Poems Page 002

Grateful Heart

I didn't know what love was
Until I met the Son:
A deep and wondrous feeling
I must share with everyone.

I didn't know what joy was
Until He filled my heart:
True happiness that lives within
And sets the world apart.

I didn't know what peace was
Until He stilled my soul.
I gave to Him a shattered life
And He has made it whole.

I didn't know of mercy
Until I received from Him
Great measures of forgiveness
For all the times I've sinned.

I didn't have much patience.
He taught me how to wait,
As He had waited for me
Beside the narrow gate.

For all these gifts I'm grateful
To the One who dwells within
And keeps me on the narrow path,
Someday to dwell with Him.

I'M GOING TO FOLLOW YOU

Walk a little plainer, Daddy,
Said a little boy so frail,
For I'm following in your footsteps,
And I don't want to fail.
Sometimes your steps are very plain,
Sometimes they're hard to see,
So walk a little plainer, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
I know that you once walked this way
Many, many years ago,
And what you did along the way
I'd really like to know.
For sometimes when I'm tempted,
I don't know what to do,
So walk a little plainer, Daddy;
You know I'm following you.
Someday when I'm grown up,
You are like I want to be;
Then I will have a little boy
Who'll want to follow me.
And I would want to lead him right
And help him to be true,
So walk a little plainer, Daddy,
I'm going to follow you.

A Child's Plea

Set an example for me, Grandpa.
Show me unconditional love so I may love others unconditionally.

Set an example for me, Grandma.
Let the family bask in the light of your bright and shining love for Jesus.

Set an example for me, Dad.
Teach me that the tough shell of a man may contain gentleness and kindness.

Set an example for me, Mom.
I see your selfless devotion to your family.

Set an example for me, big brother.
Watch over me so that I may learn to protect and defend the weak.

Set an example for me, sister.
I will learn to respect the blossom of womanhood.

Set an example, family, for God’s youngest lambs to see.
Our eyes are on you all the day; lead us down the narrow way.