be in heaven. When thoughts like that invade my mind, I need to be forgiven. God didn’t make me to want death.  He chose me as His own. He … Continue reading

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HIS HANDS

A babe so soft, a child so sweet, lay on a bed of hay, His mom looked at the dimpled hands and counted fingers at play. His hands would grow with bruises and scuffs as children often do. He used them to … Continue reading

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GOD’S PERFECT TREASURE

You give a priceless treasure – a gift with love unmeasured. It spans the days of time and gives with love sublime. You walk within its pages.  You travel still through ages. Your passion lies therein, how you have wiped out … Continue reading

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A VALENTINE FOR MY HUSBAND

The touch of your hand, the power behind the hugs you give, The joy I receive when I see you smile and know you’ have peace, The feeling I get when you come home from a trip away from home, … Continue reading

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GOD’S LOVE

In love a man was given breath and flesh and blood and bones, A creature fashioned by God’s perfect hand. It soon became apparent that he shouldn’t walk alone, So God created woman from the rib of that first man. … Continue reading

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THE WAY

You walked the path of life for me – You suffered for my loss. You sacrificed Your own dear Son, upon an ugly cross. You did this for a worm like me, You gave to me your best Now I … Continue reading

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LORD, HEAR MY PRAYER,

Words sometimes flow from my mouth like a gushing river. Will I never learn that some of them might put someone on the defensive – Or hurt feelings, or confuse or antagonize? God please help me to think before I … Continue reading

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TRUE FREEDOM

To soar with the eagles no matter how high, To reach all my goals or at least I can try, To try and to fail but to never give up, to turn to my God to fill my cup, To … Continue reading

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TURN YOUR FROWN UPSIDE DOWN

The reflection we see in a mirror tells a lot about who we are inside, but often we mask what we really feel or think. As we age, the scars of life wrinkle and tug at the corners of our … Continue reading

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TOUCH ME, lORD

Touch me, Oh Lord, and through that sweet sensation, May peace come through Your Word, and quiet contemplation. You hold me in Your precious wings, my spirit now does soar. With you, Lord my sick heart now sings, your name I will … Continue reading

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OUT OF THE DARKNESS

Through the cobwebs of existence – through the darkness of our strife – Through the dankness of our sinfulness, through the wickedness of life Through the deepest, darkest pits of hell and the helplessness we feel – Comes a single … Continue reading

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PASSING THE BUCK

I blame you, You blame someone else, They blame another and eventually it comes back to me. Maybe it would save a lot of time and trouble If I took responsibility in the first place. KATHY BOECHER

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SWEET JESUS

You came to a world filled with darkness and sin. You loved us devoutly without and within. Your love conquered all through a child meek and small, Sweet Jesus, Your Son came and died for us all. You took away sadness … Continue reading

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THE TREE OF LIFE

In the Garden of Eden You planted two trees, with fruit so divine and sweet. One was given for eating, the other not so, but temptation would soon defeat. Man had fallen from grandeur to deepest despair, He needed redemption … Continue reading

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