It is cold in my sanctuary this morning
But so vast a choir sings so sweetly
That my heart is warmed
And my spirit renewed.
By Martha L Shaw ©2014
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Spring’s Thaw
March 7, 2019
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FROM CHANGE COME UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
January 7, 2019How blue is the sky
and how bright the sun!
Winter’s warm smile
brings unexpected joy
on this mid-season day!
Tomorrow’s cold air
won’t be so biting
after this early taste of Spring!
I complain? NOT!
For the four seasons bless me;
each in a new and unique way.
I bask in the opportunities
each one brings!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2019
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Warmth In Winter
January 3, 2019
Though it’s still winter,
with you always in my heart
I celebrate spring!
by Martha L Shaw – Copyright 2016
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TEACH US, LORD
October 31, 2018You created us as unique creatures with a purpose. Sadly, instead of giving yoou glory for this and learning from one another, we listen to the evil one and behave wickedly! Help us to reflect Your love and behave as one mutually supportive body in you as you intended and please forgive us for our failings, In Jesus’ holy name. Amen
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UNWRAPPED
October 6, 2018Ah,
the lovely Autumn leaves
clothe my tree
in loveliness!
Suddenly,
barren branches for a time.
Sigh . . .
As the dry, now colorless leaves
await raking
and burning
I scratch my head
and wonder why such beauty
contained for a season
in those deciduous leaves
had to fall??
Then,
I am reminded!
Like that tree,
I too have seasons
for which God has a plan!
As the leaves fall,
new ones
will come along in due season
with more strength
and beauty than before!
By Martha L Shaw – ©2018
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ANSWERING AN AGE OLD QUESTION!
September 21, 2018Happiness
is not a goal;
it is a by-product.
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IF HE LEADS YOU TO IT . . .
July 24, 2018
HE WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH IT!
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“You can never cross the ocean
until you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore”
― Christopher Columbus
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By Martha L Shaw ©2015
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