YOUR LOVING LIGHT

Your Loving Light

You're Like a Pretty Purple Orchid Bloom, so Bright and Gentle, Lovely All the Day. If I feel Down, your Smile disPels my Gloom; ya Cheer me Up, with Helpful Things ya Say! I Really LOVE ta Feel your Presence Near; you're Such an Angel, Filled with Grace diVine! Your Kindly Love helps Cast out Ev'ry Fear; it Always Blesses Me ta See ya Shine! I Haven't Seen your Radiance taDay, exCept the SunLight Through my Curtains Here. So Heaven, Hear this Little Prayer I Pray, and Grant that Love o' Mine will Soon apPear!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

To the Holy Spirit

Now, Holy Spirit, What am I ta Do?

I'd Be made Wise, so I am Asking YOU!

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TO DO THY WILL

To Do Thy Will

Now, Help me, Lord, ta Do your Holy Will, with Kindness, Courage, Promptness, Patience, Too! Your Plan fer Me toGether Let's fulFill; please Make me DiliGent in All I Do!

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HELP ME, LORD!

Help Me, Lord!

Oh, HELP ME, JESUS, All throughOut my Day (I'll Say that Many Times beFore I'm Through)! 'Cause Those three Words are Perfect Ones ta Pray! I Know fer Sure I'll Git some Help from YOU! Ay-Men!

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LORD, WHAT'S YOUR WILL?

Lord, What's Your Will?

Lord, What's your Will fer Me right Now ta Do? Please Let me Know, and HELP me Do it, TOO! And I enTrust my FUture Now ta YOU; I Know you're Gonna Help me Make it Through! And HalleLuiA, ay-Men!

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KEY TO OVERCOMING FEARS

Key to Overcoming Fears

Just What's the Key ta OverComin' Fears? Just What would Someone Fearful Need ta Do? Ya Gotta Pray unTil some PEACE apPears, and Holy Spirit's OverFLOWin' You! It's Hard ta Change unLess ya Really Pray (er “MediTate” aWhile, you Take yer Pick!) Please, Don't neGlect ta Do it One More Day; ya Even Might be Smart ta Pray right Quick!

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LORD, TAKE THESE CHAINS!

Lord, Take These Chains!

CafFeine and NicoTine [alcohol] be Far from Me! Lord BuddhaChrist, please Come and Take their Place! I GOTta BE all Nasty-Habit-FREE, and FILLED with Heaven's SWEET aMAZin' GRACE! Ay-MEN!!

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PRAYER FOR A MAN

Prayer for a Man

Sir, You're a Bigger Man than all your fears, a Bigger Man than anger, hate, and spite. When We call Out, the Holy Spirit Hears, and It'll Give us Strength ta Do what's Right. Let's Practice Jesus' Presence Once each Day, get Still unTil we Feel his Gift of Peace; 'cause Silence, Too, can Be a Way ta Pray, a Way to Gain the Captive Soul's reLease! These Words, I think, are True, and They were Meant fer You!

HAVE MERCY

Have Mercy

When Someone's Bein' OptiMIStic, Man, as POSiTive as They could Ever BE, BE KIND, 'cause Killin' Isn't Heaven's Plan, and Mercy Is the ANswer, Don't ya See?

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CONCEIT

Conceit

(I don't know about You, but I'm conceited!)

Now, God has Made my Brain esPesh'lly Blest, and I'm the Smartest Here, Smarter Than the Rest. And You'll find Out That's True, if you'll Put me To the Test – it Should be Obvious To All, My Mind's the Best!

Of Course, you aGree, of course, right?

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HERE-NOW-THIS!

Here-Now-This!

Now, You might Dig my Rhymes, but Never Change; ya Won't, unLess ya Feel Christ's Presence Near! And Though it Might sound Hard, and Very Strange, if You git Still, he'll Cast Out EV'ry Fear! If All your Worries You would Rise aBove, if You would Leave your Doubts and Pride beHind, you'll Need ta Show your Self some Gentle Love, and Meditate a Bit, fer Peace o' Mind. And If you'd Love your Foes and Neighbors, Too, ya Must maintain that Peaceful State inSide. So Constant Prayin's What ya Gotta Do, ta Let the Holy Spirit Be your Guide! EfFective Prayer's Not just Words and Thoughts, it's Paying Good atTention All the Day, and Being Truly Grateful LOTS AND LOTS, and If you Will, you'll Find it's Gonna Pay!

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PRAYER FOR OUR TIMES

Prayer for Our Times

Upon this Rock in Space a' Turnin', so Many Millions Now are Yearnin'; they Miss their Homes, they'd be reTurnin', if More of Us would Learn ta Love. There's Billions We could Now be Feedin'; too Many Victims Now are Bleedin', and It's our Help they All are Needin', so You and I must Learn ta Love.

Now, There's a Heaven-Home withIn my Heart, where Holy Spirit Guides and Comforts Me; but Ev'ry Moment I must Do my Part, if I would Help my Neighbors All be Free. Lord, Help me Be more Kind in Ev'ry Way, and Help me Speak and LIVE the Truth that Frees! And Help me Keep the Faith and Always Pray; now, Save this World aGain, sweet Jesus, Please? Thank You, Precious Lord, amen!

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HOLY SPIRIT!

Holy Spirit!

Is This the Thing ta Do right Now, or Not? Will I be Blest, or Do mySelf some Hurt? I'd Like some Wisdom Now, I'd Like a Lot! Don't Let me Sleepwalk, Help me Stay aLERT! ReMind me All the Time I Need ta Pray, with Holy atTiTude, with Thanks, with Words! Please Guide my Ev'ry Move all Through the DAY! Not Prayin', Baby, 's Strictly Fer-the-BIRDS! I have Spoken!

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BEGINNING TO PRAY

Beginning to Pray

I'm Not aLone! The Holy SPIRit's Here; That Spirit I shall CONstantLy conSult! That Spirit's Gonna Show me How ta LIVE! Through CHRIST I'll Overcome my EV'ry Fear. The Man who TRUSTS in Him's a Smart aDult, who Knows there's Lots o' Love inSide ta Give!

And That's the PERfect Place to Make your Start: by Sharing All the Love withIn your Heart.

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson