BIRTHDAYS ARE A
GIFT FROM GOD
by HELEN STEINER RICE
WHERE DOES TIME GO IN ITS ENDLESS FLIGHT-
SPRING TURNS TO FALL AND DAY TO NIGHT,
AND BIRTHDAYS COME AND BIRTHDAYS GO
AND WHERE THEY GO WE DO NOT KNOW...
BUT GOD WHO PLANNED OUR LIFE ON EARTH
AND GAVE OUR MIND AND BODY BIRTH
AND THEN ENCLOSED A LIVING SOUL
WITH HEAVEN AS THE SPIRIT'S GOAL
HAS GIVEN MAN THE GIFT OF CHOICE
TO FOLLOW THAT SMALL INNER VOICE
THAT SPEAKS TO US FROM YEAR TO YEAR
REMINDING US WE'VE NAUGHT TO FEAR...
FOR BIRTHDAYS ARE A STEPPING-STONE
TO ENDLESS JOYS AS YET UNKNOWN,
SO FILL EACH DAY WITH HAPPY THINGS
AND MAY YOUR BURDENS ALL TAKE WINGS
AND FLY AWAY AND LEAVE BEHIND
GREAT JOY OF HEART AND PEACE OF MIND...
FOR BIRTHDAYS ARE THE GATEWAY TO
AN ENDLESS LIFE OF JOY FOR YOU
IF YOU BUT PRAY FROM DAY TO DAY
THAT HE WILL SHOW YOU THE TRUTH AND THE WAY.
AN UNFAILING PRESCRIPTION
by HELEN STEINER RICE BUT MY PRESCRIPTION FOR YOU RIGHT NOW IS ONE THAT NOTED PREACHER ONCE RECOMMENDED... AND IT NEVER FAILS TO WORK...IF IT IS FOLLOWED PRECISELY AND WITHOUT FAIL.
WHEN YOU AWAKEN READ THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM...DO NOT RECITE IT FROM MEMORY... READ IT VERY SLOWLY AND VERY CAREFULLY AND WITH DEEP MEDITATION. DO THIS AGAIN AFTER DINNER AND JUST BEFORE YOU GO TO BED.
DO NOT READ IT HURRIEDLY... BUT THINK ABOUT EACH WORD AND PHRASE AND LET YOUR MIND SOAK UP THE WONDERFUL ASSURANCE THERE IS IN THESE WORDS. MOST OF US KNOW THIS PSALM BY
HEART BUT WE REPEAT IT WITHOUT EVER REALIZING THE GREAT AND FULL MEANING OF IT. IT IS THE MOST POWERFUL PIECE OF WRITING IN THIS WORLD.
JUST THINK WHAT IT MEANS TO KNOW THAT THE LORD IS YOUR SHEPHERD AND THAT HE IS LEADING YOU AND ANOINTING YOUR SCARS AND "HEART-HURT" WITH THE BALM OF HIS LOVE. THE MORE YOU THINK ABOUT THIS THE MORE YOU BECOME AWARE OF ITS POWER. YOU CAN HEAL YOUR BODY AND MIND AND HEART WITH THIS PSALM. GOD PROMISES TO RESTORE YOUR SOUL, REVIVE YOUR WEARY BODY, TAKE YOU INTO A COOL, CLEAR
PLACE WHERE YOU CAN REST... AND NO MATTER HOW STEEP THE HILL OR THE MOUNTAIN IS, THE LORD IS GOING TO CLIMB IT WITH YOU.
JUST WRITING THIS HAS ALREADY GIVEN ME STRENGTH. THE SHEEP ARE NEVER AFRAID BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE SHEPHERD WILL LEAD THEM INTO GREEN PASTURES BESIDE THE STILL WATERS...
AND SO AS YOU COME TO DARK PLACES IN YOUR LIFE JUST REACH OUT FOR THE HAND OF THE SHEPHERD. IF YOU STOP AND GET VERY QUIET AND STILL YOU FEEL THE PRESENCE OF GOD.
I OFTEN SAY THIS WHEN I AM TROUBLED... AND I IMAGINE I AM JUST A "LITTLE LAMB" WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO AND THAT I HAVE NO ONE TO FOLLOW BUT THE SHEPHERD.
BUT I KNOW THE SHEPHERD WILL NOT LET ME FALL OVER THE PRECIPICE AND HE WILL NOT LET ME DRINK IN THE SWIFT WATER FOR I MIGHT SLIP AND FALL IN AND I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS HE WILL GO WITH ME EVEN THROUGH THE
VALLEY OF THE SHADOWS. AND WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE WHAT IS THERE TO FEAR?
HE WILL BRING YOU SAFELY THROUGH NO MATTER WHICH "SIDE OF LIFE OR DEATH" IS YOUR DESTINATION. YOU CANNOT LOSE... FOR HE BRINGS HIS CHILDREN SAFELY THROUGH EVERYTHING.
NOW, MY DEAR, YOU JUST DO THIS EVERY DAY FOR A FEW WEEKS AND YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW CALM AND WONDERFUL YOU FEEL. Have a nice day. Take care. May the love of Christ be with us today and always!...Love, David
Hii Shelly long time hw r u? hws everyone at home.... actually i have logged after a long time and was almost disappeared from here, anyways r u by any chance on ORKUT. i m mostly available there u can catch me there easily but neways i will keep in touch wid u, keep sending comments take care.
DAILY PRAYERS DISSOLVE
YOUR CARES
by HELEN STEINER RICE I MEET GOD IN THE MORNING
AND GO WITH HIM THROUGH THE DAY,
THEN IN THE STILLNESS OF THE NIGHT
BEFORE SLEEP COMES I PRAY
THAT GOD WILL JUST "TAKE OVER"
ALL THE PROBLEMS I COULDN'T SOLVE
AND IN THE PEACEFULNESS OF SLEEP
MY CARES WILL ALL DISSOLVE,
SO WHEN I OPEN MY EYES
TO GREET ANOTHER DAY
I'LL FIND MYSELF RENEWED IN STRENGTH
AND THERE'LL OPEN UP A WAY
TO MEET WHAT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE
FOR ME TO SOLVE ALONE
AND ONCE AGAIN I'LL BE ASSURED
I AM NEVER "ON MY OWN"...
FOR IF WE TRY TO STAND ALONE
WE ARE WEAK AND WE WILL FALL,
FOR GOD IS ALWAYS GREATEST
WHEN WE'RE HELPLESS, LOST, AND SMALL,
AND NO DAY IS UNMEETABLE
IF ON RISING OUR FIRST THOUGHT
IS TO THANK GOD FOR THE BLESSINGS
THAT HIS LOVING CARE HAS BROUGHT...
SO MEET HIM IN THE MORNING
AND GO WITH HIM THROUGH THE DAY
AND THANK HIM FOR HIS GUIDANCE
EACH EVENING WHEN YOU PRAY,
AND IF YOU FOLLOW FAITHFULLY
THIS DAILY WAY TO PRAY
YOU WILL NEVER IN YOUR LIFETIME
FACE ANOTHER " HOPELESS DAY."
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