Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30 Our words can uplift someone Or bring them down in a bad way Words have the power to pierce A person’s heart with joy or dismay We can use our words to build Someone up or to tear them down Leaving their hearts full or Causing sadness to abound D Father let my words be filled With love and hope in You Sharing words that pierce one’s heart With Your love leaving them

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 God loved us so much that He gave His Only Son so we would have eternal life We would not perish but would live In God’s love protection and light There is no greater love than a Friend who gives His life for another Jesus died a horrible death so We could be sisters and brothers Father help me take up my cross Bearing all trials and t

And let us run with perseverance the race marked for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfector of faith. Hebrews 12:1-2 Father help me throw off Everything that hinders my faith Forgive my sins Lord and Let me finish well my race Fill me with Your Holy Spirit So I will go forth and persevere Shedding all my fleshly desires And to Your Will adhere Father thank You for choosing to give Me freedom through Your sacrifice Give me a willing heart to accept all Of Yo

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4:4 I don’t always rejoice especially When things are not going well I can resort to grumbling Forgetting where I should dwell Father whether I’m high on a Mountain or down in a valley Help me rejoice in You no Matter what is around me Remind me to ask for the Holy Spirit to fill my soul So I constantly rejoice in You Wherever I may go Diane Parkhurst

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say: Rejoice! Philippians 4:4 When Satan attacks you Rejoice in God’s goodness When fear has your number Rejoice in God’s forgiveness When pain overwhelms you Rejoice in God’s plan for you When disappointment shows up Rejoice in God’s truth When mourning feels heavy Rejoice in God’s salvation When loneliness is felt Rejoice in God’s restoration Diane Parkhurst

For in Him all things are created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him. Colossians 1:16 When I look to the moon I can see the beauty of it all The creation of the sky The stars big and small I hear the waves crash Upon the rocks on the shore They remind me that You are My Rock today and forevermore When I feel the wind on my face I think of the Holy Spir

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Father keep my goal in life To be I fought the good fight I finished the race and I kept The faith to my King on high Help me to remain faithful to The Saviour of the world So I will see heaven and I will see Your plan unfurl Well done good and faithful Servant is what I want to hear From You my Saviour and King This is my solemn prayer Diane Parkhurst

Search me, God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 God knows all of our thoughts He still wants us to share them Confessing all sins even the ones You are ashamed to tell Him He wants us to draw close to Him so that He can heal us He will help us rebuke sin Creating joy through Jesus Father help me come to You And lay down all at Your throne Align my thoughts and

But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 Father You take away So much from me You take my fear worry Guilt sin and anxiety You replace them all with Your tender loving care All you want from me is To spread the love You share Your love is far greater than My mind can comprehend It’s deeper than any ocean And it has no end

He Himself bore our sins in the body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; for by His wounds we are healed. 1 Peter 2:24 Jesus’ death on the cross Set us free from our sins He died so we could live And have a future with Him He gives us strength to turn From old mindsets and behaviors To choose holiness integrity And obedience to our Saviour He has taken us out of the dark Letting us live in His Light Giving us a hope and a future Giving us a