GOD HELP ME

 

In my latter years I only ask

That God grant me in my senility

To forget people I never liked at any rate

And the good fortune

To run into the people that I do like

And the eyesight to differentiate

OUT OF THE MOUTH’S OF BABES – THE WEDDING

 Six-year-old Ellie was in church

With four-year-old Luke her brother

They were sitting in the church

Attending a family wedding together

Luke laughed, sang, and talked out loud

Pulled faces and generally messed about

Finally, his big sister had had enough

Luke was spoiling her special day out

"You're not supposed to talk out loud in church."

"Why?” Luke asked “Who's going to stop me?".

Ellie pointed to the back of the church and said,

"Those two men by the door are hushers see"

 

FORGIVENESS

 

I find it hard to forgive

But we are taught we must

To be a good Christian

We must first forgive others

Before God can forgive us

But I find it hard to forgive

I cannot let go the bitterness

Or it’s associated baggage

The betrayal of those I thought friends

The deceit of family

The put downs and the knocks

The adversities and animosities

I cannot make that commitment to forgive

All I can do is promise to try

Try to climb that ladder of forgiveness

One painful rung at a time

And if I do succeed

In becoming a better person

A more forgiving person

If I manage to slowly climb the ladder

And earn Gods forgiveness

I will only do so with His grace

And not by some sweaty effort on my part

OUT OF THE MOUTH’S OF BABES – THE LORDS PRAYER

 

Three year old Katie had been learning

The Lords prayer with her mother each night

She would repeat each line after her mother

Practicing and practicing to get it right

Katie’s mum carefully enunciated each word

Going over and over each line in detail

Finally, Katie went solo "Lead us not into temptation"

She carefully recited "but deliver us some E-mail”

THANK YOU

 

Thank you for the morning

For the new day dawning

Thank you for the dawn chorus

Refreshing and delighting us

Thank you Lord for another day

And for tomorrow if I may

OUT OF THE MOUTH’S OF BABES – THE CHRISTENING

After the christening of his baby brother in church,        

All the way home Jamie sat in the car and cries

His father asked him over and over what the matter was

And then still sobbing the boy finally replies

"The Vicar said he wanted us to be brought up

In a Christian home, and I want to stay with you guys."

ONE OF THE TWELVE - BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE

 

One of the twelve

Bartholomew the Apostle

From the village of Cana

On the Sea of Galilee

Witness of the ascension

Who spread the Gospels

Far and wide

After converting Polymius

The King of Armenia

He was put to death

By the Kings brother

Martyred on the cross

In Albanopolis in Armenia

 

Feast Day August 24^th