2022 February
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/2/22
The
earth is the Lord’s.
We're
the caretakers.
Take
care how we treat it,
For
it is the Maker’s.
We’re
to take care of,
The
land, air, and seas,
All
of the creatures,
And
all plants and trees.
We're
responsible,
For
the way we live,
In
God's creation,
And
the care we give.
Let's
be good stewards,
As
caretakers take care,
Of
God's creation,
On
this world we share.
In This World of Challenges
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/3/22
In
this world of challenges,
Of
turmoil, and of strife,
We
give thanks that God is here,
Offering
abundant life.
We
can be more than we've been.
Today
we can be found,
On
the wrong path sorely lost,
God
can help us turn around.
Stop
today and take a look,
And
where it is you're going.
Make
a course correction and take,
The
path that God is showing.
Even
on God’s path of life,
Oranges
will come your way.
Keep
the faith. You're never alone
When
you’re on God's highway.
I Believe I Can Do All Things
(Philippians 4.13)
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/4/22
I believe I can do all
things,
In Christ who
strengthens me.
No matter what life
brings,
Just serve God
faithfully.
When at the end of your
rope,
When things seem
impossible,
In God put all your
faith and hope,
For God all things are
possible.
When in dark places you
can feel,
The Lord's loving
embrace.
God's presence and
strength are real,
Between that rock and
that hard place.
We Pray for One Another
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/5/22
We pray for one another,
For those who are distressed,
That God will walk beside them,
And their lives will be blessed.
When difficulties happen,
We can't always be there,
But through God's Holy Spirit,
We can be there in prayer.
Prayer makes a difference,
Not just for the prayee,
By being aware of other’s needs,
These prayers also affect me.
Through renewed
awareness,
Of needs we lift in
prayer,
God calls us into action,
Through this sacred time
we share.
Where Might We Find God
Today
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/6/22
Where might we find God today,
As we observe and as we pray?
Look for evidence great and small,
See God's will behind it all.
Where might we find this God of love,
On earth below or the heavens above?
Wherever we seek, there may we find,
God in whose image made humankind.
Where might God find us today,
In what we do and what we say?
Add this right time and right place,
Might we feel God's loving embrace.
We’ve Been Blessed by
God’s Love
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/7/22
We've been blessed by God's love,
We give thanks to God above.
In God's image we're each unique,
In each person God's image seek.
God first loved us that we might be,
God's handiwork for all to see,
And through the works of our own hands,
May Good News spread throughout the lands.
For there are those who don't know love,
Nor know about the Lord above.
Through loving actions that we do,
May God's love come shining through.
Find ways each day to share God's love,
For love is what God's made of.
So, offer God's love
every day,
To all you meet along the
way.
Can There Be a Perfect
Day
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/9/22
Can there be a perfect
day,
When everything goes
right?
When all you do and all
you say,
Are perfect in God's
sight.
When God's love we are
sharing,
All for Jesus’ sake,
On to perfection we're
going,
With each step we take.
Today we can be better,
Than the day before,
And all our tomorrows,
Now and forevermore.
God Is Love and Gives It
Freely
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/10/22
God is Love and gives it
freely,
To people far and wide.
Jesus modeled God's love
for us,
As on the cross he died.
There are times when we
don't feel loved.
Sometimes are dark and
lonely.
We are overwhelmed with
guilt and grief.
We pray and wish, “If
only…”
If only, God, we had had
the faith,
To choose and follow you,
Even in the worst of
times,
Your love would have
shone through.
Paul Wrote About God’s
Great Love
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/11/22
Paul wrote about God's
great love,
And how nothing can it
sever.
Like faith and hope it
never ends,
For God's love lasts
forever.
God's love brought the
world to life,
When none but God
existed.
God's love brought to us
new life,
When we'd sinned and
resisted.
God's love is so much
more than,
The evil things we've
done,
That God can bring
salvation,
Through the death of
God's own Son.
