Open Our Eyes, Lord

“But as it is written, ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for them that love Him’.”

I Corinthians 2:9


His All-Seeing Eye

“For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord and He ponders all his goings.”

Proverbs 5:21


The Soul’s Repose

“Return unto your rest, O my soul—for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.”
Psalm 116:7


Thy Face, O Lord, Will I Seek

“When You said, ‘Seek My Face,’ my heart said unto You, ‘Thy Face, Lord, will I seek’.”
Psalm 27:8


New Year’s Prayer

“And it came to pass that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray. . .’.”

Luke 11:1a

“Lord, teach us to pray,”

The disciple said that day,

As they watched Jesus praying to His Father,

In a most intense and trusting way.

Flowery words and stilted phrases

The Lord Jesus did not use;

Instead, as a child talking with his father

Was the manner of praying He did choose.

For sure there was adoration

For the Glory of His Father;

Trivial pursuit and meaningless words—

For Christ, He did not bother.


The One for Whom We’ve Been Waiting

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”

Luke 2:11

How quietly the world slept that night

When Heaven came down to earth;

No dignitaries or television cameras

Showed up to recognize or record His Birth.

In a tiny innkeeper’s stable

The Son of God was born.

And from His birth until His death

He’d be rejected, despised and scorned.


The Father’s Good Gifts

“If you, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father, which is in Heaven, given good things to them that ask Him?”

Matthew 7:11

A gift is that which is freely given

From one person to another;

There are no strings attached or a hook inside

When given by a friend or brother.

No, gifts are given to express one’s love

To someone who may not deserve them;

They’re given on purpose by the one who gives,

Not because of pressure or momentary whim.