Keeping on track

How do I know
Preparations to make
So I won’t be a fool
And fall on my face

How do I know
When the Spirit is there
And I’m able to speak
Words of truth in the air

It would seem to me
I do need a list
Of the points to be made
Barring a twist

So the minimum thing
Is an outline of sorts
Some bullet points
So I won’t get lost

And easier still
Are slides on the wall
The ultimate lean-on
So one doesn’t fall

© 7/2/08, Glenn

Another glorious day

How can I discover
The things in the way
To do’s pushing on me
That lengthen the day

I find it so easy
To other things do
Within the resistance
There must be a clue

© 6/14/08, Glenn

The plan

Thank you Lord
For words of hope
That keep us going
Though we grope
That move us on
An unseen strand
Guided by your unseen hand

But now and then
We catch a glimpse
Of world changing thoughts
That do convince

We’re part of a larger plan
Guided by your hand
Bring restoration
To the land

© 7/12/08, Glenn

Or many years

Thinking about my latter years
Anxious over the poor preparation
Feeling behind the pace of time

Yet from the start
I’ve placed my trust
In the holy God
Deliver us
To save us from our own miss-steps
The important areas we’ve been inept

From early years I had the dream
To walk with God in plans unseen
To live in supernatural flow
Not bound by natural laws
And know – that all is well

With purity of heart went forth
Attending to what I’d been taught
Of trusting in the holy writ
Extremely loyal not to quit

Now looking back o’r many years
Having questions
Near to tears
Seeming little left behind
In contribution
Or work combined

So once again reach deep inside
Ask for wisdom from our guide
Not only for the way to go
But augment us with those who know
What’s needed to complete this show

© 3/28/08, Glenn

Lots going on

Many loose ends
What do I feel
How do I prepare
For days to be real

Age comes along
An end is for sure
What is right action
What life is in store

Pick up my pen
Words do come out
Stream of consciousness
To glory do shout

Not very smart
In the things of the world
Yet that’s where we live
Till ages unfurl

Exhorted to wisdom
As serpents on earth
Not being so wired
Can act like a jerk!

© 6/26/08, Glenn

Guide us Lord

Guide us Lord
To do what’s right
To give advice
That will not bite

Prompt us Lord
The way to go
That hope comes forth
To move this show

Open up
Our eyes to see
The path you’ve planned
This value tree

© 7-10-08, Glenn
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Love!

I love you God
Your goodness is beyond comprehension
As I recall our walk together
I am filled with wonder

I could feel such guilt
At the level of my inattention
Yet when I turn to you
All that fades in the light of your presence

Your presence. such a precious thing
So close
The turning of a thought
Attending to my heart

A friend
My comforter
Companion when I can
My heart and mind attend.

© 6/29/08, Glenn

Birds!

One of my favorite pictures. Daniel and I took it out of kiaks at Hilton Head. The connection with the poem is really stretched as I don't recall hearing pelicans sing.

I hear the birds outside
Now a different one
A chorus to be heard
Welcoming the sun

Welcoming the day
Celebrating life
Creation singing forth
To honor God of light

© 6/27/08, Glenn