You Are Gifted by God’s
Grace
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/11/22
You are gifted by God's
grace,
And here in this time and
place,
You're to use your gifts
for good,
For neighbors in your
neighborhood.
Pray about each hurt and
need,
And what might be a holy
deed,
That you might do in
God's name,
By that deed your faith
proclaim.
Extend God's love with
all your heart.
Don't take credit, just
do your part.
Do what God created you
to do.
Serve God by just being
you.
God Has Been Praised
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/11/22
God has been praised,
For thousands of years.
God is our strength,
Over worries and fears.
The Lord is our shepherd,
Nothing we lack.
E’en in dark valleys,
For God's got our back.
We celebrate that,
God’s with us always,
As the Holy Spirit,
Guides us in God's ways.
Give thanks to God,
For all God has done.
Proclaim the Good News,
Today to someone.
When Life Becomes a
Challenge
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/11/22
When life becomes a
challenge,
With problems everywhere,
Turn your focus to the
Lord,
For God is always there.
When life is just fantastic,
And things are at their
best,
Turn your focus to the
Lord,
Thank God you've been so
blessed!
In all those in between
times,
Of ordinary days,
Turn your focus to the
Lord,
And give to God your
praise.
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/12/22
This will be a great day,
For God's glory is on
display.
Watch and see all the
Lord does,
Then give praise and
thank Jesus.
Some just see the old
same old,
But there are wonders to
behold.
Allow God to reveal to
you,
Things for God that you
can do.
You will be in the right
place,
To share the blessings of
God's grace.
Let God's love flow
through you,
By kind words and deeds
you do.
You might just make
someone's day,
By what you do or what
you say.
You'll be a blessing for
someone who,
Will be a blessing back
to you.
We Love Because God First Loved Us
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/14/22
We love because God first
loved us.
We love because of Jesus,
Who loved enough for him
to die,
God's grace thus to justify.
Today give thanks for
God's great love,
Shower down from heaven
above.
As we've been loved we're
commanded to,
Love God, our neighbors,
and ourselves, too.
May everyone see God's
love in you,
By how you act and by
what you do.
Let people know God loves
them too,
Let God's love come
shining through.
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/15/22
When I am lost God guides
me along,
When I am weak God’s
strength is strong.
Without God's help my
abilities are few,
But with God's help
anything I can do.
Opportunities rise each
day that I live,
Asking my help which I
can freely give.
Wherever I am a
difference I can make,
As I offer my gifts all
for the Lord's sake.
Let God direct you. Be of
service today.
Ask God for guidance as
you humbly pray.
For all believers God's
will will come true,
Working together see what
God can do.
We Are Called by Jesus
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/16/22
We are called by Jesus,
As disciples on the way,
And in the name of Jesus,
We’re called Christians
today.
We are one big family,
With one another sharing,
That as members we might
be,
Tender loving and caring.
Many times we freely
give,
And likewise we receive,
God's love through Jesus
Christ,
That others might
believe.
Of All There Is or Could
Be
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/17/22
Of all there is or could
be,
Thank you, God, for
creating me.
Humbly I come before you,
Asking what you'd have me
do.
I'm just a small part of
your will,
But with our purpose to
fulfill.
Each day helped me do my
part,
To do your will with all
my heart.
Guide my path throughout
the day,
And all I do and all I
say.
When I am needed help me
be there,
To offer someone your
love and care.
I may not be able to do a
lot,
But I will give it all I’ve
got.
Each day help me answer
your call,
When Jesus asks to give
it all.
The Holy Spirit Lives in
Me
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/18/22
The Holy Spirit lives in
me,
Empowering me to be,
A faithful follower of
the Lord,
Who’s to be worshipped
and adored.
The Holy Spirit is in my
heart,
Helping me to do my part,
That God's love I can
share,
Spreading Good News
everywhere.
The Holy Spirit leads me
on,
This holy way I walk
upon,
And guides me each step
along the way,
Always with me day by
day.
