Stop and Take A Moment

A Reflection Of You

Brief Moments - 3

You Say, I Say

You say I am religious
When I say that I believe
You laugh at my convictions
My truth you will not see

You say that God cannot exist
With all that’s going on
I say that’s when I need Him most
For only He can make me strong

You see it as a weakness
When I say I have faith
You think I think I’m better than you
But I’m only here through God’s grace

You say you do not see the point
Life’s fine just where it’s at
I say He’ll still be here for you
When you want more than that

Prodigal

I said goodbye
Turned my back on you
Struck out on my own
Looking for things to do
I wanted to taste
The forbidden fruit
It didn’t matter to me
That I broke your heart

Things worked out
For a while at least
Then it all appeared
To come apart at the seams
Face first in the gutter
Left all alone
Ashamed and confused
Crying for home

Dragging my feet
I headed where I’d begun
Not sure of the reception
For this prodigal son
But you ran out to meet me
Miles from home
And welcomed me back
With open arms

Listen

In the hustle and the bustle
Of the working week
It’s easy to forget
To listen for God to speak

There’s so much background noise
Every place we go
So many things to do
We seldom take it slow

We want God to reach out to us
As long as it fits with all of this
Our focus remains on other things
We forget the soft, still voice is His

Why do we think the King of Kings
Should do things on our terms?
We’ve become arrogant not humble
Will we ever learn?

Brief Moments - 2

From You

Inspiration
Comes from you Lord
It sets my heart ablaze

Desire
Comes from you Lord
The deep longing in me grows

Passion
Comes from you Lord
It stirs my spirit up

Peace
Comes from you Lord
As I seek to do your will

Joy
Comes from you Lord
As I walk with you each day

You Love Me

You love me because you love me
Not because of anything I can do
That love is so incredible
Sometimes it’s hard to believe it’s true

You love me because you love me
A most amazing thing
The feeling fills me up
Sometimes I just want to sing

You love me because you love me
You who made the world
Care about my coming and going
Even though I’m just one girl

You love me because you love me
You value me for me
At times it’s hard to accept
I wonder what it is you see

You love me because you love me
True unconditional love
I’m coming to understand what it means
To know you as my Father above

Amazed By You

I see the way your face lights up
When you master something new
It fills my heart with love and pride
As I’m amazed by you

The tiny body you started with
Gets bigger by the day
You rolled and crawled, now stand and walk
As you explore the world and play

Sometimes you sit and play transfixed
With whatever is close at hand
Other times you’re always on the go
Finding fun and mischief wherever you can

I love to sit and watch you learn
As you face new things and do
The same as every child does
I’m constantly amazed by you

Our Prayer For You

Our hearts were joined
From before we met
It was all going to change
Though it hadn’t sunk in yet

When we first took you home
We were a bit unsure
Of how we would cope
With all the things in store

Each day you bring joy
And some days tears
That won’t change I’m sure
Throughout the years

You’re a true blessing from God
An answer to prayer
Just so you know
We’ll always be there

Some things will go wrong
More will go right
When you need a hug
We’ll be there day or night

As the years come and go
We’ll pray God’s guidance for us and you
So we can be good parents
That’s our prayer for you

It’s In

It’s in the little things
That love is often found
The fleeting, passing touches
And the gentle whispered sounds

It’s the flowers that you gave
For no reason at all
The times when you are running late
And give me a call

It’s in the times when I am tired
And you do the dishes for me
And on the rare occasions
You surprised me by cooking tea

It’s when you really want a massage
But gave one to me instead
And got up to our daughter
Letting me stay warm in bed

It’s in the many little things
I seldom think about
If I just stood back and saw them
I’d know there is no cause for doubt

Brief Moments

Stop And Take A Moment

Stop and take a moment
To smell the flowers scent
To feel the warming touch
Of the sun upon your skin
The sweet caressing gentle breeze
That whispers past your face
Stop and take a moment
Away from life’s rat race

Stop and take a moment
To smile at someone new
Take that outstretched hand
Hold the door for one or two
Don’t fall into the trap
That things you have make up your wealth
Stop and take a moment
Away from thoughts of self

Stop and take a moment
To listen to a child
Or take them to a park
And play with them a while
When you see someone who’s struggling
Don’t turn and run away
Stop and take a moment
To help someone today

Stop and take a moment
To think a few things through
Are you living how you’d hoped to be
Or is life just a list of stuff to do?
Are your priorities sorted out?
Or do they really stink.
Stop and take a moment
I mean really stop and think

A Reflection Of You

You speak to me in sunrise
and in the sunset too
And in the cold, brisk morning
When the grass is wet with dew

I feel your gentle touch
in the breeze upon my face
And in the friendly warmth
Of the sun’s spring embrace

You whisper in the lapping
of the river on the bank
And echo in a child’s laugh
In summer at the lake

As I look around me
I see the touch of you
Help my life be in someway
A reflection of you

True Value

It’s easy to get caught up
In materialistic life
It’s only when we do not have
We think we are in strife
The saddest thing to contemplate
Is how true we think that is
If we only took the time to see
Where our treasure truly is

We no longer seem to value
Things like friends and family
The cynic in me wonders
If that’s because they’re free
They don’t come attached to price tags
Or with instruction books
And we think that we can ditch them
When they no longer match our look

We discard as now outdated
Contentment, joy and peace
And think we only can be happy
When our lives contain some stress
So we go to work, to work
And because we’ve bills to pay
Forgetting how to enjoy life
As we live it day to day

So maybe it is time
To re-evaluate our lives
To look below the surface
Past the multitude of lies
Find out what makes us happy
What matters to us most
Then pursue those things with passion
And find our lost hope

My Gift To You

Locks behind locks
in doors behind doors
Somewhere deep inside
a heart and soul are crying
hidden so no-one can reach them
and no-one can hurt them
If it stays that way
will you ever feel again?
I know trust is a risk
but let me be your strength
just for a while
I’ve arms to hug with
shoulders to cry on
ears to listen
heart and soul for strength and love
Whenever you need it
from now till forever
This is my gift to you