Drinking From My Saucer
I've never made a fortune
and it's probably too late now
But I don't worry about that much
I'm happy anyhow
And as I go along life's way
I'm reaping better than I sow
I'm drinking from my saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed
Haven't got a lot of riches
and sometimes the going's tough
But I've got loving ones around
me
I thank God for his blessings
And the mercies He's bestowed
I'm drinking from my saucer
'cause my cup has overflowed
O, Remember times when things went
wrong
My faith wore somewhat thin
But all at once the dark clouds
broke
and sun peeped through again
So Lord, help me not to gripe
about the tough rows that I've hoed
I'm drinking from my saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed
If God gives me strength and courage
When the way grows steep and rough
I'll not ask for other blessings
I'm already blessed enough
And may I never be too busy
to help others bear their loads
Then I'll keep drinking from my
saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed
Forgive
I found a little remedy
To ease the life we live,
And make each day a happy one,
It is the word "forgive".
So many little things come to us
That leaves a pain or sting;
That if covered up at once
Would not amount to anything.
'Tis when we hold them up to view
And brood and sulk and fret,
They greater grow before our eyes,
'Twere better to forget.
So when you seek your bed at night,
'Ere yet your eyelids close;
Lay all your problems, doubts &
'counts
Before the One who knows.
And wait a verdict of the One
Who knows just why we live;
And hear the blessed words of Jesus;
"Forgive as I forgive."
Friends
Many people will walk in and out
of your life,
but only true friends will leave
footprints in our heart.
To handle yourself, use your head;
To handle others, use your heart.
Anger is only one letter short of
danger.
If someone betrays you once, it's
his fault;
If he betrays you twice, it's your
fault.
Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
God gives every bird it's food,
But He does not throw it into it's
nest.
He who loses money, loses much;
He who loses a friend, loses more;
He who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful young people are acts
of nature,
But beautiful old people are works
of art.
Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make
them all yourself.
The tongue weighs practically nothing,
But so few people can hold it.
Friends, you and me....
you brought another friend...
and then there were 3...
we started our group...
Our circle of friends...
and like that circle...
there is no beginning or end...
God's Calling
Moses said he was "slow of speech."
Jeremiah said he was "too young."
Amos said, "I am no prophet."
Mary said, "How can this be?"
Peter said, "I am a sinful man."
The centurion said, "he was not
worthy."
Paul said, "I know nothing good
lives in me."
Today is our turn. God calls.
He doesn't ask if we are suitable...
He only asks "if we are available."
God's Love
We can talk an hour about it, but
not have it.
No vessel can
contain it all.
No tongue can
explain it all.
For it is only explained by living
it
and retained
by giving it.
When we share it, then we have
more than we
had before.
Withhold it and we have less.
It has no competitors or equals.
Death cannot
claim it.
But only proclaim
it.
Persecution only brings it to the
surface.
It turns every
experience into a privilege.
It works best
under pressure.
It has no faults
and no failures.
It can turn every living sacrifice
into a
reasonable service.
It has been cradled in a manger,
crucified on
a cross, resurrected
from a tomb,
and carried into
Heaven.
I admire it in others, I desire
it from others,
I require it
for others . . .
But I can only acquire it from God.
I May Never...
I may never see tomorrow; there's
no written guarantee,
And things that happened yesterday
belong to history,
I cannot predict the future, I cannot
change the past,
I have just the present moment,
I must treat it as my last,
I must use this moment wisely for
it soon will pass away,
and be lost to me forever as part
of yesterday,
I must exercise compassion, help
the fallen to their feet,
Be a friend unto the friendless,
make an empty life complete,
The unkind things I do today may
never be undone,
And friendships that I fail to win
may nevermore be won,
I may not have another chance on
bended knee to pray,
And thank God with humble heart
for giving me this day.
Life Is
Life is an opportunity; benefit from
it.
Life is a beauty; admire it.
Life is a dream; realize it.
Life is a challenge; meet it.
Life is a duty; complete it.
Life is a game; play it.
Life is a promise; fulfil it.
Life is sorrow; overcome it.
Life is a song; sing it.
Life is a struggle; accept it.
Life is a tragedy; confront it.
Life is an adventure; dare it.
Life is luck; make it.
Life is life; fight for it!
Mother Teresa
No Time
I knelt to pray but not for long,
had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to
die.
I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.
God looked into his book and said
"Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time"
Reaching Out
"Our lives shall touch a thousand
lives
Before this year is done;
Leave countless marks for good or
ill,
"Ere sets the setting sun.
So this the wish we all should wish,
The prayer we all should pray;
Lord may our lives help other lives
We touch upon the way.......
Slow Dance
Have you ever watched kids
on a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain
slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic
flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading
night?
You better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
Do you run through each day
on the fly
When you ask "How are you?"
do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
running through your head?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste,
not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
'Cause you never had time
To call and say "hi"
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast
Time is short
The music won't last
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting
there.
When you worry and hurry through
your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away...
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over...
Untitled #1
Out of this life I shall never take
The things of silver and gold I
make.
All that I cherish and hoard away
After I die, on earth must stay
Though I have toiled for a painting
rare
To hang on my wall I must leave
it there
Though I call it mine and boast
of its worth
I must leave it behind when I quit
the earth.
All that I cherish and all that I
keep
I must leave behind when I fall
asleep.
I wondered oft what I shall own
In that other life where I pass
alone.
Will the Great Judge learn when my
life is through
That my soul has gathered some riches
too?
Or shall it be mine at the last
to find
That all I have lived for I have
left behind.
Untitled #2
If I could catch a rainbow...
I would do it just for you
And share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue...
If I could build a mountain...
You could call it your very own
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone...
If I could take your troubles,
I would toss them in the sea...
But all these things I'm finding,
Are impossible for me
I cannot build a mountain,
Or catch a rainbow fair
But let me be what I know best:
A friend that's, always there.
Written in Sand
If unkind words and cruel thoughts
And faults of those you trust
Are troubling you, my friend, sit
down
And write them in the dust.
If injured by a hasty tongue,
Before you raise your hand
To point a finger at some friend,
Just write it in the sand.
The faults of others you'll forget
And friends are yours to trust
If only you'll remember this
To write them in the dust!!