FROM HURTING ME TO SERVING YOU

 “Prevent my hurting me, dear Lord, today! Please, keep me cautious, prayerful, and kind! From foolishness, please Help me break away… and be toward doing what's your will inclined! Prevent my making any reckless choice; please, fill my heart with understanding, too. Please, help my heart in love and truth rejoice, and find pure joy in daily serving You! Thank You!”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford

WHAT I'M LIVING FOR

“Oh, please don’t Ask about what Used ta Be! Inquire about what I am Living for: for beauty, love, and truth, and being Free, and serving Jesus ever more and more…. So, please, what need o’ Yours would You have met? And, Lord Above, what Would ya have me Do? If you ain’t satisfied in Full quite yet, I’d love ta find some Way o’ blessing You!”

Copyright 2016 by Stephen C. Gifford

PRAYER FOR HELP

"Lord, help me never feel compelled to sin. And let me never be a fool, who strays. Please, help me every day with prayer begin; may Holy Spirit's flame within me blaze! Please, help me concentrate on serving you, on doing what's most wise and truly kind! Lord, help me never be without a clue, and keep my heart toward righteousness inclined! THANK YOU!"

by Steve Gifford, Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

HEAVEN'S GRACE

Heaven's Grace

Why not deSire ta Serve the Lord, fer Real? Why Don't we put our Selfishness aSide? We've Been so Prone ta Murder, Wreck, and Steal, when All we Need's alReady BEEN supPlied! Well, I don't Know 'bout Ev'ryBody Else, but God's been Very Good ta Me, my friend! Ya Know, I should be THANKFUL Now, mySelf, beCause on Heaven's Grace I DO dePEND! HALLELUJAH! AMEN!!

Copyright 2013 by Marie L. Nickerson

HELP ME, HOLY ONE!

Help Me, Holy One!

(children's song lyric)

Self-Centered Ain't a Way that's Good-ta-Be; too Often do I Tend ta Think of Me. But Lord, you Came ta Earth ta Make us Free – so, Help me Care fer Others, Faith-ful-Lee! I Guess I've Got a Long, Long Way ta Go, a Kinder Heart's jus' What-I Need-ta Grow! But You kin Help me Grow-it, This-I Know, so Help me, Lord, beCome a Kindness Pro!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

LORD, HOW TO SERVE?

Lord, How to Serve?

There Must be Something More that I could Do... ta Share the Love in Me with All aRound. Like Tell the World aBout the Joy I've Found, in My own Little Way of Servin' You! Now, Neighbor, You've got certain Gifts to Share, though What they Are just Might esCape you Now. But If you'll Ask, the Lord will Show you HOW: a Special Way ta Show some Lovin' Care! I Wish you All you Need, and Great sucCess, sucCess in Doing What's God's Will fer You. And If you'll Hang In There, and Follow Through, your Ev'ry Effort Allah's Gonna Bless! How aBout That?

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

NOTE TO CHRISTIAN FRIENDS

Note to Christian Friends

How Much ya Choose ta Love is Up ta You, and How much Truth yuh'll Speak's the Same Way, Too. If You'd git Right, ta Christ ya Mus' be True, and Serve him Ev'ry Day in All ya Do!

Ain't That Right, brothers and sisters?!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

HELP ME, PLEASE?

Help Me, Please?

Please Help me Love my Self and Others Too, please Help me Love this Universe, dear God! Please Make me DiliGent, dear Source, please Do, and Make my UnderStanding Deep and Broad! I'd Like To UnderStand the Need to Serve, ta Help me Do the Things that Must be Done; so Fill me Up with Spirit, Strength, and VERVE, 'cause, Lord, I'd Love to Have my Self some FUN!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

CONFESSION AND REQUEST

Confession and Request

So Many Times I’ve Thrown my Life aWay, my Blessings Spent on FoolishNess and Junk, but Still, there’s Hope and HappiNess toDay, though I may Be a Rather Backslid Monk! I’ve Wishes, Hopes, and Blissful Dreams gaLore, and Still there’s Helpful Things that I can Do, so Lord, please Straighten Me a Whole lot More, so I’ll most FruitfulLy be Serving You! Hallelujah! Amen!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

A GOD SERVES A GODDESS

A God Serves a Goddess

Oh, What’s the Kindest Thing that I could do? And What’s the Truest Thing that I could Say? And How can I now Richly Honor You, please Tell me, What’s your Greatest Need toDay? If You’d be Listened To, I’ll Listen Close, I’ll Worship You with All my Heart and Soul, if You deSire my Strength, I’ll Grant a Dose, 'cause Serving You, my Precious One, 's my Goal! You’re Gonna Get just What you Really Need, just Keep the Faith, and Serve the People Well, and Stay aWay from Lust, and Hate, and Greed, and Don’t your Soul for Any Purpose Sell! ‘Cause Ev’ryBody’s Waitin’ Here for You, we Need your Sweet comPassion Day and Night, so Please, don’t Double-Cross your Angel Crew, in FaithfulNess we’ll Find our Heart’s deLight! So, THANKS! Fer Ev’ry Bit of Good you’ve Done, and Ev’ry Bit of Good you’re Gonna Do, you Really are a Mighty-Loving One; you Dazzle Me – can’t Get eNough of You!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

SOME VITAL INSTRUCTIONS

Some Vital Instructions (to my self)

You’ve Got ta Love yer Self and Daily Pray, if Ever You would Hope to Do oKay, ‘cause You have Gotta Take good Care of YOU! ThroughOut yer Eating, Work, and Rest, and Play, you MUST be Kind, the Will of God oBEY, and Be a Helpful Part of God’s own Crew! Now, Is That Clear?!


Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

SEARCHING FOR A WAY TO SERVE ALL

Searching for a Way to Serve All

Sometimes we elevate a flag, or we may claim impressive names; we may pretend and like to brag, and play our foolish ego games. There lives a Truly Loving One, more faithful than we humans know. Ta get some worthwhile Wonders done, beneath Love’s Wings we gotta GROW! Some Changing we must underGo! Belief and service are required, some kindness, Living Truth, you know – plus helpful-ness, can get you hired, And Bless you ev’rywhere you Go! Let’s offer thanks to Loving Light, Forgiving we must also Be; our future’s bound to be more bright, if On These TRUTHS we’ll now agree!

I Thank You All, for listen-ing, may God’s great blessings now arrive, and God’ll grant you everything, if ya’ll will first for Heaven Strive! Good luck, Godspeed, and go TO IT! Thank you very much, Amen!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson