NIght Skies

Night skies have a depth that is not possible in the brilliance of the sun.
They carry the mystery and dreams of generations untold.

Deep thoughts,
Hopes, prayers, and longings
of those stargazers
who have lifted their eyes
in awe and wonder to the night sky.

It sparkles with star-wishes
Romance
Fortune
Peace
Purpose
Belief in a better tomorrow, after the night has past.

The mystery of the dark sky is matched
By the darkness of their own, unknowns.
Desire for answers, clarity, Faith;
And the reason for their existence.

Jesus sat with His disciples and told them:
To you, it has been given to know the
Hidden mysteries of the Kingdom of God.

“Oh Lord, open my(our) eyes to see
Visions of the eternal in the ordinary.
Presence, in the midst of commonplace.
Jesus on the Dusty road of my life’s journey.
The Bethlehem Star, in my night-sky.”

Amen.

Darkness Defeated

Light in a Dark Place


The times of joy in my life,
so far surpass the sorrows and trials ,
that they must lower their heads in surrender
to the moments of everyday joy and presence.

The accuser speaks the desperate words of a defeated foe !
In our better days, his voice rings with the echo of defeat;
and yet somehow in the times of trouble,
our ears become vulnerable to his fabrications
and our flesh trembles at his threats of mortality,

They are the shadows of things past,
they have no more life in them.
They clatter with the emptiness of a lie
and swagger with the bravado of a bully.

In truth, they are one punch away from cowardice,
One powerful word,
will send them whining & bloody-nosed from the battle.
One name, will chase them into the dark shadows
That are their dwelling place and eventual home.

May that Name, that Word,
Be upon my lips in times of trial , As well as joy.
In victory, as when under attack.

Amen!

Morning Prayers

Good Morning, Lord,

Even as my eyes open to the light,
I am aware of your Presence.

Laying here, in between two worlds,
I wonder,
Do you pause, bedside, beside your children,
as I used to stop beside mine?

As I now stand yet again,
in familiar footprints
marveling at my grandchildren.
Wrapped in the depths of sleep.
Filled with innocence and potential,
faces covered with a blanket of peace..

I try to imagine
The Lord and Master of the Universe,
Standing in silent vigil over His creations.

What thoughts move through your great heart?

Do You feel,as I have felt,
the rush of love over your being?
Moving me like the sea overwhelms the sand,
changing its form, but not its essence…?


As waking light penetrates my thoughts,
I am reminded that our planet
spins by the power of your will
through galaxies of your creation.

You fired the sun into flaming reality,.
Universes move at the command of your lips.

How awesome, that over my sleeping form,
Stands the One who lit the stars,
And swirled the Milky Way into its splendor.

What ego must I have to believe such a thing!?
And yet, You remind me, that there is One who
Is closer than a brother and nearer than our last breath.
He has promised never to forsake us.

Forgive my foolish pride, pointing to myself,
when I boast you know the number of hairs upon my head.
When I glory in the fact that YOU formed me in my mothers womb.

Am I too proud sometimes,
That You sent your only Son
To redeem ME?
As if, I have some quality that puts me
Above my brother next door, or across the sea?

Help me to glory in your greatness,
and not in my dim reflection of You.

You are the Light of the World,
And I am but a bit of clay,
Cleansed by your blood,
Polished by your Spirit
To reflect a ray of your Glory,
As I catch the rising of your sun. …………

I ask this morning, only that You
Stand by me through every moment,..... today!