Lord, Help Me Listen
When I Pray
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/19/22
Lord, help me listen when
I pray,
To all you wish to me to
say.
Help me stop bending your
ear,
That your voice I might
hear.
Prayer is a two-way
street,
Where two hearts can
truly meet.
I can share what's on my
own,
And your heart's desire
for me be known.
Speak and teach my inner
heart,
Thy will be done. I'll do
my part.
Guide me in my times of
prayer,
To follow through these
times we share.
O Lord, Today We Pray
for Peace
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/20/22
O Lord, today we pray for
peace,
That in your name all
wars will cease.
Today in me let this now
start,
With the strife within my
heart.
Remind me that I'm to
forgive.
Help me now that way to
live.
Help me show others your
grace.
Let your love hatred replace.
When we've each chosen
our own ways,
We get entrapped in our
own maze,
And we are hopelessly
lost until,
We choose to do your holy
will.
Help us choose to now do
good,
For our earthly neighborhood,
Treating others as we
would,
Want to be treated, as we
should.
Holy God We Praise Your
Name
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/21/22
Holy God, we praise your
name,
And sing out of your
glory,
For your grace has saved
us all,
We sing and share our
story.
We sing of times of
wandering,
When we were completely
lost.
Jesus found us and gave
us life,
On the cross he paid the
cost.
We were both sinners at
the time,
When he died to save us
all,
We're beloved and
forgiven,
We are raised up from the
fall.
So, we sing and
celebrate,
All that God has done for
us,
Giving us life and life
renewed,
By sending us Jesus.
As We Lift Our Voice to
Sing
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/22/22
As we lift our voice to
sing,
Praises to the Lord we
bring.
For all that the Lord has
done,
God's love blesses
everyone.
God's love for each of us
does feel,
For us the Lord's love is
real.
There are some who just
don't know,
Our job is God's love to
show.
In all you do today show
love,
And thus reveal the Lord
above.
Reach out to people where
they've been,
Reach out a hand. Draw
people in.
Jesus Was Transfigured
(Luke 9)
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/23/22
Jesus was transfigured,
On a mountainous place.
The disciples saw,
A glow upon his face.
They also saw there with
him,
Two prophets from the
past.
Peter wished to set up
camp,
But that vision wouldn't
last.
They heard the voice of
God,
Calling them to listen,
To the words of Jesus,
Whose face began to
glisten.
A vision of God's Kingdom,
With those who've gone
before,
Was revealed to them that
day,
Treasured forevermore.
Each day keep an eye out,
For what you just might
see,
A moment you might treasure,
For all eternity.
Lord, Show Us What to Do
Today
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/25/22
Lord, show us what to do
today,
To make a difference in
some way.
What for someone might we
do,
That your love comes
shining through?
Lord, so many do not know
you,
Who you are and what you
do.
We've been too silent we
confess.
Help us now our faith
profess.
When someone's hurt or grieving,
We can be there
relieving,
Offering them hope and
grace,
Through us may they see
your face.
With a smile and a kind
word,
Your Good News can be
heard.
Through loving deeds great
or small,
Our actions can say it
all.
In Times of Struggle
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/26/22
In times of struggle;
times of war,
When the world's in pain.
May there be war no more,
And there be peace again.
With our own selfish
desires,
Personal wars are waged.
Burning like ravaging
fires,
Our souls become enraged.
In two our hearts bring
peace,
That passes all
understanding.
May these wars forever
cease,
When with you we are
standing.
We Celebrate the Lord of
Lords
Jeffrey
B. Childs 2/28/22
We celebrate the Lord of lords.
We praise the King of
kings.
The Lord is Lord of us
all,
All blessings the Lord
brings.
God is the God of all who
mourn,
And all who are in need.
Gods the provider of all
things,
Sustaining us indeed.
Jesus calls us to come
along,
To walk on God's highway,
And invite others to come
too,
As He shows the way.
When we stumble on the
path,
Unsure of where we're
going.
We put our trust in the
Lord,
Who's all seeing and all
knowing.
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