Palabras no son Palabras

Unknown Author – 2009

Palabras no son palabras.
Lo que digo no es lo que oyes.
¿Adónde fueron mis palabras?
¿Cómo puedes entenderme cuando nadie
  habla la misma idioma?
¿Hay una?
¿Aún existen mis pensamientos, mis sueños?
¿Alguien puede contestarlos?
The Spirit prays for us in groans that words cannot express.

Cross

By Deb R. – 2009

In the bread Your body,
In the wine Your blood.
You then left both
On the holy Rood,
And saved us all:
For love You stood.

Life can be Difficult

unknown Author – 2009

Life can be difficult, even I, a 12 year old girl know that.  Sometimes when I just want to throw my hands up in surrender, I take a step back and take a good hard look.  When I’m angry at school, I think ‘Hey, at least I get to go to school.’  If it’s my room’s too messy, well at least I have things that can make my room messy and cluttered.  After I step back, I’m ready to deal with what’s bugging me.

-Amen

The Mystery of Death

K – March 14/08

I have been closer to death in the last few years than ever before.  Most vivid is the image of Jeri’s Mom avoiding, denying, battling, rallying, suffering – oh such suffering and finally an awful & painful death.

In the time that I saw her suffer and her Mom watch her and suffer, and her daughter watch her and suffer I thought that compared to your death Lord maybe hers was worse – at least longer, much longer and so full of pain.  I felt guilty even thinking this but it’s truly what I thought.

But then I came to realize, not a new epiphany by any means but a fresh reminder, that you chose death.  You knew exactly how awful it would be and yet you chose to take it on, to take our sins on, to pay a price that you so clearly did not owe.

I thought of Jeri’s Grandma, how much it hurts to see your child die, no matter what the age.  God, our Lord’s heavenly Father chose, he gave, he stood back & allowed his only son to die.

I don’t think I’m afraid of death, but I am sure afraid of suffering, of pain of losing [illegible].  But you Lord not only accepted it, You chose it.  For me.  For all.

Thank you Lord for Your unspeakable love.  Please be with all those who are suffering & dying.  Be their peace and bring them through to glory I pray.

Lemons

Unknown Author – 2010

We all know the saying ‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.’  Truth is, lemonade needs more than lemons.  It needs sugar, water and ice.  Just like a bad situation.  In order to make it “lemonade” you need 3 more things.  Hope, Faith, and Perseverance.  Let all your lemons turn into lemonade.