Selfless

To thine own self be not true,

but live for God

instead of you.

It is there we find reward.

so upon this Earth

we should not horde.

Give of your heart

and share your soul

so that life's a grand part

of eternity whole.

Water,

you calm, cool creature,

collected in the Earth's

deepest features.

In you we are born,

cradled in peace,

defying gravity

in nature's fleece.

The perfect drink,

for life a must,

without this gift

we are but dust.

You bring me calm,

you sooth my mind,

from clear, blue lakes

to ocean's brine.

So clear, so sweet,

so take me home,

to the water's edge,

where my heart doth roam.

Morning devotion

Wandering calmly in God's Grace,

all the fear now gone,

life's become a centered place,

until he calls me home.

Through prayer I have found my reason,

on my knees I find hope,

now I cherish every season,

in rough waters, his love, my rope.

Reborn, resplendently anew,

my eyes wide in wonder,

my heart lifted into the light,

the darkness now nearly asunder.

The dawn, it is a joyous gift,

the dusk a blanket, so warm,

life, a spark, intense,

my soul, an endless form.

Thank you is not nearly enough,

in gratitude for my soul,

for life it is a gracious blessing,

and in death, you make me whole.

Man Camp

Wind playing with fire

Mother and child