I am not responsible
for anyone but me.
God help me let the worry go
and set my thinking free.
I am not responsible
for someone else’s life.
So let me take my special way
and put their thoughts aside.
I am not responsible
for someone else’s pain.
So let me share the sweetness
of a healthy mind unchained.
I am not responsible
to anyone but Christ.
He lets me make my own mistakes
and loves me all the while.
You came to earth from perfect heav’n above.
I heard Your gentle Spirit like a dove.
You give me what I need because of love
And heal my battered heart from push and shove.
And now I wake up early in the morn
And fall asleep at night so safe and warm.
I feel Your peace, o even in the storm;
You diedso I can live forevermore.
For You are all I have and all I need,
And from despair and bondage set me free.
So guide my every thought and word and deed,
That others may see You at work in me.
When someone calls you sunshine,
You might be thinking twice,
That even though it can’t be you,
It’s sounding pretty nice.
When someone calls you sunshine,
You ask more carefully
And wonder if perhaps they know
The blessing you could be.
When someone calls you sunshine,
It lights your very soul,
Where you can see the truth so clear
That God has made you whole.
When someone calls you sunshine,
It nestles in your heart,
Where you can feel the sweet embrace
Of every hopeful part.
When someone calls you sunshine,
It changes how you feel.
You radiate a smile so bright,
An inner warmth that’s real.
When someone calls you sunshine,
Accept this precious gift,
The chance to better learn and live
The Holy Spirit’s bliss!
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1. I fell into this rushing world,
Too sick, too early baby girl.
But as I grew up, I got better than well.
Because I never really fell
Until the day I fell for you.
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2. I fell and broke my wrist one day,
Spent Christmas hurt and getting X-rays.
But when I got up, it was just as well.
Because I never really fell
Until the day I fell for you.
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3. And I fell apart so many times.
Pain broke my heart and filled my mind.
But despite it all, I turned out pretty well.
Because I never really fell
Until the day I fell for you.
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Baby, I never really fell
Until the day I fell for you.
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How can you fall into heaven?
How can you slide into the sky?
Only the Lord knows the answer
To this truth I can’t deny.
I am drowning in love
That I never knew.
And even as I fall,
I know I’m floating too.
Because I never really fell
Until the day I fell for you.
My poisoned arrows shoot your heart.
They meet their match and make their mark.
Then you shoot back with deadly aim,
And what you feel, I feel the same.
The pain so strong, the cut so deep.
It makes me shudder, gasp and weep.
But worse for me, I tell the truth,
Is that I do the same to you.
For poisoned arrows – words and deeds,
Are shot in haste, not taking heed.
We set our sights on biting barbs,
And in the end, we bear the scars.
So choose your arrows, aim them well,
And pick your target, heav’n or hell;
For you receive just as you give,
And you will leave here as you lived.
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him—
–1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)
No ear can hear the power of the Word;
No eye can see the beauty of His face
Until the mind has opened up and heard
And heart conceived the wonder of His grace.
In every grass and flower and growing tree,
There lives a drop of heaven pure and whole.
In every child of God like you and me,
We find His nature in our very soul.
But eyes refuse to see and ears to hear
The truth that Jesus teaches still today.
And so we walk the lonely path of fear
Until we turn and let Him lead the way.
And may we see in everything the spark
Of Christ our Lord and Savior’s loving heart.
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1. He rode upon a donkey colt,
His purpose to fulfill.
It wasn’t trained by anyone,
But Jesus chose it still.
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2. On hillsides where He met His flock,
The gentle shepherd spoke.
To common people Jesus brought
The Word of love and hope.
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3. We offer Him our thanks and praise
For mercy that endures.
He walks beside us every day,
Our Savior and our Lord.
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The precious Savior of us all
Called upon the least of these.
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‘Cause Jesus called the least of these
When little children came.
He took them on His knees,
And Jesus blessed them in God’s name.
So when you’re feeling small,
Just think about His deeds
And how the Savior of us all
Called upon the least of these.
by Frederick Douglass Grimes, III
Blessings to all of Gods children. The definition of a smile is, “An expression of the face that shows pleasure or amusement,” a show of joy so to speak. Other terms are a smirk or grin. But a smile Is never defined as a frown or any other show of sadness or displeasure.
I have always heard that It takes more face muscles to frown than to smile. Growing up I remember this song that goes, “When you’re smiling the whole world smiles with you,” and I believe that to be true. In a world of turmoil and confusion, smiles are needed now more than ever before.
One of my favorite groups Is one that calls themselves Earth Wind and Fire, the elements of the universe. In one of their songs, there’s a verse that says, “Every time you smile you bless a child.” I have always thought those words to be so profound. One reason Is simply this. Think about this for a minute. Any time you greet a child, the first thing you do Is smile. To any child that means you are a friend and someone they can trust, who will show them love and friendship.
As adults some people learn that a smile Is not always as It seems. For a blind person any time we greet someone, After a while we can Instantly feel the presence of a genuine smile compared to a fake one. I honestly believe the good Lord has truly blessed us with a sixth sense of some kind to make up for what we have lost. To me It’s just another one of the Lords many blessings to us all. For myself personally, I make It a habit of smiling each and every day that the Lord above has made It possible for me to make It thru the night. And see the world with spiritual sight, which Is much more of a true blessing than human sight.
Smile every day, for we always have something to smile about. May God bless us all.
The Blind Poet, Freddy G.
Fire! Fire! Fear and ire.
Flaming, flaming fuels desire.
Feeling, feeling fresh, inspired.
Fire! Fire! Force conspires.
Fight! Fight! Oh forget it.
Fleeing, fleeing… Might regret it.
Freeing, Freeing if you let it.
Fight! Fight! Come and get it.
Fire! Fire! Passion set it.
—
Quadrille in response to De’s “fire” prompt at
dVerse.
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1. I have a vase that cradled roses,
Beautiful and pure.
And now the vase reminds me
Of the things I’m living for.
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2. My sweetheart gave this vase to me
With roses and his love.
And little did he know,
It touched my spirit from above.
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3. And in your life I pray there’s someone
Blessing you with grace,
And sending you his flowers
So that you can be the vase, singing
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Oh let me be a vessel
Of unconditional love.
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Let me be a vessel
To carry love and light.
Let me hold the beauty
And fragrance of a life.
Let me stand with gladness,,
In hope and faith and trust.
Let me be a vessel
Of unconditional love.
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