• You cannot make someone love you.
  All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
  The rest is up to them.
• No matter how much I care,
  some people just don't care back.
• It takes years to build up trust,
  and only seconds to destroy it.
• It's not what you have in your life
  but who you have in your life that counts.

I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.

So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.

All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.

No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.

I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.

God looked into his book and said
"Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time."

The stars lit up in heaven and,
the angels began to sing.

As the water washed my soul,
I could hear their voices ring.

I made an awesome choice that day,
I made a brand new start,
and I'll never forget the moment when....

....Jesus came into my heart!

God Is
By Angela Reichenbach

GOD is my shepherd,
GOD is my light.

GOD is the leader
of my prayers each night.

GOD is my master,
GOD is my way.

GOD is the path
I follow every day.

GOD is my teacher,
GOD is my heart.

GOD is the SAVIOR
from whom I'll never part!

Inner Beauty

Beauty comes
in many forms,
and in many
different ways.

But the kind of
beauty that pleases
God,
is the beauty that
never fades.

It's not in the way
you style your hair,
and it's not in the
clothes you wear...

the beauty God sees,
is inside of you;
in your heart,
in the way you care.

When you reach out
your hand,
to a child who is lost,
your beauty shines
through and through...

but when God
looks down,
upon you now,
is there beauty
inside of you?

The finest of clothes
and the fanciest jewels,
are not what defines
who you are...

It's the love deep inside,
where beauty begins,
the beauty of Christ
in your heart.

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A Mother's Love

There is no love, like a mother's love,
no stronger bond on earth...
like the precious bond that comes from God,
to a mother, when she gives birth.

A mother's love is forever strong,
never changing for all time...
and when her children need her most,
a mother's love will shine.

God bless these special mothers,
God bless them every one...
for all the tears and heartache,
and for the special work they've done.

When her days on earth are over,
a mother's love lives on...
through many generations,
with God's blessings on each one.

Be thankful for our mothers,
for they love with a higher love...
from the power God has given,
and the strength from up above.

_______________________________

The Transformation

I see a tiny speck of light that has crept into my view
I've lived in total darkness, but I've hid it well from you.

The layers of self-hatred, the destruction of my soul...
begin to crumble lightly where they once had full control.

What's this I see? a butterfly, just partially exposed,
with the colors of the rainbow and the beauty of a rose.

There goes another layer and the sun has made me smile...
I shed the guilt and anger that has kept me in denial.

Now I see the colors of the butterfly wings in view...
God sent this beautiful creature, to show me what to do.

As my layers are unpeeling, the sunshine keeps me warm...
I feel as if my spirit is being quietly transformed.

I see the butterfly rising and completely shed it's skin
and suddenly I realize...It's a mirror I'm looking in.