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Need to relax and enjoy reading something different that you can't find on a bookshelf? Then read Shirley's Writer's Haven..sit back, prop up your feet, and read poetry and stories that you have never read before.... and can read only on the Web....it is only on the Web! Grab your cup whether it's tea, coffee or hot chocolate... INSPIRATIONAL JESUS, HOLD ME IN YOUR LOVING ARMS AND WHISPER TO ME OF YOUR LOVE. TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND TELL ME OF MY MANSION ABOVE. HELP ME THRU DESPAIRING DAYS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS, YET TO COME. SHOW ME HOW TO 'RUN THIS RACE', THEN KEEP ME TILL MY PRIZE IS WON. JESUS, HOLD ME CLOSE. CARESS ME AND MY CONSTANT KEEPER BE, TILL I FIND THERE IS NO OTHER WAY, AND YOUR PERFECT WILL I SEE. HOLD ME WHILE THE TEMPESTS TOSS, AND TILL THE STORMS OF LIFE ALLAY. TENDERLY WHISPER THAT YOU ARE NEAR, AND NO PITFALLS SHALL LEAD ME ASTRAY. DRAW ME CLOSER, DEAR JESUS, SO TEMPTATION CAN'T COME BETWEEN. TAKE MY HAND, LEAD THE WAY, LET MY SOUL BE CALM AND SERENE. LORD, HELP ME TO CHOOSE MY WEDDING GARMENT, THE RIGHT STYLE TO WEAR. HELP ME TO KEEP MY GARMENT SPOTLESS, FOR I KNOW MY BRIDEGROOM CARES. I LOVE YOU, SWEET JESUS, I WANT ALWAYS TO BE CLOSE BY YOUR SIDE THRU-OUT ALL ETERNITY. SO DRAW ME MORE CLOSER TO YOU EVERY DAY, TILL YOU TAKE ME TO HEAVEN, WHERE FOREVER I'LL STAY... OH, TO KNOW! Oh, to know!..that I, even I have the Spirit of God, The Holy of Holies, the Creator of all, the most Omnipotent..within me! O, God. I was not worthy of Thee!! O! to know..that the Great Jehovah, the King of Kings, the Hozanna in the Highest, The Holy One....loves me. O, God. I am not worthy of Thee! O! to know..that this, the Great Lord of Lords, The Merciful One, the Gentle, Kind, Loving and Forgiving One endures me! O, God. How patient Thou art with me!! O! to know..that You, the Great Physician, the Healer..the Wonder Working Power, Would reach down and heal and touch such a 'WORM' as I ... O, God. Thou art surely the Blessed Lamb! O! to know..that even in all of my own righteousness, I am yet as a filthy rag before You.. and yet You..the Great I AM, received me to Your heart.. O, God. How Great Thou art! O! to know..that the Alfa and Omega, the Everlasting, the Rock of Ages, the Prince of Peace, the Light of the world, should have chosen me.. O, God. How I adore Thee! And to know..that this Great Counselor, the Mighty God, the Bread of Life, the Emanuel, the Father of ALL, would DIE for even me.. O, God. Please God! Make me worthy of Thee!! MY PRAYER Jesus, I bow down willingly on my knees, Oh, I pray, dear Lord, this day I shall keep Sanctified and holy in dedication to you. And help me, Lord, to show this in all that I do. Lord, let me not even one word to speak That isn't pleasing, my God, to Thee. And let not one action or deed that I do Be a grievance, my Lord, to you. Help me to give freely when I am asked. Keep my disposition sweet, always the same. Lord, let me not say or do one act, To bring a reproach upon Thy dear Name. From me, throughly, all my weaknesses purge. A stumbling block never to be. Oh, help me not my own will to seek for When Thy Will t'would be better for me. Let my light so shine before others That they may see Thee in me. And then, through the Fruits of Thy Spirit, Some lost soul shall be led to Thee. Answered Prayers HE HEARS MY PRAYERS I'll tell the world wherever I go of Jesus of Nazareth...I love Him so! He heals all my heartaches, knows all my cares. Whenever I need Him, He answers my prayers. He always is near me when I am sad. He speaks to my soul and makes my heart glad. Whenever my cross seems to heavy to bear I tell it to Jesus, He answers my prayers. And if the night should be dark and long deep in my heart He will keep a song. Or when from satan I must be aware, I'll tell it to Jesus, He answers my prayers. I always will serve Him whatever the cost. Did not He pay the price for a world that was lost? I know my name is in that book up there, so I talk with Jesus, He answers my prayers. MEDITATION..... Jesus, I am weak and helpless, full of errors and mistakes. I feel so lost and all forsaken, my heart, with sorrow aches. Oh, I feel so heavy laden, so distressed and at a loss. For I have failed to trust my Saviour, who bore it all on the old rugged Cross. Oh, I want to feel Him near me, feel His Spirit hovering round. For 'tis then my courage strengthens, my heart with joy abounds. Jesus, Jesus, blessed Saviour, who will all our burdens bear. When I feel so heavy laden. Jesus listens to my prayer. I suppose to sum this whole page up, would be to say that you have discovered how to pray, meditate, and praise the Name of the Wonderful Lord Jesus Christ..... thus becoming an overcomer!! How wonderful to overcome the wiles of that ole serpent, satan, who stalks around ceaselessly to devour whom he may devour. But, thank God, if we have found how to pray, meditate and praise, we WILL be overcomers until the glorious Day that He comes to claim His waiting Bride! Written By Shirley Kotsanos |
SHIRLEY'S HAVEN OF POETRY AND STORIES
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