240814 Praying For You

 Praying For You

I don't know you, nor you know me
Yet, I pray for you earnestly 
I see you walking down the street
And pray that all your days are sweet

Don't have to know you or your needs
To pray each hope and dream  succeeds
I see you pull in parking space 
Pray all your traveling is safe

Ahead of me in checkout line
I pray that your day's going fine
Don't have to know your name at all
To pray for you to hear God's call

What your life's like, can only guess
Still, I'll pray for your happiness 
Pray for the neighbor right next door
That they have people to adore

Hear ambulance's sirens blare
And pray that you are in God's care
May never have walked in your shoes
Yet, pray that you know the Good News

Pray for you and your family 
Though you are a stranger to me
Pray for people I'll never meet
That Jesus' love makes them complete 

Pray for those in authority 
They'll do their jobs with honesty
Pray for teachers and preachers, too
For they have godly work to do

Pray not just for those close to me
But, pray for anyone I see
For, couldn't we all use more prayer
Even those of which we're unaware

The prayers of the righteous are strong
So, I will pray the whole day long
Trusting the Lord to answer them
Whether for stranger or a friend 

Yes, let us pray for one another 
For aren't we all sister and brother 
What peace to know when day is through 
That someone's been praying for you

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

240606 The Word You Use

 T he Words You Use Be careful 'bout the words you use For words can injure; words can bruise Be careful 'bout the things you say For hurtful words, one's soul can slay It's not just words you use, but tone For tone has meaning all its own And if you've raised a teenage child You know their tone's what drives you wild The words you use carry such weight To express love or start debate For kind words can be source of life But biting words breed only strife A loving word makes someone's day Like honey, are kind words you say Yet, angry words, spoken in haste Will only leave a bitter taste  Don't know 'bout you, but I feel bad If speak unkind because I'm mad And though I'm sorry in the end Know they can't be unheard again Repaired relations come with price Won't have to pay if just talked nice The damage is already done  Though the word battle you have won The Word says tongue's a two edged sword  And words once said can't be ign...
Read more

231110 How Did I Get Here?

How Did I Get Here? How did I get here? I don't know Seemed sometimes fast, other times slow Though, does not matter what the pace Still wonder how came to this place How did I reach this point in time? Reality of it's so sublime For most of journey was uphill Through hard fought land, yet, I'm here still How did I get from there to here? In baby steps year after year? Know sometimes how I reached this place Was through tremendous leaps of faith But, other times, through missteps went To places that I never meant Through valleys deep or forests dark Through turbulent waters full of shark Yet, oh, so many times I've found That when I stop to look around  The sun is shining on my face And I am in a lovely place A place with lush, green, rolling hills With irises and daffodils  A place of rest, peace, and beauty  Exactly where I want to be I've found as I trek on my way Sometimes have both in the same day Day can begin as walk in park Then suddenly turn very dark Or st...
Read more

241210 'Tis the Season

  'Tis the Season  'Tis the season to be jolly With mistletoe, pine boughs, and holly Yet, what if jolly's not your mood  But melancholy, you exude What if the carols in the air Remind you of someone not there Or crackling fire's bright light and heat Can't chase the cold of empty seat What if season's not full of thrills But full of lack and unpaid bills Though sugarplums fill your kid's head You know they'll get little instead  Perhaps in place of peace, good will You have a loved one very ill So thoughts don't turn to season's din But doctors visits, medicines While others have house full of guests All you have though is loneliness  The kids have grown and moved away So it's not the same holiday How blessed if season's joyous one But it is not for everyone  For most December brings good cheer For some, it's hardest time of year Whatever circumstance you claim The Christmas message's still the same That hope came through a baby...
Read more